Mahale Mountains

Highlights

The park is located in western Tanzania and borders the Gombe National Park. It is situated on a peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and there are no roads to get to Mahale, the last stretch has to be done by boat. The main attraction is the chimpanzees. There are about 800 chimpanzees in the park, of which about 60 individuals of the Mimikere group are very accustomed to humans.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Mahale Mountains is the Rainforest.

The park is a chain of wild, jungle-clad peaks rising almost 2 km above the shore of the azure waters of Lake Tanganyika. The geography of this classic Rift Valley lake, with its steep banks and white sandy beaches, is best explored on a dhow ride. A hike to a beautiful waterfall in the rainforest is another activity.

Entrance gate