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Lukwati and Piti Game Reserves

Lake Rukwa shores, miombo woodland and big game

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About Lukwati and Piti Game Reserves

Lukwati and Piti are two reserves under one administration in Songwe District, south-west Tanzania. Lukwati (about 3,147 km²) was gazetted in 1997 and named after a village removed during the 1974 villagisation programme. Piti (about 2,973 km²) was gazetted in 2013 and takes its name from the Piti River on its north-east side.From the north-eastern shore of Lake Rukwa the land climbs eastwards ove...

Lukwati and Piti are two reserves under one administration in Songwe District, south-west Tanzania. Lukwati (about 3,147 km²) was gazetted in 1997 and named after a village removed during the 1974 villagisation programme. Piti (about 2,973 km²) was gazetted in 2013 and takes its name from the Piti River on its north-east side.

From the north-eastern shore of Lake Rukwa the land climbs eastwards over the escarpment into broad miombo woodland. Marshes, rivers, springs, open plains, rocky outcrops and thickets make a varied habitat.

  • Category: Game Reserve
  • Area: 6,118.93 km²
  • Location: Songwe
  • Gazetted: Lukwati 1997 (GN 459); Piti 2013 (GN 75)
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When to Visit

July to December is the best time to visit.

Peak season
Shoulder season
Wet / off-season
Wildlife

Lion, buffalo, leopard, elephant, sable, kudu, roan, eland, hippo, crocodile, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, Defassa waterbuck, zebra, reedbuck, oribi, warthog, impala and hyena.

Activities

The reserves are set aside mainly for tourist hunting in five hunting blocks (Lukwati South, Lukwati North, Piti West, Chunya Msami and Chunya Lukwati).

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The main entrance is the Gua ranger post, about 220 km from Mbeya. Fly Dar es Salaam to Mbeya, then drive through Chunya and Mkwajuni for six to eight hours, or charter a flight to the seasonal airstrips in the reserve.

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Where to Stay

Tented camps inside the reserves.

Information based on the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) protected-areas listing.

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