Bukoba

Bukoba is a city of 145,000 people (2022) in Northwest Tanzania.

Understand
Bukoba is a bustling town on Lake Victoria.

By bus
Buses arrive at There's a number of lines connecting Bukoba with other cities:
 * From the Uganda border (Mutukula) to Bukoba (80 km, about 2 hours)
 * There are daily buses from Kampala (300 km, 8 hours)
 * There are daily buses from Mwanza (430 km, 10 hours)
 * There are also a buses coming from Kigoma (550 km, 13 hours)

Get around
The city centre is easily walkable, or you can just take one of the motorcycle taxis that are waiting at every street corner to take you to your destination.

See



 * The iconic "Mater Misericordiae" cathedral (at Barongo and Jamhuri Road) is worth a look.
 * As of 2021 there is also a large mosque being built just north of the bus station.

Markets

 * Mangos are typically sold in the streets by boys pushing wheeled carts. The ripe ones go for TSh1000/piece.
 * Mangos are typically sold in the streets by boys pushing wheeled carts. The ripe ones go for TSh1000/piece.
 * Mangos are typically sold in the streets by boys pushing wheeled carts. The ripe ones go for TSh1000/piece.

Connect

 * All major networks (Airtel, Halotel, Tigo, Vodacom) have stores in the city centre between Jamhuri Road and Kashozi Road, where you can purchase a local SIM card. You may have to try multiple shops until you find one that doesn't have "system problems" when registering foreign passports.



Go next

 * Masaka or Kampala
 * Mwanza, which can also be reached by ferry (see Mwanza)