An elephant's eye and skin texture in soft daylight
Karibu Field Notes
Written from camp

A Journal · Tanzania, since 2010

Stories the
bush keeps.

Notes from the five Karibu camps. What we see, hear and learn between the drives. Quiet stories, written close to the ground.

From the journal

Recent stories

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Acacia Savanna Sunset Field Notes · Conservation 4 min

The Original Green Architects: Termites

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Test alt text Field Notes · Conservation 7 min

Matriarchal Magic: What the 1993 Tarangire Drought Teaches Us About Elephant Survival

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Lion's Paw landscape at sunrise Field Notes · Seasons 5 min

Tanzania, A Year in the Bush

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More from the bush

Earlier field notes

4 stories in total
Elephant Intimate Close Safari Stories 6 min

What Makes a Good Safari Sighting?

Why this journal

Five camps, one country

An acacia silhouetted against a Tanzanian savanna at dusk

The last drive of the day, when everything goes quiet.

Five camps
Across three parks
All twelve
Months of the bush
Lion's Paw lounge veranda overlooking the Ngorongoro Crater rim
Three parks
Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire

Plan a stay

When you've picked your month.

This site is the journal. For dates, rates and camp details, the main Karibu Camps & Lodges site has the rest.

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