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Top travel trends in 2023

What are the top travel trends for 2023? At Gibb's Farm, we are noticing a sharp interest in reconnection, family, wellness, and farm to table dining.

Recipe: Chilled Avocado Soup

Chilled Avocado Soup

Waiting for the rain

There are two rainy seasons in Tanzania, and we are waiting for the short rains called the Vuli, which usually occur in late October and into November.

Rethinking Tourism on World Tourism Day

Recipe: Mushroom Risotto

This creamy and tasty mushroom risotto is a quick and tasty meal created by Vasti, our head chef! The following recipe makes one portion.

Recipe: Mushroom Cappuccino Soup

Our mushroom project is going really well. Vasti, our head chef, has been whipping up some fantastic recipes with the latest harvest. Here is our Mushroom Cappuccino Soup!

Grow your own

Growing your own food is very rewarding. There is nothing quite as delicious as crops fresh from a garden that you have grown.

Recipe: Stuffed Pumpkin Flowers

Chef Vasti shared her stuffed pumpkin flower recipe! This dish is popular with our guests and now you can make it at home.

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Gibb's Farm managers, Nick and Sally fulfilled a life-long dream of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro - and they did just that! Learn more about their experience

Celebrate Gibb's Girls

The 8th March 2022 was International Women’s Day and the theme for this year was “Break the Bias,” this month we are recognizing the girls and women of Gibb’s Farm.

Red Maasai Sheep

Introducing Rusty and Rosie, our Red Maasai Sheep!

Recipe: Coffee Chocolate Brownies

Did you know our coffee chocolate brownies are the best you will ever taste?

Farm fresh dining at Gibb’s Farm

Our food philosophy is founded on farm fresh, organic cuisine prepared daily right here on the property.

Recipe: Coffee Chocolate Mousse

Our Coffee Chocolate Mousse is a delectable dessert combining two of our favourite ingredients: coffee and chocolate.

Recipe: Pasta with Carrot Top Pesto and Grilled Baby Carrots

Our Pasta with Carrot Top Pesto and Grilled Baby Carrots recipe is vegetarian and utilises the entire carrot from the top to the tip.

Recipe: Rhubarb Crumble Pie

This Rhubarb Crumble pie is fast becoming a firm favourite at Gibb’s Farm. It is a great dish to complete a dinner party and with the granola topping, we think that it is perfect for breakfast as well!

Tanzanite – precious gems from Tanzania

Learn more about these gorgeous gems

Five favourite things about Gibb’s Farm

Here are our five favourite things about staying at Gibb's Farm in Tanzania.

Slow Safari

Take it slow while on safari in Tanzania

Purposeful travel

Our guide to giving

Our guide to giving highlights the best ways to give back to the Tanzanian community when you visit

Hearty pumpkin soup

Perfect for Thanksgiving!

World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day is on 10 October, and this year it is particularly important as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Safari into the Northern Serengeti

A front-row seat to the great migration in the Northern Serengeti

The Ngorongoro elephants

Tembo is the Kiswahili word for Elephant. The Ngorongoro elephants are attracted to Gibb’s Farm and can be frequently heard trumpeting nearby.

A bird watcher's paradise

Tanzania is truly a bird watcher’s paradise; over 1000 bird species have been recorded from water birds, forest birds, savannah birds to seabirds.

Gibb's Farm Lemon Tart

This relatively simple to make, zesty, lemon velvety tart recipe made with the lemons from the farm has always been a Gibb’s Farm guest favourite.

A sense of occasion

Special occasions deserve to be celebrated, and what better way to celebrate than by making unforgettable memories at beautiful Gibb's Farm.

Earn your keep

Roll up your sleeves, put on a pair of rubber boots and join us in the farmyard during your stay.

10 Swahili phrases to learn before you visit us

Even a little Swahili goes a long way!

Welcome Nick and Sally

A very warm welcome to our new management couple.

No churn vanilla ice cream

Recipe: Farm fresh no churn vanilla ice cream

Helping hands safaris

Kindness is magic. Sprinkle it everywhere.

Spend a day at Lake Manyara

Journey through this iconic treasure of Tanzania with us

Sustainability & Eco Projects

Our farm is a model for sustainable and respectful practices

Awards & Accolades

Awards and accolades. Thank you to each and every one of our loyal supporters!

Life handed you lemons? Grab gin!

A gin and tonic to safari is like water to sailing

Zawadi Boutique

Take a special souvenier home with you

Famous Yoghurt and honey bread

Recipe: Our famous yogurt bread (served with farm butter)

A unique honeymoon in East Africa

Celebrate your love in legendary style with a romantic honeymoon in Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

10 Facts you didn't know about the Ngorongoro Crater

A sense of history

The sense of history is palpable as you stroll through the gardens

Gibb's Farm \| Karatu \| Tanzania
Lodge:	+255 272 970 436
Reservations:	+255 272 970 438
Email:	[email protected]

Gibb's Farm \| Karatu \| Tanzania
Lodge:	+255 272 970 436
Reservations:	+255 272 970 438
Email:	[email protected]