Western Circuit Destinations

Overview

Explore the captivating Western Circuit Nestled within the breathtaking Great Rift Valley, you’ll discover the enchanting inland lakes of Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. These remarkable bodies of water are just the beginning of the wonders that await you in the Western Circuit.What sets the Western Circuit apart is its exclusive opportunity to witness chimpanzees in their natural habitat. With three national parks to choose from, this is your best chance to observe these incredible creatures up close and personal. The Western Circuit is a unique blend of cultures, rainfall patterns, and flora, combining the best of western Africa and East

 

Africa. This fusion creates a truly distinctive experience that can only be found in this compact region. While the Western Circuit is often combined with the southern or northern circuits, it is a destination that deserves to be explored in its own right. Though remote, the effort to reach this hidden gem is well worth it. Prepare to embark on an adventure that will take you on thrilling journeys by both aircraft and boat, unveiling the mesmerizing beauty of Tanzania’s Western Circuit.

Gombe Stream National Park

Gombe Stream National Park is situated in the western border of Tanzania, and is easily accessible by boat from Kigoma town which is 16 km to the south. With an area of only 52 square km, Gombe Stream is one of the smallest National Parks in Tanzania, comprising a narrow strip of mountainous country bounded in the east by the crest of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, and in the west by Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest and second deepest at 1400 meters deep. Gombe Stream, like its sister game park of Mahale Mountains to the south, is a park without roads, where you can experience nature on foot accompanied by the park guide. The park’s vegetation varies from the evergreen forests of tall trees to open woodlands and grasslands. The park’s most special feature is its chimpanzees, made famous by Jane Goodall’s study. Chimpanzees are classed as one of the worlds’s endangered species, and is the primary visitor attraction in Gombe. Other common mammals found are forest species, mostly primates including baboons, blue monkeys, vervet monkeys, red tailed monkeys and red colobus monkeys. There are more 200 species of birds in Gombe Stream National Park.

Burigi National Park

The National Park is situated close to the border of lake Victoria ,boarder of Rwanda and is surrounded by the wondrous waters of the kagera River and Lake Burigi
One of the special features about the wild life of this park is that one of the largest antelopes of the world the statuesque Cape eland is found here
Burigi – Chato National Park the typical grasslands of the African Savannah. Burigi-Chato National Park also involves the other ecosystems of Rwanda kagera National Park and Uganda’s Kikati game reserve, rangeland are to the north of the Katungo River and the lake Mburo National park.
This National Park is set among the pictorial beauty of the lakes and the riverside which is a delight for the eyes of any tourist.
The National Park has a wide collection of wildlife and some of them are elephant, buffaloes, antelopes, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, chimpanzees, gorillas and chimpanzees.
Some rare species of birds are also found in the Burigi-Biharamulo, Kimisi, Ibanda and Rumanyika National Park and some of them are fish eagles, papyrus ganolek, and bizarre shoebill stork.
It also extends to the eastern side towards the Kimisi , Burigi -Biharamulo, Ibanda and Rumanyika National Park Tanzania and also to the Akagera National park in the west. So just book a trip to this amazing national park.