Katavi Wildlife Camp

an unusually remote safari location

Katavi Wildlife Camp is located in the Katavi area of western Tanzania.

This property is owned and operated by the Fox family, who are of British origin but who have been resident in this part of Tanzania since the 1950s. They are lovely, genuine and honest people, whose company we have always enjoyed.

In common with other camps in this stable, this place has an honest simplicity and a no-nonsense functionality. It is centred on a large main building with an upper viewing deck, overlooking a campfire area and the main plains.

Prices are typically around 25% lower than the nearby Chada Camp. Whether or not that saving adequately reflects the difference in quality is a matter for debate, but there is no doubt that this is the best option for some of our guests.

Rooms

Guest accommodation at Katavi Wildlife Camp is in eight large tented rooms under thatch, each with an indoor bathroom …

• Room : x6
• Family Room : x2 : with two bedrooms and a plunge pool

Activities

Katavi Wildlife Camp provides the following guided activities, not all of which are usually included in the price …

• Vehicle safari
• Walking safari
• Bush meals
• Night vehicle safari : may not be permitted

Katavi tends to feature in an extremely low proportion of trips to Tanzania. It tends to appeal mainly to very experienced safari travellers, who have a very generous budget and plenty of time. Almost everyone combines with the chimpanzee reserve of Mahale Mountains.

The usual stay duration is 3-4 nights, depending on the flight schedules.

Seasonality

The best time of year for safari in Katavi is generally considered to be the Jul-Oct dry season, when the animals converge on the floodplains.

Getting there

Despite its remoteness, Katavi National Park is relatively easy to access, with light aircraft schedules coming in from parks in the north and south of the country to the local Ikuu Airstrip, usually twice per week during the main safari seasons.
Your safari vehicle and guide is provided by the camp in which you are staying.

such an iconic and yet elusive safari location