Tourist Activities in Gombe Stream National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking: this is the major of Tourist Activities in Gombe Stream National Park, the park is a great place to see the chimpanzees up close and on the personal encounter as many of the family groups are habituated to humans. Walking up the hilly forested slopes to the primate territories is the undoubted highlight of any visitor to Gombe Stream with instant pant hoot calls of chimps as you come closer within meters to these incredible primates, Their instantly recognizable pant-hoot call builds the excitement as you are likely to come within meters of these incredible animals sharing 98% of their DNA with humans. There is a feeling of understanding as you make eye contact, almost as if you are both pieces of knowledge of the thin border between the two of you, and being a primates territory you will encounter with other several primates which include the Monkeys that can be spotted swinging around forest canopies building the excitement and magnificent experience with the chimpanzees, baboons, some reptiles, bush pigs, and elephants.
Hiking: The National Park is a wilderness without roads, making it a perfect place for another of its Tourist Activities in Gombe Stream National Park, Get out and stretch your legs climbing the steep slopes forested with simple vegetation to hike through, you can hike to Dr Livingstone’s campsite which was also Jane Goodall’s first place for his foundation and this will give you rewards of encounters with some of the park’s native inhabitants in their natural habitats.
Swimming: You can engage in breathtaking splendid adventures on Lake Tanganyika after your chimpanzee trek as you swim or snorkel through the fresh blue waters, watch different colorful fish species and also sport fishing can be offered with an experienced fishing guide.
Bird watching: another exciting of the Tourist Activities in Gombe Stream National Park is Bird watching, birdwatchers will be particularly be fascinated by the park’s extraordinary birdlife through guided nature walks in its forests that offer over 200 species of birds with a cross-section of East African grassland birds and West African forest species.
Boat safaris: after your encounter with chimpanzees in the forested steep slopes, you can take a boat safari on the blue waters of Lake Tanganyika in a wooden boat and get to explore this large lake with its inhabitants especially the 100 kinds of colorful fish species.