Gombe Stream Chimp Safari

Luxury Tented Camp or HostelTrekking, swimming 4 Days from USD $2,250

GOMBE STREAM  KIGOMA  CHIMP TREKKING  SWIMMING & SNORKELING  HIKING

GOMBE STREAM IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING WILD POPULATIONS OF CHIMPANZEES ON THE CONTINENT.

FOUNDED BY JANE GOODALL, THE REFUGE ENCOMPASSES A THIN STRIP OF RAIN FOREST ON THE SHORES OF THE EMERALD

COLORED LAKE TANGANYIKA. THE FORESTED SHORES ARE ALSO HOME TO RED COLOBUS, RED-TAIL AND BLUE MONKEYS.

THE DENSE VEGETATION MAKES IT UNSUITABLE HABITAT FOR CARNIVORES, SO YOU ARE ABLE TO TAKE LONG WALKS AND

HIKES THROUGHOUT THE RESERVE, LED BY RANGERS AND PARK RESEARCHERS WHO STUDY THE CHIMPS AND TRACK THEIR DAILY MOVEMENTS.

DAY 1 - DAR ES SALAAM / MWANZA / KIGOMA / GOMBE STREAM

Early this morning you will be picked up at your hotel and driven to the airport for the 6:50am Precision Air flight to Mwanza, arriving at 7:50am. From here you will depart on the 12:00pm Auric Aviation flight to Kigoma arriving at 1:45pm. On arrival you will be met and taken the Kigoma Hilltop Hotel for your 2 hour boat ride to Gombe Stream National Park. An extension of the Rift Valley, Lake Tanganyika was formed around 20 million years ago and is the longest fresh water lake in the world, as well as the second deepest. The views on the lake are spectacular and you may meet the local fishermen as they go about their business.Your stay here will be either at the luxurious Gombe Forest Lodge, or the National Park’s Gombe Hostel. Gombe Forest Lodge is a “tented” camp set under huge Mango trees on the white sand shores of Lake Tanganyika. It takes a maximum of 14 guests in 5 elevated guest tents, plus a large dining structure and lounge. Each thachted tent has large queen or twin beds, full ensuite facilities, and private covered verandas with chairs and tables. Meals are served in the main dinning area or on the beach under candlelight.
Gombe Hostel is owned by the Tanzania Park Service and offers much more basic accommodation with 8 guest rooms and shared bathroom and shower facilities.
The afternoon is yours to relax on the beach or swimming in the crystal clear waters of the lake. If your lucky, the chimps occasional come down to the lake shore to drink. Overnight - Gombe Forest Lodge or Gombe Hostel (L, D)

DAY 2 - GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK - CHIMP TREK

Arise early this morning as you will be led on your first hike to find the Chimpanzees guided by one of the park’s armed rangers. Firstly, your guide will lead you to the site of last night's nests. Once these have been located, you will track the chimps to their present location. This can take anywhere from a ½ hour to 4 hours and the trek is often through quite difficult, hilly, but nonetheless spectacular terrain. The amount of time allowed may be limited to 1 hour a day depending on how many visitors are at the park. After your hike you will return to the camp for lunch. (Box lunches are not allowed in the park). The afternoon is yours to relax on the beach or snorkel in the clear waters of the lake or hike to the Kakombe waterfalls or Jane’s Peak (if time allows)Overnight - Gombe Forest Lodge or Gombe Hostel (all meals & activities)

DAY 3 - GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK - CHIMP TREK / KIGOMA

This morning after an early breakfast you will set out with the park rangers in search of the Chimpanzees. The rangers carefully track the movements of the chimps so they can be located with minimal tracking. After spending your time with the chimps, you will return to camp for a late lunch.Afterwards it time to leave Gombe by boat, arriving in Kigoma Town in the late afternoon. Here you will be met and taken to the Lake Tanganyika Hotel, a new hotel near town, with quite landscaped gardens that stretch down to the lake.Overnight - Lake Tanganyika Hotel (B, L)

DAY 4 - KIGOMA / MWANZA / DAR ES SALAAM -

DEPART  This morning you will be met and taken on a tour of Kigoma Town. Stops include a fishing village and morning tour of Kigoma Town and visit Dr. Livingstone house which is now a museum in Ujiji. Afterwards, you will driven back to your hotel for lunch (on your own account). You will then be transferred to Kigoma Airport for the 2:00pm Auric Aviation flight to Mwanza, arriving at 3:45pm. From her you will fly back to Dar es Salaam on the 4:50pm. Precision Air flight, arriving at 6:10pm.
NOTE - Chimp Viewing Rules  Chimpanzee viewing is limited to a maximum of 6 people per group for one hour at a time, once per day. All clients must wear a mask and must be a minimum of 10 yards away from the chimps.


2012:2013(Staying at Gombe Forest Lodge)- $3,950 for 1 with single accommodations

- $3,350 per person for 2

- $2,950 per person for 3, with an additional single charge of $500

for 1- $2,750 per person for 4(Staying at Gombe Hostel)

- $2,950 For 1 person with single accommodations

- $2,550 per person for 2- $2,250 per person for 3plus single charge of $150

for 1- $1,950 per person for 4

2013: Any day based on availability of accommodations and trekking permits (except April). This safari can also be customized and combined with other safaris.


All accommodations and meals as specified in itinerary (Personal cook provided for those staying at the Gombe Hostel)

Scheduled Flights: Dar es Salaam – Mwanza - Kigoma, Kigoma – Mwanza - Dar es Salaam

Boat transfers between Kigoma and Gombe

Services of park rangers on treks All drinks,

including alcoholic beverages,

excluding champagne and premium spirits at Gombe Forest Lodge only.

All National Park entry fees 2 Chimpanzee trekking permits Laundry services Guided tour of Kigoma Town Flying Doctors Service
Drinks at Gombe Hostel Visa’s and Visa fees Travel Insurance All items of a personal nature Gratuities for guides and camp/lodge staff AirportDeparture Taxes

6 Days Mahale Mountains National Park.Safari Details.

The 6days Mahale Trekking Safari is the middle of Chimpanzee swinging and chartering from tree to tree enjoying their bush life and welcoming visitors in their territory in the western corner of the country in Mahale Mountains National park bordered westward with the great world’s deepest lake Tanganyika for 3 nights. Lake Tanganyika and Chimpanzees are the major attractions of the park, mammals including variety of bird’s species and reptiles, accommodation in tented camp with bush shower or budget camping site booked on full board arrangements

6 Days Western Tanzania travel, chimpanzee tracking safari to Mahale Mountain National park.

Costs from 1740$ per person Sharing, single traveler travels at extra alone 300$.

DAY 1 – Arusha to Kahama

06:00H,Shared Public bus from Arusha to Kahama ,Pick Up on arrival and transfer to the Patcom Lodge by Tax ,Hot Dinner at the Lodge  ,Overnight at Patcom

DAY 2 – Kahama to Kigoma

06:00H,Shared Public bus from Kahama to Kigoma ,Pick Up on arrival and transfer to the Kigoma Hotel by Tax ,Hot Dinner at the Lodge  ,Overnight at Kigoma Hotel

DAY 3 – Kigoma to Mahale Mountain National Park

06:00H,Breakfast at the Lodge transfer overland to Sigunga pickup by speed boat at 08:00H transfer to Bilenge and finally to the Bandas, Afternoon Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest ,After Hot Lunch at the Bandas , Bird Watching and Game Viewing ,Dinner and bonfire at the Bandas, Overnight at The Tanapa Bandas. You can also Do it with Mv. Liemba

DAY 4- Mahale Mountain National Park

07:00H_Breakfast at the Lodge or Bandas/ Rest House

08:00H,Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest ,Hot Lunch at the Lodge ,Fishing on the Lake ,Dinner and bonfire at the Lodge ,Overnight at Tanapa Bandas

DAY 5- Mahale Mountain National Park -Kigoma

07:00H,Breakfast at the Lodge 08:00H,Relax on the beach 2:00H,Transfer to the lake shore boat to Sigunga pickup and transfer back to Kigoma overnight at Kigoma Hotel

DAY 6- Kigoma Free day to choose self where to go after Mahale adventure

Western Combination Program

One of the best adventure program is

Day 1: Arrival

Arriving in Dar then transfer to royal Mirage for overnight

Day 2: Dar es Salam

Breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Kigoma on arrival transfer to Kigoma Hotel

Day 3; Transfer Day

After breakfast Transfer from Kigoma Hotel to Sunuka half way south to Mahale then board a speed boat 1hrs to Mahale National park for formalities and then proceed to the bandas afternoon beach safaris

Day 4-7 Mahale Mountain National Park

After breakfast another early morning game viewing (Chimpanzee tracking in the forest). Lunch at camp. Spend the rest of the afternoon fishing by boat on the lake for 2-3 hrs. Mahale is one of the best locations on Lake Tanganyika for fishing; hence you will be able to catch a lot of fish in only a few hours’. Some of the types of species caught are the sangara (Nile Perch) and kuhe

Day 8 Mahale to Katavi

Transfer to airstrip. SAL flight to Katavi. Game drives O/N banda Katavi flight time is 1015am arriving 1105am overnight Bandas

Day 9 Katavi

After breakfast game drive in Katavi National Park. This remote national park in western Tanzania is probably the wildest and most untouched reserve in the whole of Africa. Katavi contains one of the highest concentrations of wildlife amongst the Tanzanian parks. Thousands of buffalos, antelopes and elephants roaming the around the park provide ample feeding opportunity to the hundreds of prides of lions and other predators sharing the habitat. The park provides a good opportunity of viewing the rare species of cheetah and wild dogs. Other predators include leopards and hyenas. Prominent species include zebras, eland, topi, impala, hartebeest, waterbucks, giraffe, reedbuck and Defasssa. Dinner and overnight at Bandas.

Day 10 Katavi

After breakfast continue with another early morning game drive with picnic lunch. Prominent species of birds at the rivers include yellow-billed, open-billed and saddle-billed stork, pink-backed pelican, Africa spoonbill and numerous heron, egrets and plovers. Raptors include fish eagle, bateleur and white-backed vulture. Other species are also found in the woodland and floodplain areas of the park. Dinner and overnight at Bandas.

Day 11;Katavi to Kigoma

Private car Drive to Mpanda for Breakfast then onwards drive to Uvindza arriving Kigoma in the evening drop off at Mapinduzi Hotel

Day: 12; Kigoma to Dar

Transfer to the airport for Flight Back to Dar airport and then connect Flight to Zanzibar

The rates for the above mentioned program enterly depend on Accomodation choosen

When accomodations are the once mentioned above the price will be very low and when choose luxury tented camps the the price will be very high

Kindly contact us for the rates of this particular program