Where can I see chimpanzees near Kigoma?

Two of Africa's finest chimp parks lie on Lake Tanganyika near Kigoma: Gombe National Park, of Jane Goodall fame, and the wilder, more remote Mahale Mountains, both reached by boat or light aircraft.

What happened at Ujiji?

In 1871 the journalist Henry Morton Stanley found the missing explorer Dr David Livingstone at Ujiji, reportedly greeting him with 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?' A memorial and museum mark the spot today.

How deep is Lake Tanganyika?

Lake Tanganyika is the world's longest freshwater lake at around 660 km and the second-deepest at roughly 1,470 m, home to hundreds of endemic fish species.

How do I get to Kigoma?

Kigoma Airport (TKQ) has domestic flights from Dar es Salaam and Arusha, and the town is also served by the Central Railway, long-distance buses and the MV Liemba lake ferry.

Destination guide

Kigoma

Lake Tanganyika's port of chimps and explorers

Who runs the region

Local & official

Administration

Regional capital: Kigoma
Districts: Kigoma Municipal (Kigoma-Ujiji), Kigoma Rural, Kasulu, Kibondo, Buhigwe, Uvinza, Kakonko
Regional Commissioner: Office of the Regional Commissioner, Kigoma
Regional Administrative Secretary: Kigoma Regional Secretariat

Useful contacts

National emergency: 112
Ambulance: 114