Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Premier Care Clinic
( 022-266 8385, 022-266 8320;
www.premiercareclinic.com
; New
Bagamoyo Rd) Western standards and facilities; next to Big Bite restaurant.
Money
Forex bureaus give faster service and marginally better exchange rates. There are many
scattered around the city centre on or near Samora Ave (all open standard business hours),
or try the following:
Forex Bureau
(International Arrivals Area, Julius Nyerere International Airport;
for all
flights) Straight ahead when exiting customs; cash only.
Galaxy Forex Bureau
(International Arrivals Area, Julius Nyerere International Airport;
6am-11pm) Cash and sometimes travellers cheques; to the right as you exit customs.
Dar es Salaam Serena Forex Bureau
(Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Ohio St; 8am-8pm
Mon-Sat, 10am-1pm Sun & public holidays) Cash and travellers cheques (receipts re-
quired).
Electron Bureau de Change
(Msasani Slipway; 9.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-2pm
Sun) Changes cash and travellers cheques (receipt required).
There are ATMs all over the city, including the following:
Barclays Bank
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel (opposite Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Ohio
St); Msasani Slipway (Msasani Slipway Apartments); Kisutu (cnr Morogoro & Libya Sts)
National Bank of Commerce
Azikiwe St (cnr Azikiwe St & Sokoine Dr); Dar es Salaam
Serena Hotel (in lobby of Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel, Ohio St)
Stanbic Bank
(Sukari House, cnr Ohio St & Sokoine Dr)
Standard Chartered
Southern Sun (Garden Ave); JM Mall (Samora Ave); NIC Life
House (cnr Ohio St & Sokoine Dr); Shopper's Plaza
Post
Main post office
(Maktaba St;
8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
Telephone
The
Telecom Office
(cnr Bridge St & Samora Ave; 7.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm
Sat) behind the Extelecoms House sells top-up cards for domestic and international calls
from any landline phone. Starter packs and top-up cards for mobile phone operators are
widely available at shops throughout the city.
Tourist Information
Dar Tourism Airport Information Booth
At Julius Nyerere International Airport arrivals
area with city information, maps, and volunteers from the National College of Tourism to
answer your questions.
