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User Reviews of Katavi National Park (26 Reviews)

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Female avatar icon Eleanore Avery United States flag US       Visited: February 2012 Reviewed: Apr 19, 2017

Email Eleanore Avery  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Eleanore Avery and not that of SafariBookings.
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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.

Male avatar icon Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar Tanzania flag TZ       Visited: July 2011 Reviewed: May 14, 2012

Email Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Sheikh. Ghulam Sarwar and not that of SafariBookings.
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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.

Female avatar icon Lise Pedersen Denmark flag DK       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019

Email Lise Pedersen  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Long driving distances from game drive areas to camp! Flamingos and lions were very special here, but also a lot of fine birds.

Male avatar icon Andre Gilden Netherlands flag NL       Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: May 2, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Many buffalo in the park and lions which hunt on the buffalo. Nice marshes which provide water to the wildlife.

Male avatar icon Bob Gunderson United States flag 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.

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Katavi National Park presents a bit of a mixed bag. It is remote and therefore expensive to get to. Its remoteness does provide a better safari/bush experience but its very remoteness means fewer roads which force the few vehicles and visitors on them. But, it is a world away from the traffic in the Ngorongoro Crater and therefore will provide a truer safari experience for those seeking it.

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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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.


Avatar icon peter the safari maniac Visited: February 2009 Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012

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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

Avatar icon nilsrinaldi Visited: November 2010 Reviewed: Jan 23, 2012

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Also a remote park, Katavi was fantastic, with its small river along which wildlife was concentrating. Well-known for its hippos and crocs.

Male avatar icon Abdul Jabbar Soomro Pakistan flag 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"**

5 / 5 5 /5
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Wild, remote, and breathtakingly beautiful escape.

Male avatar icon Abdul Jabbar Soomro Pakistan flag 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"**

5 / 5 5 /5

Wild, remote, and breathtakingly beautiful escape.

Male avatar icon Narendra Kumar India flag IN       Visited: June 2021 Reviewed: Feb 3, 2025

Email Narendra Kumar  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Awesome view

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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