Kigoma
Kigoma Is The Country’s Major Port On Huge Lake Tanga¬nyika. From Here You Can Catch A Steamer To Burundi Or Zambia. Kigoma Is The Closest Town To Gombe Stream National Park And Many Travelers Stay Here While In Transit To And From The Park. Kigoma Can Be Reached By Air, By Road Or By A Pleasant Two-And-One-Half-Day Train Ride From Dar Es Salaam.
Ujiji, A Small Town Six Miles South Of Kigoma, Is Where The Line, “Dr. Livingstone, I Presume” Was Spoken By Stanley In 1872. Buses Run There Regularly From The Kigoma Rail Station.
Accommodation - Tourist Class: * Aqua Lodge, Lo¬cated 50 Yards (50 M) From The Lake, Has Nine Rooms With Private Facilities.
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Gombe Stream National Park
Gombe Stream National Park Gombe Stream Is The Setting For Jane Goodall's Chimpan¬zee Studies, Her Films And Books, Including In The Shadow Of Man. This Remote 20-Square-Mile (52 Km2) Park Is Situated Along The Eastern Shores Of Lake Tanganyika Ten Miles North Of Kigoma In Remote Northwestern Tanzania. This Tiny Park Covers A Thin Strip Of Land Three Miles (5 Km) Wide And Stretches For Ten Miles (16 Km) Along Lake Tanga¬nyika. A Mountain Range Ascends Steeply From The Lake At An Altitude Of 2235 Feet (681 M) To Form Part Of The Eastern Wall Of The Western Branch Of The Great
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Forms Much Of The Western Border Of Tanzania And Is Indeed An "Inland Sea." This Is The World's Longest Lake (446 Mi./714 Km.) And The World's Second Deepest Lake (Over 4700 Ft./1433 M.). Only Lake Baikal In Russia Is Deeper, At Over 5700 Feet (1738 M). More Than 400 Species Offish Inhabit Lake Tanganyika's Clear Waters. Easiest Access To The Lake In Tanzania Is By Flying To Kigoma.
Mahale Mountains National Park
Mahale Mountains National Park Like Gombe Stream, The Main Attraction Of This Remote Park, Which Was Only Recently Gazetted In 1985, Is Being Able To Walk Among Large Populations Of Chimpanzees. The Chimps Have Been Studied By Japanese Researchers For More Than 20 Years, And Over 100 Of Them Have Been Habituated To Humans. Located About 95 Miles (150 Km) South Of Kigoma, This 609-Square-Mile (1577 Km2) Park Is Situated On The Eastern Shores Of Lake Tanganyika. The Mahale Mountains With Deep Ravines, Permanent Streams And Waterfalls Run Through The Center Of The Park, Forming The Eastern Wall Of The Great Rift