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Mahale Mountains National Park

MAHALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
mahale mountains national park
OVERVIEW

Mahale Mountains National Park lies 120 Km south of Lake Tanganyika on a peninsula on the western border of Tanzania. It has an area of 1613 sq km which is dominated by the Mahale Mountain chain which stretches from north-east to south-east of the park. Situated in the park is the Mount Nkungwe which rises to a peak of 2,462 meters above sea level. The western boundary not only covers the 63 Km of lakeshore but also the adjacent 1.6 km-wide strip of coastal waters.

Lake Tanganyika borders the Mahale NP from the west. It is world’s longest, second deepest and arguably the least polluted freshwater lake which harbours a wide array of fish species, 250 of which are endemic and are not found outside of this lake, which harbour a variety of fish species, with about 250 species found nowhere else on earth. Mahale offers a variety of attractions for visitors, from tracking wild habituated chimpanzees, to mountain climbing, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking and relaxing on pristine, white, sandy beaches of Lake Tanganyika.

Mahale Mountains like its neighboring Gombe Stream, is home to some Africa’s last remaining wild chimpanzees, with an estimated population of about 800, found in the rain forests of Mahale together with other rain forest animals including the Angolan Colobus monkey and other primates. Species found in Miombo woodland include roan antelopes, sable antelopes and Lichtenstein hartebeest, while the savannah provide habitat to warthogs, giraffes, grant’s zebras, hyenas and lions. Mahale which is a remote park accessible only via boat or small aircrafts has about 82 species of mammal species and is also rich in bird life population with over 350 bird species.

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