{"id":1271,"date":"2023-02-10T22:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T22:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/?page_id=1271"},"modified":"2023-04-05T13:19:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:19:29","slug":"katavi-national-park","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/en\/katavi-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Katavi National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Katavi National Park\u00a0is a\u00a0Tanzanian\u00a0national park created in 1974 in\u00a0Katavi Region,\u00a0Tanzania. It is a very remote park that is less movement than other Tanzanian national parks. The park is approximately 4,471 square kilometers (1,726\u00a0sq\u00a0mi), making it the third-largest\u00a0national park after Ruaha and Serengeti. Katavi encompasses the\u00a0Katuma River\u00a0and the seasonal\u00a0Lake Katavi\u00a0and\u00a0Lake Chada\u00a0floodplains.<\/p>\n<p>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Katavi_National_Park\">wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/en\/itineraries-prices\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/katavi-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Katavi National Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-440 groenerondeborder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/katavi-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/katavi-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/katavi-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/katavi.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKatavi is a true wilderness, providing the few brave souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as it must have been a century ago.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania\u2019s third-largest national park lies in the remote southwest of the country, within a truncated arm of the Rift Valley that terminates in the shallow, brooding expanse of Lake Rukwa.<br \/>\nBut the main focus for game viewing within the park is the Katuma River and associated floodplains such as the seasonal Lakes Katavi and Chada. Katavi supports the cover of tangled Brachystegia woodland, home to substantial but elusive populations of the localized eland, sable, and roan antelopes. During the rainy season, these lush, marshy lakes are a haven for myriad waterbirds, and they also support Tanzania\u2019s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile.<\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of substantial herds of buffalo that are a regular sight, and elephants lurk around every other corner, tightly in any suitable deep pool. Katavi is one of the few remaining game reserves anywhere in Africa where you can expect to encounter more lions than you will other visitors.<\/p>\n<h2>best time to go<\/h2>\n<p>May to October and mid-December.<\/p>\n<h2>Katavi, What to do<\/h2>\n<p>Walking activities, driving,  and camping safaris are possible.<br \/>\nNear Lake Katavi, visit the tamarind tree inhabited by the spirit of the legendary hunter Katabi (for whom the park is named) \u2013 offerings are still left here by locals seeking the spirit\u2019s blessing.<\/p>\n<p>More information about National Parks in Tanzania and itineraries?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.endless-safaris.nl\/en\/national-parks\/\">National Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please contact us today!<\/p>\n<p>Telephone number +31 36 737  05 99<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:info@endless-safaris.nl\">info@endless-safaris.nl<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katavi National Park\u00a0is a\u00a0Tanzanian\u00a0national park created in 1974 in\u00a0Katavi Region,\u00a0Tanzania. It is a very remote park that is less movement than other Tanzanian national parks. The park is approximately 4,471 square kilometers (1,726\u00a0sq\u00a0mi), making it the third-largest\u00a0national park after Ruaha and Serengeti. Katavi encompasses the\u00a0Katuma River\u00a0and the seasonal\u00a0Lake Katavi\u00a0and\u00a0Lake Chada\u00a0floodplains. 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