The Best of Mahale Mountains

3DaysBudget Mahale Offunbeatten path Visits

$1550-2625 USD

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Mahale Mountains National Park

Mahale Mountains National Park is without doubt one of Africaâ€™s most beautiful parks. It is located on the edge of Lake Tanganyika in the west of the country.

It is generally around 6,000 feet high with accompanying high rainfall so the best time to visit is in the drier months, normally May to September.

The park is made up of montane forests and grasslands, along with small pockets of alpine bamboo.

Mahale is most famous for being a chimpanzee sanctuary with an estimated 1,000 chimpanzees living here in around 20 family groups and even though access to the park is only by aeroplane and boat, the allure of seeing chimpanzees in the wild is enough to tempt many visitors to the region.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	January, February, March, June, July, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Mahale Mountains

Itinerary

Day 1

DAY 1 – Kigoma to Mahale Mountain National Park 06:00H,Breakfast at the Lodge transfer overland to Sigunga pickup by speed boat at 08:00H transfer to Bilenge and finally to the Bandas, Afternoon Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest ,After Hot Lunch at the Bandas , Bird Watching and Game Viewing ,Dinner and bonfire at the Bandas, Overnight at The Tanapa Bandas. You can also Do it with Mv. Liemba

Day 2

DAY 2- Mahale Mountain National Park 07:00H_Breakfast at the Lodge or Bandas/ Rest Hous e08:00H,Chimpanzee Tracking in the forest ,Hot Lunch at the Lodge ,Fishing on the Lake ,Dinner and bonfire at the Lodge ,Overnight at Tanapa Bandas

Day 3

DAY 3- Mahale Mountain National Park -Kigoma 07:00H,Breakfast at the Lodge 08:00H,Relax on the beach 2:00H,Transfer to the lake shore boat to Sigunga pickup and transfer back to Kigoma overnight at Kigoma Hotel The price of 1550usd will cover 1 overland transfer from Kigoma to sigunga then on the last day after Mahale you will be picked from Sigunga back to Kigoma 2.Speed boat from sigunga to Mahale then on the last day from Mahale back to Sigunga 3.All park fees4.All guide fees 5.I will provide 1Litre of water every day 6. Accomodation in rest house/Bandas in Mahale The price excludesFood while in Mahale aproximately 30usd pp per dayAccomodation while in KigomaTransfers on arrival Another option Instead of speed boat to make it more historic we can use the MV. Liemba to and from Mahale Picture Mv. Liemba

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