We have put together this special safari for nature lovers and history buffs who are looking for the extraordinary. We embark on chimpanzee tracking in the smallest and most exclusive national park. Only a small number of guests (approx. 350 a year) visit the most remote and untouched national park in Tanzania. On our wonderful trip to the GOMBE Stream National Park by Dr. Jane Goodall witness the sunrise over the picturesque Lake Tanganyika.
Our program for those interested in history includes a visit to the “Kigoma Railway Station” of the Central Line Train from the German colonial era and the tiny Ujiji with its stone monument with the adjacent “Livingstone Memorial Museum”. After years of searching, the journalist and researcher Henry Morton Stanley met the famous researcher Dr. Livingstone together. There, under the two mango trees, the search for the two African researchers ended with the world-famous phrase "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
If possible and on request, Ndoto Safari Ltd. organizes an exclusive and unique personal tour with the current captain "Titus" about the world-famous (The African Queen) MV Liemba (former Graf Götzen) also referred to as "the old lady" on which you can experience and feel over 100 years of history.
Individual arrival from Arusha / Kilimanjaro as an individual safari extension or alternatively as a short trip at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam (DAR). There your personal driver awaits you with refreshments (Omari / English speaking) for the transfer, depending on the traffic situation about 35 minutes in your booked hotel or with early arrival there is the possibility of visiting the sights of Dar es Salaam. Your personal driver will gladly show you the sights of Dar es Salaam and the surrounding area. Dinner (D) and overnight at Southern Sun / Dar es Salaam
Southern Sun
Southern SunWell rested and well rested after a hearty breakfast, we will take you to the International Airport (DAR) for your domestic flight via Tabora to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika. At the airport of Kigoma, your personal guide (Iddy S./ English speaking) and a driver from the Ndoto Safari Team will welcome you. Transfer (5 km) from Kigoma Airport (TKQ) for lunch and rest in your beautifully located hotel with spectacular views of Lake Tanganyika.
In the afternoon you drive to the small town of Ujiji, which is only 8 km away from Kigoma. Ujiji owes his fame to the encounter in 1871 between the journalist and researcher Henry Morton Stanley and the famous researcher Dr. Livingstone. At this point, the long-term search on behalf of an English publisher under the two mango trees was completed with the world-famous phrase "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" We visit the historic site with its stone monument with the offshoots of the original mango trees and the adjacent "Livingstone Memorial Museum" with exhibited historical documents, artifacts and prints on the East African slave trade and a reenactment of the famous encounter scene of the two African naturalists.
Then we go on a search for traces of the German colonial era and we stop at the old station, the terminus of the Central Line Train "Kigoma Railway Station" and the "Kaiser House" that was built for the German Emperor. Meals (B, L, D) and accommodation at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel
Livingstone Memorial Museum in Ujiji
Today is the highlight with the chimpanzee tracking on the program. You visit the smallest and most exclusive park of Tanzania with its well habituated chimpanzee population due to the longtime work of Dr. Jane Goodall. The drive to the park entrance of the Gombe Stream National Park is about 2 hours and we start early in the morning around 6:00 to experience the sunrise on Lake Tanganyika. In addition, we would like to reach the park early because the chimpanzees are active in the morning for food intake. Enjoy the drive in the boat from the Tanzania National Parks Authority over the crystal-clear Lake Tanganyika and let the lakeshore with its idyllic villages and the shore of the beach where baboons already pass by.
After you have reached the park (Kasakela) with its pebble beach, a briefing by your guide follows the special rules of conduct in Gombe NP *. You walk a short distance along the coastline and then turn left into the tropical rainforest of Gombe NP. You follow your ranger through the dense rainforest over partly rocky and steep slopes in search of the chimpanzees. The Gombe Stream National Park is home to the chimpanzees as the main attraction and other primates such as red colobus, diadem and green monkeys and occasionally can be seen white-necked hussar monkeys.
The Gombe NP also includes bush hogs, civet and genus cats, Anubis baboons and many species of butterflies. On your hike you pass the idyllic Kakombe waterfall, which is a welcome refreshment. In the afternoon you return to your hotel in Kigoma. Delicious dinners overlooking the coast of the Danube Congo let you reflect on your past experiences. Meals (B, L/L, D) and accommodation at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel
Chimpanzees in the Gombe Stream National Park
Gombe Stream National Park
After breakfast, before your domestic flight to Dar es Salaam or for your further individual safari extension, you can request a visit to the floating legends, the "MV Liemba". (Prerequisite: MV Liemba is anchored in the port of Kigoma or anchored for maintenance and repair work). Experience the special and extraordinary with Ndoto Safari. Such experiences can only be offered to you and no other tour operator. Because of our personal relationships and local contacts in Kigoma, a personal leadership of the current captain Benjamin Mnyanyi "Titus" of M.V. Liemba be organized. The MV Liemba (1.300t) has a unique history and is also known as the former "Graf Götzen" and is the only passenger ship on Lake Tanganyika. In 1913, the steamboat was built by the Meyer shipyard and packed in 5,000 boxes to be transported to Lake Tanganyika.
Here you can experience over 100 years of history and feel first-hand!
Transfer to Kigoma airport for your domestic flight to Dar es Salaam and transfer to your booked hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure: Meals (B/D) and overnight at Southern Sun / Dar es Salaam
MV Liemba
MV LiembaAfter breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in Dar es Salaam and unfortunately it is time to say goodbye. Individual return flight or flight to your affiliate program. Breakfast (B) Southern Sun / Dar es Salaam
Airfield in Kigoma
Hints / Tips: Best travel time: Gombe can be visited all year round. As the low-rain months in late May and June to October and the other months recommend, as the animals are easier to detect and observe due to reduced activity. In the months of March and April, some lodges and camps are closed. The Gombe Stream National Park can only be reached by boat.
Beach on the Gombe Stream National Park* Rules of Conduct / Park: The Gombe Stream National Park is a high humidity tropical rain forest with a chimpanzee population of currently around 200 animals. Since the animals are very well habituiert and the exact location of residence and movement profiles are known, a sighting is almost 100% guaranteed. Guests are only allowed to spend an hour with the chimpanzees and watch. After the hour, another chimpanzee group can be found free of charge. The group size including Ranger may not exceed 6 people. The wearing of a respirator due to the risk of infection (Genetically up to 99% identical to humans) for the animals is mandatory and mandatory. Diseased park visitors can be denied access by the park administration. A parking entrance fee refund is not possible. Be sure to follow the instructions of the specially trained guides of the park administration. The park entry per person amounts to 118, - US $ / day (admission only for adults over 16 years).
** Health: The possible several hours of hiking (uphill) in high-altitude, dense rainforest requires good physical fitness and endurance. A chimpanzee excursion can be a strenuous hike (possible 3-4h) and physical fitness should be prerequisite to this unique experience. Please think of sunscreen and mosquito repellent as well as needed medication.
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