Gombe Off unbeatten path

Gombe Stream

DAY 1 - KIGOMA / GOMBE STREAM Early this morning you will be picked up at your hotel and driven to the port Hotel for your 2 hour boat ride to Gombe Stream National Park. An extension of the Rift Valley, Lake Tanganyika was formed around 20 million years ago and is the longest fresh water lake in the world, as well as the second deepest. The views on the lake are spectacular and you may meet the local fishermen as they go about their business.Your stay here will be either at the the National Park’s Gombe Hostel..Gombe Hostel is owned by the Tanzania Park Service and offers much more basic accommodation with 8 guest rooms and shared bathroom and shower facilities.The afternoon you treck the chimps shortly then get back relax on the beach or swimming in the crystal clear waters of the lake. If your lucky, the chimps occasional come down to the lake shore to drink. Overnight - Gombe Hostel (L, D)

DAY 3 - GOMBE STREAM NATIONAL PARK - CHIMP TREK / KIGOMA This morning after an early breakfast you will set out with the park rangers in search of the Chimpanzees. The rangers carefully track the movements of the chimps so they can be located with minimal tracking. After spending your time with the chimps, you will return to camp for a late lunch.Afterwards it time to leave Gombe by boat, arriving in Kigoma Town in the late afternoon. Here you will be met and taken to the Lake Tanganyika Hotel, a new hotel near town, with quite landscaped gardens that stretch down to the lake.Overnight - Lake Tanganyika Hotel (B, L)DEPART  This morning you will be met and taken on a tour of Kigoma Town. Stops include a fishing village and morning tour of Kigoma Town and visit Dr. Livingstone house which is now a museum in Ujiji. Afterwards, you will drive back to your hotel for lunch (on your own account). You will then be transferred to Your Hotel. NOTE - Chimp Viewing Rules Chimpanzee viewing is limited to a maximum of 6 people per group for one hour at a time, once per day. All clients must wear a mask and must be a minimum of 10 yards away from the chimps. The price for this program is 670usd per person IncludesAll mealsall transfers from Hotel and back all park fees Accomodation in the rest house Speed boat to and From Gombe