Dar es Salaam is one of the most affordable major African cities for the international traveller, with a diversified offering at all budget levels.
A standard 1-2 night Dar stay all-inclusive (mid-range hotel, 2 restaurant meals, 1 Bongoyo island excursion, airport transfers) runs €150-300/person. For a stay with premium hotel: €300-500/person.
Tips are expected but modest: 10% in tourist restaurants, 5-10% for taxi/Uber drivers (rounding up to the next euro suffices), 5-10 USD for local guides (museum, fish market).
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- Dar es Salaam and southern Tanzania — The South region: economic capital, Nyerere Park (formerly Selous) and Mafia Island.
- Zanzibar archipelago — Stone Town and paradise beaches, 20 minutes' flight from Dar.
- The Northern Circuit safari — Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire: to combine from Arusha (flight from Dar).
- Tanzania — Full country guide: safari, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and formalities.