Gombe National Park
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Duration
5 days 4 nights
Tour Type
Daily Tour
Group Size
100 people
Languages
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Overview
There are truly wild places in Tanzania; Gombe National Park is one of them. The nature value of Gombe was noticed in 1943 when it was designated as a game reserve. Gombe gained its popularity after the pioneering research activities of Dr Jane Goodall in 1960 which is believed to be the longest running study of primates in the world. Conservation status was upgraded to that of a National Park in 1968 and opened for tourism in 1978 after chimpanzee habituated to human visitors. It is located 16 km north of Kigoma town on the shores of the world’s second deepest Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania with an area of 56 square kilometers.
Itinerary
Day1: Flight from Arusha to Kigoma
07h00 pick up from the hotel in Dar es Salaam. Transfer to Dar airport for your scheduled flight to Kigoma. Pick up on arrival and transfer to the hotel for lunch. After lunch proceed for a short sightseeing tour of Kigoma , Ujiji Town and Livingstone Memorial, (Local Fishing Village optional
Dinner and overnight Kigoma Hilltop Hotel. (FB)
Day 2: Gombe National Park
Early morning Breakfast at the Hotel Depart for 2hour Dhow boat transfer to Gombe Stream National Park .Lunch at the Lodge then depart for afternoon Chimpanzee trekking, you can walk and experience nature with all your senses! The birdlife is extraordinary, as there is a great crossover of East African grassland birds and West African forest species. No other park in Africa can offer such a magnificent experience with chimpanzees. With the possible exception of Mahale Mountains National Park in the Gombe National Park you have one of the greatest opportunities to experience chimpanzees as the park’s star attraction. Although in the park are many other primates and mammals as well.
Dinner and overnight at Gombe Forest Lodge (FB)
Day 3: Gombe National Park
Breakfast at the Lodge Depart for morning Chimpanzee trekking Return to the Lodge for Lunch Afternoon at Leisure Evening Sundowners.
The Gombe Stream National Park, a place where you can still see chimpanzees in their natural environment.
Although the chimpanzees are the park’s star attraction there are many other primates, including baboons, vervet monkeys, red colobus monkeys, blue monkeys and bush babies.
Aside from of primates, many other species live in Gombe Stream& tropical forests. Buffalo, Defassa waterbuck, leopard, crocodile, and hippo are common.
Dinner and overnight at Gombe Forest Lodge (FB)
Day 4: Gombe National Park
Breakfast at the Lodge Depart for morning Chimpanzee trekking Return to the Lodge forLunch Afternoon at Leisure Evening Sundowners The birdlife is extraordinary, as there is a great crossover of East African grassland birds and West African forest species.
Gombe Stream National Park also offers great swimming and snorkeling opportunities on the shore of Lake Tanganyika.
Dinner and overnight at Gombe Forest Lodge. (FB)
DAY 5: Depart from Gombe to Dar
After breakfast at the lodge depart for a transfer to the lake for boat departure to Kigoma. Pick up on arrival and transfer to Kigoma Hilltop Hotel for Hot Lunch. After a short break at the hotel and transfer to Kigoma airport for a flight to Dar es Salaam.
Included/Excluded
- All accommodations per itinerary
- All meals per itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- All tours and entrance fees per itinerary (unless listed as excluded)
- All transportation and transfers per itinerary
- Boat transfer to lodging
- All meals
- English speaking guide
- Chimpanzee permit
- International and domestic flights
- Meals not listed
- Drinks
- Optional tours
- Personal expenses (visas, airport taxes, Internet, etc.)
- Tips for guides
