Gombe Stream National Park - 5 Days

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5 Days Gombe Stream National Park is a chimpanzee tracking safari that will allow you to view the great and endangered primates of the world.

Gombe Stream National Park is on the western border of Tanzania, bordering with Congo. The park is on Lake Tanganyika with untamed, huge and thick forest.

Apart from Chimpanzee trekking, you can perform forest hikes and swimming.

The park is also famous for the primatologies, Jane Goodall, who has worked and discovered a lot about the endangered Chimpanzees.

Apart from the primates, you can see many other animals such as velvet and colobus monkeys, forest pigs, baboons, variety of bird life and antelopes.

Gombe Stream National Park is 52 sq kms, considered the smallest park in Tanzania. It inhabits the great and endangered chimpanzees. It is 16 kms (10 miles) from Kigoma town.

Chimpanzees have over 90 percent of their genes matching with human beings. This is visible by their act of happiness, sadness, many other emotions.

After dusk, you can enjoy a dazzling night sky that is complemented by the lanterns of hundreds of small wooden boats, bobbing on the lake like a sprawling city.

5 Days Gombe Stream National Park is an adventure of the smallest park of Tanzania. Chimpanzees have over 90 percent of the human genes.

5 Days Gombe Stream National Park is a chimpanzee tracking safari that will allow you to view the great and endangered primates of the world.

5 Days Gombe Stream National Park is an adventure of the smallest park of Tanzania. Chimpanzees have over 90 percent of the human genes.

Day 1
Thursday - Arusha Airport to Kigoma Airport to Gombe Stream National Park

Take a morning chartered flight from Arusha Airport to Kigoma Airport. Upon arrival, meet, greet by your driver and transfer to Kigoma Hilltop Hotel. Later, take a Dhow boat transfer (1.5 hours) to the Lodge.

Meet and greet by lodge staff followed by Hot lunch. Afternoon or early evening chimpanzee trekking or forest walk (if time allows).

Dinner and overnight

Day 2
Friday – Gombe Stream National Park

After breakfast, depart for morning chimpanzee trekking. Later, return to the Lodge for hot lunch.

Afternoon, relax at the lodge or perform Kayaking.

Dinner and overnight

Day 3
Saturday – Gombe Stream National Park

After breakfast, depart for morning chimpanzee trekking. Later, return to the Lodge for hot lunch.

Afternoon, relax at the lodge or perform Kayaking.

Dinner and overnight

Day 4
Sunday – Gombe Stream National Park

After breakfast, depart for morning chimpanzee trekking. Later, return to the Lodge for hot lunch.

Afternoon, relax at the lodge or perform Kayaking.

Dinner and overnight

Day 5
Monday – Gombe Stream National Park to Kigoma Airport

After breakfast, take a dhow transfer (1.5 hours) to Kigoma. Upon arrival to Kigoma Town, take a airport transfer to Kigoma Airport for your chartered flight to Arusha with picnic lunch.

Price Includes

  • Full Board Accommodation and Meals as specified in the itinerary. Packed lunch on day of departure
  • Shared Charter Flights (Arusha - Kigoma – Arusha) - Luggage allowance of 15kgs per person.
  • Local beers, selection of spirits and house wines, soft drinks and water in Gombe
  • Daily Conservation, Concession and Guide fees for park entrance
  • Guiding with English Speaking Driver/Guide.
  • 1 x Chimpanzee Trek per day in Gombe
  • Birding and forest walks in Gombe
  • All Government taxes and levies; VAT and TDL
  • All transfers as indicated
  • Laundry services in Gombe

Price Excludes:

  • All items of personal nature
  • Tips and gratuities to hotel, lodges, camp staff and guides
  • Medical Insurance and Evacuation
  • • Flying doctors coverage: Optional @ USD 50 per person. Covers guest within East Africa for a period of 14 days. In the event of a medical emergency, guest will be airlifted to a hospital in Nairobi. All hospital charges with be payable by the guest. Request more information on coverage

The currents rates are for 5 Jan – 28 Feb, 1
Nov – 20 Dec

High Season falls between 1 – 4 Jan, 1 Jun – 31
Oct, 21 – 31 Dec.

High season supplement is:

USD 400 per person sharing

*Western Circuit lodges are closed from 1 March to 31 May
*Charges based on 2pax sharing
*The minimum participating age for chimpanzee trekking as determined by TANAPA is 15 years old
*Bookings are subject to availability

You can send your enquiry via the form below.

Gombe Stream National Park
From $ 4,485.00
per Adult
Number of Travelers Total Cost
2 Adults USD 4,485.00
3 Adults USD 4,485.00
4 Adults USD 4,485.00
5 Adults USD 4,485.00
6 Adults USD 4,485.00
7 Adults USD 4,485.00

Trip Facts

  • Minimum 2
  • Chimpanzee tracking
  • Gombe Stream National Park
  • 5 days
  • Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge

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