One to three hours Easy
Fish eagles, fishing villages and sunsets over the Congo hills on the world’s longest freshwater lake.
Lake Tanganyika is the second-deepest lake in the world and the only way to reach Gombe and Mahale. Once you are there, a boat trip along the shore is the perfect rest day between chimpanzee treks.
Expect Palm-nut Vultures and fish eagles on the shoreline, hippos in the river mouths, and the chance to snorkel among the lake’s brightly coloured cichlid fish in clear water.
Destinations
Boat trips on Lake Tanganyika is part of the day in these destinations. Pick one to see its wildlife, birds and the safaris that go there.
Clear lake, western forest birds and the gateway to Gombe and Mahale.
Track wild chimpanzees in the forests where Jane Goodall began her research.
Keep exploring
The heart of every safari: a private 4x4 with a pop-up roof, your own guide, and the whole day to follow the wildlife.
More than 1,100 species, dozens of endemics, and guides who find most birds by ear. Our speciality.
Leave the vehicle behind. Walk with a ranger to a waterfall, across the plains, or into Eastern Arc forest.
A quiet paddle past flamingos and hippos, with Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro on the skyline.
Six hours on the floor of the world’s largest intact caldera, with lions, rhino and 25,000 animals in view.
Drift over the plains at sunrise, then land to a champagne breakfast in the bush.
Follow trackers into the forest above Lake Tanganyika and spend an hour with wild chimpanzees.
Spotlights, genets and bushbabies. See the park after dark, when a different cast of animals comes out.
Tell us your dates and the birds or animals you most want to see. We’ll reply within 24 hours with a route and a full quote.
