Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
Itinerary
Day 1 (Mon or Thur) - Arusha / Mahale Mountains National Park
Depart Arusha on a shared Charter from Arusha to Mahale (Zantas Air departing at 8:00am and arriving at approx 13:00pm). Met at the airstrip and transfer to the lodge by boat. In the afternoon take short Chimpanzee track in the pristine forest. Dinner and enjoy the bonfire on the beach. Overnight Kungwe Beach Lodge.
Day 2 - Mahale Mountains National Park
Breakfast and then leave at 08.00 am for Chimpanzee tracking in the forest returning to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, relax at the lodge, walk along the beach or take a bird watching boat safari. Overnight Kungwe Beach Lodge
Day 3 - Mahale Mountains National Park
Breakfast and then leave at 08.00 am for Chimpanzee tracking in the forest returning to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, relax at the lodge, walk along the beach or go out fishing in Lake Tanganyika. Dinner and bonfire at the lodge. Overnight Kungwe Beach lodge
Day 4 - Mahale Mountains National Park / Gombe Streams National Park
Early breakfast and then at 07.00 transfer by boat to Kigoma Hilltop Hotel. Lunch at the Hotel and then transfer by boat to Gombe Streams National Park, made famous by the primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall. Dinner and Overnight Gombe Forest Lodge.
Day 5 - Gombe Streams National Park
07.00am Breakfast at the lodge and then start Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest. Enjoy a trek to Kakombe Water Falls if time allows. Overnight Gombe Forest Lodge.
Day 6 - Gombe Streams National Park
07.00am Breakfast at the lodge and then start Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest. Climb to Jane's Peak, time allowing. Overnight Gombe Forest Lodge.
Day 7 - Gombe Streams National Park
06.00 Breakfast at the lodge and then at 07.00 transfer to the Lake for boat departure to Kigoma. Lunch at the Kigoma Hilltop Hotel followed by tour of Kigoma and Ujiji Towns. Ujiji is the oldest town in Western Tanzania and the place where Burton and Speke first reached the shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1858. It is also the site of the famous meeting on November 10, 1871 when Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone, with the words "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?". (Zantas Air departing at 8:00am and arriving at approx 13:00pm).
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