Gombe Stream National Park

Size: 52 sq km (20 sq miles)
Established: 1968
Distance from Arusha: To Kigoma it is roughly 1,020 km (633 miles) – about 4 hours by plane and from Kigoma to Gombe is 16 km (9 miles).

Most popular tours visiting Gombe Stream National Park:

We organize excursions to Gombe Stream National Park as tailor-made-tours only. Please contact our travel consultants or a bespoke itinerary.

Description

The tiny Gombe stream national park is located on the north-eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika near the border with Burundi. Even though it is the smallest park in the Tanzania, it has become world-famous through the pioneering work of the passionate Dr Jane Goodall who came to study the behaviour of chimpanzees.
The landscape of the park is made up of steep valleys, streams and rivers. The vegetation changes from tropical rainforests, alpine bamboo to grasslands – similar to that of neighbouring Mahale Mountains National Park. Air charters land in Kigoma, but accessibility into the park is limited to boats departing from Kigoma town.