Southern & western circuit

Katavi National Park

One of Tanzania’s most remote parks, famous for huge buffalo herds and crowded hippo pools late in the dry season.

Best time: Jun – Oct
Known for: Buffalo herds, hippos
Getting there: By light aircraft
Where to stay: Ask us for camp options

Jun – OctBest time to visit

Off the beaten track

About Katavi National Park

Katavi lies in the far west of Tanzania and is one of the country’s least-visited parks. It feels like Africa as it once was — vast floodplains, few roads and fewer vehicles.

Late in the dry season the shrinking rivers draw enormous buffalo herds and pack hippos into the remaining pools, with lions and crocodiles close by.

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Highlights

What you’ll experience

HerdsHuge buffalo herds
Herds of hundreds, even thousands.
RiversHippo pools
Packed pools late in the dry season.
PredatorsLions
Lions following the buffalo.
RemoteTrue wilderness
Very few other visitors.

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Is Katavi expensive?

Its remoteness means flights and camps cost more. Ask us for a quote and we’ll suggest the best way to combine it.

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Katavi National Park

About Katavi National Park

What you’ll experience

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