Things to do & places to visit in Kigoma Region, Tanzania

Kigoma Region #14 destination in Tanzania 2023. The average rating score is 4.20 based on 149 traveler reviews, of 9 attractions. Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam, current date and time: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:54.

Top things to do (18)

• National Parks
• Hiking & Camping Tours
• Bus Tours
• Multi-day Tours
• Climbing Tours
• Self-Guided Tours & Rentals
• Walking Tours
• Nature & Wildlife Tours
• Safaris
• Rail Tours
• History Museums
• Taxis & Shuttles
• Speed Boats Tours
• Bodies of Water
• Boat Tours
• Day Trips
• Private Tours
• 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours

Top places to visit

1. 5.0 Beacon Adventure and Safaris (6 reviews)
   - Wonderful company and great tour experience!
   Saturday: 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Walking Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Day Trips
   
   
   Khalfan, our company contact, was extremely helpful and booked us a fantastic tour of Gombe National Park with an excellent guide named Paulo, who is a Park Ranger. We were fortunate enough to see some chimps during our trip! We also had a once-in-lifetime boat ride to the park on Lake Tanganyika, which Khalfan also arranged for us. Would highly recommend this company to anyone in the Kigoma area! See more..
   
2. 5.0 MyCabs MyTaxis (2 reviews)
   - Just the best transport company in Kigoma
   Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Taxis & Shuttles • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals
   
   
   I had a recent trip with my family to Kigoma and was happy to get across this wonderful company which provided us with the best transport in the region. Their prices are good even for locals like us. They never compromised on the car quality, all the cars we used were well maintained and very good looking. See more..
   
3. 5.0 Shoebill Safari (1 review)
   - The best tour guide I've experienced
   Saturday: 12:00 AM - 7:00 PM Private Tours
   
   
   I came to Tanzania and was lucky enough to get in contact with Shoebill Safari and met with their Manager Mr Andrew Majembe who personally helped me and my family see the wonderful bird(shoebill). Stayed there for 3 days and created unforgettable memories. Kigoma is beautiful, Tanzania is peacefully. What an experienced See more..
   
4. 4.5 Gombe Stream National Park (58 reviews)
   - Government boat to gombe from kigoma
   National Parks
   
   
   We were in gombe last week to see the chimps. Because there was no recent information on the internet beforehand we prepared ourselves for an expensive private boatride from kigoma. It actually turned out very easy and affordable. In kigoma is an gombe park information centre, government run. Here you can book a boatride and if you want a place to stay for the night. See picture for very clear pricelist. We shared 80 dollars for fuel with the 4 of us, paid 23 dollars each to the captain, shared 23 dollar with the four of us for a guide for half a day and 118 dollar each for the entrance fee. Allthough i can imagine its beautiful to stay for the night, i didnt feel rushed at all during this daytrip. See more..
   
5. 4.5 Lake Tanganyika (16 reviews)
   - One of the worlds most beautiful natural wonders
   Saturday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Bodies of Water
   
   
   Having spent about eighteen months on and off exploring this most amazing body of water which forms part of four international boundaries between Tanzania, Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. A number of national parks can be found around the lake including the Mahale Mountains National Park and Gombe Stream National Park where world renowned researcher Jane Goodall spent many years studying chimpanzee's in their natural habitat. Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world at around 500 miles and over a mile deep is the second deepest lake in the world and holds about 18% of the fresh water on the planet. There are a number of resorts and lodges around the Lake including Lake Shore Lodge, Lake Tanganyika Adventure Safaris, Lake Tanganyika Hotel and Ndole Bay Lodge. See more..
   
6. 4.5 Gombe Safari (10 reviews)
   - Unforgetable trip
   4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours • Safaris • Taxis & Shuttles • Walking Tours • Climbing Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Day Trips
   
   
   I and my husband planed a trip to Western Tanzania. Our trip to visit the chimps in Mahale was a last minute arrangement and Joshua and his team made it possible with the minimum of fuss and a maximum of efficiency. Everything worked like clockwork from the moment we were met off the plane to the moment we were dropped off at the airport after an unforgettable visit to Mahale. This was a trip we will never forget. See more..
   
7. 4.5 We Cab Tours and Safaris (Kigoma Branch) (7 reviews)
   - To see chimps in wild nurture it is such a wonderful experience with comfy background of nice food and accommodation.
   Saturday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Multi-day Tours • Boat Tours • Private Tours • Rail Tours • Self-Guided Tours & Rentals • Bus Tours • Safaris • Taxis & Shuttles • Walking Tours • Climbing Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Nature & Wildlife Tours • Speed Boats Tours • Day Trips
   
   
   Forest is just perfect like it is. But to see chimps around it is just wonderful! The atmosphere of whole stay is complete with comfort of very delicious food. ( They provide choice of vegetarian food ) and if you also choose spending night in tent on the beach of Tanganika, you won't forget!!! And you will wish to come again. Note: be sure to keep fruit and soap in closed tent, baboons like them all See more..
   
8. 3.5 Livingstone Museum & Memorial (49 reviews)
   - Told a meaningful story
   History Museums
   
   
   If you set your expectations correctly you won't be disappointed like others providing reviews. I went with a group as part of a larger trip so we didn't pay individually to get in. The drive from Kigoma to Ujiji was culturally educational and if you absorbed it, the quality of the museum shouldn't have been a surprise. I thought it was a huge step for them to have what they did have and was grateful to be able to learn and be a part of the history by absorbing so I could share with others when I came home. I had also just come from Zanzibar where we were educated by a local during the Stone Town walking tour of the slave trade relative to Zanzibar. So it was very neat to be able to be have visited both ends of it. After visiting the museum we drove to the road where the slaves started their long journey from Ujiji, lined with large oak trees. I would recommend it if you are in the area but I wouldn't necessarily recommend seeking it out as a primary point of your travels. See more..
   
9. 4 Days Mahale Chimpanzee Trekking (0 review)
   Taxis & Shuttles • Nature & Wildlife Tours
   
   
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