TOWNS AND CITIES IN TANZANIA
DAR ES SALAAM
The largest city in Tanzania, with an estimated 3.0 million people. Dar es Salaam is now the busiest port in East Africa, attracting more investors, indicated by increase in number of banks, restaurants and hotels as well as growing tourist markets. It’s the gateway to Zanzibar, a 75-minute ferry ride away, and a starting point to the northern and southern safari circuit.
MOSHI
Moshi, at 890 meters above sea level, is set at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro. The two peaks of Kilimanjaro can be seen from all over the town and it dominates the skyline except when the cloud descends. It’s a fertile area and the Chagga people nearby grow Arabic coffee, the higher quality of the two coffee types. Many people use Moshi as a base for trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro and there are several tour operators in the town who arrange treks. The Kilimanjaro International Airport is 34 kms (21 miles) to the west and the town is also accessible by rail and road. Arusha, an hour’s drive to the west of Moshi, is the nearest sizeable centre, while a further three hours drive to the north and into Kenya is Nairobi, a well established tourist centre.
ARUSHA
Arusha is northern Tanzania’s centre of commerce and trade, and one of East Africa’s fastest growing cities. The city,1,540m(5,053 ft) above sea level, is the starting point for many safaris on the northern circuit to Serengeti, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Arusha National Parks. Arusha has a vast number of Safari companies, hotels and curio shops brimming with handicrafts, carvings and gemstones. Arusha is the central point in Africa between Cape Town and Cairo. Arusha National Park is one of Tanzania’s smallest parks. It’s main features are Ngurdoto Crater, the Momela Lakes, and rugged Mt. Meru, at 4566m Tanzania’s second highest peak.
ZANZIBAR TOWN.
Zanzibar’s old quarter, usually called the Stone Town, is fascinating maze of narrow streets and alley ways which lead past numerous old houses and mosques, ornate palaces, and shops and bazaars. Many buildings in the Stone Town date from the 19th century slave boom. Highlights include the magnificient House of Wonders, the Palace Museum and the seafront fish market in Forodhani Gardens.
MWANZA.
Mwanza is the most important port city on Lake Victoria and terminal branch of the central railway line from Dar es Salaam. It’s the second largest city in Tanzania after Dar es Salaam. It’s a scenic town on the shores of the lake whose surrounding country side is littered with large granite kopjes or out crops, perched precariously on top of each other.
KIGOMA
Kigoma is a small town on the edge of lake Tanganyika, over a thousand kilometers west of Dar es Salaam. It is the gateway to Burundi and Zambia across the lake, as well as to Gombe Stream National Park.
BELOW IS A LIST OF TANZANIA DISTRICTS INFORMATION
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