Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
INFORMATION
Bookshops
A Novel Idea
Msasani Slipway ( 022-260 1088; Msasani Slipway, Msasani Peninsula);
Shopper's Plaza (Old Bagamoyo Rd); Steers (cnr Ohio St & Samora Ave); Oyster Bay
Shops (Toure Dr) Dar es Salaam's best bookshop, with classics, modern fiction, travel
guides, Africa titles, maps and more.
Second-hand Bookstalls
(Sokoine Dr) Between Pamba Rd and Ohio St. A good bet for
older books, especially on colonial-era history; bargaining is required.
Cultural Centres
Alliance Française
( 022-213 1406/2;
www.ambafrance-tz.org
;
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd)
British Council
( 022-211 6574/5/6;
www.britishcouncil.org/tanzania.htm
;
cnr Ohio St
& Samora Ave)
Russian Cultural Centre
( 022-213 6578; cnr Ufukoni & Ocean Rds)
Dangers & Annoyances
Dar es Salaam is safer than many other cities in the region, notably Nairobi, though it
has its share of muggings and thefts, and the usual precautions must be taken. Watch out
for pickpocketing, particularly at crowded markets and bus and train stations, and for bag
snatching through vehicle windows. Stay aware of your surroundings, minimise carrying
conspicuous bags or cameras and leave your valuables in a reliable hotel safe. At night, al-
ways take a taxi rather than taking a dalla-dalla or walking, and avoid walking alone along
the path paralleling Ocean Rd, on Coco Beach (which is only safe on weekend afternoons,
when it's packed with people), and at night along Chole Rd. With taxis, use only those from
reliable hotels or established taxi stands. Avoid hailing taxis cruising the streets, and never
get in a taxi that has a 'friend' of the driver or anyone else already in it.
Note that most shops in the city centre are closed on Sundays.
Emergency
Central police station
(
022-211 5507; Sokoine Dr) Near the Central Line Train Sta-
tion.
Flying Doctors & Amref
( in Nairobi emergency 254-20-315454/5, 254-20-600090;
www.amref.org
;
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd) For emergency evacuations;
Click here
for more
details.
IST Clinic
( 022-260 1307/8, 24hr emergency 0754-783393;
www.istclinic.com
; Ruvu
Rd;
8am-6pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat) A Western-run fully equipped clinic, with a doctor
