8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari – Embark on your safari to the remote shorelines of Lake Tanganyika to explore the forests of Mahale Mountains National Park that is accessible only by boat and home to approximately 1,000 chimpanzees and so popular for the largest number of habituated Chimpanzees. (8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari)
Spend time observing these fascinating primates in their natural habitat before travelling to Gombe Stream. Head to Gombe Stream National Park, the smallest national park in Tanzania covering only 35 kilometers squared and the site of Jane Goodall’s world-famous pioneer research Centre on the behaviors of the chimpanzee population.
Highlights of the 8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
- Arrival in Arusha – Tanzania
- Transfer to Mahale Mountains National Park – Track the habituated chimpanzees.
- Enjoy the beautiful sandy shorelines of Lake Tanganyika, the longest lake in the world with accommodation in your booked tented camps.
- Drive to Gombe National Park – Discover the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park, the subjects of Jane Goodall’s research.
- With excellent guides and rangers, gain knowledge about chimpanzee behaviors and social structure
- Departure – Arusha
Detailed 8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha and Transfer to Mahale Mountains NP
Upon arrival in Arusha, our experienced guide will meet you for briefing about your 8 days Chimpanzee trekking safari and assist you with your flight to Mahale Airstrip where you will be picked and transferred to your booked lodge by boat around Mahale Mountains. Enjoy the beautiful sundowner in the evening while relaxed as you wait for dinner then rest.
Day 2&3: Mahale Mountains National Park
Mahale Mountains National Park
In the mornings after breakfast, you will head into the park with your experienced guide in search of the chimpanzees, watching them fighting, grooming and taking care of their young.
Many of the chimpanzees in the park are habituated to humans, allowing for some close-range encounters. In the afternoons you will return to the lodge for lunch and spend the rest of the day at leisure, enjoying a boat safari or kayaking along the lakeshore, and relaxing with a sundowner overlooking the lake.
Day 4: Transfer from Mahale to Gombe National Park
After breakfast, you will be transferred by boat back to Mahale Airstrip for your flight to Kigoma. Upon arrival you will be take another dhow boat ride along Lake Tanganyika to Gombe Forest Lodge.
Depending on your arrival time, you may have your first opportunity to explore Gombe Stream National Park on an evening chimpanzee trek or forest walk.
Day 5&6: Gombe Stream National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking in Gombe Stream National Park
You will have two full days to discover the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park – one of the smallest national parks in Tanzania. Despite its’ small size, Gombe Stream hosts a number of primate species like olive baboons, red-tailed colobus and vervet monkeys, as well as the habituated chimpanzees.
You will have two morning treks to observe the chimpanzees in the park, with afternoons free for you to explore the lakeside and surrounding areas. Head out on a boat safari where you are likely to encounter crocodiles, hippos and an abundance of birdlife. Return to the lodge for dinner and sundowners in the evenings.
Day 7: Transfer from Gombe to Kigoma
After breakfast, you will board a dhow back to Kigoma arriving just in time for lunch at your booked hotel where you will spend your final night in Tanzania. Spend the entire afternoon relaxing.
Day 8: Transfer from Kigoma to Arusha
After breakfast will be transferred from Kigoma to the Airport in Arusha for your international flight back home.
End of 8 Days Tanzania Chimpanzee Trekking Safari
The safari Package prices include;
• All airport transfers
• All mentioned domestic flights
• 4 x 4 land cruiser for transfers with a fluent English/French /Spanish speaking Guide
• Bottled drinking mineral Water
• Accommodation as mentioned on Full Board
• All Park fees
• Chimpanzee trekking permits
• Game drives
• Boat cruises
• All activities mentioned in the itinerary.
The safari Package prices exclude;
• Visa
• Insurance
• Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
• Flights not mentioned
• Tips and gratitude.