ABOUT KATAVI NATIONAL PARK
With some of the largest concentrations of hippos or buffalo you're likely to see and plenty of all the major mammal species, Katavi National Park is a fantastic safari option
Katavi National Park is remote, undeveloped and, at certain times of year, bristling with big wild animals. Until just a few years ago Chada Camp was the only place to stay and it was very little visited with the only access being via one of two little planes that ground their way between here and Arusha (one flown by the then owner of Chada, Roland Purcell, and the other by Alex in pre Natural High days).
These days Katavi is something of an open secret; there are more camps and consequently more visitors. However, the park is far from ruined and still retains a palpably exciting feeling and remains wonderfully undeveloped. Sadly, there's quite a bit of misleading hyperbole about Katavi splashed around the internet these days, promising superlatives in every department.
Whilst it's certainly true that there are some of the largest concentrations of hippos or buffalo you're likely to see and plenty of all the major mammal species, to us the real appeal of Katavi is a little more subtle than simply a fairground-style promise of marvellous excess. There are better places to go if you just want to see lots of big stuff.
Where Katavi is hard to beat is the sense of raw wilderness it engenders, the feeling of being miles from anything resembling conventional 21st century life and its ability to deliver the unexpected (...although we can't guarantee this). Large open flood plains are interlaced with small seasonal rivers whose small size belies the burgeoning life they support. In the dry season these rivers dry up altogether and the Katavi environment becomes harsh, but deeply fascinating.
OUR FAVOURITE CAMPS & LODGES IN KATAVI NATIONAL PARK
When it comes to accommodation the choice is bewildering from boutique camps and lodges to some more esoteric and wild choices like our light mobile camp, which we use to great effect to explore the wilder edges of this park.
Whether you have your heart set on a stylish seasonal camp or you'd like to get completely off-grid in this vast and wild park, we've got you covered. Check out some of our favourites below.
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