Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
on call 24 hours. From Chole Rd, look for the small Ruvu Rd signpost just south of and
diagonally opposite the Slipway turn-off.
Oyster Bay police station
( 022-266 7332; Old Bagamoyo Rd) Diagonally opposite the
US Embassy.
Traffic police headquarters
( 022-211 1747; Sokoine Dr) Near the Central Line Train
Station.
Immigration Office
Ministry of Home Affairs
(Wizara ya mambo ya ndani; 022-285 0575/6;
www.moha.go.tz
;
Uhamiaji House, Loliondo St; visa applications 8am-noon Mon-Fri,
visa collections until 2pm) In Kurasini area, just off Kilwa Rd, and about 3.5km from the
city centre.
Internet Access
Internet cafes abound, though most come and go. Two that are likely to stay open:
Post Office Internet Café
(Main Post Office, Maktaba St; per hr Tsh1500;
8am-7pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat)
Royal Palm Business Centre
(Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Ohio St; per 10 min Tsh1000;
7am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-4pm Sat, 9am-1pm Sun)
Maps
The tourist information centre has free photocopied city maps. Dar Tourism has city maps
for sale at their airport information booth, and the
Dar es Salaam City Map & Guide
(1:20,000) is for sale from the
Surveys & Mapping Division Map Sales Office
(cnr
Kivukoni Front & Luthuli St;
8am-2pm Mon-Fri).
Media
Dar es Salaam Guide
Free monthly with restaurant and club listings, embassy listings, air-
line schedules etc; available from hotels, travel agencies and the tourist information centre.
Dar Tourism
(
www.dartourism.com
)
Helpful website for those travelling to or living in
Dar es Salaam, with listings and events information and more.
Life in Dar
Free monthly similar to Dar es Salaam Guide.
What's Happening in Dar es Salaam
Free monthly similar to Dar es Salaam Guide.
Medical Services
IST Clinic
( 022-260 1307/8, 0784-783393, 24hr emergency 0754-783393; istclin-
ic@istclinic.com; Ruvu Rd; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat) See listing under Emer-
gency (
Click here
)
. Also has a pharmacy.
Oyster Bay Pharmacy
( 022-260 0525; Toure Dr) At the Oyster Bay shops.
