Dodoma to Arusha
 

Can anyone tell me what the road from Dodoma to Arusha is like at the moment? The last report I could find of this road is 3 years old - and it was not good!

We want to travel it on bikes.

Any comments / thoughts appreciated.
Dale

I rode that road 32 years ago on an RD350 - it was reasonable gravel back then - bit bumpy but just your average gravel road.

Unless anything extraordinary has occurred, I can't see it could have got any worse since then, especially with Dodoma being the capital.

A couple who travelled with us in Landrover last year went on that road and said it was absolutely shocking - almost worse than the main road to Ethiopia (Moyale road). This was about 10-12 months ago.

It's far easier to go via Morogoro but it will take at least two days unless you drive hard (ca 700 km).

Break at the New Acropol Hotel in Morogoro - v. nice small hotel with internet access.

Iringa - Dodoma - Arusha Direct Road
 

I had difficulty getting information on this road so wanted to post this as an update for members. Drove the Iringa - Dodoma - Arusha road in July 2012 in a Landrover 110. There are a lot of roadworks on the Iringa - Dodoma stretch. It took us 6 hours with few breaks but taking it relatively easy. Variable road condition, but generally not in a bad condition. It is dirt currently. It looks like they ar egoing to tarmac the road but we did not see any tarmac stretches ready yet. Dodoma - Arusha should take around 7 hours. No roadworks. No tarmac. Again relatively easy to drive. I enjoyed the whole trip. Some parts are very beautiful. There is very little traffic at all. You can drive 50kms without seeing oncoming vehicles. Hope this is of help.