BUSH ROUTES ADVENTURES. Gombe Chimpanzees Trekking
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Gombe Ecosystem and
Wildlife. Upon entering Gombe, first time
guests are surprised to the see that Gombe has a combination of wildlife
and beach experience that they did not know of. The rocks and soil at
the beach are beige-white with fine granular size and the sands being a
little coarse than what would normally be found
on the Indian Ocean beaches but this would be understandable because of
a lack on attrition process, normally strong tidal waves that would
break them down faster. The rocks found on the hills and valleys are
ancient genesis being worn out gradually over the centuries by the
flowing streams that run through the park. The hardened rocks on high
parts of the park have been determined to be quartzite. Bush Routes
Adventures guests walking on the beach might see apart from the regular
beach sand and pebbles, rocks of reddish-brown color that descended from
the hills on the high slopes of Gombe National Park. It is the
second deepest lake (1400 meters) in the world created by faulting and
tectonic processes in the earth's surface. It is home to over 250
endemic species of fish, who are found close to the water surface giving
guests who are interested in snorkeling an awesome opportunity to view
some of the species. Lake Tanganyika has one drainage outlet in the
Congo, and several inlets coming from Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi and
Congo. Traveling via boat to Gombe, Bush Routes Adventures guests will
see small fishing villages, which exist because the opportunities
created by the existence of the lake. The most common fish found in Lake
Tanzania are the chiclids called Dagaa is Swahili. Ask one of our guides
to purchase and prepare some fresh Dagaa giving you the opportunity to
experience the taste. Gombe's
vegetation and terrain vary slight from elevation to elevation. As Bush
Routes Adventures guests enter the park via the entrance, they will
encounter grassland with few trees. Leading up to one of the main
ascending trails, guests will encounter hills where the dominant
vegetations can be dry and evergreen forest with closely aligned miombo
trees, shrubs and underbrush. The dip in the floor in some part of part
also allows for water retention encouraging greener vegetation than on
the valley sides where the trees seem to be a little harsher with less
leaves. On higher slopes, the miombo (brachystegia) trees seem to
scatter around allowing penetration of sunlight to the park floor. When
trekking chimpanzees at Gombe you will notice because of the competition
for food between baboons and chimps, many of them tends to be found on
higher elevations. Lucky guests visiting Gombe may have the opportunity
to view chimps near the lake or on the lower slopes. The variation of
vegetations and terrains adds a small twist for guests as they scramble
and wiggle between the trees and underbrush when trying to view the
chimpanzees. Guest visiting Gombe will have the opportunity to experience the park through sight and sound. Although Chimpanzee Safari is normally the focus of attention when visiting Gombe, keen clients will be able to hear the sounds of the birds such as turacos and cuckoos or watch the fish eagle perched on the branches of tree sprouting out to the shore keeping an eyes out for ripples and agitations in the water. Commonly seen on the shores are butterflies with beautiful dark brown bordering around the wings with a large white uneven circle in the center by the name of pansies. Staying the night at the Gombe Luxury Camp, Bush Routes Adventures guests can keep a keen hearing out for the cicadas' grinding sounds or the rustling that accompanies the camp grounds when a bushpig tramples on the soft grasslands and dried leaves. Along the shore grounds, Bush Routes Adventures guests should be very careful of the baboons that lurk around during the daytime. After years of feeding and other encroachment activities, the baboons' behavioral patterns have radically changed and have become a sort of trouble. Guests are asked to be very careful and not to eat in their presence and to keep their tent zippers or dining room door closed. View the precautions set out by the TANAPA in regard to your visit to Gombe National Park. The baboons found at Gombe are the Olive Baboons different from the Yellow baboons found Mahale Mountains National Park. |
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