Journey stop 7 of 7

Gombe Stream National Park

See this location as part of Western Tanzania Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Destination

23.0 km on Kigoma to Gombe by boat

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

This stop on the Journey The current stop is gold. Adjacent stops and the route into or away from it provide context.

Route context

Arriving and continuing

These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Gombe Stream National Park, not the destination in general.

Arriving from

Kigoma

Ferry / boat · about 120 minutes

Service must be requested or arranged.

Gombe has no road access. Travel north from Kigoma by arranged boat and allow for changing weather and lake conditions.

Kigoma to Gombe by boat 0 → 23.0 km · 23.0 km Approximate Lake Tanganyika route from Kigoma port to Gombe's visitor shoreline. TANAPA identifies boat travel from Kigoma as the required access because no road reaches the park.

At this stop

Finish with a boat-accessed chimpanzee trek in Gombe's steep forest.