Katavi National Park
A remote park, during the dry season Katavi National Park is home to large herds of wildebeest, giraffes, elephants and zebras.
The Katuma River runs through the park and Lakes Katavi and Chada flood across the plains offering an array of habitats for the parks wildlife.
Because of the parks remoteness, it is more challenging to access so attracts less visitors, with only a few permanent campgrounds.
Wildebeest migration safaris
An essential guide to planning a migration safari in Tanzania and Kenya
Sometimes called ‘the greatest show on earth’, the wildebeest migration sees mega herds of almost two million wildebeest, zebras and gazelles continuously travel thousands of kilometres in a broadly clockwise direction from the southern Serengeti, north into Kenya’s Maasai Mara, and back again. The migration is one of Africa's classic safari experiences, drawing visitors year round to witness this magnificent spectacle. Along the way the herds experience the full circle of life, from mating, to calving, to death – often in the jaws of their many predators: the crocodiles and big cats who are themselves sustained by Mother Nature’s beautiful, if brutal, cycle...read more
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