5 – 6 Days Safari to Mahale National Park Start/End in Kigoma Airport.
Overview
Mahale Mountains National Park is famous for its large chimpanzee population is located in
western Tanzania on the dramatic shores of Lake Tanganyika. With forested slopes, the park area
extends to the sandy beaches of Lake Tanganyika. The up-close sighting of the endangered
chimpanzees of this park, in their natural habitat, is a lifetime adventure and their habitat
combines rain forest, grasslands, alpine bamboo and woodland and apart from the chimps, also
hosts other species of primate, including black and white colobus, red colobus and red-tailed
monkeys. Activities here include tracking endangered chimpanzees and walking in the forest,
swimming in the waterfalls and the lake and drifting on a dhow
Transfer to Kigoma
Arrive in Kigoma and meet at airport or railway station transfer to hotel for lunch. Afternoon
sightseeing in Kigoma and visit the Dr. Living stone memorial at Ujiji evening drive back to
Kigoma for dinner and overnight stay at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel.
Kigoma – Mahale Mountains National Park
Breakfast at the hotel: morning departure to Mahale National Park by boat from Sigunga Village
and rich Mahale in lunch time, afterwards enjoy a forest walk, bird watching or take or
swimming evening leisure at camp. Dinner and overnight stay at camp.
Full Day in Mahale Mountains National Park
After breakfast we will go chimpanzee trekking in the forest. The hikes taking you to the
chimps’ habitation areas are accessible and not strenuous, although being in good physical
condition will ease the strain of walking through the jungle. Up close, observing the endangered
primates is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Dinner and overnight stay at camp.
Full day in Mahale Mountains National Park
After breakfast at the camp, Game viewing / Chimpanzee tracking in the forest return to camp
for lunch. Afternoon fishing adventure with local people or sport water at Lake Tanganyika,
enjoy evening sunset on the boat and later return to the camp for dinner and overnight or return
to a hotel in Kigoma.
Kigoma – Departure (Option 1)
Breakfast in Kigoma, transfer to the airport and take a scheduled flight back to Dar es Salaam/
Arusha.
Mahale Mountains National Park – M.V Liemba Ride to Kigoma (Option 2)
Early morning breakfast at the camp then transfer to Mgambo by boat in time for steamer (first
class room), depend on time lunch or breakfast on M.V Liemba Steamer ship. The steamer
reaches Kigoma in evening transfer to hotel for dinner and bed.
NB: Extra – not included in the rates.
MV Liemba (a 100-year-old steamer ship) – leaves Kigoma twice a month [on Wednesday
afternoon], carrying passengers and cargo the length of the Lake to Zambia. It makes numerous
stops along the way, including one for Mahale, which is referred to as Lagosa (the old name) or
famously known as Mgambo. MV Liemba takes around 10 hours to reach Lagosa – Mgambo
from Kigoma, and it passes Mahale again on its return journey [either Sunday or Monday
morning].
Departure Day
Breakfast at the hotel then transfer to airport for departure.
COST:
Prices for this safari starts from US$ 3,699 per person
Included
Full Board Accommodation
All Park and entrance fees
Domestic flights between Dar es Salaam and Kigoma
Boat safari
Beach activities
Ground Transportation
Professional English-speaking driver/guide during the safari
Bottled mineral water in safari vehicles
Not included
International flights
Travel and health insurance
Gratuities to your guide
Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
