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Cheap, reliable flights are plentiful between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi, as are flights between Zanzibar and Mombasa. By land, there are several connections between Tanzania and Kenya. These include Mombasa to Dar es Salaam, Nairobi to Dar es Salaam, Nairobi to Arusha, and Voi to Moshi. By train, there's a a weekly connection between Voi and Moshi. Buses between Rwanda and Uganda can never be entirely relied on, but they're there all right. It's possible to go by dhow between Mombasa, Pemba and Zanzibar but sailings are very infrequent these days. More regular are the lake services between Port Bell (Kampala) and Mwanza (Tanzania).

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TSh)

• Budget meal: US$3-10

• Mid-range restaurant meal: US$8-15

• Top-end restaurant meal: $US15 and up
  
  

• Budget room: US$10-15

• Mid-range hotel: US$30-40

• Top-end hotel: $50 and up

Hotels range from fleapits and brothels to grandiose establishments. The choice is yours and there's usually plenty to choose from. On the rougher side, camping sites with facilities are scarce except in national parks. For a comfortable enough budget trip, you can get by on US$20 a day. Around US$100 a day is quite normal for a safari, but 'luxury' safaris can exceed US$200. With a little sniffing about, good value restaurants and hotels make it possible to really live it up for no more than US$30-35 a day.