Chada Katavi sits beside the Chada floodplain in Katavi National Park, one of the least-visited major parks in Tanzania, a seasonal Nomad Tanzania camp built for travellers seeking genuine wilderness rather than a well-trodden circuit.
A small number of classic canvas tents set beneath woodland at the floodplain’s edge, simply furnished in keeping with the camp’s remote, low-impact character.
Home-style meals served communally, with the camp’s isolation and small scale making for a genuinely intimate stay.
Game drives and walking safaris across Katavi’s floodplains and woodland, largely without other vehicles in sight.
The dry season concentrates Katavi’s hippo population into shrinking pools in extraordinary, well-documented density, alongside large buffalo herds and significant lion prides that follow them.
Katavi’s dry-season hippo pools, often crowded with hundreds of animals fighting for space, are among the most dramatic and least-photographed wildlife spectacles in East Africa.
Nomad Tanzania’s presence in Katavi supports one of Tanzania’s most under-visited and under-resourced protected areas, helping fund ranger capacity in a park that receives a fraction of the Serengeti’s tourism revenue.
To arrange a tailor-made journey to this lodge, speak with your Kipekee Journey Lead.
