The wide alluvial plains of Katavi National Park are barely visited at all, which is one of its greatest assets.
Miles off the beaten track, Katavi is superb in the driest months of the year (May-October and December-February), but unpredict – able (and partially impassable) during the remainder. The intrepid few who do venture the distances are well rewarded, as the park is home to vast buffalo herds and hippo pods, and large concentrations of elephants around February. Following the short rains in November, the larger game disperses but birdlife proliferates.