En route to Dar Es Salaam

Typical Tanzanian countryside, with very green vegetation and mountains in the background. Taken from the window of our truck.

You Haven't Experienced Traffic, Until It Takes You 2 Hours To Drive 10 Km in Dar Es Salaam!

June 28th 2014
Total Distance Travelled Today: 588 km Elapsed Travel Time: 12 hrs 26 min Lodging for the Night: Mikadi Beach Resort (campsite) Today was a travel day. We had to make the journey from Moshi, near the Kenyan border, to Dar Es Salaam in our trusty overland truck, Umfolonzi. The distance was not too far, approximately 590 km by road from campsite to campsite, but the traffic in Dar Es S ... read more

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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 po... ... read more

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