Gibb’s Farm

Karatu, near Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A historic working farm and coffee estate on the road to Ngorongoro, one of the most storied properties in northern Tanzania.

Overview

Gibb’s Farm has operated as a working coffee farm since the 1920s on the fertile slopes leading up to the Ngorongoro Crater, its gardens and farm-to-table kitchen giving it a genuinely different character from the safari camps found on the crater rim itself.

Rooms & Table

The Rooms

Cottages set among the farm’s gardens and coffee plantation, comfortably furnished with a warm, homely style distinct from typical safari lodge design.

Food & Service

A celebrated farm-to-table dining programme drawing directly on the estate’s own gardens, coffee, and livestock.

Activities

Guided walks through the coffee plantation and surrounding forest, cultural visits to local Iraqw communities, and easy access up to Ngorongoro Crater itself.

Wildlife & Photography

While not a conventional game-viewing property, the surrounding forest supports birdlife and the occasional forest elephant, alongside easy day access to the crater’s concentrated wildlife.

A Photographer's Note

The farm’s gardens and coffee plantation offer a genuinely different, agricultural-landscape photographic subject rare on the northern Tanzania safari circuit.

Conservation & Impact

Gibb’s Farm has long supported local Iraqw community employment and sustainable agriculture practices on the Ngorongoro highlands.

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