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Episode 9 | Dar es Salaam City Tour By Kenyans | Dar es Salaam City Tanzania In 2022
Video by Liv Kenya
Central Dar es Salaam, the Askari Monument, and Coco Beach close the Journey through the city's everyday geography.
Place
Askari Monument and city centre
Culture / history
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
A central landmark for reading Dar es Salaam's streets, civic history, and movement between the waterfront and downtown.
Firsthand material by Liv Kenya
Why go
Why visit this place?
The compact centre rewards walking attention rather than treating Dar only as a transfer point.
When you arrive
What to expect
Expect busy streets, traffic, and active public space.
Local knowledge
Local tip
Walk in daylight with normal city awareness and ask before photographing people.
Visiting
Getting there
Begin at the Askari Monument and explore the surrounding public streets.
Best time: Confirm current weather, tide, opening, and local access conditions before setting out.
Planning your visit
How to get there
Start with a practical route to Askari Monument and city centre.
Dar es Salaam city discovery
Downtown streets, the Askari Monument, and Coco Beach make Dar a destination rather than only a transfer.
Follow this Journey →Mombasa to Zanzibar — Along the Swahili Coast
Liv Kenya's coast-and-islands Journey from Mombasa by Likoni, the Lunga Lunga–Horohoro border, Tanga, and Dar es Salaam to Stone Town, Changuu, Zanzibar's north and east coasts, Jozani, Paje, and back to Dar.
Follow this Journey →Continue exploring
Continue from Askari Monument and city centre
This Place can also become the starting point for another discovery.
Dar es Salaam city discovery 1 video available.
Downtown streets, the Askari Monument, and Coco Beach make Dar a destination rather than only a transfer.
Continue with this Journey →Dar es Salaam to Stone Town 1 video available.
A passenger-ferry crossing opens Zanzibar through Stone Town and Forodhani.
Continue with this Journey →Mombasa to Zanzibar — Along the Swahili Coast 1 video available.
Liv Kenya's coast-and-islands Journey from Mombasa by Likoni, the Lunga Lunga–Horohoro border, Tanga, and Dar es Salaam to Stone Town, Changuu, Zanzibar's north and east coasts, Jozani, Paje, and back to Dar.
Continue with this Journey →Where is it—and how do you reach it?
Exact map location; directly connected routes are shown
Further viewing
See another view of Askari Monument and city centre
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