Gombe National Park
Gombe national park covers an area of 52sp.km. And was first recognized as an important wildlife and chimpanzee habitat in 1943 when it was designated a game reserve. It has mountainous forested terrain that slopes steeply down to its sandy shoreline on Lake Tanganyika, and the defining attraction for the visitor is the chimpanzee living there. The chimpanzees were originally the object of research by the renowned scientist and conservationist. After the independence in 1961 Gombe was named a national park by the Tanzania Government in 1968.
What to do in Gombe Nationa Park?
Chimpanzee Trekking.
It is possible to watch chimpanzees at close quarters during forest hikes, and it is a rare treat to be able to sit down quietly in a corner of a pristine forest and have a chimpanzee romp, play and interact all around you as they go about their daily activities. All activities have to be conducted under the close supervision of a park ranger.
Walking Safaris
In addition to the joys of walking in pristine forest and watching chimpanzees, there is a lot of other wildlife to enjoy including red-tailed monkeys, red colobus, blue monkeys (part of a gentle monkey family who was gentle by nature from birth ), olive baboon and vervet monkeys.
Hiking
it is done up the forest and even up to the peak by using natural trails managed by the park. National Park Guided and Range guide the hikes
What are the safari ideas for Gombe national park?
Gombe fits easily into one's safari plans as it is possible to fly from Kigoma to almost anywhere else in Tanzania. Being so close to Kigoma Gombe can become an extension visit to a regular western circuit safari. It is a lot less expensive than visits to the Mahale Mountains for those wanting chimp viewing on a budget, water sports. Considering by many as the cleanest and purest water on earth, the water of the lake is wonderful to swim in, but more than that, Lake Tanganyika has the greatest diversity of cichlid fishes in the world, and the largest specimen’s cichlids are generally brilliantly colored freshwater fishes that are the joy to watch either by snorkeling above them or using scuba gears to swim down amongst them.
