City Sightseeing Tour

Markets, beaches and landmarks your way: five hours around Dar es Salaam with a local guide.

Duration5 hours

StartFlexible

GroupSmall groups or private

BookOnline (Stripe) or WhatsApp

Our Dar es Salaam city tours also have their own website: dardaytours.com. Same guides, same team, same online booking.

Highlights

Askari Monument, Old Town and colonial landmarks
Kariakoo Market and Kivukoni Fish Market
Coco Beach, Oyster Bay, Masaki and the Slipway
National Museum, Mwenge Woodcarvers and Tingatinga art
Flexible route: stop for photos, markets, seafood or Swahili food

How the day runs

Pickup — Hotel, airport or port in Dar es Salaam
5 hours — Markets, beaches and landmarks, your way
Drop-off — Back to your hotel, airport or port

Included

Hotel, airport or port pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
English-speaking driver-guide
Bottled water, fuel, parking and tolls

Not included

Entrance fees
Food

Good to know

Popular with cruise passengers and business travellers with a free half day.

Askari Monument, Dar es Salaam — Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D., CC BY-SA 3.0

The Old Boma, one of the oldest buildings in Dar es Salaam — Photo: GDarwinK, CC BY-SA 4.0

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Dar es Salaam — Photo: Horizon Hospitality (own tour photo)

Main photo: Photo: Horizon Hospitality (own tour photo)

Reviews of this tour

★★★★★

Emma was an amazing tour guide for our trip through Dar es Salaam today. He arrived at our hotel exactly on time. He was patient with our many questions.

Leigh · United States · Aug 2026
Dar es Salaam: Customisable Private City Tour with Guide · GetYourGuide

★★★★★

City tour was a great experience. Emma the guide and Twalib our driver were very good at explaining and driving us around. We highly recommend guide, driver, and tour.

Faustino · United States · Jun 2026
Dar es Salaam: Customisable Private City Tour with Guide · GetYourGuide

Excerpts from GetYourGuide, checked 6 Oct 2026.