Katavi National Park
A remote western park shaped by the Katuma River, seasonal floodplains, and the Lake Katavi and Lake Chada basins.
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Mpanda
Mpanda, Katavi, Tanzania
A western Tanzania transport and supply gateway for Katavi National Park.
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Western Tanzania Safari Circuit
Combine Katavi's floodplain game country with Mahale and Gombe's chimpanzee forests through domestic flight, remote road, light aircraft, and Lake Tanganyika boat transfers.
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Mpanda is the practical air, road, and supply gateway for Katavi National Park.
The town and its airport allow travelers to break the long western approach before continuing by road into Katavi.
June to October usually offers the most reliable road access. Black-cotton soils and park tracks become more difficult in rain.
Mpanda Airport receives domestic and charter traffic. The road continues through Sitalike toward the Ikuu visitor sector.