Mahale Mountains National Park
Forested mountains rising straight from the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, home to wild chimpanzees. Visitors hike up into the forest with park guides to spend a strictly limited hour with a habituated group.
About 1,000 chimpanzees live in Mahale's forests. One group, known as the M Group, is habituated to people, and time with them is kept to one hour. Red colobus, Angolan colobus, blue and red-tailed monkeys, baboons and leopard also live in the park.
Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world and holds hundreds of fish species, including brightly coloured cichlids. Kayaking, swimming, snorkelling and fishing are possible from the shore.
Most visitors arrive on scheduled flights, often routed through Katavi, and transfer to the lodges by boat. The park can also be reached by boat from Kigoma.
Wildlife
- Chimpanzee
- Red colobus
- Angolan colobus
- Blue monkey
- Red-tailed monkey
- Leopard