London to Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam's colourful waterfront sees 95 percent of all Tanzania's trade.

Zanzibar's old waterfront displaying its grand colonial architecture built by Arab settlers.

Dar es Salaam remains the largest and busiest port in East Africa, sending goods around the world. Note the dhows in the foreground.

1935 - A dhow boat in Dar harbour. Dhows are woven from fibres and wood.

Zanzibar was once the world's largest producer of cloves, and is still known as 'Spice Island'.

Map showing the location of Zanzibar (or Unguja Island) in relation to Dar es Salaam.

Dar es Salaam's National Museum maintains the traditional Arabic shapes and patterns that the city's first colonists introduced.

Dar es Salaam was chosen for its prime location mid-way down the east African coast.

A traditional dhow boat in the water between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. Dhows were brought to Tanzania from Arabia, and still traverse the Indian Ocean.

The colonial red-tiled roofs of Stonetown, Zanzibar's capital, dating from the 19th century colonial period.

Dar es Salaam sprawls inland from the coast, its population growing at four times the rate of the world's population.

c.1920 - Map showing the trade connections across the Indian Ocean.

Dhows on the beach at Dar es Salaam. Dhows are still used for fishing and transport across the Indian Ocean.

c. 1900 - The port at Dar es Salaam played a large role in the ivory trade between Africa and Asia.

Karimjee Hall was once used as the houses of parliament in Dar es Salaam. Today, it is still a government building, used for parliamentary meetings.

1917 - Troops parading in Dar es Salaam. Germany colonised Dar until the end of World War I, when Britain gained control.

1907/1918 - The south side of Dar, with a dhow in the foreground.

1935 - Dar es Salaam from the air. Saint Joseph's Cathedral built between 1897 and 1902 by German colonists stands out in the middle of the picture.

Saint Joseph's Cathedral is still a focal point of Dar's waterfront, a beautiful piece of German colonial architecture.

1907/1918 - Dar es Salaam from the entrance to the harbour.

The Azania Luteran Church, another remnant of German colonialism, provides a beautiful reminder of the city's past.

c. 1914 - The army in German East Africa during World War I, shortly before the British took over Tanganyika.

c.1910 - Celebrating the birthday of the German Emperor in Dar es Salaam.

Many of the rail and road links were built in Dar by the Germans. Note the red-tiled roofs of the colonial houses in the background.

c. 1900 - Local East Africans were utilised by colonists to build the infrastructure of the new town. These female convicts worked on the construction a road in Dar.

The vibrant red roofs of Dar's waterfront, with Saint Joseph's Cathedral in the background.

The built up cityscape of Dar es Salaam. In amongst the new buildings, old architecture provide reminders of the city's colonial past.

The contrast of the traditional dhow boat sharing the harbour water with modern yachts.

The slums on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam have grown quickly with the influx of people to the city from rural areas.

Locals selling fruit and vegetables grown on plots of land in the city as part of the Sustainable Dar es Salaam Project.

Fisherman bringing in a catch to sell at Kivukoni Market.

The red-tiled roofs of the colonial buildings in Dar.

Locals selling chillis and avocados grown on plots of land in the city.

c. 1910 - A sisal plantation near Dar es Salaam. Sisal was one of the main crops grown in Tanzania, but as crop prices dropped in the late 20th century, farmers were forced to move to the cities.

Selling urban-grown pineapples on the streets of Dar es Salaam.

Bringing in fish from the dhows in the shallow waters off Zanzibar.

Though the Sustainable Dar es Salaam Project helps the urban poor to get by, the city still suffers from a lack of infrastructure such as adequate waste disposal and clean water. Cholera is a big problem in the slums.

The contrast between the run-down buildings set against the modern high-rises of downtown Dar.

The Bank of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, one of the impressive pieces of modern architecture in the city contrasting the red roofs of the colonial buildings surrounding it.