Mahale Mountains National Park

Located in the Mahale Mountains, the park offers authentic safari experiences especially if you are not a fan of big crowds. The park lies on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika in Kigoma region of Tanzania. Mahale National Park was established mainly to protect the thousands of endangered chimpanzees that live in the region. Among other things, it is famous for gorgeous sunsets over Lake Tanganyika.

Mahale is endowed with diverse habitats including grasslands, alpine bamboo, woodlands and montane rainforests which shelter more than 50 recorded wildlife species. Some of these include; chimpanzees, vervet monkeys, red colobus monkeys, olive baboons, leopards, and antelopes, among others. Safari goers to Mahale National Park enjoy chimpanzee trekking, forest walks, bird watching, hiking, and sport fishing. The best time to visit the park is during the months of July to October – in the dry season when the chimpanzees gather by the lake shores in large groups.