Riverside Camp, Sitalike
Simple bandas plus a campsite, with restaurant and bar · Sitalike village on the Katuma River, just outside the northern boundary, 5 minutes from park HQ · Locally run, Sitalike village
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Budget
Outside the gate
Locally owned
The village option, and a good one: simple bandas and a campsite on the banks of the Katuma, five minutes from the park gate, with hippos grunting below. This is where self-drivers stage before an early gate entry, and the only camp in the area where your money goes straight into the local community.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Hippos and birds on the Katuma River right below camp
- Only five minutes from park headquarters
- Staff can arrange park guides for you
- Realistic staging base for overlanders and self-drivers
- Money spent here goes straight into the local community
Cons
- Prices are not formally published; confirm directly
- We found no published child policy or family rooms
- Room and banda capacity not published
- Simple bandas, not a full-service lodge
What's here
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Campsite
Read from Riverside Camp, Sitalike'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 Riverside Camp, Sitalike
Roughly $20–50 pppn. Rates are not formally published; treat these figures as indicative and confirm directly.
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 Riverside Camp, Sitalike
Is Riverside Camp, Sitalike good for families?
We found no child policy or family rooms mentioned on Riverside Camp's own site, and the record gives no capacity figure either. It is a simple village camp of bandas and a campsite, five minutes from park headquarters, so ask staff directly what rooms and rates suit a family before booking.
How much does Riverside Camp, Sitalike cost?
Riverside Camp does not formally publish its rates. Indicative figures put bandas and camping roughly between $20 and $50 per person per night, but the camp's own site gives no breakdown by room type or price. Confirm the actual cost directly with staff by phone before you book.
Can you self-drive to Riverside Camp, Sitalike?
Yes. Riverside Camp sits in Sitalike village, reached by road only five minutes from park headquarters, and Mpanda Airport is about 40 kilometres north. It is the main staging point in the area for self-drivers wanting an early gate entry into Katavi, and staff can arrange park guides for you.
How do you book Riverside Camp, Sitalike?
Riverside Camp's own site gives no email or online booking form; it asks guests to call and says staff will help arrange everything. The camp operates year-round, sits on the Katuma River five minutes from park headquarters, and doubles as a base where staff can arrange park guides for you.