Field notes

The Expedition Journal

Stories from the long grass — written and photographed by our directors on the ground in Tanzania, so you know exactly what awaits you.

Kogatende · July 2026

Reading the river: how to witness a Great Migration crossing

A crossing cannot be booked, only earned — with patience, position and a guide who reads the herds. Here is how the wildest hour in Africa actually unfolds.

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Ndutu · February 2026

The nurseries of Ndutu: where the great cats raise their young

Every calving season the short-grass plains fill with newborn wildebeest — and the cheetah mothers and lion prides that depend on them. A month among the cubs.

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Tarangire · June 2026

Dust and giants: an afternoon in Tarangire's elephant country

Six hundred elephants can drink from the Tarangire River on a dry-season day. What it feels like to sit quietly in the middle of the procession.

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