8 Day: Katavi N.P and Mahale Mountains National Park

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Katavi National Park (Monday)
1 stop
1
Early in the morning our guide/driver will pick you up at the hotel to Arusha Municipal Airport (ARK) and take a chartered bush flight to Katavi National Park. Upon arrival you will meet your friendly guide to accompany you to your stylish and authentic tented safari camp where you will get lunch, later you will begin your unforgettable safari adventure at Katavi National Park. Katavi National Park is at its best mostly in the dry season, when the plains fill with thousands of zebra, topi and impala. Hartebeest, giraffe, and Defassa waterbuck are also very common, there's a large population of resident elephants, and some impressive herds of buffalo. Katavi is a great park for watching lion-buffalo interactions. Spotted hyena are frequently seen, whilst leopard appear on the woodland fringes, but are more elusive. Wild dog do live here, but tend to stick to the escarpment and are rarely seen on the plains. After a short game drive you will head back to your accommodation.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Katavi National Park (Tuesday)
1 stop
2
Early in the morning after breakfast you can choose a dawn to dusk game viewing with packed lunch as you explore this remote western wilderness or return to camp in between game drives for lunch and relaxation. Katavi is the third largest park in Tanzania but is one of the least visited parks; you will likely see no other vehicles during your stay. We can't think of anywhere else that showcases buffalo and lion duels quite so well as Katavi; game drives here can be seriously explosive! Katavi is equally famous for its enormous crocodile and hippo populations, the huge hippo pool can see 600 hippos at its peak and nowhere else in Africa do crocodiles hibernate in dens as they do here. After a full game drive you will head back to your accommodation at Katavi Wildlife Camp for dinner and an overnight.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Katavi National Park (Wednesday)
1 stop
3
After a delicious breakfast at the camp you will journey on to enjoy the massive hippo, buffalo and elephant population as they are drawn to the various rivers of Katavi to drink. On this day you will likely see lion, hyena and other predators who know their prey are drawn here. Perhaps this is a day for a leisurely walking safari or a boat safari. Raptors are plentiful whilst the woodlands of the national park are home to species as diverse as African golden orioles, paradise fly-catchers and pennant-winged nightjars. After a full game drive, you will head back to your accommodation at Katavi Wildlife Camp for dinner and an overnight
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Katavi National Park (Thursday)
1 stop
4
Enjoy your final day marveling at hippo, crocs, lions, buffalos, leopards, elephants and all of the amazing African wildlife in abundance here. Visiting Katavi is an experience few people are fortunate enough to have. It is truly as if you have travelled back in time to an untouched wonderland. After a short game drive, you will head back to your accommodation at Katavi Wildlife Camp for dinner and an overnight.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Katavi to Mahale Mountains National Park (Friday)
1 stop
5
After breakfast you will head to Mahale Mountains National Park, where a very special camp awaits you on pristine, white sandy beach overlooking the turquoise water of Lake Tanganyika. Located in far West of Tanzania, Mahale is remote and large undisturbed. There are no roads, so you will be transferred by boat to your thatched roof accommodation at Lake Tanganyika. It's not only beautiful, but it also harbors Tanzania's densest population of primates: yellow baboon, red colobus, blue, red-tailed and vervet monkeys are never far away and then, of course, there are the chimpanzees Upon arrival you will transfer to the camp for lunch, and then afterwards proceed for chimpanzee tracking within the forest. Observing the chimpanzees in their natural habitat, one cannot help but be touched by their natural grace and anthropomorphic features. After the trekking in the forest you will head back to the camp at for dinner and bonfire.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Mahale Mountains National Park (Saturday)
1 stop
6
Early in the morning after breakfast, you will start the chimpanzee tracking in the forest, Chimpanzee tracking is the main attraction at Mahale, and is always given a high priority. Tracking here usually begins early in the morning, with the guides usually starting at the area where the chimpanzees nested the previous night and tracking from there. The hike takes you to the chimp’s habitation areas are accessible and not strenuous, although being in good fitness will ease the strain of walking through the jungle. Up close, observing the endangered primates is an once-in-a-lifetime experience. In the afternoon you will head back at the camp for hot lunch, after lunch you will rest then proceed with another activity that is boat safari for bird watching and game viewing. Later in the evening you will head back at the camp for dinner and bonfire.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Mahale Mountains National Park (Sunday)
1 stop
7
After an early breakfast your guide will brief you on the whereabouts of the chimps and head in the forests for chimpanzee tracking, one of the only places left in the world where you can see chimpanzees in the wild. In the afternoon you will head back at the camp for hot lunch, after lunch you will rest then proceed with another activity that is boat safari for fishing at the lake or you can do snorkeling or you can decide to relax at the white sandy beaches. Later in the evening you will head back at the camp for dinner and bonfire.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Mahale Mountains National Park to Arusha (Monday)
1 stop
8
Enjoy your final breathtaking moments in the wondrous Mahale Mountains while you are transferred by a boat to airstrip and fly back to Arusha. Upon arrival the driver will pick you up at the airport and head to your hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• It is a private tour, you will fly to Katavi N. P and Mahale Mountains National Park.
• Most travelers can participate.

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