| Taking public transport in Tanzania may not | | | | routes throughout East Africa. The coaches |
| as arduous as you might fear; if you choose | | | | are luxury, safe and reliable. There are |
| with some care and forethought. It is better | | | | cheaper bus alternatives, however, they are |
| to plan your trip in advance and know how you | | | | notoriously unsafe and should be |
| will travel, when you will travel, by what | | | | avoided.Trains are not usually an option at |
| means, how much you should pay and from where | | | | all. However, the TAZARA rail link between |
| you should depart.By far the easiest means of | | | | Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi is reliable |
| travel is by air, it is also the most | | | | with the journey taking about 48 hours. The |
| expensive. If you are on a tight budget then | | | | journey is breath taking and passes through |
| to fly from destination to destination within | | | | parts of the Selous game reserve and parts of |
| Tanzania is not an option. Buses usually | | | | Tanzania where there are no roads; if you |
| offer the best alternative. The Scandinavia | | | | have chance then this rail journey is worth |
| bus company runs a comprehensive network of | | | | taking. |