4-Day Mahale Chimpanzee Trekking

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arusha to Mahale Mountains National Park

You'll be picked up from a hotel in Arusha, then be transferred to Arusha Airstrip for departure to Mahale Mountains. You will be picked up on arrival and be transferred to the camp for lunch. Afterwards, you will proceed with chimpanzee tracking in the forest. Observing the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, one cannot help but be touched by their natural grace and anthropomorphic features. Dinner and your overnight stay are at Mango Bandas.

Main Destination:

Mahale Mountains National Park (Chimps)

Best Time To Visit August to October (Chimp trekking is easiest)

High Season August to October (Mahale is never crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Almost no rainfall)

Wildlife in Mahale Mountains NP

ChimpanzeeCommon

HippoOccasional

ElephantRare

GiraffeRare

LeopardRare

ZebraRare

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LionVery Rare

BuffaloRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

WildebeestNone

Accommodation:

Mahale Mango Tree Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Mahale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Trekking

After breakfast, we will have an 8:00 am chimpanzee tracking tour in the forest. The hike takes you to the chimp’s habitation areas that are accessible and not strenuous. However, being in good physical condition will ease the strain of walking through the jungle. Up close, observing the endangered primates is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Meals and your overnight stay will be at Mango Bandas.

Main Destination:

Mahale Mountains National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Mahale Mango Tree Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Mahale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Chimpanzee Trekking

You will have breakfast at 7:00 am and then at 8:00 am go for chimpanzee trekking in the forest. You will visit waterfalls inside the park, go birding watching, and in the evening, have time to swim in Lake Tanganyika followed by a bonfire on the beach. Meals and your overnight stay will be at Mango Bandas.

Main Destination:

Mahale Mountains National Park (Chimps)

Accommodation:

Mahale Mango Tree Bandas

• Budget banda located inside Mahale Mountains NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mahale to Arusha

You will have breakfast in the morning. At 8:00 am, you'll be picked up and transferred to Mahale Airstrip for departure by a shared charter flight back to Arusha town. You will be met and assisted to connect onward to an international flight.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.