$ 4,150 3 nights Chada /4 nights Greystoke  Flights to/from Arusha  Monday departure
$ 3,950  4 nights Chada/3 nights Greystoke  Flights to/from Arusha  Thursday departure

Accommodations in Chada Tented Camp and Mahale Greystoke Tented Camp
 

Day One (Charter from Arusha or Northern Parks to  Katavi or from Dar to Ruaha to Katavi)
Arrive in Katavi National Park in time for lunch. Afternoon game drive and evening walk.

Days Two-Three: Katavi

Each day will be different in this untouched wilderness, taking you to the most secret parts of the park, by foot or in open landrovers. Early mornings - when the air is cool - you’ll walk* with guides to spy on the hippo pods in “Flat Dog (Crocodile) Creek”; standing absolutely still as a herd of elephant passes by; moving across the land at animal pace and taking in the power and beauty of this place. 

As the day warms up, you might return to camp for food or find lavish picnic breakfasts, brunches, lunches laid out under shady trees. Landrovers will arrive to take you longer distances - circling the great herds of buffalo, looking for the prides of lions that stalk them continually - following the meandering rivers, crossing the tamarind forests in search of eland, sable and roan antelope. In the evenings we’ll retreat to camp, candlelit dinners under canvas, while the hyenas screech on the plains. 

Wherever you go, the shere numbers, variety and vitality of the Katavi game will blow you mind. For a wildlife fanatic, it’s one of the most exciting places on earth.After three miraculous days in Katavi, just when you didn’t think things could get any better, you are taken to another dream world :

*Landrovers available for those who don’t want  to walk

Day Four: To Mahale
A short morning flight – less than an hour, takes you across the unbroken wilderness of western Tanzania to the Mahale Mountains. The airstrip borders the sparkling blue of Lake Tanganyika, on whose shoreline lies Mahale Camp. On our forty foot wooden dhow, you’ll take  a gentle voyage down the lake to the camp beach. Arrive an hour and a half later. Short forest walk to attune in the early evening.
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Day Five-Six-Seven: Mahale
Mornings you’ll be chimpanzee tracking in the fairy tale Mahale forests. This can take anything from half an hour to catch up with them, to the whole morning. Once amongst them, you’ll have an hour to watch as they live out their daily lives, right in front of you.

Afternoons and time away from the chimpanzees can be enjoyed by further exploring the forest (nine types of primate alone live in Mahale), boating expeditions for fishing, birding, snorkelling or relaxing on the soft sand beach and taking the crystal clear waters of Lake Tanganyika as the sun goes down. 

On fine evenings, we’ll have barbecues, dinners on the dhow, or simply razz it up in the splendid Mahale Mess.

Departure Day
After a leisurely start , we’ll leave camp and take a boat back to the airstrip with a pack-lunch, for a flight to your next destination, where you’ll arrive mid-afternoon. 

Connecting flights to Ruaha and on to Dar es Salaam are available at an extra charge.

Day One 

Morning departure from Arusha  or park strip for four-hour flight to remote Western Tanzania, to arrive at the park boundary by lunchtime. Guests from Dar es Salaam will fly into Kigoma and be met for charter flight to the park. A picnic will be laid out on the Isabella, our 40-foot solid mahogany dhow, to enjoy during a gentle Lake Tanganyika voyage down the shoreline to the camp beach. Arrive an hour and a half later. Short forest walk to attune in the early evening

Days Two-Three [and four if 4 night safari]
Mornings will be devoted to chimpanzee tracking. This can take anything from half an hour to catch up with them, to the whole morning. Once amongst them, you’ll have an hour to watch as they groom, wrestle on the forest floor or forage fruit in the trees around you, mere feet away.

Afternoons and time away from the chimpanzees can be enjoyed by further exploring the forest (nine types of primate alone live in Mahale), boating expeditions, birding, snorkeling or relaxing on the soft sand beach and taking the crystal clear waters of Lake Tanganyika as the sun goes down. 

On fine evenings, we’ll have barbecues, dinners on the dhow, or simply razz it up in the splendid Mahale Mess, half Tongwe chapel, half beached galleon.

Last day  -return 
After an early breakfast , we’ll leave camp and take a boat back to the airstrip with a pack-lunch. You’ll  fly back to Arusha or on to Ruaha to connect with the Coastal Air flight to Dar es Salaam. Arrive Dar in the mid-afternoon.

4-12 days Mahale and or Gombe Streams National Parks
from $600 - $2900

Trip starts and ends in Kigoma with first and last night at Kigoma Hilltop Hotel
Boat or Tankanyika Steamer transfers to the parks.

Include

* Pick up and drop at Kigoma airport
* Full board accommodation at Kigoma Hilltop Hote and at the parks.
* Boat hiring charges to Gombe & Mahale National Parks as per itinerary.
* Guided activities including Chimpanzee Visits
* Return fare for Steamer- Kigoma/ Lagosa/ Kigoma- 1st Class.
* Pick up and drop by boat at Mahale airstrip or from the steamer at Lagosa. 
* Air charter charges. 
* Park entrance fees at Gombe & Mahale National Parks as per itineary
* Accommodation at Mahale will be in  “Nkungwe” Luxury Tented camp.
* Accommodation at Gombe will be in Tanapa’s Resthouse or Hostel.
* Accommodation fees at Gombe & Mahale National Parks as per itineary
* Guide fees at Gombe & Mahale National Parks as per itineary
* Shuttle service for sightseeing in Kigoma town.
* Visit to Dr. Livingstone memorial.
* Professional tour guide.
* Government taxes.

Excludes
* Drinks
* Laundry
* Tips to guides and staff