Lake Tanganyika – Western Tanzania
Greystoke
Mahale is situated 200 miles down the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika
in western Tanzania. You couldn’t get much more remote–
there are no roads within 40 miles of camp and even they are dirt
tracks – access is only by light aircraft and then an hour’s
journey by dhow. This unusual camp is stunningly located –at
the base of huge mountains lush with semi-tropical forest, on a
huge crescent of white beach – looking out across the clear
waters of Lake Tanganyika.
This
most spectacular & isolated of settings is home to the world’s
largest known population of chimpanzees, with approximately 1000
individuals inhabiting the Mahale Mountains National Park, making
Greystoke Mahale one of the world’s premiere locations for
observing & photographing chimpanzees.
Greystoke Mahale
is the perfect interlude to a gameviewing itinerary.
Summary:
Just 12 guests are accommodated in open fronted cottages or bandas
made from dhow wood, on the forest edge overlooking the pristine
beach. Each banda has its own dressing room, upper chill-out deck
& bathrooms set close behind. There is a large dining area with
library & bar and a second separate bar area on a headland overlooking
the lake.
Activities:
- Chimp
tracking, forest walks
(lots of other primates, mammals, birds, butterflies & orchids),
- boat
trips and kayaks
- swimming,
snorkelling & fishing
Best Time:
Mid-May to end of October
Rates (in US dollars):Rates $868 per person per night with a single supplment of $175 plus park entry fees & chimp permits which are currently
$80 per person per day.
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