Tanzania · Wildlife

3-Day Gombe National Park Safari with Chimpanzee Tracking

3 Days Round trip from Dar es Salaam Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Track chimpanzees in the protected forests of Gombe National Park
  • 02 Visit the Dr. Livingstone Memorial Centre in Ujiji Town
  • 03 Travel by boat to Gombe from Kibirizi port
  • 04 Look out for colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs, dik-dik, and tropical birdlife
  • 05 See Kakombe waterfall

Explore Gombe, one of the smallest national parks in Tanzania, on a 3-day safari focused on its famous chimpanzee families. Visit the Dr. Livingstone Memorial Centre, travel by boat to Gombe, and head into the forest for chimpanzee tracking and wildlife viewing. Along the way, look out for other primates, tropical birdlife, and species that inhabit Gombe Stream's dense forest. Stay overnight at Tanapa Resthouse during your time in the park.

Take walks deep into the forest to observe and sit with these extraordinary primates for an entire morning.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Cities Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Gombe National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Dar es Salaam to Gombe and Chimpanzee Tracking

  • Pick up at Dar airport and transfer to Ujiji Town.
  • Visit the Dr. Livingstone Memorial Centre before transferring to Kibirizi port for your boat to Gombe.
  • Reach Gombe and proceed for chimpanzee tracking in the forest. Gombe Stream's main attraction is, of course, the chimpanzee families that live protected within the park's boundaries.
  • Take walks deep into the forest to observe and sit with these extraordinary primates for an entire morning.
  • View other species that live in Gombe Stream's tropical forests, including vervet and colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs, and dik-dik, along with a wide variety of tropical birdlife.

Dinner and overnight at Tanapa Resthouse.

2
Day 02

Chimpanzee Tracking and Explore Gombe

  • Start chimpanzee tracking in the forest. Gombe is well known for the conservation project started by Jane Goodall, who first arrived in Gombe in 1960.

  • View many other species of primates that live in Gombe Stream's tropical forests.

Meals and overnight at Tanapa Resthouse.

3
Day 03

Gombe to Kigoma and Return to Dar es Salaam

  • Have breakfast and transfer by boat back to Kigoma town.

  • Pick up on arrival and transfer to the airport for your flight back to Dar es Salaam.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Dar es Salaam 3 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Soft drinks and water

  • Accommodation

  • Transportation

  • English-speaking Tanzanian guide

  • Chimpanzee trekking fees

What's Not Included

  • Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tour start
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Dar es Salaam.

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