Isolated, untrammelled and seldom visited, Katavi is a true wilderness, providing the few intrepid souls who make it there with a thrilling taste of Africa as it must have been a century ago. It is situated in Southwest Tanzania, east of Lake Tanganyika.

Focus on Hippos and crocodiles
The main area for game viewing within the park is the Katuma River and associated floodplains such as the seasonal Lakes Katavi and Chada. During the rainy season, these lush, marshy lakes are a heaven for myriads of waterbirds and Tanzania`s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile is found here.

Bloody fights between males
Towards the end of the dry season (August - October), up to two hundred hippos might flop together in any riverine pool of sufficient depth. And as more hippos gather in one place, so does male rivalry heat up - bloody territorial fights are an everyday occurrence with the vanquished male forced to lurk in the open plains until it gathers sufficient confidence to mount another challenge.