Lake Tanganyika stretches 673 km down the Albertine Rift, making it the longest freshwater lake in the world. It is also the second deepest at 1,470 m and among the oldest lakes on earth, which is why so much of what lives in it lives nowhere else.
More than 250 cichlid species have evolved here, most of them endemic, and the water is startlingly clear. The lake is also the thread that ties western Tanzania together — Gombe and Mahale both sit on its shore, and Kigoma is the gateway to both.
May to October, matching the dry season for chimp trekking at Gombe and Mahale.
673 km long and 1,470 m deep — it holds roughly 16% of the world's available fresh water.
More than 250 species, the overwhelming majority endemic to this single lake.
Fly to Kigoma from Dar es Salaam or Arusha; boats run from there along the shore.
Most visits combine lake time with chimpanzee trekking at Gombe or Mahale, travelling between them by boat along the shoreline.
Lake, chimps and total isolation. Tell us how long you have and we'll shape it.
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