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Mbali Mbali Katavi
The most comfortable lodge in remote Katavi, set on high ground in the centre of the park with sweeping views over the Katisunga plains.
- Airport
- Katavi airstrip (nearby)
- Location
- Centre of Katavi NP
- Wildlife area
- Inside Katavi NP
- Best time to visit
- Jun – Oct (dry season)
Overview
Mbali Mbali Katavi is a luxury tented lodge set on an elevated point in the centre of Katavi National Park, overlooking the vast Katisunga plains.
Formerly known as Katuma Bush Lodge, it offers a unique blend of comfort and true remoteness, providing a rare chance to go on safari in a raw, barely explored park.
With spacious safari tents on raised wooden platforms, a large thatched main lodge with a lounge, dining area, swimming pool and campfire deck, and day and night game drives, it is ideal for experienced safari travellers seeking comfort far off the beaten track.
Things to do
Activities at Mbali Mbali Katavi
Bush dining
Enjoy meals out in the wilderness, with a farewell barbecue under the tamarind trees as the sun sets over the plains.
Pool & campfire evenings
Relax by the pool overlooking the plains, then gather around the campfire on the open deck after dark.
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Photos of Mbali Mbali Katavi
Stay
Rooms at Mbali Mbali Katavi
Safari Tents
Spacious canvas tents raised on wooden platforms under thatched roofs, furnished with wooden four-poster beds and writing tables. Each has an elevated veranda and an en-suite bathroom with a glass shower, flushing toilet and double sinks, with power available 24 hours a day. Doubles, twins and family tents are available.
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Facilities
Room types
- Double Tents
- Twin Tents
- Family Tents
Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Thatched main lodge
- Lounge & dining area
- Campfire deck
- Wi-Fi (main lodge)
- 24-hour power
- Night game drives
- Laundry service
Location
Mbali Mbali Katavi on the map
Mbali Mbali Katavi is located in the centre of Katavi National Park, a couple of kilometres north of the airstrip, overlooking the Katisunga floodplain. Katavi is Tanzania's third largest national park and one of its most remote.
Guests usually arrive on twice-weekly light-aircraft flights from northern or southern Tanzania, or by road transfer from Kigoma.
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