Gibbs Farm is located at the entrance to the highlands of northern Tanzania, midway between Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater, five kilometers from the village of Karatu. Gibbs Farm is an oasis of green, calm and beauty, in a landscape that can often be parched, dry and dusty. The Gibb's Farm lodge offers 20 twin rooms with ensuite bathrooms set among the gardens. The main facilities, consisting of a sitting room, reading room, dining room (which serves fresh, home-cooked meals), bar and gift shop are situated in the old farmhouse. Coffee is grown, processed and roasted on Gibb's Farm, and a vast ten-acre fruit and organic vegetable garden provides nearly all the fruit and vegetables to the guests, who wake up to fresh coffee, a multitude of flowers and breathtaking views. More details at www.africanmeccasafaris.com Experience Ngorongoro Crater Safari in Tanzania Ngorongoro Crater, a deep volcanic crater is the jewel in Ngorongoro's crown. It is the largest unflooded an! d unbroken caldera in the world. The Ngorongoro Crater is 19.2 kilometer in diameter, 610 meters deep and 304 square kilometers in area. The rich pasture and permanent water of the Ngorongoro Crater floor supports a large resident population of wildlife of up to 25000, predominantly grazing animals. These include wildebeest, Zebra, Gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog. The swamps and forest provide additional resources for hippo, elephant, waterbuck, reedbuck, and bushbuck, baboons and
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