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Tanzania
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Northwest Tanzania is known as Africa's Great Lakes region, because it is home to Tanzania's portion of Lake Victoria in the north and Lake Tanganyika in the west.
By bus
From Uganda, there are buses that will take you from either Kampala or Masaka to Bukoba.
By train
There are trains connecting Dar es Salaam and Dodoma to Tabora, Kigoma and Mwanza.
By car
By bus
The bus stations in Bukoba and Mwanza keep them well-connected to the rest of the region, as well as other parts of the country.
By ferry
There is a ferry that travels between Bukoba and Mwanza across Lake Victoria. Boats can also be used to reach Rubondo Island and Saa Nane Island in Lake Victoria.
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Bukoba is a city of 145,000 people (2022) in Northwest Tanzania.
Kigoma is a city in Tanzania. Beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.
Lagosa is a small village in Northwest Tanzania, on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika. It benefits from being a stop on the MV Liemba route and is larger than other villages in the area.
Biharamulo is a town in Northwest Tanzania with around a population of 25,000 in 2012. Perched at an altitude of 1495 metres above sea level, Biharamulo is located about 152 kilometres south-southwest of Bukoba, the provincial capital, and approximately 985 kilometres northwest of the nation's capital, Dar es Salaam.
Mpanda is a "frontier town" of more than 204,000 people (2022) in Northwest Tanzania.
Mwanza is a city in Northwest Tanzania on the southern edge of Lake Victoria. Your main reason for coming here would likely be en route to Rwanda or Uganda.
Sirari is a busy border town in the Mara Region of northwestern Tanzania, immediately adjoining Isebania in Kenya. It lies on the principal road linking Musoma, Tarime and Mwanza with Migori, Kisii and western Kenya.
Sumbawanga is in northwest Tanzania.
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