The other santuary of the chimpanzee is the Mahale Mountain National Park which is reached by boat from Kigoma. Covering an area of 1613 sq km, its western boundary is the shore of Lake Tanganika. The chimpanzee population of the park is estimated at about 1000 which can be seen , in groups of five and 30 at a time, in their natural habitat.
Other primates such as baboons and Columbus monkeys, elephants, buffalo, bushpig, porcupine and other other animals are found in the north, while to the south live various antelope species, lions and giraffe.