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Western Circuit
Katavi National Park
The name Katavi immortalizes legendary
hunter "Katabi", whose spirit is believed to posses
a local Tamrind tree tinged with offering from locals begging
his blessings. Katavi National Park covers an area 4,471 square
km and is to the east of Lake Tangayika. Isolated, untouched and
with few visitors, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing a taste
of the untouched Africa. As Tanzania's third largest national
park it would attract large numbers of visitors, but it is in
the remote Southwest part of Tanzania and difficult to reach.
Major attractions include Lake Katavi with its vast short-grass
plains in the north, palm-fringed Lake Chada in the south-east
and the Katuma River.
It is best to visit during the
dry seasons (June through October) when water is scarce and for
miles along the Katuma River, animals congregate in unbelievable
numbers. Towards the end of the dry season, up to 200 hippos might
gather in one place and as more gather, the male rivalry heats
up with ferocious territorial fights. Katavi also boasts Tanzania's
greatest concentration of Hippos and crocodiles.
Location:
Western Tanzania, reachable only with shared charter, usually
from Arusha or Dar-es-salaam. Or a day's drive from Mbeya, or
in the dry season Kigoma.
Things to Do:
Game Drives, Walking Safari, Fly Camping
Time to visit:
Stay at least 3 or 4 nights. Go in dry seasons: June to October
and late-December to early March.
Animals:
Thousands of Elephants, several herds of 1000-plus Buffalo and
an abundance of Giraffe, Zebra, Impala, Hippos and Reedbuck, the
rare honey colored puku antelope,roan antelope & topi are
one of the parks richest wildlife viewing rewards. Not to mention
the numerous Lion prides and Spotted Hyena clans.
For safari packages,
please visit Western
Circuit Safaris section on Packages page
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