Not too many people think about chimpanzees when
planning a Tanzanian safari, but as anyone who has visited a habituated
group knows, it’s an experience on par with most big game encounters.
Also, it’s nice to have a bit of variety from the savannah now and
then. Most people visit our closest living relative in tiny Gombe
National Park, where Jane Goodall did her pioneering research, but if
you have the time and/or money, remote (boats and chartered planes are
the only way to get there) Mahale Mountains National Park is a far
better choice.
With ever-green mountains and white sand beaches hugging Lake
Tanganyika, the scenery is sublime and the quiet isolation makes it a
world-class wilderness getaway. The few lodges are rarely full and at
times you could literally be the only guests in the entire park
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