I have divided this road down Tanzania into 3 parts, first day would be to Mpanda, second day to Sumbawanga and the last day before I cross the border into Malawi would be to Mbeya. The first day is from Kigoma, down a very small and unmarked road to Uvinza and then down the B8 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kigoma’
Down Tanzania – Part 1
Posted: November 12, 2010 in africa overland, TanzaniaTags: Africa Overland, f800gs, Gravel Roads, Hippos, Katavi National Park, Kigoma, Mpanda, Tanzania, Uvinza
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To ferry or not to ferry …
Posted: November 11, 2010 in africa overland, f800gs, TanzaniaTags: f800gs, Hilltop Hotel, Jacobsen Guest House, Kasulu, Kigoma, Mpanda, Tanzania
We arrived in Kigoma a few days ago and whallah … Visa ATM machine Lindsay said we should maybe go to the port first to find out how much a ferry would be, then we know how much money to get, so off we went … At the ferry port, we found out there is [...]
hello and goodbye Rwanda, off to Tanzania.
Posted: November 8, 2010 in Rwanda, Tanzania, UgandaTags: Adrift, Africa Overland, f800gs, Jinja, Kampala, Kasulu, Kibondo, Kigali, Kigoma, Lake Bunyonyi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
I left the campsite (adrift) in Jinja quite early the next morning, knowing that I have about 500km ahead of me to get to Kabele, just north of the Rwandan border. I sat off and mistakingly, but maybe unavoidable, the GPS routed me straight through the Uganda capital, Kampala … what a mess. From now [...]
