Travelling to Tanzania from kenya

[chadesturi]

HI everyone

Kwanzaa poleni Kiswahili yangu mbovu but i will try.

Nataka kusafiri toka nairobi toTZ, longest I can stay is max 10 days. Sina mahali maalum ninapotaka kwenda, a day here a night there, kind of adventure

Sasa swali langu, Je Tanzania kuna (motorbikes like in Kenya)tuseme kwa mfano sh 1000 will take me from point A to point B kwa hiyo motorbike? kilometa 300 gari(bus)inatumia muda gani? Nikiwa siko mjini je kuna namna/njia gani ya usafiri.

Asanteni kwa majibu and sorry for my terrible swahili

 

[masopakyindi]

Chadesturi, je wewe ni mtalii?
Kama unatalii karibu sana, pikipiki iko mpaka vijijini kabisa.
Safari yako inaishia wapi( destination)?
Utashangaa Tanzania barabara ni nzuri sana kuliko Kenya, 300km kwa gari utasafiri ndani ya masaa 3 au 4(kama foleni ni ndogo)
Hata hivyo unashauriwa kukaa kwenye guest houses zilizosajiliwa kwa usalama wako.

 

[AshaDii]

Chadesturi,

Karibu sana Tanzania. Unasafiri toka Nairobi kwa lengo la destination ipi? Mara nyingi hapo yaweza kuwa Arusha or Dar, wewe ni wapi walenga? Hiyo ni rahisi uki specify ili hata wanao kupa ushauri iwe narrowed down nini hasa wataka.

Huo usafiri wa piki piki ni kweli upo kila mahala ila pia inategemea sio kote. Nikuonye kuwa inatakiwa kuwa makini hasa sababu ni mgeni, kama utataka huyo huyo mmoja wa kukuchukua from one point to the next inakuwa ni vizuri kama una mwenyeji ili walau a recommend mtu ambaye yeye anamjua; else ni ile from point to point kwa short distance.

Upande wa gari kilometer 300 unatumia mda gani.. Hapo si inategemea aina ya gari (public/private), aina ya bara bara (tarmac/rough)? Labda uwe specific kuhusu hayo.

 

[chadesturi]

thanks both of you.No mimi sio mtalii, im an original kenyan in need to see another part not just my village.sina mahali maalum as said, its an adventure.
Upande wa gari, ni public means and upande wa piki piki is for short distances lets say 20-30 km, kenya wakati mwingine pikipike yaenda haraka kushinda gari maanake daladala(matatu kenya) wakati mwingine huchukua mda kijaza abiria.
Safari yangu napanga kuanzia Dar nisafiri siku kama 8 hivi kuona TZ
thanks guys

 

[Gurta]

thanks both of you.No mimi sio mtalii, im an original kenyan in need to see another part not just my village.sina mahali maalum as said, its an adventure.
Upande wa gari, ni public means and upande wa piki piki is for short distances lets say 20-30 km, kenya wakati mwingine pikipike yaenda haraka kushinda gari maanake daladala(matatu kenya) wakati mwingine huchukua mda kijaza abiria.
Safari yangu napanga kuanzia Dar nisafiri siku kama 8 hivi kuona TZ
thanks guys

• DAR-NBI hiyo ni about a 1000km, kama utasafiri kwa basi itakuchukua angalau siku nzima (ETD ni 5am na ETA ni 10pm), hapa hakuna wasi -- barabara ni nzuri. Just andaa pasi yako ya kusafiria
• Kuhusu pa kufikia, mjini Daslamu kuna hoteli na guest houses/lodges nyingi na nzuri kabisa. Namna ya kufahamu mahali salama zaidi hata mimi sijui
• Km 20-30 kwa pikipiki huwezi kwenda kwa sh. 1000 (unless unazungumzia sh. 1000 ya Kenya) TAS 1000 ni kama 50 bob tu.
• Kwa kuwa unatokea NBI nakushauri hizo siku 8 uzitumie kama ifuatavyo: Arusha (1 day na night), Moshi (same as AR), DSM (2 days and nights or more), wakati wa kurudi pitia border ya Horohoro manake utakuwa umetalii na Tanga pia (spend a day or so here)

Karibu

 

[leh]

Utashangaa Tanzania barabara ni nzuri sana kuliko Kenya.

I beg to differ, barabara za bongo sio nzuri kuliko za Kenya. maybe zamani ilikuwa hivyo lakini kwa sasa the kenyan infrastructure is way superior than ours. naongelea from experience, being a child of both worlds (baba mchagga na mama mkikuyu) and having travelled broadly in both countries. nakumbuka the last time I was in Kenya nilikuwa nimeenda kumtembelea bibi upande wa mama na I was pleasantly surprised to find that the road all the way to her gates is tarmacked. hesabu kuwa ni the in-skirts of Kenya, kunaitwa Kinagop and to my grandma's place ni uingie ndani zaidi. and have you heard about the Nairobi super highway? it's huge!! you have to see it for yourself to believe. me and my sis got lost heading to Thika a couple of times (a place we'd commuted to for many years when we lived there), it's a vast maze of roads na bado haijaisha (at least mpaka nilivyo ondoka ilikuwa bado)

 

[leh]

karibu sana Tz chadesturi, it's a wonderful place and am sure you'll enjoy your stay here. a few pointers if I may
- there are alot of pikipikis in Tanzania, when boarding one, be sure to pick up one where there are many others parked as your kiswahili will always mark you as an outsider.
- while muggings and pickpockets are not as many as in Kenya, I'd advise you not to carry your camera (if you have one) in an exuberant manner when in arusha (blame the white tourists)
- have your money changed early, preferably in a forex bureau, and be sure to carry small Tanzanian notes with you at all times (our currency has some high notes like the 10,000 shs bill). this will help attract less attention to you -make some few friends on here of the cities you are planning to visit. its always a good idea to have a few locals in your reach if you do need anything
-carry two inexpensive phones. one for your local service provider back at home (airtel kenya and safaricom are the only networks I know that will give you any decent service down here) and one for a service provider from down here. despite what they say in their ads, roaming charges are expensive, and you best carry recharge vouchers from Kenya or arrange for somebody to recharge you from back home
that's all I can think of top off my head. good luck, leh

 

[chadesturi]

this is wonderful thanks guys, im so looking forward to my travel and my adventure and already counting the days, be sure ill let you know how it goes.
And im glad i asked,things like a cheap mobile or changing my sim to TZ tel provider to make it cheaper while there didnt cross my mind.
once more asanteni sana tena sana God bless

 

[Dhuks]

karibu sana Tz chadesturi, it's a wonderful place and am sure you'll enjoy your stay here. a few pointers if I may
- there are alot of pikipikis in Tanzania, when boarding one, be sure to pick up one where there are many others parked as your kiswahili will always mark you as an outsider.
- while muggings and pickpockets are not as many as in Kenya, I'd advise you not to carry your camera (if you have one) in an exuberant manner when in arusha (blame the white tourists)
- have your money changed early, preferably in a forex bureau, and be sure to carry small Tanzanian notes with you at all times (our currency has some high notes like the 10,000 shs bill). this will help attract less attention to you -make some few friends on here of the cities you are planning to visit. its always a good idea to have a few locals in your reach if you do need anything
-carry two inexpensive phones. one for your local service provider back at home (airtel kenya and safaricom are the only networks I know that will give you any decent service down here) and one for a service provider from down here. despite what they say in their ads, roaming charges are expensive, and you best carry recharge vouchers from Kenya or arrange for somebody to recharge you from back home
that's all I can think of top off my head. good luck, leh

Nilifika Moshi mwaka jana na kiswahili changu hakikuwa ishu, bora tu ujue kuwaita wenzako wakuu na ujaribu kutumia kiswahili cha kuomba usaidizi sio kuagiza.
Barabara sikuona tofauti ya Kenya na Tz lakini mshangao mkubwa zaidi ni thamani ya shillingi ya Tanzania. Kenya tumezoea bei ya soda ni ksh. 20 lakini baada ya kujiburudisha na moja nilishangaa kulipishwa nadhani mia tatu na mapeni kadhaa(sikumbuku vizuri)
Bureaucracy aside you will notice little difference in the two countries other than salutations. If you want your journey to be fruitful and adventurous try boarding different vehicles as opposed to one. I entered Tz via Loitokitok as i wanted to get a scenic view of mt Kilimanjaro without having to climb it and it was worth it.

 

[isambe]

Nyie vipi?,mnakurupuka tu,mnatakiwa mumuulize kwanza mkenya yeye ni wa kisomali,manake huko nbi kimenuka tayari,kwa nini akimbilie pikipiki,it means ana sehemu nyingi atakazo penya na hiyo pikipiki yake.

 

[chadesturi]

isambe, sitajitahidi kujibu kwa lugha ya kiswahili it will take me forever to put my swahili together for this but i will reply in english
First of all, stop being judgemental,being a somalian origin(if i was one, does not make me different from you or the next person)im not of somali origin, im a KENYAN FROM KISUMU but most of all im human first and origin geographicaly is not always an issue to me if you know what ukabila causes.

Im going for an adventure, i dont only plan to be in big cities to look at magorofa, and window shop,if so i could have stayed home,and i believe, to learn and know how a certain people live(forget about upangaji mjini) i have to at times use the beaten paths and visit REAL PEOPLE.And in kenya, the pikipiki are at times more reliable(time wise)than matatu or buses so thats the reason i asked.
Im not taking it personaly but i feel offended with your comments but still thanks for thinking the way you do, its a free forum, free world

 

[Mwanjelwa]

isambe, sitajitahidi kujibu kwa lugha ya kiswahili it will take me forever to put my swahili together for this but i will reply in english
First of all, stop being judgemental,being a somalian origin(if i was one, does not make me different from you or the next person)im not of somali origin, im a KENYAN FROM KISUMU but most of all im human first and origin geographicaly is not always an issue to me if you know what ukabila causes.

Im going for an adventure, i dont only plan to be in big cities to look at magorofa, and window shop,if so i could have stayed home,and i believe, to learn and know how a certain people live(forget about upangaji mjini) i have to at times use the beaten paths and visit REAL PEOPLE.And in kenya, the pikipiki are at times more reliable(time wise)than matatu or buses so thats the reason i asked.
Im not taking it personaly but i feel offended with your comments but still thanks for thinking the way you do, its a free forum, free world

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[mfianchi]

HI everyone

kwanzaa poleni kiswahili yangu mbovu but i will try.

nataka kusafiri toka nairobi toTZ, longest i can stay is max 10 days.sina maahali maalum ninapotaka kwenda, a day here a night there,kind of adventure
sasa swali langu, je tz kuna (motorbikes like in kenya)tuseme kwa mfano sh 1000 will take me from point A to point B kwa hiyo motorbike? kilometa 300 gari(bus)inatumia mda gani?nikiwa siko mjini je kuna namna/njia gani ya usafiri.
Asanteni kwa majibu and sorry for my terrible swahili

Ukifika Dar lazima utembelee Sinza na Kinondoni(hasa wakati wa usiku),kama hujafanya hivyo utakuwa hujaijua Dar a.k. a Bongo jiji la ''Tupo Wangapi''

 

[Kamuzu]

Mkubwa naona kwa mbaaaaali kama unakuja kutafuta sehemu ya kuwekeza, si bure! Anyways, karibu kwetu, shamba la bibi.

 

[Eghorohe]

My friend you are most welcome to Tz,You will see how life expenses is very very cheap compared to Kenya/Nairobi,mimi nimekuwa natembelea jiji la Nairobi,Maisha ya huko yako juu na ghali! Hotel ya tshs 40,000/= Nairobi ni mbaya unaweza usikute luninga ndani ati! Inalingana na Hotel ya tshs 9,000/= Bongo. Chakula sasa ndo usiseme huku bongo ukienda kwa mama Nitilie una tshs 1000/= utakula ati. Thubutu Nairobi kule karibu na stand ya mabasi ya kwenda Sirari,Tarime N.k Wali kitumbo pekee bila siturungi(chai ya rangi) ni Tshs 3000/= mama Nitilie wa kule hawacheki huna tembea,sio siri bongo ni raha tupu ukishindwa kuishi bongo ugenini utachemka.Kenya uchumi uko juu pesa iko kwa serikali mwananchi moja moja mambo ni tight,tofauti na bongo Pesa ziko kwa raia wakenya wana sema wabongo tunapenda starehe ati! Mwisho ni kwenye mitandao ya Simu,aisee bongo kuna raha amini nakwambia,ukiweka Tshs 5,000/= mbona unasahau,lakini mitandao ya kenya kuna Orange,Airtel na Safari com,babaake nina SiM card ya safari com nikiweka airtime nikiwa Narobi na kuwapigia rafiki zangu wa Nairobi University vihela vinakatikaje! Asikudanganye mtu maisha nafuu yapo Bongo,ukijisikia unaanzisha hata biashara ndogo any time,Huko kenya sheria kali kuna bidhaa mfano school uniform utakuta zinauzwa duka la mhindi tu,sio bongo Masela anaamka asubuhi analangua nguo k/koo anajiuzia kitaa. sina uhakika na hili lakini nadhani serikali iko makini inakusanya kodi mpaka machinga na wauza mahindi ya kuchoma.Kenya unaweza kumwuliza mtu njia akakuangaliaaa asikujibu,lakini Bongo anakushika mkono anaacha kazi yake kukuelekeza huku mabega yakigongana eti una unaona pale kwenye nguzo kata kushoto tayari umefika.KWETU PAZURI!

 

[faby]

My friend you are most welcome to Tz,You will see how life expenses is very very cheap compared to Kenya/Nairobi,mimi nimekuwa natembelea jiji la Nairobi,Maisha ya huko yako juu na ghali! Hotel ya tshs 40,000/= Nairobi ni mbaya unaweza usikute luninga ndani ati! Inalingana na Hotel ya tshs 9,000/= Bongo. Chakula sasa ndo usiseme huku bongo ukienda kwa mama Nitilie una tshs 1000/= utakula ati. Thubutu Nairobi kule karibu na stand ya mabasi ya kwenda Sirari,Tarime N.k Wali kitumbo pekee bila siturungi(chai ya rangi) ni Tshs 3000/= mama Nitilie wa kule hawacheki huna tembea,sio siri bongo ni raha tupu ukishindwa kuishi bongo ugenini utachemka.Kenya uchumi uko juu pesa iko kwa serikali mwananchi moja moja mambo ni tight,tofauti na bongo Pesa ziko kwa raia wakenya wana sema wabongo tunapenda starehe ati! Mwisho ni kwenye mitandao ya Simu,aisee bongo kuna raha amini nakwambia,ukiweka Tshs 5,000/= mbona unasahau,lakini mitandao ya kenya kuna Orange,Airtel na Safari com,babaake nina SiM card ya safari com nikiweka airtime nikiwa Narobi na kuwapigia rafiki zangu wa Nairobi University vihela vinakatikaje! Asikudanganye mtu maisha nafuu yapo Bongo,ukijisikia unaanzisha hata biashara ndogo any time,Huko kenya sheria kali kuna bidhaa mfano school uniform utakuta zinauzwa duka la mhindi tu,sio bongo Masela anaamka asubuhi analangua nguo k/koo anajiuzia kitaa. sina uhakika na hili lakini nadhani serikali iko makini inakusanya kodi mpaka machinga na wauza mahindi ya kuchoma.Kenya unaweza kumwuliza mtu njia akakuangaliaaa asikujibu,lakini Bongo anakushika mkono anaacha kazi yake kukuelekeza huku mabega yakigongana eti una unaona pale kwenye nguzo kata kushoto tayari umefika.KWETU PAZURI!

Haki ya nani uliyo sema yote ni ukweli mtupu kaka

 

[NairobiWalker]

My friend you are most welcome to Tz,You will see how life expenses is very very cheap compared to Kenya/Nairobi,mimi nimekuwa natembelea jiji la Nairobi,Maisha ya huko yako juu na ghali! Hotel ya tshs 40,000/= Nairobi ni mbaya unaweza usikute luninga ndani ati! Inalingana na Hotel ya tshs 9,000/= Bongo. Chakula sasa ndo usiseme huku bongo ukienda kwa mama Nitilie una tshs 1000/= utakula ati. Thubutu Nairobi kule karibu na stand ya mabasi ya kwenda Sirari,Tarime N.k Wali kitumbo pekee bila siturungi(chai ya rangi) ni Tshs 3000/= mama Nitilie wa kule hawacheki huna tembea,sio siri bongo ni raha tupu ukishindwa kuishi bongo ugenini utachemka.Kenya uchumi uko juu pesa iko kwa serikali mwananchi moja moja mambo ni tight,tofauti na bongo Pesa ziko kwa raia wakenya wana sema wabongo tunapenda starehe ati! Mwisho ni kwenye mitandao ya Simu,aisee bongo kuna raha amini nakwambia,ukiweka Tshs 5,000/= mbona unasahau,lakini mitandao ya kenya kuna Orange,Airtel na Safari com,babaake nina SiM card ya safari com nikiweka airtime nikiwa Narobi na kuwapigia rafiki zangu wa Nairobi University vihela vinakatikaje! Asikudanganye mtu maisha nafuu yapo Bongo,ukijisikia unaanzisha hata biashara ndogo any time,Huko kenya sheria kali kuna bidhaa mfano school uniform utakuta zinauzwa duka la mhindi tu,sio bongo Masela anaamka asubuhi analangua nguo k/koo anajiuzia kitaa. sina uhakika na hili lakini nadhani serikali iko makini inakusanya kodi mpaka machinga na wauza mahindi ya kuchoma.Kenya unaweza kumwuliza mtu njia akakuangaliaaa asikujibu,lakini Bongo anakushika mkono anaacha kazi yake kukuelekeza huku mabega yakigongana eti una unaona pale kwenye nguzo kata kushoto tayari umefika.KWETU PAZURI!

Well, Kisii town in Western Kenya is wayyy cheaper than both Nairobi and Dar, With Tshs 9000, you can get a hotel in Kisii wayy better than what you will get in both Nairobi and Dar, Food is very very cheap and if you ask anyone the way in Kisii, he/she could take you right to where you want to go and might even buy you lunch if you look hungry, beaten up and broke. Meanwhile, in New York, you won't even get an empty dusty hotel room fpr Tshs 9000,you might not even afford breakfast with that amount.....In New York, it will be somehow unthinkable to expect someone to take you somewhere when you ask for the way if lost. There's is no Mama Ntilie in New York, you got to have cash to survive. I guess according to you, Kisii >>Dar>>Nairobi>>New York....:becky::becky: .Lol, duke you have a stone age criteria of ranking cities.

 

[ngoshas]

Day one. Toka dar, shuka chalinze, zunguka panda basi lala morogoro, amkia moro
Day two. Ondoka moro asubuhi, shuka iringa, zungukia iringa mchana jioni panda gari ulale njombe.
Day three, ondoka njombe nenda songea, ukifika zungukaaaa lala
Day four. Panda gari to mbeya ukifika zungukia maeneo kwa bodaboda lala
Day five. Ondoka mbeya nenda kalale sumbawanga
Day six. Ondoka sumbawanga nenda Tabora, lala
Day seven toka tabora nenda singida, lala
Day eight toka singida lala dodoma,
Day nine toka dodoma lala Arusha
Day ten Arusha Nairobi.
Kila ukifika katika mji wa kutembelea, chukua bodaboda moja, mpe elf 15 mwambie akutembezeee sehem za mji kisha akupeleke guest bouse nzuri ukalale na nyama choma usisahau.
Km we ni mwanaume marufuku kuchezea dada zetu
Km ni mwanamke achana na mabrazameeen wa kibongo
Km ni mwanaume wa kiMombasa, michezo yenu itakufikisha kwa pilato

 

[agosti 8]

ngoshas umenichekesha sana.
Hongera kwa kumfafanulia mgeni wetu kutoka Jamhuri ya Kenya.

 

[ngoshas]

Agost 8 huyu jamaa mi nimeona nimpe rtb ngumu manake naona km mzushi vile