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GOMBE STREAM

NATIONAL PARK

52 sq kms(20 sq miles) Tanzania’s smallest park. Gombe Stream National Park forms part of the western circuit of Tanzania. The pioneering work of Dr Jane Goodall, who studied the chimps of Gombe have helped make this park world renowned. Accessible only by the crystal blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, the entry into Gombe is by small boat. A true adventure!

fast facts

attractions

 

  • Chimpanzees and 8 other species of primates
  • View Jane Goodall’s world re-known research station
  • Mountains, valleys, waterfalls and streams
  • Lake Tanganyika
  • Rift Valley
  • Kakombe and Mkenke Riverine waterfalls
  • Meeting place by Dr Livingstone and Stanley at Ujiji in Kigoma town
  • Snorkeling with Cichlids(colourful fish)

activities

 
  • Trekking – chimpanzee
  • Walking safari – waterfalls, streams.
  • Swimming/snorkeling
  • Cultural tour – visits to nearby fishing villages,visit the site of Henry Stanley’s famous “Dr Livingstone I presume” at Ujiji near Kigoma, and watch the renowned dhow builders at work 

park information

The pioneering work of Dr Jane Goodall, who studied the chimps of Gombe have helped make this park world renowned. Accessible only by the crystal blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, the entry into Gombe is by small boat. A true adventure!, Gombe is the smallest of Tanzania’s national parks. The park is a fragile strip of chimpanzee habitat straddling the steep slopes and river valleys that hem in the sandy northern shore of Lake Tanganyika.

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