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the chance to meet locals, get a glimpse into their lives and invest in their busi-
ness ideas. Following the tour, all fees are pooled and given to an investor of the
visitors' choice as an interest-free microloan to help them expand their business.
It's an excellent way to get to know the 'real' Dar es Salaam while benefiting
the local community.
Kigamboni Community Centre
( 0788-482684, 0753-758173;
www.kccdar.com
;
Kigamboni; Mon-Sat) is an impressive locally initiated
and locally run community centre providing education, talent development and
vocational training for Kigamboni-area youth. For visitors, it offers reasonably
priced walking and cycling tours, 'day-in-the-life' tours, Dar city tours, plus tra-
ditional dance, drumming, acrobatic, cooking and Swahili lessons. Monday
through Saturday afternoon from 5pm to 6pm is the best time to stop by for a
visit. With luck, you'll catch one of their free acrobatic and talent shows; call
ahead to confirm. To get here, take the ferry to Kigamboni, get a
bajaji
(tuk-tuk)
and ask them to take you to the centre (most drivers know it); it's opposite
Kigamboni police station next to Kakala bar.
The locally run
Afriroots
( 0732-926350, 0787-459887;
www.afriroots.co.tz
)
offers a range of bicycle and walking tours in and around
Dar es Salaam that are a fine way to get acquainted with local life.
