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making the total distance approximately 1,400 km (870 mi) and requiring 20+ hours. The most direct route to Dar es Salaam as per Google Maps is approx. 1250 km (~800 miles) and requiring 16+ hours. Arusha is similarly distant: 1000+km /13.5 hours. The percentage of transit on unpaved surfaces is unknown, but parts of all of these routes will definitely be on dirt roads. Since all of the above times from Google Maps assume an average transit speed of 80 km (50 mph), all these indicated travel times should be considered to be optimistic.
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Access to Katavi via ground transportation: estimates vary widely; it is generally discussed not in hours but in days. The town of Mbeya is (550 km/340 miles) distant and is described as a "...tough but spectacular..." drive; Google Maps indicates that Mbeya is 838 km from Dar es Salaam,
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374:) or Safari Air Link. All flights will require landing on a dirt airstrip; the Ikuu airstrip (near the Ikuu Rangerpost) has minimal services. It is very approximately a three-hour flight from Katavi to Dar es Salaam and two-hours flight to
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1285:Ngorongoro Conservation Authority
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1212:Mafia Islands Marine Reserve
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622:Highway route on Google Maps
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611:Katavi NP on tanzaniaparks
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1109:Mafia Island Marine Park
480:Parks arrivals highlight
405:. TANAPA. Archived from
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153:3135 (in 2012)
939:nature forest reserves
501:from tanzaniaparks.com
489:from tanzaniaparks.com
583:Cessna Fuel Refilling
1171:Tanga Marine Reserve
636:Katavi National Park
461:regional news report
241:Katavi National Park
22:Katavi National Park
937:Forest reserves and
409:on 20 December 2015
372:Zantas Air Services
158:Governing body
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1236:Chumbe Marine Park
782:Udzungwa Mountains
552:www.mbalimbali.com
485:2015-12-20 at the
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511:Katuma Bush Lodge
263:and the seasonal
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1308:IUCN Category II
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878:Mpanga-Kipengere
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1139:Fungu Yasini
1097:and reserves
1095:Marine parks
1076:Mount Rungwe
1041:Mount Hanang
1016:West Chenene
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787:Ugalla River
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956:Lake Duluti
918:Swaga Swaga
717:Kilimanjaro
413:22 December
307:hippopotami
272:floodplains
265:Lake Katavi
142:Established
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97:Coordinates
1302:Categories
1026:Essimingor
1021:ChemiChemi
966:Pugu Hills
961:Biharamulo
888:Ngorongoro
863:Mkungunero
606:2012-09-16
557:2017-11-12
535:Chada Camp
386:References
303:crocodiles
269:Lake Chada
1154:Makatumbi
1134:Pangavini
1031:Kilombero
1011:Kilombero
1001:Kilombero
981:Kilombero
838:Liparamba
828:Kijereshi
777:Tarangire
772:Serengeti
428:Katavi NP
319:wild dogs
299:elephants
245:Tanzanian
1226:Barakuni
1086:Meru-Usa
991:Mwambesi
873:Moyowosi
868:Msanjesi
823:Ikorongo
678:Tanzania
483:Archived
431:Archived
345:Visitors
339:poaching
327:leopards
315:cheetahs
311:mudholes
295:giraffes
283:Wildlife
278:Wildlife
253:Tanzania
150:Visitors
82:Tanzania
79:Location
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1159:Kimbubu
1124:Bongoyo
1081:Magamba
1036:Minziro
1006:Pindiro
976:Vikindu
843:Lukwati
818:Grumeti
762:Saadani
747:Nyerere
742:Mkomazi
638:website
137:4471 km
109:31°15′E
1328:Miombo
1201:Maziwi
1191:Ulenge
1164:Latham
1149:Kendwa
1129:Mbudya
1051:Mkingu
923:Uwanda
913:Selous
908:Rungwa
883:Muhesi
833:Kizigo
792:Kigosi
737:Mikumi
722:Kitulo
712:Katavi
692:Arusha
376:Mwanza
352:Safari
329:, and
323:hyenas
297:, and
291:zebras
106:6°50′S
91:Mpanda
1196:Yambe
1186:Kwale
1181:Mwewe
1176:Kirui
1144:Sinda
1071:Chome
1046:Rondo
946:Amani
928:Pande
903:Rukwa
893:Pande
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752:Ruaha
331:lions
243:is a
1066:Nilo
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