Description: Mahale National Park is home to some of the last remaining wild chimpanzees: a population of roughly 800. Tracking the chimps is a fascinating experience.
It’s likely that you will observe them grooming each other in small groups, squabbling noisily, or bounding from tree to tree swinging on vines.
Watching a mother chimp with her offspring is truly remarkable. Difficult to reach and relatively expensive, Mahale has few visitors each year. And although chimpanzees are admittedly the main attraction, the park supports a diverse forest fauna, including troops of red colobus, red-tailed and blue monkeys, and a colorful array of forest birds.
You can also take a dip in the unbelievably clear waters of the world’s longest, second-deepest and least-polluted freshwater lake!
Location: Can only be reached by shared charter flight from Arusha. Combines well with a visit to Katavi National Park.
Things 2 Do: Chimpanzee Trekking, Hiking, Swimming/Snorkeling and Fishing
Time: Requires 3 or 4 night visit. Avoid Apr-May rainy season, though the November rains can be managed.
Animals: Chimpanzees, Red Colobus, Red-Tailed and Blue Monkeys and many colorful Birds.
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Casey is extremely personable and very easy to talk to. He listens to you and understands your individual circumstances and he advised me with suggestions I may not have thought of or don’t know when traveling to a new country. For example, the time I spent with the different tribes in Tanzania and which tribal communities I would enjoy visiting and learning about. I would highly recommend him.
Casey also revised my itinerary numerous times to accommodate my dates and what I wanted to see.
The best part of my experience with A2T was that they especially arranged for me to experience the Great Migration of the Wildebeests.”