Chada Katavi
Chada Katavi is hidden on a spit covered by acacias and tamarinds and overlooking the great Chada plain. The canopy of tall trees provide shade and food for a variety of animals and bird so guests need not even leave their verandas to see great game.
The camp was set up by safari legend Roland Purcell back in 1996, and quickly established a reputation as a rather wild and whacky camp. The whole area is probably best suited to a seasoned wildlife viewer, or the traveller who thinks the African bush can offer up no more surprises.
There are six large, romantic and airy guest tents decked out with fine wooden furniture, woven rugs and beds spread with crisp white Egyptian cotton. Steaming hot showers await at the end of a day’s game viewing, before traditional bush cuisine is served for dinner in the softly lamp-lit mess tent.
There are few limits to game viewing in this area and – better still - no other 4x4s around. Guests can go on epic game drives or sit tight and watch the drama unfold across the floodplains in front of the camp. Intrepid walking safaris and fly camping trips are particularly recommended for exploring the heart of the untamed Katavi wilderness, with nights spent with only a mosquito net between you and the night sky.
Testimonials
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Such an amazing adventure to the remotest parts of Tanzania.
Wow - we can not fault anything about Chada. We loved every minute of our stay and would go back without a moments hesitation. This really is a special camp which may not appeal to everyone, as it's remote and not particularly luxurious, but for us it's exactly what we have grown to love about going on Safari in Tanzania - not another jeep in sight, magical game viewing, mouth watering food and a great team of management/staff.
We feel so incredibly privileged to have seen the...
Helen
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