Guide Note:
Lake Tanganyika is shared by Burundi, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia and is the deepest lake in Africa.
Fast Facts:
- Lake Tanganyika is one of the Rift Valley lakes
- World's second largest fresh water lake
- Longest lake in the world being at least 660 km long (410 miles)
- Contains over 350 species of fish, over 250 species of cichlids, and freshwater jellyfish
- In 1960 Jane Goodall began lifelong study of chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve
- In 1991 Michael Palin traveled on historic MV Liemba while touring 16 countries in the travel documentary Pole to Pole