Budget
Kigoma budget guesthouses
No-frills guesthouses such as Nzimano and others in and around town offering clean, basic rooms and a lake breeze.
Destination guide
Lake Tanganyika's port of chimps and explorers
Where to stay
Budget
No-frills guesthouses such as Nzimano and others in and around town offering clean, basic rooms and a lake breeze.
Mid-range
A comfortable lakeshore hotel with air-conditioned suites, a restaurant and easy access to the town and port.
Mid-range
The town's flagship hotel set on a rocky outcrop over the lake, with a pool, sports facilities and boat transfers to the parks.
Mid-range
A tidy lakeside lodge with self-contained rooms, a convenient base before chimp tracking at Gombe or Mahale.
Luxury
A celebrated luxury camp on the beaches of Mahale Mountains, offering exclusive chimp tracking, kayaking and dhow sailing.
Luxury
An upmarket tented lodge on the Gombe lakeshore, placing guests at the doorstep of the park's famous chimpanzees.