Gombe National Park is a small park on Lake Tanganyika in which to live one of the greatest emotions: the clouse encounter with our closest genetic relatives, the chimpanzees. The park is a narrow strip of land close to the eastern escarpment of the Rift Valley. From its peaks flow rushing streams that flow into Lake Tanganyika.
The park is known worldwide as the research center where Jane Goodall dedicated her life to the study of chimpanzees.
There are about 100 individuals in the park, living in three communities, the largest of which is the one studied by Jane Goodall, the Kasekela community, composed of about 45 chimpanzees.
Walking tracking with the guide allows close encounters with eight different species of primates in the dense forest. Primates are not bothered by people and let themselves be approached. It is very easy to encounter the chimpanzees, but it cannot be guaranteed: the park is not a zoo.
The best season for sightings is the rainy season, but in March and April the trails are impassable.
The Gombe is accessible only by boat.