8 Days
The longer western Tanzania chimpanzee trip, covering both Mahale Mountains and Gombe Stream in one itinerary. All movement between the parks is by boat along Lake Tanganyika. Insight note Gombe’s history as the site of Jane Goodall’s long-term chimpanzee research.
Overview
The longer western Tanzania chimpanzee trip, covering both Mahale Mountains and Gombe Stream in one itinerary. All movement between the parks is by boat along Lake Tanganyika. Insight note Gombe’s history as the site of Jane Goodall’s long-term chimpanzee research.
- Where you go: Dar es Salaam, Gombe National Park, Kigoma, Lake Tanganyika, Mahale Mountains National Park
Highlights & Inclusions
Highlights
Your guides
Guides named by Insight Safari Holidays on its own website. Who accompanies your trip is arranged with the operator.
- Mujuni Edmund Senior Safari Guide
- Jacob Kasirye Cultural and Wildlife Specialist
- Jack Ndahura Senior Safari Expert
- Azaria Kameraho Wildlife and Conservation Specialist
FAQs
How long is this safari?
8 Days Chimpanzee Trekking in Tanzania runs for 8 Days, set out day by day over 6 days in the itinerary below.
Who runs this safari?
It is operated by Insight Safari Holidays. Every booking and payment is arranged directly with them; this marketplace passes your enquiry straight through.
Day-by-day itinerary
What the operator has planned, day by day, across 6 days.
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Day 1
Arriving in Tanzania, Kigoma
Into Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam and on by connecting flight to Kigoma on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. Check in, dinner and the night in Kigoma.
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Day 2
Transfer to Mahale Mountains National Park
A boat transfer from Kigoma across Lake Tanganyika to Mahale, met by park rangers and checked into a lakeshore lodge. Afternoon nature walk or beach time, then dinner and preparation for the trek.
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Day 3
4: Chimpanzee Trekking in Mahale Mountains
Two days trekking with guides and trackers in search of the habituated chimpanzee groups, with an hour in their presence once located. Afternoons free for birdwatching, boat safaris on Lake Tanganyika or hiking. Colobus and blue monkeys also present.
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Day 4
To Gombe Stream National Park
Boat transfer along the lake shore from Mahale to Gombe Stream, with hippo and crocodile possible on the way. Check into forest accommodation, lunch, then an afternoon chimpanzee trek at Gombe.
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Day 5
7: Exploring Chimpanzees in Gombe Stream
Two days trekking Gombe's habituated groups. Insight note the park's long-term Jane Goodall research history. Red colobus, vervet monkeys and birdlife alongside, with waterfalls and viewpoints reachable on the treks. Afternoons free for swimming in the lake or guided nature walks.
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Day 6
End of Chimpanzee Trekking Safari in Tanzania
Breakfast, then the boat transfer back to Kigoma and on to the airport for the flight to Dar es Salaam or another destination.
That is the whole itinerary
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- 8 Days
- Dar es Salaam · Gombe National Park · Kigoma and 2 more
- Priced on request
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Insight Safari Holidays
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