Mitimirefu Backpackers
Mitimirefu Backpackers & Homestay Services is the first backpackers in Dar es Salaam, in the surroundings of Mbezi Beach. There are plenty of things to do and the possibilities are endless. Explore the territory of Harmed ash salaam in a 4x4 DW pickup or visit the Uruguru Mountains
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Dar es Salaam (Arabic: دار السلام [translation: "Abode of Peace"]), formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. With a population estimated around 2,500,000, it is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. The population is increasing at a rate of 4.47% annually (the 3rd fastest in the world) and the metro population is expected to reach 4.06 million by 2015 (Demographia.com). Though Dar es Salaam lost its official status as capital city to Dodoma in the mid-1970s, it remains the centre of the permanent central government bureaucracy and continues to serve as the capital for the surrounding Dar es Salaam Region.
Administratively, Dar es Salaam is broken into 3 districts: Ilala, Kinondoni, and Temeke. One of the deadly 1998 U.S. embassy bombings occurred in Dar es Salaam; the other was in Nairobi, Kenya. A variety of museums, including the National Museum, the Village Museum and the Botanic Gardens are all very close by. Within an hour's drive north is Bagamoyo, which is home to the Kaole ruins. There are beaches on the Kigamboni peninsula east of Dar es Salaam and on Kigamboni Island to the North where residents and tourists alike frequently visit. The National Stadium hosts Dar es Salaam's Simba football club, Tanzanian football clubs, and many other international matches.
