Katavi Wildlife Camp
Meru-style tents under makuti thatch · Edge of the Katisunga plain, between miombo woodland and the Katuma River · Foxes Safari Camps (Fox family)
High-end
Inside the park
Owner/family-run
The best-value permanent camp in the park: spacious thatched tents looking straight onto the Katisunga plain, where the dry-season game concentrations happen in front of you. Because the Fox family also run Safari Air Link, this is the camp where logistics to remote western Tanzania feel easiest.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Front-row game viewing over the Katisunga plain from your veranda
- Two family suites share a private plunge pool, up to six guests
- Run by the Fox family for three generations
- Sister airline Safari Air Link keeps flight logistics simple
- Full Board Plus rate includes select activities
Cons
- Fly-in only via biweekly Safari Air Link flights
- Camp is unfenced; staff escort guests after dark
- Closed March to May every year
- We found no published minimum age for children
What's here
- Bar
Read from Katavi Wildlife Camp's own website in July 2026. Anything not listed we could not confirm, which is not the same as it being absent.
What the park charges on top
The rate above buys you a bed. Katavi National Park charges its own entry fee for every day you are inside. Here is what that adds up to.
- Park entry$30 plus 18% VAT, charged per 24 hours.
- $35.4per person, per day
- Vehicle$40 plus VAT for a foreign-registered vehicle up to 2,000 kg; most safari 4x4s sit above that and pay $150 plus VAT. A Tanzanian-registered one is about $9.
- $47.2per vehicle, per day
Three nights means three days inside, so two adults sharing one vehicle pay $354 in park fees before anyone pays for a bed.
The full fee schedule for Katavi National ParkRates at Katavi Wildlife Camp
From $445 pppn. $445 in June, November to 23 December and January to February; $575 from July to October and over the festive period. Full Board Plus including select activities.
What the rate covers is not confirmed. We do not know yet whether meals, drinks and activities are included, so read this as the bed only.
Every figure on this page is in US dollars.
Indicative 2026/27 rates per person per night sharing, gathered July 2026 from operators' own sites and published trade rate sheets. Katavi camps rarely publish prices directly, so always confirm with the lodge. Watch whether a rate includes the TANAPA fees: conservation fee plus concession fee adds about $70 per person per night incl. VAT at a lodge inside the park.
Questions about Katavi Wildlife Camp
Is Katavi Wildlife Camp good for families?
Katavi Wildlife Camp has two family suites, each two large tents sharing a private plunge pool for up to six guests. We found no minimum age stated on the camp's page, and it is unfenced with a Maasai guide escorting guests between tents after dark, so ask what age policy applies when you book.
Is Katavi Wildlife Camp good for a honeymoon?
Katavi Wildlife Camp has a dedicated honeymoon suite, though its own page does not describe specific features such as a plunge pool or private deck for it. Standard tents already have a private veranda facing the Katisunga plain. Ask the camp directly what the honeymoon suite includes before booking.
What does the rate at Katavi Wildlife Camp include?
Katavi Wildlife Camp is sold on a Full Board Plus basis that includes select activities, at $445 per person in June, November to 23 December and January to February, rising to $575 in July to October and over the festive period. The camp's page does not break down which activities or drinks are covered, so confirm before booking.
Can you self-drive to Katavi Wildlife Camp?
No. Katavi Wildlife Camp is reached by biweekly scheduled flights with Safari Air Link, the operator's own airline, landing at Ikuu airstrip. The record and the camp's site give no road route, so travel here is fly-in only; confirm current flight days directly with the camp.
When is Katavi Wildlife Camp open?
Katavi Wildlife Camp operates from June to the end of February and closes completely from March to May. Rates are $445 per person in June, November to 23 December and January to February, rising to $575 in July to October and over the festive period. Confirm exact dates each year with the camp.