Our Dalla Dalla to Mombo
Dalla Dallas are usually Toyota vans that operate much like buses. At one point we had 23 adults and two kids in ours on the way to Mombo.
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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and p... [read more]
Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and p... [read more] Blog: Bus to Dar es Salaam
Date: February 16th 2006
Date: February 16th 2006
Loshoto to Dar Es Salaam - Thursday
After a greasy omelet breakfast we left St. Benedicts to catch a bus to Mombo. We had heard that we could take a dalla dalla (Toyota van) to Mombo for 1,000 TSh (about 90¢) then catch an express bus to Dar. We found one near the front of the queue and hopped in. We knew that the dalla dalla wouldn’t leave until it filled up so after ten minu ... read moreComment on Our Dalla Dalla to Mombo
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