Daladala
Daladala is the public transportation for the poor. It's a share-ride minivan, usually pretty beat-up, that locals in Tanzania use to get around town. They stop along the way to collect as many passengers as possible, sometimes up to 25 or more. It is not the most comfortable, especially when it is hot and sweaty, but I enjoy riding it most of the time.
For one thing, it is one of the few places where I get charged the same amount as the locals. It is cheap - I paid about 40 cents for a 16km ride to Arusha from Usa River where I live. It is also a great place to see the old friendly culture still alive. Strangers would hold your babies for you to help squeeze out more space to take on another passenger. Men would give up their seats as soon as they see elders and women with babies. It is a wonderful place to see people helping strangers as if they were their own families.
From Tanzania, Africa
For one thing, it is one of the few places where I get charged the same amount as the locals. It is cheap - I paid about 40 cents for a 16km ride to Arusha from Usa River where I live. It is also a great place to see the old friendly culture still alive. Strangers would hold your babies for you to help squeeze out more space to take on another passenger. Men would give up their seats as soon as they see elders and women with babies. It is a wonderful place to see people helping strangers as if they were their own families.
From Tanzania, Africa
posted by Nancy at 11:25 PM
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