Western Circuit · National Park

Katavi National Park

True wilderness in Tanzania’s remote west.

June–October (dry season)
approx. 4,470 km²

Katavi National Park

Type: National Park
Region: Western Circuit
Area: approx. 4,470 km²
Established: 1974
Best time: June–October (dry season)
Access: Light-aircraft flight from Arusha or Dar es Salaam

Overview

Remote, untouched and rarely visited, Katavi is known for enormous buffalo herds and pools crowded with hippos in the dry season.

Katavi is one of Tanzania’s most isolated parks, reached by light aircraft. Its floodplains, lakes and woodland come alive in the dry season, when shrinking rivers concentrate hundreds of hippos and huge herds of buffalo, followed closely by lions and hyenas.

With very few visitors, Katavi offers a genuine sense of wilderness for experienced travellers looking for something completely different.