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Eleanore Avery
US
Visited:
February 2012
Reviewed: Apr 19, 2017
Email Eleanore Avery | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Very remote in western part...I only stopped there on way to Mahale park. canals restrict viewing because you cannot cross canals. Lots of Hippos.
Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar
TZ
Visited:
July 2011
Reviewed: May 14, 2012
Email Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
In my opinion, Katavi national park is not a very good park as other national park of Tanzania. Though it's very large area. Also it is very far from Dar es salaam. And the rods are not good to go there.
Lise Pedersen
DK
Visited:
January 2019
Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019
Email Lise Pedersen | 65+ years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Long driving distances from game drive areas to camp! Flamingos and lions were very special here, but also a lot of fine birds.
Andre Gilden
NL
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: May 2, 2015
50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Many buffalo in the park and lions which hunt on the buffalo. Nice marshes which provide water to the wildlife.
Bob Gunderson
US
Visited:
August 2011
Reviewed: Aug 1, 2012
65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Katavi is a place to consider for experienced safari goers who want a wilderness experience.
I have some difficulty recommending Katavi for a first time safari. It is better suited to a repeat visitor who might know more of what to expect from the safari experience. We were there in August and experienced lots of tsetse flies and reports of blazing heat later in the fall. However, I do not wish to imply that all was negative. In what was our third trip to Africa that included visits to nine parks we saw the largest herds of Cape Buffalo, more Hippos and more Crocodiles in Katavi than in any park we visited. We also we fortunate to see herds Roan Antelope, wonderful Lion prides
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and some fantastic birding.Much of the safari experience is dependent on the quality of the accommodations and the expertise of the guides. Chada Katavi was a first-rate camp with excellent food, hospitality and accommodations. Even if the camp Elephants were not always cooperative it was a blast to see one about 75 yards away when in the shower.
The Nomad guides were first rate. They have enormous knowledge, are pleasant and go out of there way to make the safari experience as rich as possible. The ability to go on a short walking safari was a big plus. Nomad Tanzania and Chada Katavi get the highest possible recommendations.
peter the safari maniac
Visited:
February 2009
Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012
One word Remote! This is Tanzaias hardest to o to national park and yet offers the best number of wildlife. I did a 6 day journey with train road and frankly should have flown out. If you can fly in and out. Loads of animals you ll be freaked!stayed at chada camp but my friends Fox family owners of ruaha river lodge now have a camp here
nilsrinaldi
Visited:
November 2010
Reviewed: Jan 23, 2012
Also a remote park, Katavi was fantastic, with its small river along which wildlife was concentrating. Well-known for its hippos and crocs.
Abdul Jabbar Soomro
PK
Visited:
April 2025
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2025
Email Abdul Jabbar Soomro | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
**"Untamed Beauty and Serenity: A Memorable Experience at Katavi National Park"**
Wild, remote, and breathtakingly beautiful escape.
Abdul Jabbar Soomro
PK
Visited:
April 2025
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2025
Email Abdul Jabbar Soomro | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
**"Untamed Beauty and Serenity: A Memorable Experience at Katavi National Park"**
Wild, remote, and breathtakingly beautiful escape.
Narendra Kumar
IN
Visited:
June 2021
Reviewed: Feb 3, 2025
Email Narendra Kumar | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Awesome view
This huge park, which consists of a mixture of dry woodland and huge expanses of grassland (which are actually dry lake beds though they turn into wet lake beds in the wet season) in the remote west is one of the best kept wildlife secrets in Africa