Mahale Mountains is the prime location for viewing wild chimpanzees in Africa.
It is a stunningly beautiful location where verdant forested mountains plunge to white-sand beaches and a gin clear lake.
The chimp experience itself, which we rate as the best animal interaction in Africa, is hard to put into words, but let it be said that even the most sceptical amongst us now agree that this is quite literally a 'life-punctuating' event.
The remoteness of the location and the quality of the camps makes this an expensive outing, but one definitely worth stretching to if you possibly can.
Zoe's Camp is theleading place to stay and one of the most famous camps in Africa.
Nkungwe Camp serves as a very good and slightly lower cost option.