Gombe Forest Lodge is lcoated on the shoreline of the popular Lake Tanganyika within Gombe Stream National Park, tucked behind the forest trees with magnificent views of the deep blue waters of the Lake and orange-red sunsets outlining the background mountains in the far Congo to the west.
Gombe Forest Lodge comprises of a total of 07 deluxe tented bandas (5 double tents & 2 twin tents) each built on raised wooden decks, all with en suite facilities (glassed in shower, flush toilet, hot & cold water), comfortable beds with mosquito net, bedside tables and a writing desk with chair.
On your balcony in paradise, there is also a small table and safari chairs to enable you to relax and enjoy the amazing sunsets over the lake. The canvas rooms are set widely apart for total isolation on the woodland strip between the coast and the mountain. Staff are conscientious, friendly and imaginative. The dwellings are clean and welcoming. Linens are unforgettably scented with the evocative spice island cinnamon.
A small reception lodge built on stilts on the beach contains bar, lounge, library, dining mess, jetty leading to the lake, and there are comfortable sun loungers on the beach.
Food at Gombe Forest Lodge is a delight, featuring traditional Tanzanian cuisine such as fluffy white cassava, boiled or crispy chipped, and meat or chicken stew with coconut and plantain bananas. Dinners are largely based on the varied daily catch of fresh fish, delicious tilapia, and rich Nile perch (Sangara), roasted or fried, or dried small sardine-like Dagaa boiled in delicious sauces of red/green pepper, onion and tomato. Vegetarian and other special diets can be arranged by prior notice. There is a modest wine list and beers, spirits & juices. Beverages such as Tanzanian teas and coffees are readily available. Meals at the camp revolve around the half-day Gombe Forest Lodge chimpanzee safari.
There is a lounge / dining area built on raised wooden deck with a large raised porch in front, furnished with sofas and African antiques, sun loungers and umbrellas on the beach. Fishing, swimming in lake, snorkeling, chimpanzee trekking, and a boat safari are just some of the things you can do while staying at the luxurious Gombe Forest Lodge. Dinning can be set as al-fresco or the traditional indoor dinning – the choice is yours to make!
