Greystoke Mahale sits directly on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, reachable only by boat or light aircraft, a Nomad Tanzania camp built specifically as a base for tracking one of Africa’s largest habituated wild chimpanzee populations in the forested mountains above.
A small number of open-fronted tents built on the beach itself, each looking directly out over the lake, simply furnished to match the camp’s genuinely remote setting.
Home-style meals served on the beach or in an open dining structure, with the lake itself as a constant backdrop.
Chimpanzee tracking on foot into the mountains above camp, lake swimming and kayaking, and boat excursions along the Lake Tanganyika shoreline.
Mahale’s chimpanzee population, studied continuously since the 1960s, is one of the best-documented wild chimp communities in Africa, with tracking success rates that are among the highest anywhere.
Chimp tracking here is done entirely on foot in dense forest, so a lighter, more mobile lens setup works better than the long-lens kit suited to open-plain game drives.
Nomad Tanzania’s Mahale operation directly supports the Mahale Mountains Wildlife Research Centre’s decades-long chimpanzee research programme, one of the longest-running great ape studies in the world.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
