Gombe Stream National Park

Gombe Stream National Park, nestled along the western border of Tanzania, is conveniently accessible by a 16-kilometer boat ride from Kigoma town. Covering an area of just 52 square kilometers, Gombe Stream is one of Tanzania's smallest national parks, featuring a narrow strip of mountainous terrain. It is bordered by the crest of the Great Rift Valley escarpment to the east and Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest and second-deepest lake, to the west.

Like its southern counterpart, Mahale Mountains National Park, Gombe Stream is a roadless sanctuary, inviting visitors to explore its natural beauty on foot, accompanied by a park guide. The park's vegetation ranges from evergreen forests with towering trees to open woodlands and grasslands. Gombe Stream's most notable residents are its chimpanzees, which gained worldwide fame through Jane Goodall's pioneering research. These endangered primates are the park's main attraction.

In addition to chimpanzees, Gombe Stream is home to various other forest-dwelling mammals, predominantly primates such as baboons, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, red-tailed monkeys, and red colobus monkeys. The park also boasts over 200 species of birds, making it a haven for birdwatchers.