See this location as part of Western Tanzania Safari Circuit—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.
Place / visit
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3.1 km on Mpanda Airport landside road handoff
The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.
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87.6 km on Mpanda to Katavi's Ikuu sector
The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.
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0 km on Katavi to Mahale by light aircraft
The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.
This stop on the JourneyThe current stop is gold. Adjacent stops and the route into or away from it provide context.
Route context
Arriving and continuing
These details belong to this Journey. They describe the path through Katavi National Park, not the destination in general.
Arriving from
Mpanda
Car · about 150 minutes
Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.
Travel by high-clearance 4×4 through the Sitalike approach to Ikuu. Rain and park-track conditions can lengthen the drive.
Mpanda Airport landside road handoff0 → 3.1 km · 3.1 kmLandside road handoff; the airport-internal movement remains unlined.
Mpanda to Katavi's Ikuu sector0 → 87.6 km · 87.6 kmOSRM-routed OpenStreetMap road and track geometry.
Continuing to
Mahale Airstrip
Flight · about 50 minutes
Service must be requested or arranged.
Use an arranged light-air transfer; TANAPA notes that Mahale flights can be routed through Katavi, but schedules remain seasonal.
Katavi to Mahale by light aircraft0 → 184.1 km · 184.1 kmIndicative flight path from Ikuu Airstrip in Katavi to Mahale Airstrip. TANAPA identifies routed and charter air access when combining the two remote parks.
At this stop
Use the Ikuu sector for several days of floodplain and river Safari.