Tanzania · Primate Tours

4-Day Gombe National Park Chimpanzee Trekking Tour from Dar es Salaam

4 Days Round trip from Dar es Salaam Hard pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Enjoy chimpanzee trekking in Gombe National Park
  • 02 Admire Kakombe Waterfalls
  • 03 Visit the Dr Livingstone Memorial in Ujiji village
  • 04 Look out for colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs, dik-dik, and tropical birds

Explore Gombe National Park, one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, on this 4-day tour. Admire a fragile strip of chimpanzee habitat along the steep slopes and river valleys of Lake Tanganyika's northern shore, and enjoy chimpanzee trekking in the park's tropical forest. Visit Kakombe Waterfalls, and stop at the Dr Livingstone Memorial in Ujiji village. Along the way, you may also encounter other primates and wildlife that inhabit this dense forest.

Visitors walk deep into the forest to observe and sit with these extraordinary primates.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Hard
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Gombe National Park
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, Ujiji and Gombe

  • Early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Dar es Salaam and transferred to the airport for your scheduled flight to Kigoma.
  • On arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to Ujiji village to visit the Dr Livingstone Memorial.
  • Then, you will be transferred to Kibirizi port for your boat to Gombe. On arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to the rest house.
  • After lunch, at 1:00 pm, start an evening chimpanzee trekking experience in the forest. Gombe Stream's main attraction is definitely the chimpanzee families that live protected within the park's boundaries. Visitors walk deep into the forest to observe and sit with these extraordinary primates. Apart from chimpanzee viewing, many other species of primates live in Gombe Stream's tropical forests, including vervet and colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs, dik-dik, and various tropical birds that inhabit the dense forest.

Dinner and overnight are at Kasekela mid-range tented camp.

2
Day 02

Chimpanzee Tracking and Kakombe Waterfalls

  • Have breakfast at 8:00 am, and at 8:30 am, go for chimpanzee tracking in the forest.
  • Visit Kakombe Waterfalls, one of the best attractions in the park. If time allows, you can climb Jane's Peak to enjoy views over the park.
3
Day 03

Morning Trekking in Gombe and Return to Kigoma

  • After breakfast, start chimpanzee trekking through different valleys. Walk in the forest and visit the Mkenge waterfall. At 12:00 pm, you will return for lunch.
  • Pack your belongings and transfer back to Kigoma town in the evening.

Dinner and overnight will be at Lake Tanganyika Beach Hotel.

4
Day 04

Kigoma to Dar es Salaam

  • Have breakfast early at 6:00 am. Then, you will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the airport for your flight back to Dar es Salaam.
Gombe National Park tropical forest, Kakombe Waterfalls, Jane's Peak, Dr Livingstone Memorial

Where this trip takes you

Gombe National Park tropical forest, Kakombe Waterfalls, Jane's Peak, Dr Livingstone Memorial

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Dar es Salaam 3 cities · 4 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Park fees (for non-residents)
  • Chimp permits (one per person, non-resident)
  • All activities (unless labelled as optional)
  • All accommodation (unless listed as an upgrade)
  • English-speaking Tanzanian tour guide
  • All transportation (unless labelled as optional)
  • All flights during the tour
  • All taxes/VAT
  • Round-trip airport transfer
  • Meals
  • Drinks

What's Not Included

  • International flights (from/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips (tipping guideline: US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Any government-imposed increase in taxes and/or park fees
  • Some meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)

What to bring

  • Hiking sneakers
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent

Know before you go

  • Please remember to provide negative test reports of COVID-19.

Logistics

Meeting & route

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

Your 4 days finish where they began, in Dar es Salaam.

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