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Katavi

Tanzania Katavi, Mpanda Rural National Park

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About Katavi

The Katavi is a National Park in Tanzania in the provinces of Katavi, Mpanda Rural. The park was established on 01.01.1974 and covers an area of 4.471 km². The Katavi offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

The park in western Tanzania is completely off the beaten track and thus promises pure wilderness. It is teeming with wildlife and four of the "Big Five" can be found here. It is located east of Lake Tanganyika and is the third largest national park in Tanzania. The park headquarters is 40 km south of Mpanda in Sitalike.

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Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

400Bird species

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Official Name

Katavi

Provinces

Katavi, Mpanda Rural

Area

4.471 km²

Foundation

1974-01-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Grassland savannah,Woodland savannah,Swamp

Big Five-reserves

Self-drive-reserve

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Landscape

The main habitat of the Katavi is the Grassland savannah.

Most of the park is covered by Miombo dry forest. Wide open grass savannahs characterise the landscape and form the varied vegetation of the national park, along with shrubland, swampland and gallery forest. At the lakes, the vegetation is mainly formed by grasses and herbs. The higher areas are mainly covered by mixed forest, only above an altitude of 900 m does the forest consist of the typical miombo species.

Entrance gate

Name	Location
Entrance	North

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Okay

400Bird species

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Best tavel time

August (Beginning) - October (End)

Dry time

May (Beginning) - October (End)

Climate

mild-hot

Tavel time

November (Beginning) - April (End)

Climate

mild-fairly hot

High season

July (Beginning) - October (End)

Low season

July (Beginning) - October (End)

No information

The rainy season takes place from Beginning November to End April The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning May to End October inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning August End October.

The nights in Katavi are pleasant, and during the day temperatures are around 32°C. Katavi has a continuous rainy season and usually it does not rain all day. In the dry season it is very hot in Katavi. In the rainy season, it can get really uncomfortable with high heat and humidity from the oncoming rain.

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The Katavi is home to 0 mammals such as African Wild Dog, Cape Buffalo, Cheetah, Elephant, Giraffe as well as 400 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Katavi provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.