Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
UGANDA
BORDER CROSSINGS
The main post is at Mutukula (Tanzania), northwest of Bukoba, with good tarmac on both
sides. There's another crossing further west at Nkurungu (Tanzania), but the road is bad
and sparsely travelled. From Arusha or Moshi, travel to Uganda is via Kenya.
BUS
Kampala Coach's buses to Nairobi from both Dar es Salaam and Arusha continue to Kam-
pala (Tsh95,000, 30 hours from Dar es Salaam to Kampala; Tsh60,000, 20 hours from
Arusha to Kampala). The cost to Jinja is the same as Kampala. Akamba is another option,
but their buses aren't air-conditioned and they cost as much as Kampala Coach's air-con
buses.
Several companies (Friends Safari is best) leave Bukoba at 7am for Kampala
(Tsh10,000, five to six hours). Departures from Kampala are at 7am and usually again at
11am.
From Mwanza, Akamba goes Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to/from Kampala
(Tsh38,000, 16 hours), departing Mwanza at 7am.
ZAMBIA
BORDER CROSSINGS
The main border
crossing
( 7.30am-6pm Tanzania time, 6.30am-5pm Zambia time) is at
Tunduma (Tanzania), southwest of Mbeya. There's also a crossing at Kasesya (Tanzania),
between Sumbawanga (Tanzania) and Mbala (Zambia).
BUS
Minibuses go several times daily between Mbeya and Tunduma (Tsh3500, two hours),
where you walk across the border for Zambian transport to Lusaka (US$20, 18 hours).
The Kasesya crossing is seldom travelled, and in the rainy season the road can be ex-
tremely bad. There's no direct transport; at least one truck daily goes to the border from
each side. With luck you can make the full journey in a day, but since departures from both
Sumbawanga and Mbala are in the afternoon, and departures from the borders are in the
early morning, you'll likely need to sleep in one of the (rough) border villages.
TRAIN
The
Tanzania-Zambia train line
(Tazara;
www.tazarasite.com
) links Dar es Salaam with
Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia twice weekly via Mbeya and Tunduma. 'Express' service departs
Dar es Salaam at 3.50pm Tuesday (1st/2nd/economy class Tsh75,000/60,000/45,000, about
40 hours). Ordinary service departs Dar es Salaam at 1.50pm on Friday (Tsh55,000/45,000/
