This
article is the fourth in our Amariah Hotel Services series. In the third
article, we gave an explanation regarding different services provided by the
Hotel. To ensure a comfortable stay, Amariah Hotel offers guests a host of
facilities, services and amenities and everything they need for a relaxing
stay. Some services or amenities may not be available on the hotel premises but
they can be available to our guests upon request and may incur additional costs
for the guest's own account. We
recommend reading the previous three articles before reading the article below:
First Article: The
Accommodation services article
Second Article: The
Sembeti Restaurant services articleThird Article: Other Services article
1. CITY TOURS
You can enjoy a guided bus tour with explanation
of the city’s major attractions. The tour begins at the Serena Hotel and passes
through Holiday Inn, Hyatt Kilimanjaro Hotel and stops at the National Museum.
At the National Museum there will be a short break of 30 minutes to enable
guests visit different parts of the Museum. Thereafter, the tour continues to
the Fish Market, Magogoni Ferry, Nyerere Bridge, National Stadium, and Amariah
Hotel, Mikocheni. At the Amariah Hotel guests will spend 30 minutes having
their meals before continuing with the tour through Msasani, Slipway, Sea
Cliff, Coco-Beach and back to Serena Hotel.
Unlike other traditional tours, our specialty
bus tour does not include narration, but a tour guide is on board to answer questions about the City’s
history
1.1 Bus Ride Highlights
· Tour
duration 3 hours
·
Hop-on
bus location: Serena Hotel, Holiday Inn and Hyatt Kilimanjaro Hotel
Itinerary- National Museum,
Fish Market, Magogoni Ferry, Nyerere Bridge, National Stadium, Victoria Garden,
Village museum, slipway, sea cliff, coco-beach and back to Serena Hotel
·
Food/tea
and snacks
·
Music
and video shows
·
Drinks
Tours are offered on Saturdays and Sundays as
follows:
1.2 Tour Time: 1000-1400 hours
- All
seating is general
- Tickets
are non-refundable
- Ticket
sales close on Friday 1400 hours
- Schedule
subject to change.
- All
tours subject to availability.
2. BAGAMOYO TOUR
Located about 60 kilometers from Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo is a
historical town that you cannot afford not to visit it
Bagamoyo is a historic seaport town in eastern
Tanzania. It is situated close to the Zanzibar Island.
It is the oldest town in Tanzania acting as a trading port along the East
African coast.
Bagamoyo first gained commercial prominence and its multi-cultural nature during the late 18th- and early 19th centuries. The Omani Arabs and Indian merchants established Bagamoyo as a trade center on Africa's east coast. The Germans subsequently made their presence felt, establishing it as their commercial center and the administrative capitol of German East Africa.
In
addition to the Arab and German trading center for ivory, ebony, copra and
other natural resources, Bagamoyo served as the mainland terminus for the
lucrative and brutal slave trade. At its peak, an estimated 50,000 slaves per
year were taken from the African interior to Bagamoyo for transhipment to the
slave markets and spice and clove plantations of Zanzibar.
Numerous
sites and buildings dating back to these periods remain remnants of a troubled,
yet rich, past, a history peopled by Africans, Arabs, Indians and
Europeans.
Buildings
in Bagamoyo’s Old Town with beautiful, hand carved wooden door frames of
Arabian and Indian design-- such as that of the Old Bagamoyo Tea House-- offer
glimpses of the town’s former splendour...and the relative luxury the traders’
were able to afford.
Remains
of Bagamoyo’s past also include the Old Fort, the first stone structure built
in the region. The fort was built by the Baluchi Indian A.S. Marhabi and was
originally fortified by the Omani Arab Sultan Bargash. The Germans subsequently
took control of it, using it to defend the East African coast during their
tenure as 19th-century colonial rulers of German East Africa.
Other historical sites of interest are the
German Boma, which was built in 1897 as the German colony's central
administrative office and the residence of the German Colonial Administrator.
The Catholic Mission of Bagamoyo is a repository of documentary, as well as
other types, of information regarding the town’s history.
Bagamoyo played various
historical roles in Tanzania.
Apart from being a slave and ivory port, it was
also a German headquarter in 1891. Explorers such as Burton, Speke, Grant,
Livingston and Stanley all passed in this town. The name Bagamoyo comes
from Swahili words "bwaga moyo" (throw down your heart), a despair
expressed by people who were captured as slaves of knowing that they face a
long uncertain future
Given below are some attractive features of the
Bagamoyo Tour:
2.1 Bagamoyo
Museum
It is a small museum, which
displays Bagamoyo history in relation to its contact with foreigners. It has
old photographs, documents and relics from slave trade. On the
same compound there is a small chapel know as Anglican church of
Holly Cross. The church is famous for being a place where the remains of
David Livingstone were laid before taken to Zanzibar en route to
Westminster abbey for burial.
2.2 Bomani:
The German Colonial administration headquarters, as a memorial
site for the first German East African Capital.
2.3 The
Bagamoyo Church:
It was built in 1868 and
considered to be the first church in East Coast of Africa. A cemetery, where
the early missionaries were buried and a small shrine which was built by freed
slaves in 1876 are all seen. "We are told that between 1934 and 1991, 35 Dutch
priests worked here” The last of this long line of priests from the Netherlands
was Father Frits Versteijnen who stayed in Bagamoyo for 30 years and started
the first museum in the old Fathers’ House in March 1968.
The second Fathers’ House
in Bagamoyo, constructed close to the Mother of all Churches in East Africa,
has also fallen victim to the corrosive effects of the coast region’s
relentlessly humid climate. Its ground floor was built in 1873, the first floor
in 1877 and the second floor in 1903.
2. 4 Chuo cha Sanaa. (College of Arts):
Chuo cha Sanaa is the only major arts college
in Tanzania, teaching various fields: dancing, music, drama and
painting. It is situated along the Kaole road, close to Kaole ruins.
2.5 Kaole Ruins
This is the major attraction
that Bagamoyo town has to offer. The ruins are located about 5km from
the center, the ruins have two mosques and several tombs, one mosque is
the remnant of the oldest mosque in East Africa, dating between third and
fourth centuries. The ruins are believed to be established around 13th
century, indicating early contact that Bagamoyo had
with Islamic world. The tombs were built from coral stones.
The town has one of the
most wonderful white sands beaches in Tanzania. You will find fish
hawkers and people constructing dhows along the beach.
2.7 Snacks and
Drinks
On board the bus, passengers will be given
various types of snacks and beverages made in Tanzania to get the taste of the
local food stuffs
2. 8 Lunch
As part of the Bagamoyo Tour, the bus will stop
at a selected famous restaurant to allow passengers enjoy their lunch meals.
Passengers will not pay for the food because it is covered by the tour package
price
2. 9 Affordable Price
3. SELOUS GAME RESERVE TOUR
Selous Game Reserve, located about 240 km from
Dar es Salaam is Africa’s largest game reserve and one of the favorite game
viewing areas in Africa. Covering a total area of about 54,000 square
kilometers, is amongst the largest protect areas in Africa located in the South
of Tanzania
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1982 due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature.
The reserve is home to typical Savannah animals
such as elephants, hippopotamus, the rare African Wild Dog and crocodiles,
which are found in larger numbers compared to any other African park
Guests
will stay at the famous Seleous Kinga Lodge; our eight- safari lodge cottage and
two luxury permanent tent that are beautifully designed and furnished in a
romantic contemporary African style, equipped with en-suite facilities, private
bathroom, a lounge and a spacious bedroom area which is either double or twin
bedded
4. DAR ES SALAAM ZOO
TOUR
Dar Es Salaam Zoo is a zoological park
in Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania. The zoo is located in the Kigamboni-district
in the eastern part of the city, 37 kilometers from Downtown Dar es
Salaam.
The Zoo
is best known for having many animals endemic to Tanzania, including but not
limited to giraffes, zebras, crocodiles, antelopes, tortoises, gazelles,
monkeys, hyenas, lions, leopards, snakes, and several species of birds. There
is also a kids’ zone with slides, swings and jungle-gyms.
The Dar
Es Salaam Zoo is designed to provide a unique opportunity for the general
public especially those living in and around Dar es salaam city and neighboring
towns, to get away from the boredom of everyday life activities in their
congested areas to come and relax peacefully and spend their leisure time in a
fresh and natural environment though for a moment.
It
is a place to visit with your children so as to accord them with rich outdoor
facilities which are essential for their holistic development as well as for
building a firm and conductive experience for their later education and life.
Dar
es salaam ZOO also provides an excellent opportunity for professionals who wish
to study natural science through interacting directly with animals and plants
both wild and domestic which are found in the ZOO.
It
is an ideal place for tourists young and old, regional and international
because of its unique features and abundance of Multi- interest facilities
Given below are some attractive features of the
Dar Zoo Tour:
4.1 Snacks and
Drinks
On board the bus, passengers will be given
various types of snacks and beverages made in Tanzania to get the taste of the
local food stuffs
4.2 Lunch
As part of the Tour, the bus will stop at a
selected famous restaurant to allow passengers enjoy their lunch meals.
Passengers will not pay for the food because it is covered by the tour package
price
4.3 Affordable Price
Our prices are quite reasonable when compared with that of our competitors. The Dar es Salaam City tour costs on USD 40 per passenger for Non-Residents and Tshs 65,000 for residents. The price covers the bus ride, snacks and drinks, lunch and video shows all
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