how too get there

The village of Butiama is located in Musoma Rural district in Tanzania’s Mara region, bordering Lake Victoria. Musoma, the regional capital is 40 kms from Butiama, about 40-minute’s drive.

Access by public transport is easiest from Musoma, from where daladalas (minibuses) run every hour or two.
If you are driving by private car/taxi from Musoma, head along the sealed road towards Mwanza. Ignore the first signposted junction to Butiama (which leads you along 17 kms of bad/very local road, (photo to your right)) but take the second instead, leaving you with only 11 kms of tarmac road. When in Butiama Village - ask at the army base just before the museum - and the curator will come to let you in.

Mwanza, the principal municipal centre of the Lake Victoria region is located 190 kilometres from Butiama, or about three hours (+/- something) drive by car.

How to get there

- by public transport and/or private car