Best Time to Visit Gombe Stream National Park
Gombe Stream National Park is a Chimpanzee prime destination for adventurous primate safaris in western Tanzania, the Best Time to Visit Gombe Stream National Park usually depends on the chimpanzee trekking experiences and the climate conditions favorable for the most remarkable chimpanzee and other primate encounters.
Gombe Steam National Park receives two seasons that is the dry and wet seasons, and the park can be visited all year round, however, during the wet season, poses particular problems due to the rain, this period of rains between November to April is considered out of season, access to the National park and chimpanzee trekking which is the main draw for tourists to the park is difficult. Travel is extremely expensive and logistical costs increase as access to the park becomes more difficult, The chimpanzee families are reasonably accessible on two to five-hour treks through the tropical forests of the Park, but during this season especially in the long rains of March to May, chimpanzees are far ranging and may not always be found, as they tend to move higher up the mountains.
In the dry season from May to October, there is very little rain or none at all with plenty of sunshine, although later in the year a fine haze can impede viewing conditions., few mosquitoes during the day and Chimpanzees generally stay on the lower slopes during this period and are easier to find, sometimes they can even be seen close to the camps or wandering along the sandy lake shore and thus the dry season of June to October is the Best Time to Visit Gombe Stream National Park.
In addition, however, we can’t say that in the short dry season between January and February is not favorable because the park is not so wet and not difficult to trek thus can also be considered as Best Time to Visit Gombe Stream National Park, and also between December to March is the best time for bird watching, with hundreds of migratory and resident species, such as pelicans, storks, ospreys, vultures and many more in full breeding plumage, Many of them are forest species, require more time in Gombe to spot, but most rewarding.