Kigoma Town

Kigoma town is situated  on the shores of the  world’s longest and  second deepest lake, Lake  Tanganyika. Only 10 km  from Ujiji where journalist  Henry Morton Stanley  found the ailing Dr. David  Livingstone and greeted  him with the immortal words  “ Dr. Livingstone, I Presume “, Kigoma town is the main gateway to the remote  Gombe Stream and the Mahale Mountains National Parks in western Tanzania. The bustling town of Kigoma is the regional capital of western Tanzania and a central port in the area. Located on the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma is surrounded by rugged mountains and forests that make it a pleasing and beautiful location.

In the past, Kigoma has been in competition with nearby Ujiji, but over the last decades Kigoma has gained a strong economic foothold in the region and its port is of central importance to the activities of the area.

Historically, the town was the final stop of the Central Line railway, built in the 20th century to transport agricultural goods from the African hinterland to the East African Coast. The town makes a good overland base for visits and chimpanzee safaris to both Gombe Stream National Park and Mahale Mountains National Park.