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Mahale Mountains National Park - Mahale Safaris and Where to StayMahale Mountains is a very special safari destination, set apart from alternatives in character, location and style.
This isolated safari destination on Lake Tanganyika provides unparalleled opportunities to witness wild groups of habituated and un-habituated chimpanzees in an exceptional natural environment.
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Mahale Mountains National Park This vast stretch of tropical forested National Park meets the lapping fresh waters of Lake Tanganyika along a pale sandy shore. Here visitors can combine an unusual and intense safari experience with an exceptional beach holiday on the banks of the worlds longest freshwater lake, snorkelling and fishing and then setting off into the forest to follow the trail of our primeval ancestors.
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Exploring Mahale Mountains, Walking TrailsThe sun rises over the lake and sets behind the mountains, extending up to 2,462 m at Nkungwe Peak. There are no roads in the park; all the trails are walking routes. Numerous pathways and tracks allow visitors to enjoy fabulous forest walks, with varied wildlife encounters. Hundreds of coloured butterflies (over 30 species) and forest birds dart across the sunlit paths, and the odd otter may be met near the lake.
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Mahale Wildlife Mahale paths are wandered by warthog and bushpig, and elephant, buffalo, yellow baboons and monkeys favour the northern regions.The lower, southern reaches are the terrain of rare roan and sable antelope, kudu and eland in the shadow of leopard and lion. The tree canopy is the domain of giant squirrels and red-legged squirrels, and excitable troops of vervet, red colobus and white spot nose monkeys, as well as potentially a new subspecies of Angolan black and white colobus monkey found on Mt Nkungwe, and chimpanzees.
Trekking Mahale Chimps Most who travel the distances to be here come to experience the unusual company of the chimpanzees. Chimp trails can be tracked through the forest, in the company of guides or occasionally a friendly local primatologist, who will teach intrepid chimp followers how to spot signs of recent activity and hopefully, eventually, discover a troop of feisty chimpanzees at play.
Mahale Lodges Clicking on any of the links will bring up more information; our detailed view of the lodge, video, photos, key facts etc. However, since we have been to all these lodges ourselves, we would recommend a phone call or an email to help you to decide where to go.
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