Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(meals Tsh2000-4000; breakfast & lunch daily, dinner Mon-Sat) This brilliantly named
restaurant has a big menu of local foods, from goat pilau to chicken and chips. It's along-
side the market, just west of the Ismaili mosque's onion-shaped minaret-clocktower.
Stanley Motel
INTERNATIONAL $$
(meals Tsh7500-14,000; breakfast, lunch & dinner) This wannabe fancy hotel (hence
the unreasonably high room prices) one street down from the rocky hill offers its unique
take on various world cuisines, including chow mein, moussaka, Hawaiian fish (made with
peanut butter, pineapple and curry) and pizza.
GETTING THERE & AWAY
Singida's bus stand is 2.5km outside of town; Tsh3000 in a taxi. Buses depart to Arusha
(Tsh13,000, seven hours) between 6am and 9am and to Mwanza (Tsh15,000, five hours)
between 6am and 8am. Mtei is the best company to Arusha. Buses running between Arusha
and Mwanza arrive in Singida later in the morning, but there may not be seats available.
The Arusha-bound buses stop at Katesh (Tsh5000, 1½ hours) and Babati (Tsh7000, four
hours). There are also several buses and coastals going to Dodoma (Tsh13,000, three hours)
throughout the morning and two buses, originating in Arusha, going to Tabora (Tsh18,000,
six hours).
Trains to Dodoma have been suspended; perhaps forever.
