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Green and lush after short rains, great
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The Shangri-la of the
East African safari parks, Katavi is a place that has
been visited by someone your friends know but never
by anyone you actually ask. A mythical place of vast
proportions, both in land size and the reputed herds
that congregate there, if ever there was a safari destination
reserved only for the intrepid and die-hard safariistas
then Katavi is it.
The reality more than
does justice to the myth
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A million hectares of wilderness gamelands in
Western Tanzania, days drive from the main cities,
with crowded plains and rivers teeming with game
and fewer visitors per year than there are elephants.
With a biomass (literally meat per square mile)
higher then anywhere else in the Africa except
the Serengeti in Migration, the wildlife rewards
are incalculable against the efforts made to get
there. Herds of buffalo thousands-strong, seething
masses of hippo wedged into the waterholes, elephants
wandering in all directions and large groups of
every antelope in attendance, it is easiest in
Katavi to sit in one place and let the game proceed
past you.
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square kilometers of Katavi is focused on two areas
that are either swamps, shallow lakes or plains,
depending on when you visit them. As in most parks,
a visit in dry season will guarantee spectacular
concentrations of the wildlife around the water
areas, and the swampy nature of the park during
the rainy season makes Katavi inaccessible for much
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parks manages to not only excels all expectations,
then Katavi would be our recommendation, not just
because of the sheer biomass and concentration of
wildlife, or the lack of visitors, but simply because
it comes closer to a safari ideal than anywhere
we have visited. And we had no expectations when
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Chada
Chada is eight tents in a million acres. Chada's
humble nod of recognition to its wildlife hosts
is evident in the accommodation - spacious safari
tents, a blend of brown canvas, leather &
brass in the "campaign-style" safari
feel. Opulent food and wine are obligatory in
such surroundings and Chada miraculously provides
both, luxury in the wilderness of an affluence
that is unquantifiable.
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pick from game drives in open 4 wheel drive vehicles,
walking with an armed guide, fly camping out for
the night under the stars or simply enjoying soaking
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