4-Day Gombe Chimpanzee Trek from Kigoma with Lake Tanganyika

• Early this morning, you will be picked up at your hotel and driven to the port 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 freshwater lake in the world, as well as the second deepest. The views on the lake are spectacular, and you may meet local fishermen as they go about their business.
• Your stay here will be either at the National Park's Gombe Hostel, which is owned by the Tanzania Park Service and offers much more basic accommodation with 8 guest rooms and shared bathroom and shower facilities.
• This afternoon, you will track the chimps briefly, then return to relax on the beach or swim in the crystal-clear waters of the lake.
• If you're lucky, the chimps occasionally come down to the lakeshore to drink water.

Overnight at Gombe Hostel (Lunch & Dinner)

• Arise early this morning, as you will be led on your first hike to find the chimpanzees, guided by one of the park's armed rangers.
• First, your guide will lead you to the site of last night's nests. Once these have been located, you will track the chimps to their present location. This can take anywhere from a 1/2 hour to 4 hours, and the trek is often through quite difficult, hilly, but nonetheless spectacular terrain.
• The amount of time allowed may be limited to 1 hour a day, depending on how many visitors are at the park.
• After your hike, you will return to the camp for lunch. Box lunches are not allowed in the park.
• The afternoon is yours to relax on the beach, snorkel in the clear waters of the lake, or hike to the Kakombe waterfalls or Jane's Peak, if time allows.

Overnight at Gombe Hostel (all meals & activities)

• 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 is 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 quiet landscaped gardens that stretch down to the lake.

Overnight at Lake Tanganyika Hotel (Breakfast & Lunch)

• This morning, you will be met and taken on a tour of Kigoma Town.

• Stops include a fishing village, a morning tour of Kigoma Town, and a visit to Dr Livingstone House, which is now a museum in Ujiji.

• Afterwards, drive back to your hotel for lunch, on your own account.