Kigelia Camp

“If you get the dust of Tanzania on your shoes, you will always want to come back”  

               -our guide Philip states as we begin our morning game drive in Ruaha National Park

It is dry season here so not much water and the baobub tree branches are bare and stand out against the deep blue sky. Although the largest park in Tanzania, you do not see many people…just lots and lots of animals…Masai giraffe, elephants, lion, leopard, hippo and ostrich are all spotted this morning on our game drive. We listen to folk tales of why the wart hogs’ tails go up when they run, and what baboons do to trick the impalas when they birth their young.



Twende the Elephant

Chef James

Barbeque Dinner

We have taken over the Kigelia camp. It is a time of much laughter and celebration. We are all so fortunate to have made it to this place, and the camp staff are our conduit to the magic of Ruaha.

The golden grass savannah dotted with baobub and acacia trees, the barbeque dinner on the sandy river bottom, the men filling the warm water in my outdoor bucket shower, and Amos’s prayer for a blessed day will always come to mind as I remember Kigelia. Then some day when I’m dreaming and Tanzania is so far away...then I will remember the things I did here today.  M