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Deepest wilderness journey
Ruaha & Katavi: The Wild South and West
Eight days across two of Tanzania's largest and least-visited wildernesses.
- Duration
- 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Start and finish
- A confirmed domestic hub; finish Dar es Salaam, Mahale or an approved onward connection.
- Journey style
- Fly-in safari across two remote parks, sequenced around the live flight schedule.
- Best for
- Repeat safari travellers, photographers and wilderness enthusiasts with time to spare.
- Core promise
- Two enormous, quiet parks — and a schedule built around the flights that actually operate.
Journey overview
What this journey is
For travellers who measure a safari by solitude rather than by sightings per hour. Ruaha supplies baobabs, river systems and rugged terrain; Katavi supplies floodplains, seasonal rivers and some of the emptiest country in East Africa.
- Safari only
- Photography
- Urithi signature
- Private groups
Day by day
Your Journey, Day by Day
A guide to the shape of the trip. The final itinerary is confirmed before travel and adapts to season, conditions and your pace.
Day 1 — Fly to Ruaha
Meet the camp team at the confirmed airstrip and begin a first wildlife drive if arrival time and conditions support it.
Day 2 — Ruaha wildlife day
Explore river, woodland, baobab country and open habitat with a guide who adapts the route to current conditions.
Day 3 — A deeper Ruaha day
Continue wildlife viewing or include an approved walking experience when suitable, operational and expressly quoted.
Day 4 — Ruaha to Katavi
Use the confirmed western service to connect the parks, meet the Katavi camp team and begin wildlife viewing as timing permits.
Day 5 — Katavi's rivers and plains
Follow the day's water and access conditions across floodplain, river, wetland and woodland habitats.
Day 6 — Katavi at full depth
Use a full day for patient observation, photography and a different park sector.
Day 7 — Final full wilderness day
Keep the plan flexible for recent wildlife activity or an approved specialist experience.
Day 8 — Onward flight
Transfer to the stated airstrip for Dar es Salaam, Mahale or the approved onward journey.
Personalise it
Make It Yours
Continue to Mahale
Add chimpanzee trekking and Lake Tanganyika, roughly 30 minutes by air from Katavi.
Add Nyerere
Begin with the Rufiji River before heading west.
Private guiding throughout
A dedicated vehicle and guide in both parks for continuity and pace.
Choose your accommodation
- Comfort
- Reliable, welcoming lodges and camps chosen for strong value, cleanliness, service and practical location.
- Premium
- Smaller or better-located properties offering more privacy, design character and personalised service.
- Signature
- Exceptional settings and high-touch service for travellers prioritising exclusivity, location and detail.
Specific properties are confirmed in your quotation once dates, availability and rates are approved.
Included
What's Included
- Confirmed air sectors
- The scheduled or charter light-aircraft services expressly listed in the approved itinerary, with routing, minimum loads, passenger weights and baggage confirmed.
- Safari activities and guiding
- Wildlife drives and any walk, night drive or specialist experience expressly shown in the final programme, with the required ranger or qualified support.
- Accommodation and meals
- The selected camp or lodge nights and the confirmed meal plan.
- Park and listed activity costs
- Applicable park entry, concession, vehicle and expressly listed activity fees included in the approved quotation.
- Airstrip transfers
- Camp collection and return at the stated airstrip, including any approved boat or ground arrangement.
- Journey support
- Pre-departure information, drinking water as stated and Urithi assistance throughout the booked services.
Not included
Not Included Unless Stated
- International travel and formalities
- International flights, visas, insurance, vaccinations or medical requirements and services outside the confirmed itinerary.
- Unlisted transport
- Additional charters, private vehicle upgrades, excess baggage and transfers not expressly included.
- Optional experiences
- Walking safaris, night drives, fly-camping, balloon flights and any activity not expressly listed and pre-approved.
- Personal spending
- Gratuities, laundry, premium drinks, souvenirs and meals not listed.
- Changes
- Costs created by traveller-requested amendments, flight rescheduling, delays or circumstances outside the confirmed services.
What your journey supports
This journey prioritises locally owned suppliers and creates earning opportunities for Tanzanian guides, drivers, accommodation teams, artisans and community partners. Where possible, Urithi gives preference to enterprises led by women and young people.
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Start planning
Ready to travel? Let's shape Ruaha & Katavi: The Wild South and West around you.
Share your travel month, party size and what matters most. Urithi will prepare a personalised quotation covering accommodation, guiding, park fees, flights and transfers.
Your dates and ideas do not need to be final. Share what you know, and Urithi will help shape the rest.