We opted for the Scandanavia bus from Dar to Mbeya, near the Malawi border, as they had the best reputation, so considering it was a long drive, we thought we'd do well with these guys. We couldn't have been more wrong! The bus was late, due to mechanical problems, and certainly problems that they didn't fix properly! About 6 times the bus died on us, and as this caused the bus to run late, the driver thought he better speed things up. I reckon he had his foot to the floor the whole time that the bus was actually moving, overtaking around blind corners, running other cars off the road... the guy was a mad man and we were very surprised to make it to Mbeya alive, although we were about 8 hours late thanks to
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