Gombe Wild Chimp Safari

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Fly Dar-Kigoma- Gombe National Park

Fly Dar-Kigoma- Gombe National Park

In the morning pick up and transfer to Dar-es-salaam international airport for your flight to Kigoma. You will fly from Dar-es-salaam at 11:00, Pick up from Kigoma airport at 13:10 and transfer to the port for your private boat to Gombe. At Gombe, Pick up upon arrival and transfer to the guest house. Meet your guide for a briefing, and afterward proceed for the evening visit to Kakombe waterfall and Chimpanzee tracking in the forest. Dinner and overnight at Gombe forest lodge.

Main Destination:
Gombe National Park (Chimps)
Best Time To Visit July to October (Best time to find chimps)
High Season July to October (Gombe never gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Gombe NP

HippoOccasional
LionNone
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ZebraNone
Accommodation:
Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Gombe NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 2

Chimpanzee trekking-Gombe NP

Chimpanzee trekking-Gombe NP

In the morning after breakfast, accompanied by a guide, start chimpanzee trekking. Gombe Stream’s main attraction is obviously the chimpanzee families that live protected within the park’s boundaries. Visitors take walks deep into the forest to observe and sit with the extraordinary primates for an entire morning. Apart from chimpanzee viewing, many other species of primates live in Gombe Stream’s tropical forests. Val vet and colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs, and dik-dik inhabit the dense forest and a wide variety of tropical birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Gombe forest lodge.

Main Destination:
Gombe National Park (Chimps)
Accommodation:
Mbali Mbali Gombe Lodge
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Gombe NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3

Gombe to Kigoma town visit Ujiji village

Gombe to Kigoma town visit Ujiji village

After breakfast, At 08:00 go for Chimpanzee trekking, Climb to Jane Goodall’s peak, back to the guest house, at 10:00 depart by boat back to Kigoma town. Pick up on your arrival and transfer to Ujiji village to visit Dr. Livingstone's memorial center. Ujiji is the oldest town in western Tanzania, located about 6 miles (10 km) south of Kigoma. Ujiji is the place where Richard Burton and John Speke first reached the shore of Lake Tanganyika in 1858. It is the site of the famous meeting on 10 November 1871 when Henry Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone, and reputedly uttered the famous words “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” Livingstone, whom many thought dead as no news had been heard of him for several years. A monument known as the "Dr. Livingstone Memorial" was erected here to commemorate the meeting. There is also a modest museum. There is a former slave route near the market. Dinner and overnight at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel.

Main Destination:
Kigoma (Town)
Accommodation:
Kigoma Hilltop Hotel
  • Mid-range hotel located in Kigoma (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 4

Drive from Kigoma to Mwanza

Drive from Kigoma to Mwanza

In the morning at 07:30, With a Toyota Land Cruiser pop-up roof, Pick up from the hotel and drive directly to Mwanza town. The journey will take 7-9 hours passing via a typical African village so you will have a wonderful time stopping in some places in the village and experiencing the real village life around this area. You will stay overnight at the Hotel Tilapia.

Main Destination:
Mwanza (City)
Accommodation:
Hotel Tilapia
  • Mid-range hotel located in Mwanza (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 5

Drive from Mwanza to Serengeti NP

Drive from Mwanza to Serengeti NP

Early morning after breakfast game en route to Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Dinner and overnight at Pamoja Serengeti luxury camp.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Pamoja Serengeti Luxury Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 6

Serengeti game drive

Serengeti game drive

After breakfast, enjoy a full day of game viewing in the vast Serengeti plains where you may encounter a migration consisting of over 2 million animals. They also attract the attention of predators like cheetahs and hyenas and you may be able to see a band of lions gangs up for a hunt. Dinner and overnight at Pamoja Serengeti luxury camp.

Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Pamoja Serengeti Luxury Camp
  • Mid-range tented camp located inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 7

Serengeti NP to Ngorongoro conservation Area

Serengeti NP to Ngorongoro conservation Area

After a very delicious breakfast morning game drives in Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch. Later depart for Ngorongoro Crater Rim You can expect to see lions, elephants, Zebras, Hippos, Flamingos, Jackals, Rhinos Antelopes, and many birds. The birds seen here include eagles, vultures, and flamingos in the Crater Lake, storks, bats, giant vulture, sacred ibis, kori bustard, blacksmith plover, long-necked heron, and the cattle eagle. Lunch will take place at the picnic site on the crater floor. After lunch game en route while ascending the rim and transfer back to Kataru. Dinner and overnight at Pamoja farm lodge.

Main Destination:
Karatu (Town)
Accommodation:
Pamoja Farm Villa
  • Mid-range lodge located in Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 8

Karatu to Tarangire NP

Karatu to Tarangire NP

In the morning after breakfast, at 10:00 pick up and drive to Tarangire national park, and start a game drive in Tanzania's third largest National Park, looking for animal concentrate along the Tarangire River, which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa and you have a great chance to spot elephants in large groups gathering around the Tarangire River. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs, and up to six thousand elephants. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire river camp.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Mbali Mbali Tarangire River Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Tarangire NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 9

Tarangire game drive-Kilimanjaro airport -Zanzibar Island

Tarangire game drive-Kilimanjaro airport -Zanzibar Island

After breakfast starts the morning game drive, Lunch will take place at the picnic site, then in the afternoon drive to Arusha and later to Kilimanjaro airport where you will take Flight TC 124 from JRO to Zanzibar will depart at 21:20. A safari driver will drop you off at the Kilimanjaro airport 2 hours before departure. Pick up on your arrival at Zanzibar airport and transfer to Crystal beach Nungwi.

Main Destination:
Zanzibar Island (Tanzania Beaches)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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