Situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Gombe Forest Lodge has been designed with every comfort in mind, whilst minimizing the disturbance and impact on such a stunning environment. This is the only tented camp in the Park, and is used exclusively by our clients. The lodge’s spacious luxury tents set on wooden platforms are shaded by huge mango trees along the lake shore, each tent featuring a writing desk and en-suite facilities with hot and cold running water.
Sitting in the Uvivu chairs outside your tent you can view the deep blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, with the breathtaking sunsets outlining the Congo Mountains, and see the silhouettes of local fishermen setting their lanterns to illuminate the lake like fireflies during the darkest of nights. After a hard day of climbing hills tracking Chimpanzees, Gombe Forest Lodge is the perfect place to wind down, be pampered and re-energised for your next adventure.
Gombe Forest Lodge has 5 double tents and 2 twin tents, built on raised wooden decks, and accommodates a maximum of 14 guests. Each tented bedroom is equipped with an en-suite bathroom, glassed shower, flush toilet, and a sink basin which has cold and hot water available throughout the day. Other features include a luggage rack, bed-side tables, working desk and chair, a closet equipped with hangers, a roofed porch with table and chairs, and a completely enclosed mosquito netting around the beds.
At Gombe Forest Lodge guests are given the option of eating in tented dining room, or on the beach. Breakfast is a feast of cereals, fruits, yogurts, toast, a variety of cooked options(eggs, bacon, sausage, etc.) and a variety of fruits juices, tea, and coffee. Lunch and dinner include barbeque's on the beach, a variety of salads, and sweet desserts. Vegetarian and other dietary meals are available, but must be request in advance.
Activities in and around the lodge include a variety of forest and waterfall walks, swimming and snorkeling in the lake, boat trips, game viewing, and many other game treks. Gombe Stream National Park is an excellent spot to view wildlife, but is most famous for it chimpanzee population. Aside from chimpanzee viewing, many other species of primates live in Gombe Stream’s tropical forests. Vervet and colobus monkeys, baboons, forest pigs and small antelope inhabit the dense forest, in addition to a wide variety of tropical birdlife and fantastic butterflies.
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