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Travel circuit · 3 regions
Lake & Western
Lake Victoria's rock city, Tanganyika's chimps, and Katavi's raw wilderness.
The far west: Mwanza on Lake Victoria, Kigoma and the chimpanzee forests of Gombe and Mahale on Lake Tanganyika, and remote, untouched Katavi.
Best time to visit
June–October for wildlife and drier travel; chimp trekking is best in the dry months.
Regions in Lake & Western
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