Kigoma vacation

I just got back form an amazing vacation to Tanzania! We left Christmas Eve and returned on the 2^nd.

We went to a little town called Kigoma that is just south of the Burundian border. It took us all day on a mini bus to reach Kigoma because the roads aren’t fantastic and we had to spend some time at the border crossings, but it was definitely worth the trip.

This is the beach where we spent Christmas day, and many other days, just relaxing.

Some other views from the beach

One day of our trip we went to Gombe national park to see chimpanzees. We had to take a 2 1/2hr boat ride from kigoma to the park. The water taxi was a little crowded and the sun was beating down on us, but it was scenic.

This is like the boat that we took, cargo in the middle and people piled on top and along the edges.

Sunset at Gombe

We arrived at the park in the late afternoon and we had a picnic diner on the beach.

The next morning we headed out chimp tracking, and it was amazing! There were times when the chips would come down from the trees and pass right by us on the trail. So cool!

There are some chips here resting on the trail.

Seeing the chimps was my favorite part of the vacation, but I also enjoyed exploring kigoma and relaxing on the beach. This was a great vacation and an excellent way to spend the holidays.