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MERU, KILIMANJARO AND TANZANIA

FOLLOW THE ELEPHANT

A regenerative safari between Kilimanjaro and Meru. Where every stay leaves the land, the people and the table more alive than it found them. And does the same for you.

He walks the ancient corridors between Mt. Meru and Kilimanjaro – the original conservationist, the connector of eco systems. He has always done this – pruning the forest canopy so light reaches the grazing plains below. His footprints fill with rain, and invertebrates hatch within them. Indigenous families follow his digging to find water for their livestock. He disperses the seeds that keep ecosystems from becoming islands. He is, and has always been, the original regenerative force. 

Hatari Lodge inside Arusha National Park and Shu’mata Camp in West Kilimanjaro, within the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area, Tanzania’s Amboseli Ecosystem: a lodge, a camp and a garden between Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru, Tanzania, run by the Gabriel family since 2003.

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BOOK SHU'MATA CAMP

Book directly with us: online for both houses, or write to Tanielle and receive a proposal within the day : reservation@hatari.travel or +27 79 604 2406 SA / +255 761 862 229 TZ (what’s app).

question that changes everything

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Culinary Conservation – Are we making this culture more alive than we found it?

WONDERGARDEN

One garden at a time.

Wondergarden is not a farm. It is a movement — a practice of rediscovering native foods with Maasai communities and smallholder farmers across the greater Kilimanjaro ecosystem. No chemicals. No monocrops. No land ownership that disrupts culture. Multi-cropping gardens that feed the soil microbiome, the pollinators, the wilderness — and the communities who have cultivated these foods for generations.

We call it Culinary Conservation.

The food served at Hatari Lodge and Shu’mata Camp comes from these gardens. The stories behind the food travel with it to the table. This is what makes the dining experience genuinely different — not just the quality of the ingredients, but the fact that every dish has a traceable, verified human story behind it.

WHAT IF YOU WERE THE ELEPHANT?

your invitation to discover the corridor
Walking corridors between mountains. Sensing the interconnectivity of everything — soil, seed, rain, glacier, community, cuisine. Opening your senses until the distance between you and the wilderness disappears entirely. This is regenerative safari. Not a spectacle. A participation.
Hatari Lodge
Arusha National Park – the southern anchor of the corridor, at the foot of Mt. Meru. Where the Wondergarden practice began.
shu'mata camp
Greater Amboseli – the wild northern anchor. Kilimanjaro on the horizon, elephant herds moving through daily.

HOW WE WORK

We exist to prove that travel can regenerate – keeping the elephant’s corridor open, rediscovering native foods with the communities they belong to, and growing one garden at a time. The land stays with its people. Our guests don’t watch the work; they join it.

The land stays with its people
We do not lease or acquire land. We do not own the farms or their futures. The communities we work with hold everything — their soil, their knowledge, their business relationships, their culture.
Nothing artificial. Ever.
No mono-cropping. No synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, or herbicides. Multi-layered growing that feeds the soil microbiome, supports pollinators, and connects the food on your plate to the ecosystem surrounding it.
Food as living knowledge

Every dish at Hatari Lodge and Shu’mata Camp carries a story — a named garden, a named grower, a native food with generations of tribal knowledge behind it. We call this Culinary Conservation.

Held to account - openly
We are currently undergoing independent regenerative certification. We will publish the full results when the audit is complete – whatever they show. We invite questions. We welcome scrutiny. That is the only honest starting point.

JOIN THE JOURNEY

Tell us when you’d like to come and we’ll shape the journey around you — whether you’re planning it yourself or through a trusted travel partner. Every stay supports the gardens, the communities, and the practice.
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arusha NATIONAL PARK
The original base camp along the elephant corridor. Surrounded by the foothills of Mount Meru, inside the national park boundary. Where the Wondergarden practice began.
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GREATER AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM

The wild northern anchor of the corridor. Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Elephant herds moving through daily. The landscape that inspired everything.

TESTIMONIALS

Serengeti Group Chamäleon Reisen

ein wunderschöner auftakt

„Liebes Hatari Team, Die ersten Tage unserer Reise in der Hatari Lodge waren ein wunderschöner Auftakt unserer Safari-Reise. Die Unterkunft lädt zum Wohlfühlen ein, die Sundowner Terrasse ist noch schöner, als wir es uns vorgestellt haben, und das Essen einfach köstlich. Besonders beeindruckt hat und die Zeitlichkeit der Menschen, die hier arbeiten- sie machen diesen Ort zu etwas Besonderem. Vielen Dank für diese unvergessliche Zeit!„
Sophia

the most wonderful stay

“Dear all, I can’t put into words, how incredible I find this place!!! It has been the most wonderful stay. Thank you so much for your kindness and for welcoming us in this incredible place. Thank you for showing us the beauty of nature! I wish you all the best!”
Petra & Andreas

oasis of tranquility

„Dear Hatari Team, The lodge is an oasis of tranquility and natural beauty – the kindness of the your team melts with the inner and outer atmosphere into a perfect blend for our souls. Thank – Asante Sana for making our honey moon unforgettable.”
Clara, Thomas, Casper & Hannah

wie nach Hause kommen

“Schon nach einem Tag war aussteigen an “unserem Berg”, wie nach Hause kommen. Danke für die Achtsamkeit bei all den kleinen Dingen, die euch so wichtig sind. Das Team hat mit seiner fröhlichen Zuvorkommenheit immer ein Lächeln auf unsere Gesichter gezaubert. Dass jeder unserer Ausfüge für uns ein Afrika Abenteuer war, muss nicht gesagt werden. Trotz kühlem Wind, viel Wärme.”
Gain, Keven, Hary, Maddy, Jonas, Ella, Lili

such taste, such quality, such service

„Wow! Everything at Hatari was absolutely Brilliant! The food was especially good – such taste, such quality, such service. We were all thoroughly delighted in our few days here, so thank you all!”
Corinna, Manfred, Josefine & Justus

a strong place for our souls

„Habari, dear Hatari Lodge mzuri! Your place is so beautiful that even tear come up. Its a strong place for our souls. With the very gorgeous team with so much friendliness we had a wonderful time. Asante sana”

MEET THE GABRIELS

For Marlies, Jörg and Donyo Gabriel, this is far more than hospitality – it is a lifelong commitment to wildlife, landscape and a more meaningful way of travelling. Through Hatari Lodge and Shu’mata Camp, they have helped shape a quieter, more considered vision for East African travel: one that values beauty, depth and genuine connection over spectacle. Their work has long gone beyond welcoming guests. It has become a way of protecting what makes this part of the world so extraordinary – from wildlife and wilderness to food systems, communities and the wider environmental future of the region. As trailblazers within the safari industry, they continue to show that travel can be elegant, personal and deeply restorative – not only for the guest, but for the landscapes it touches.

the elephant broadcast

Follow the elephant. 🐘 one story, every Monday.

START YOUR JOURNEY HERE

BOOK HATARI LODGE
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For bookings and inquiries, please contact reservation@hatari.travel
or +27 79 604 2406 SA / +255 761 862 229 TZ (what’s app)

EXPLORE THE LODGES
Regenerating the greater Kilimanjaro – one garden, one stay, one traveller at a time.
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