7 DAYS MAHALE / GOMBE ITINERARIES GORILLAR WALKING AND WATCHING
MAHALE / GOMBE ITINERARIES GORILLAR WALKING AND WATCHING

MAHALE / GOMBE ITINERARIES GORILLAR WALKING AND WATCHING
This is unique primate safari include visiting the lush forests of  Mahale National Park , where
you will be hiking and tracking the local population of chimpanzees. You’ll stay in beautiful
accommodation on the shores of Lake Tanganyika and under canvas at Nkungwe Tented
Camp/chosen camps where you can enjoy the camping experience without missing out on any
creature comforts.

DAY 1: Fly ARUSHA to KIGOMA to GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK

Flight from Dar Es Salaam to Kigoma depart 09:30 am, on arrival to Kibirizi port for
your boat to Gombe (2 hours private boat). Pick up on arrival and transfer to the
camp, afternoon relaxes on the beach.
Gombe Stream’s main attraction is obviously the chimpanzee families that live
protected in the park’s boundaries. Visitors take walks deep into the forest to
observe and sit with the extraordinary primates for an entire morning. Apart from
chimpanzee viewing, many other species of primates live in Gombe Stream’s tropical
forests. Val vet and colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs and dik dik inhabit the
dense forest and a wide variety of tropical birdlife.  Accommodation: . Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 2 : GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK –  CHIMPANZEE TRACKING
On 08h30, Start Chimpanzee
tracking in the forest, Gombe
became well known for the
conservation project started from
Jane Goodall, who first arrived in
Gombe in 1960. Apart from
chimpanzee viewing, many other
species of primates live in Gombe Stream’s tropical forests, like velvet, Colobus
monkeys and baboons, Climb to Jane’s peak and visit Kakombe waterfalls if time
allows.  Accommodation: Gombe Rest Lodges . Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 3: GOMBE – KIGOMA then MAHALE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

After breakfast transfer by boat  to Kibirizi port (2 hours) then transfer by vehicle
Lukoma village  then take a 45 minutes boat to Mahale National Park – afternoon
relax and overnight.
The park like its northerly neighbor Gombe is home to some of Africa’s last

remaining wild chimpanzees, a population of roughly 900, they are habituated to
human visitors by a Japanese research project founded in the 1960s.
Tracking the chimps of Mahale is a magical experience.
Mahale is located in the Western Tanzania to the South of Kigoma town, it is
bordering Lake Tanganyika-the World’s longest, second deepest and least polluted
freshwater lake-harbouring an estimated 1000 fish species. Accommodation:
Mbalimbali lodges. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
DAY 4 & 5: MAHALE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

You will spend two full days chimpanzee tracking in Mahale. Chimpanzees normally
move in search of food and nest wherever there’s an abundant food source such as
their favorite fruit. Snorkeling is an option if you’d like to cool off in the water and see
what lies below the surface. Accommodation: Mahale camps. Meals: Breakfast,
Lunch & Dinner.
Day 6: MAHALE to KIGOMA HILLTOP LODGE

Morning after breakfast, pick up and transfer by boat back to Lukoma village then
take a car Kigoma town check in at Kigoma Hilltop Lodge – late afternoon to transfer
to Ujiji Town, visit Dr. Livingstone memorial center
Day 7: KIGOMA – ARUSHA

Morning after breakfast and transfer to the airport for your flight back to Arusha
depart 12:50hrs pick up from the airport to the lodge. Accommodation to Planet
lodge
Price 2550$ per person
PACKAGE IS INCLUSIVE OF:
 Meals;
 Accommodation
 Professional Tanzanian guide
 Chimpanzee Trekking
 Snorkeling
 Laundry services
 Forest or bird walking
 Concession fees

 One bottle of mineral water per day
 Daily safari briefing;
 All transfers to and from airport
 Flights: ARUSHA – KIGOMA – DAR/ARUSHA.
PACKAGE IS EXCLUSIVE OF: –
 Tourist visas;
 International & Domestic Flights;
 Travel insurance;
 Alcoholic Drinks;
 Tips;
 All items of a personal nature.