Tanzania Chimps Safari: 5 Nights/ 6 Days Chimpanzee Safaris in Tanzania: 3 Nights trip at Gombe National Park, 2 Nights in Kigoma.

Day 1: Arrival In Tanzania – Mahale Mountains National Park
Upon arrival at the Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania, our transfer service officer will personally meet all arriving guests. We will be standing outside the arrival section holding a signboard with your name on it. We will help you transfer to the local airport, where you will check in for your flight departing to Mahale Mountains National Park.

Arrive early evening at your local park airstrip, where you met by a camp representative and transferred via boat to Nkungwe Luxury Camp. Enjoy the rest of the day sitting by the lake on the white sandy shore sipping a cup of tea while enjoying the spectacular orange sun setting on the horizon while listening to the smooth ripples and waves from the lake’s ebb and flow.

Activities Included: Snorkeling; swimming; relaxation.

Overnight Accommodation: Nkungwe Luxury Camp

Day 2-4: Arrival In Tanzania – Mahale Mountains National Park
After an early morning breakfast, depart for a full day of trekking in Mahale Mountains National Park with the opportunity to view chimpanzees in their natural habitat.

Guest visiting Mahale Mountains National Park will have the opportunity to experience the park through sight and sound. Upon sighting a chimp group, guests will have the ability to experience/examine the behavioral characteristics of these highly advanced and sophisticated animals from a distance, which sometimes includes grooming, use of simplified tools, male dominance, and/or mating rituals. Chimpanzees are part of the ape family and share a special genetic relationship with human beings, over 99%, making them the closest relative of modern man.

Just like humans, chimps share common physical and behavioral patterns with men such as have large brain, social characteristics and intelligence. Although Chimpanzee viewing is normally the focus of attention when visiting Mahale Mountains, keen clients will be able to hear the sounds of the insects, butterflies, birds and also other chimpanzees in other parts of the forest. Other mammals noted at Mahale include: giant squirrel, red-legged sun squirrel, brush-tailed porcupine, Angolan black-and-white colobus bushy-tailed mongoose and Sharpe's grysbok.

Return to Nkungwe Luxury Camp at the completion of your trekking experience and relax by the lake. Spend the rest of evening after dinner by the campfire discussing your experiences or just gazing at the stars on a calm and clear African night.

Activities Included: Chimp tracking & viewing experience on foot; snorkeling; swimming; relaxation.

Other Experiences Available Additionally: Fishing; fly camping.

Overnight Accommodation: Nkungwe Luxury Camp

Day 5: Mahale Mountains National Park – Arusha

After breakfast, transfer to the park airstrip where you will continue on to Arusha, arriving late afternoon. Upon arrival, our transfer service officer will personally meet all arriving guests. Transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport for your outbound international flight.

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