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Flights to Katavi National Park

Protected by designTanzania · Africa

Tanzania's third-largest park and one of Africa's emptiest — enormous buffalo herds and hippo pods crowding shrinking dry-season pools, seen by a few hundred people a year.

Katavi National Park
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach0 airports
Via DAR40 nonstops
Best monthsJun–Oct

Quiet by design: caps, permits, or a price that keeps it that way. Plan further ahead; it will still be there.

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Getting to Katavi National Park

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No scheduled jet service into TKQ. Fly to DAR (Julius Nyerere International Airport) — 40 airports fly there nonstop — then charter flight from Dar es Salaam or Arusha.

Via DAR — Dar Es Salaam

Dar Es Salaam is the hub for Katavi National Park: 40 airports fly there nonstop, then charter flight from Dar es Salaam or Arusha.

Show the 40 nearest as a list
FromAirportAirlinesFlight time
ZanzibarTanzaniaZNZAir Tanzania, Auric Air, HOP!-REGIONAL, Oman Air, Precision Air, flydubai~41m
Mafia IslandTanzaniaMFAAuric Air~45m
TangaTanzaniaTGTAuric Air~50m
MombasaKenyaMBASkyward Express~1h
DodomaTanzaniaDODAir Tanzania~1h 5m
IringaTanzaniaIRIAir Tanzania, Auric Air, FlexFlight~1h 5m
MtwaraTanzaniaMYWAir Tanzania, Precision Air~1h 6m
KilimanjaroTanzaniaJROAir Tanzania, Precision Air~1h 10m
ArushaTanzaniaARKHOP!-REGIONAL~1h 12m
SongeaTanzaniaSGXAir Tanzania~1h 20m
NairobiKenyaNBOAir Tanzania, Kenya Airways, Naysa, Precision Air~1h 26m
MoroniComorosHAHAir Tanzania~1h 28m
MbeyaTanzaniaMBIAir Tanzania~1h 28m
TaboraTanzaniaTBOAir Tanzania~1h 31m
MwanzaTanzaniaMWZAir Tanzania, Auric Air, FlexFlight~1h 41m
DzaoudziMayotteDZAEWA Air~1h 47m
BlantyreMalawiBLZEthiopian Airlines~1h 58m
EntebbeUgandaEBBUganda Airlines~1h 58m
KigaliRwandaKGLRwandAir~2h 3m
BujumburaBurundiBJMAir Tanzania~2h 5m
NdolaZambiaNLAAir Tanzania~2h 18m
HarareZimbabweHREAir Tanzania, Air Zimbabwe~2h 31m
LusakaZambiaLUNAir Tanzania, Naysa~2h 31m
Addis AbabaEthiopiaADDEthiopian Airlines~2h 51m
MaheSeychellesSEZAir Tanzania~2h 55m
Victoria FallsZimbabweVFAAir Tanzania~3h 2m
JohannesburgSouth AfricaJNBAir Tanzania, Airlink, South African Airways~3h 42m
KinshasaCongo (Kinshasa)FIHAir Tanzania~3h 58m
Cape TownSouth AfricaCPTAir Tanzania~5h 18m
DohaQatarDOHQatar Airways~5h 29m
DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDXBEmirates~5h 41m
MuscatOmanMCTOman Air~5h 41m
CairoEgyptCAIEgyptair~5h 58m
LagosNigeriaLOSAir Tanzania~6h 2m
AccraGhanaACCAir Tanzania~6h 28m
MumbaiIndiaBOMAir Tanzania~6h 35m
IstanbulTurkeyISTTurkish Airlines~7h 35m
MoscowRussiaVKOAir Tanzania~9h 30m
AmsterdamNetherlandsAMSKLM~10h
GuangzhouChinaCANAir Tanzania~11h 45m
Routings from major airports
FromStopsViaDoor to door
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
  1. FlyDFW → AMS~10h 43m
  2. FlyAMS → DAR~10h
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsAMS → DAR~22h 41m
New YorkJFK
  1. FlyJFK → NBO~15h 46m
  2. FlyNBO → DAR~1h 26m
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsNBO → DAR~19h 10m
Los AngelesLAX
  1. FlyLAX → AMS~12h 4m
  2. FlyAMS → DAR~10h
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsAMS → DAR~24h 2m
MiamiMIA
  1. FlyMIA → AMS~10h 8m
  2. FlyAMS → DAR~10h
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsAMS → DAR~22h 6m
ChicagoORD
  1. FlyORD → ADD~16h 12m
  2. FlyADD → DAR~2h 51m
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsADD → DAR~21h 1m
LondonLHR
  1. FlyLHR → NBO~9h 21m
  2. FlyNBO → DAR~1h 26m
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsNBO → DAR~12h 45m
TorontoYYZ
  1. FlyYYZ → ADD~15h 20m
  2. FlyADD → DAR~2h 51m
  3. HopDAR → TKQ~1h 58m
2 stopsADD → DAR~20h 9m

Why it's still quiet

Tanzania's third-largest park and one of Africa's emptiest — enormous buffalo herds and hippo pods crowding shrinking dry-season pools, seen by a few hundred people a year.

The friction

Fly-in only in practice. Nothing about that is changing quickly.

Background

Katavi National Park is a national park in Tanzania located within Mlele District and Nsimbo District of the Katavi Region.

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Questions

Is there a nonstop flight to Katavi National Park?
Not by jet. The nearest airport with scheduled service is DAR (Julius Nyerere International Airport), then charter flight from Dar es Salaam or Arusha.
Which airport do you fly into for Katavi National Park?
TKQ — Kigoma Airport. Most travelers connect through DAR (Julius Nyerere International Airport).
When is the best time to visit Katavi National Park?
Jun–Oct. Fly-in only in practice. Nothing about that is changing quickly.
What does Katavi National Park cost per day?
Varies by season.
Why is Katavi National Park still quiet?
Tanzania's third-largest park and one of Africa's emptiest — enormous buffalo herds and hippo pods crowding shrinking dry-season pools, seen by a few hundred people a year.