- Address: SLP 185, Kigoma, Tanzania
- Phone: +255 272 504 082
- Fax: +255 272 508 216
- E-mail: chimps@tanzaniaparks.com
- Website: tanzaniaparks.com/gombe.html
- Area: 52 km²
- Date of foundation: 1968.
- The cost of visiting: adult - $ 100, children from 5 to 16 years - $ 20, children under 5 - free of charge
Tanzania National Park Gombe Stream is located in the west of the country, literally on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. Despite the fact that this is the smallest reserve on the territory of the state, there is someone to admire and see what to see. The "foundation" of the park is tropical forests on hilly slopes and picturesque river valleys that stretch across the whole territory. The ecosystem of the park also boasts the presence of small waterfalls and bamboo groves. The beauty of the pristine nature, sandy beaches and the possibility of diving every year attract thousands of tourists to Gombe Stream.
For reference
The reserve was founded in 1968 by an English lady named Jane Goodall. Jane devoted most of her life to primatology. She is an ethologic scientist, an anthropologist and UN peace ambassador. In 1960, Jane, armed with the support of the famous anthropologist Luis Leakey, founded a small research station, where she later opened a scientific project. His goal was to study primates in their natural habitat. This project, by the way, continues to this day, and only one of the original chimpanzee group - the female Fifi, who was only 3 years old at the time of the project's opening.
Inhabitants of Gombe Stream
Thanks to Jane Goodall, today a lot of monkeys live in the Gombe Stream reserve, the main part of the population of which are chimpanzees. Also in the park you can find red colobus and baboon anubis, olive baboons and siren. In addition to the primates, in the park you can meet hippos and leopards, forest antelope and various snakes. All of them also consider Gombe Stream in Tanzania their home.
The park is home to about 200 species of birds, which do not claim to be the main attraction of Gombe Stream, however, whatever one may say, add a unique reserve to the reserve. Among them there is a fire sparrow, a tropical bob, a paradise flytrap, and even a crowned eagle.
In the Gombe Stream reserve, there is an opportunity to go hiking, trekking to a chimpanzee and exploring the underwater world of the lake with a mask and a tube. Do not worry if you stayed in the park all day, you did not notice any chimpanzees. This is not a zoo, so you can not always track primates.
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Where can I stop?
Naturally, any guest of the reserve is interested in the question of where you can spend the night. The cost of living in the park, by the way, is 20 USD per day. On the territory there is a self-catering hostel, as well as a small house, which, of course, will stay somewhat more expensive. If you want to experience all the delights of the trip, a camping is organized on the lake shore. Perhaps the last option is the most interesting, but not too comfortable.
To the tourist on a note
Getting to Gombe Stream is quite difficult, because you can do it exclusively on a boat. The national park is located 20 kilometers from the city of Kigoma . The way from here will be around an hour, if you get on a motor boat, and at least three hours if you use the services of a local lake taxi. Kigoma with Arusha and Donne are united by regular flights, and Mwanza , Kigoma and Dar are connected by a railway.
The park has strict rules of conduct, it is worth familiarizing with. Their fulfillment guarantees both your own safety, and the safety of primates and other animals.
The best time to visit
From February to June and from November to mid-December in Kigoma, the rainy season, so it's better to come to the reserve at another time. The likelihood of seeing chimpanzees increases in the dry period, which lasts from July to October. In January, the weather also has a good visit to the park.
Price list
For the entrance to the reserve, an adult must pay 100 USD. For local (citizens of Tanzania) the cost is half the price - 50 USD. For children from 5 to 16 years have to pay 20 USD, when for young Tanzanians only 10 USD. Children under 5 years, regardless of citizenship, can enter the park for free. If you want to use the services of a guide, cook 10 USD.
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