If you want to explore Tanzania in more detail, you can go to the small village of Makumbusho or the market in the capital city of Dar es Salaam. Here you will see Tanzania in all its glory.

Of course, you can also see a real but a little "tamed" country in the museum. But the Kariyako Market offers a bright, colorful, noisy, dirty, smelly, and most importantly real Tanzania.

We can say that everything in this bazaar is "like in the village." This phrase fits perfectly and literally reflects the history of this giant site. There was a large village a century ago. Then the colonialists came and gradually built a huge building, which housed military barracks during the First World War. A few years later Kariyako was occupied by merchants. Now the market is really big: rows of shopping stalls occupy several blocks.

Get ready for a ton of impressions and the same amount of purchases. Both locals and tourists come to the market for groceries, clothing, electronics, household goods, and souvenirs. Product lines deserve special attention. You definitely can not pass by bright spices that emit an incredibly alluring aroma. And the fish! You have never found such a variety of fish! You have hardly even seen such species. There are swordfish, small sharks, and stingrays. This is like a real tour of the underwater world of Tanzania, not just a trip to the market.

Jewelry boxes, scary masks, figurines, colorful shirts embroidered with beads, fruits, and seafood are located both in the building and on the street. The market is so huge that it consists of two parts: indoor and outdoor.

The market attracts not only tourists and locals but also pickpockets. So be prepared for this. It is better to leave all the jewelry at home and take only a little money with you. Enjoy the color and variety of goods, but be on the lookout, and don't forget to hold your bag.