KATAVI NATIONAL PARK

KATAVI NATIONAL PARK

Katavi National Park is a Tanzanian national park created in 1974 and is located in Katavi Region, Tanzania it is the third Largest park in Tanzania lies in Mpanda district in the west of Tanzania., consists of a series of secret floodplains that open up in front of you as you arrive through their woodland fringes.

Katavi has a wild life features include large animal herds, particularly of Cape Buffalo and elephant, plus along the Katuma river, crocodiles and hippos which upon annual dry seasons results in mudholes that can be packed with hundreds of hippos.Some sources claim a very high biodiversity in the park, although there are also reports of wildlife decline due to illegal hunting and poaching, presumably ‘bushmeat’ sustenance.

In general, what is probably most noteworthy feature of Katavi versus other Tanzania parks is that it lacks human visitors and jeeps conducting game drives.