Katavi is like travelling back in time, maybe to the Pleistocene era. Animals seem bigger and more bestial. As a human, for once, you don't feel like you own the planet. It's a thrilling experience. Survival here depends on fragile seasonal rivers, the Katuma river, the Kavu and the Kapapa. Between the rivers, huge herds of buffalo and other herbivores concentrate on the rich grass of four great floodplains. On the edge of which sits our own expeditionary style camp, Chada.
As months wear on, the grass dries gold and withers. By the end of the dry season, it all goes a bit mad. As water becomes limited, Hippos, in their thousands, are drawn to the riverbanks, while crocodiles retreat into tunnels carved deep into the banks. Great herds of buffalo and elephants compete for dwindling waterholes. And always, the predators are close behind lion, hyena, and leopard, alert and opportunistic. All offering a truly unfiltered safari experience
This is a far-flung, primeval bushland untouched by time, where nature reigns supreme.
Towering trees and ancient landscapes create a dramatic backdrop for life on a grand scale.
Here, Africa's mega-beasts roam freely in their ancestral home.
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Chada
Expeditionary walking camp
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In a grove of sausage trees in Ruaha National Park on the banks of the Ifuguru River, in the best game area in the park.
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Sweet dreams are indeed made of this.
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Sweet dreams are indeed made of this.
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Safari game drives are commonplace on the continent, but few do them like Nomad. Its camps are not only located in some of the most far flung corners of the country, but are a mix of permanent sites, removable tents that disappear with the seasons, and mobile camps that mirror migration routes.
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This stylish but rustic camp has nabbed the most beautiful spot in Africa’s biggest wilderness park, the unheralded Selous.
