6-Day Mahale and Katavi National Park Safari Tour Overview

Experience the best of Tanzania with this 6-day Safari Tour in Mahale Mountain and Katavi National Park. With experienced guides, spot majestic wildlife, unique bird species, and breathtaking landscapes.

The Western part of Tanzania combines the beautiful remote Mahale Mountains, Gombe Stream and one of Tanzania’s best and least explored parks Katavi National Park. Katavi National Park is the 4th largest National Park in Tanzania, the park is rich in wildlife large herds of buffaloes and elephants, lions, hyenas, leopards, a pack of wild dogs, and hippopotamus, park Activities on this western Tanzania safari include a fantastic game drive safaris, chimpanzee tracking safaris, walking excursions, incredible bird-watching, and sightseeing.

We offer visitors the amazing experience of a Chimpanzee Trekking Safari in the Western Tanzania National parks.  The program has been set to include 2 of the 3 exclusive Western Circuit National Parks.  Its accommodation has been set to include 3 nights Katavi and 2 nights Mahale.  You will explore the amazing Chimpanzee animals only found in the Western national parks of Tanzania’s parks.  A number of bird species and reptiles are also found in these parks.

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  • Please note that our itinerary is flexible and can be modified until it suits your needs and wishes.
  • This is a quotation only. No reservations or arrangements have been confirmed on your behalf pending your authority to proceed and the final itinerary is subject to availability.
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Daily Activities

Day 1: Arrive in Tanzania

You’ll be met by our ground handling team at Kilimanjaro International Airport/ Airport/Julius Nyerere International Airport and transferred to the delightful accommodation in Arusha/Dar es salaam

Dinner and overnight: Forest Hill Carnival Hotel/BL Airport Hotel

Day 2: Arusha/ Dar es salaam to Mahale National Park

Leave Arusha/Dar es salaam Airport to Mahale (with Shared Charter Plane), picked-up by speed boat along the Lake Tanganyika to Mahale Mountains National Park.
Dinner and overnight: Tanaka Bandas

Day 3: Full Day Mahale Mountains

You will go for Chimpanzee tracking and bird watching as soon as after breakfast, you will learn and enjoy how chimps live in their families,visiting the research center for Chimpanzee and hiking to the waterfalls. Late afternoon, spend some time along the beach of Lake Tanganyika relaxing on the soft sand and watching the sun goes down or boat rides down the lake shores looking for hippos.

Dinner and overnight: Tanapa Bandas

Day 4: Mahale to Katavi National Park.

Depart for Katavi National Park after breakfast. You will have a boat transfer and on a shared chartered flight to Chada luxury tented camp. Arrive for lunch. go for afternoon game drive, the drive will take you to late evening.

Dinner and overnight: Katavi Wildlife Camp

Day 5: Katavi National Park.

After breakfast, depart for full day game drive in the Katavi National Park. Break for a picnic lunch, and spend the rest of the afternoon on a game drive to the interior of Katavi

Dinner and overnight: Katavi Wildlife Camp

Day 5: Katavi National Park to Arusha

After breakfast you will be transferred to a nearby airstrip, and you will travel back to Arusha with a shared charter plane to Arusha.