WESTERN CIRCUIT

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Last remaining wild chimpanzees (a population of roughly 900) chains of mountains, rain forest and its flora and fauna.

Quick Facts

Best time to go: to go July to October.

High Season: July to October (Crowds in Mahale are rare).

Low Season: April and May (Most lodges are closed).

Best Weather: May to October (Almost no rainfall).

Worst Weather: November to April (Wet season).

Due to its beautifully remote location this national park sees very few tourists each year,but those who visit are perfectly rewarded with its serine beauty wilderness, the forest filled with an array of stunning birdlife and a number of other forest-dwelling animals including leopard, the mountain ranges, the white sand beaches and clear blue waters of Lake Tanganyika are some of the places worth visiting. Watching the sunset over the distant shore of the Congo, sitting on the beach with the mountain backdrop and strolling along the lush green forest would give you an experience of real African Adventure.

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Wild life Although it does not exhibit the widest variety of wildlife, yet it possesses some of the spectacular African wilds. Lions are very common here but the more remarkable sightings are buffalo herds that number in the thousands and the hippo, which are pushed into small pools as the river dries up. Pods of them share too small a place, and fights are a common sight.

Sceneries Home to the greatest scenic view, it has vast stretches of grasslands: Savannah, the lush green forests: the lake, the river etc. As an inaccessible National Park, it is less visited, so the beauty remains still intact.

Quick Facts

Best time to go: to go August to October.

High Season: July to October (Katavi is rarely crowded).

Low Season: April and May (Many lodges are closed).

Best Weather: June to October (Little to no rainfall).

Worst Weather: November to April (Wet season).

Katavi National Park is in the extremely remote region of western circuit, and is less visited. You can find this National Park at its best in the dry season, when the plains get filled with thousands of zebra, topi and impalas. It is a great park for watching lion-buffalo interactions. Katavi’s isolation has helped it to remain untouched and largely unvisited.From Dar es Salaamor Arusha, it takes about four to five hours to reach here via private aircraft. The least expensive way to get to Katavi is by using twice-weekly scheduled flights (Monday and Thursday) which link these parks with Arusha, in northern Tanzania.