An elephant close, the eye and skin texture in soft light
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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An elephant family close together in the Tarangire bush. Field Notes · Conservation 6 min

Sharing Space with Elephants

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Wildebeest in a classic safari scene, the country awake. Safari Stories · How to Safari 5 min

Safari Etiquette: A Beginner's Guide to Responsible Game Drives

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A quiet hour on the bush, when the Secret Seven emerge. Safari Stories · Wildlife 5 min

Beyond the Big Five: Africa's Secret Seven

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More from the bush

Earlier field notes

7 stories in total
Golden savanna, the country a termite mound helps hold. Field Notes · Conservation 4 min

The Original Green Architects: Termites

An elephant family close together, the matriarch reading the wind. Field Notes · Conservation 7 min

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

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

Tanzania, A Year in the Bush

A leopard resting in the shade of a tree. Safari Stories 6 min

What Makes a Good Safari Sighting?

Why this journal

Five camps, one country

A hippo at the water, the bigger neighbours

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

Five camps
Across three parks
All twelve
Months of the bush
A bird portrait — the details you miss when you rush
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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