Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Internet Resources
Dodoma Guide
(
www.dodoma-guide.com
)
Medical Services
Aga Khan Health Centre
( 026-232 1789; Sixth St;
8am-8pm Mon-Sat) First des-
tination for illnesses. Has a good pharmacy.
General Hospital
(Hospital Rd;
24hr)
Money
CRDB
(Nyerere St) Has an ATM and changes US dollars, Euro and British pounds plus
regional African currencies.
DTC Bureau de Change
(Nyerere St) Next door to CRDB. Shorter lines, but not neces-
sarily better rates.
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Air
Coastal Aviation flies daily between Dodoma and Arusha (US$250). The airport is just
north of the city centre; Tsh3000 in a taxi.
Bus
The best buses to Dar es Saalam (six to seven hours) are the 'full luxury' (meaning
four-across seating and toilets; standard 'luxury' has no toilets) buses offered by Shabiby
(Tsh20,000), which has its own terminal across the roundabout from the main bus terminal.
Other buses (Tsh10,000 to Tsh17,000) depart Dodoma frequently from 6am to 1pm, plus
buses that started their trip to Dar in Mwanza pass through in the afternoon and you can
usually get a seat.
Buses to Mwanza (Tsh30,000, eight hours) via Singida (Tsh13,000, three hours) leave
Dodoma between 6am and 7.30am, and Mwanza-bound buses from Dar es Salaam pass
through around midday. There are also three coastals to Singida leaving Dodoma at 8am,
10am and noon.
Buses to Kondoa (Tsh7000, three hours) depart 6am, 6.30am, 10.30am and noon: they use
a section of the old Great North Rd connecting Cape Town and Cairo. If you take the morn-
ing bus you
may
be able to get a connection to Babati the same day.
Buses direct to Arusha (Tsh28,000 to Tsh34,000, 11 to 12 hours) and Moshi (Tsh25,000 to
Tsh32,000, 10 to 11 hours) all leave at 6am and take the route through Chalinze rather than
the direct route to the north. Shabiby is the best.
