Greystoke Mahale Highlights

Greystoke Mahale offers a unique location on a remote beach on the edge of Lake Tanganyika in the Mahale Mountains National Park in western Tanzania. Greystoke Mahale personifies true paradise with its idyllic location, clear waters and breathtaking scenery hosting the world's largest population of chimpanzees. The Mahale Mountains form the backdrop of the camp and is within hiking distance of a group of 60 chimpanzees. Guests can explore the magnificent tropical forests every day to witness these fascinating animals. The forest offers eight other species of primate, elusive forest mammals, birds, butterflies, giant vines and waterfalls. Other activities include forest hikes, fishing or kayaking along the lake shore.

Greystoke Mahale Description

Greystoke Mahale offers 6 double tents situated under cool thatched roofs shaded by palm groves, these units are called bandas and built of timber and thatch and overlook the beach and waters of Lake Tanganyika. The units are open-fronted with adjoining bathrooms with flush toilets and hot and cold showers, dressing rooms and upstairs viewing decks. These comfortable units are tastefully decorated and built of local materials. The central guest area or mess tent of Greystoke Mahale offers a dining and bar area as well as a balcony where guests can relax and enjoy meals and drinks. Dinners are served in the tent overlooking the lake or on a 50-foot mahogany dhow on the waters of Lake Tanganyika.

Greystoke Mahale Game Viewing

The Mahale Mountains National Park can only be reached by air or boat and is among the least accessible and least visited parks on the African continent and undeniable one of the most beautiful. The park consists of an area of approximately 1 613 km² of rocky rainforest and is home to around 700 resident chimpanzees. This National Park has been rated as one of Africa's top destinations for viewing chimpanzees. Apart from chimpanzees other wildlife in the park includes leopard, bushbuck, bushpig, other primates and a multitude of birds and butterflies which are found throughout the forested slopes of the mountains. The waters of Lake Tanganyika, the second deepest in the world after Russia's Lake Baikal, offer over 250 species of cyclid, (tropical fish).