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Katavi National ParkView Map of Katavi National Park in a larger map Katavi Safari Holiday Guide - Remote Western Park With Superb Game Viewing And Few VisitorsKatavi National Park, one of Tanzania's most westerly and remote parks, is only just beginning to gain recognition for it's beauty and the quality of it's game viewing. It is remote in the extreme and with just over 600 visitors a year it is the ultimate in off-the-beaten-track safari destinations. If you have the time and resources, it is the definitive safari destination. The area under National Park protection at Katavi has recently been doubled to 4,000 sq. km so that it has superceded Mikumi as Tanzania's third largest park. Yet while over 120,000 people annually visit the northern parks, less than 1,000 reach Katavi and you will feel privileged when you flick back through the visitors book to find the last people to have been there. Lake Katavi and Lake Chada boast one of the largest population of Hippopotamus and crocodiles whilst the floodplains provide a habitat for an abundance of waterfowl. Its vast size, infinite grassland plains, isolation and inaccessibility have meant that herd sizes are huge and it is not unknown to see up to 1,500 buffalo at once! Birdlife in Katavi National ParkThe park is home to over 350 different bird species. Ostrich, Pelican, Comorant, Herons, Egret, Stork, Hammerkop, Ibis, Spoonbill, Duck, Vulture, Harrier, Eagle, Buzzard, Goshawk, Kite, Falcon, Crane, Moorhen, Guineafowl, Plover, Sandpiper, Coucal, Owls, Nightjar and Kingfishers to name but a few.
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| 1 | Game viewing without the crowds - there's nowhere else like it! |
| 2 | Lion, and other predators, wait along the fringed woodland to ambush the game. |
| 3 | The park is home to over 350 different bird species and abundant animals. |
