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Mbeya is a city in Tanzania. It's the gateway to Malawi, and the southern access point to Lake Tanganyika.

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• Buses run from [[Dar es Salaam & Iringa}] daily.

• Dalla-dallas (minibuses) run frequently to the Malawi border.

• An airport is currently being built, with talks of international flights, which could make this town the base for excursions into little-visited western Tanzania.

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Mbeya seems to be more of a stop off destination before crossing borders, but is actualy well worth stopping off at. Great for hikes, especially to Mbeya peak. Guides can be found through many of the better hotels in town. For those who are travelling through Africa by vehicle, there is a very good garage just out of town on the Zambia road at Mbalizi behind the hospital at Mbalizi vocational training centre, best mechanics in Tanzania according to locals from many towns other than Mbeya! If you fancy a nice rest while your car gets its rest, just nearby is Utengule Coffee lodge; a beautiful place to relax for a couple of nights with swimming pool, tennis and squash courts and great food and really great coffee. They also do a really great coffee tour where you get to sample coffee at it's best. It is a great place to unwind an put your feet up for a few days and the sunsets over the rift valley are stunning. Check it out at: www.riftvalley-zanzibar.com

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There are a couple of hotels across from the bus station, popular with those heading to Malawi the next day. Avoid the travel agencies attached, many people have reported scams with transport, especially, do not trust that the bus driver is giving you the real destination. If you want to stay for a few nights try Utengule coffee lodge out of town down the Zambia road, turn off at the sign at Mbalizi. It is also a great place to spend the day with a swimming pool and good food and coffee!

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Malawi is your likely destination... there is now transport that goes direct from Mbeya to beyond the border, but make sure with other people before trusting bus drivers. Until recently you could only get a bus to the border, but there are now services right into Malawi.

If Mbeya is your stop off on entering Tanzania from Malawi or Zambia, try to head for Iringa next, an easy bus ride, don't head off to Dar without exploring more of the Tanzm road. Iringa is the place to do that from.

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