The Western Safari Circuit covers the Mahale Mountains National Park which is home to some of the last remaining wild chimpanzees in Africa and the Katavi National Park where safari goers are privileged to find the rare roan and sable antelope species.

Lying in the Great Rift Valley are the inland lakes, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. All three national parks in this safari circuit offer the only safe opportunities to see chimpanzees in the wild today.

The game parks are Gombe Stream National Park (by air or road from Arusha or Dar es Salaam or by train from Dar to Kigoma and then a 1-hour boat trip), Mahale Mountains National Park (between a 3 and a 9-hour boat trip from Kigoma or a 2-hour flight from Arusha or Dar es Salaam) and Katavi National Park (fly from Arusha or Dar es Salaam or a days drive from Mbeya or in the dry season, Kigoma).

The habitats of these areas are a merger between Western Africa and East Africa therefore the cultures, rainfall and flora are unique to this small area.

The western safari circuit is seldom experienced on its own but is more often an addition to either the southern or northern safari circuits, or both. The western safari circuit is so remote that travel by both aircraft and boat is necessary in order to experience this lovely side of Tanzania.

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