🇹🇿 Tanzania Lake Tanganyika shore 1 tour

Gombe Stream National Park

The smallest Tanzanian park — and the birthplace of modern chimpanzee research under Jane Goodall.

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Country

🇹🇿 Tanzania

Region

Lake Tanganyika shore

Best time

May–October

Coordinates

-4.670, 29.630

About Gombe Stream National Park

Gombe is tiny (56 km²) and famous only for its chimpanzees — yet is one of the most important primate sites on Earth. Jane Goodall began her Gombe research in July 1960 and continues to support the station today. The Kasekela community of 50+ chimpanzees is fully habituated. Access is by boat from Kigoma (2 hours). Baboons, olive and red-tail monkeys also abound.

Highlights

  • Jane Goodall's research site since 1960
  • Kasekela habituated chimp community
  • Boat access from Kigoma
  • Smallest Tanzanian NP — 56 km²
Live forecast · Gombe Stream National Park
25°C Clear sky · 9 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 27° 22° 💧 1.0mm
  2. 🌦 25° 21° 💧 2.8mm
  3. ⛈ 24° 22° 💧 3.3mm
  4. ⛈ 25° 21° 💧 2.0mm
  5. 🌦 24° 22° 💧 2.1mm
  6. 🌦 25° 21° 💧 1.8mm
  7. 🌦 26° 21° 💧 1.2mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Gombe Stream National Park

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Pied Crow
2026-01-11 · Kigoma Urban
African Pied Wagtail
2026-04-05 · Kigoma Urban
Pied Kingfisher
2026-04-04 · Kigoma Urban
Pan troglodytes
2025-03-14 · Tanzania, United Republic of
Atheris rungweensis
2025-03-13 · Tanzania, United Republic of
Pan troglodytes
2025-03-15 · Tanzania, United Republic of
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

May–October

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