Out of Office
(For Good reason)
18-day expedition through Tanzania's living food systems
For food industry professionals who need fresh perspective to build better products, brands, and businesses in an increasingly complex world.
"Travel is an act of curiosity, and we've forgotten that because it has become an act of consumption."
— Sophy Roberts
Make your next travel actually move the needle on your business and your life.
Trip Overview
Out of Office is an 18-day expedition through one of East Africa's living food systems. Designed for growers, chefs, founders, researchers, and brand builders ready to think bigger.
18
Days
1800km
Journey
300K
Years Unbroken
The Wild Part
Within a 100km radius in Tanzania, you'll experience the unbroken hunter-gatherer traditions of the Hadzabe, one of humanity's first food system builders, living alongside subsistence farmers, pastoralists, and modern industrial agriculturists competing with rapid urbanisation.
It's the most dynamic food system on Earth. Unbroken for 300,000 years, shaped by over 120 tribal traditions. And when you see it all in one place, you begin to understand how food really works: the interdependence, the fragility, and the enormous opportunity.
Who's It For?
The curious. The hungry for wisdom. You know there's more to taste, build, and understand, and you're ready to look beyond the usual playbook.
Food System Builders
People in food who want to stop reacting and start seeing. To build smarter, more meaningful products and brands.
The Perspective Seekers
You're building products and brands that serve people and the planet, but need the perspective that only comes from seeing how food really works.
Industry Professionals
Growers, chefs, founders, researchers, brand builders. Anyone whose work intersects with food systems and wants fresh perspective.
Ready to Think Bigger
You're deep in the day-to-day but know real breakthroughs happen when you step back and see the whole system.
Why Go?
The world's changing fast. Complexity is the new normal. You don't need another trend report—you need perspective.
The kind that rewires how you see food, culture, people, and place. That changes how you build.
Come back ready to build products and brands that actually serve people and the planet.
What CoPlantation Brings
25 years of food systems expertise. Deep relationships across Tanzania's agricultural networks. Unmatched access to living food traditions.
We've partnered with Safari by Leo, Tanzania's go-to for unhurried, off-the-beaten-path adventure. Leo and Charles bring deep local know-how and take care of the tough stuff: permits, provisioning, and navigating wild terrain so our crew can focus on what matters: exploring one of the world's most dynamic food systems. From the Serengeti's wildlife to ancient food traditions, this collaboration fuses epic adventure with deep discovery, unlocking Tanzania's potential as a food destination and creating new opportunities for local communities.
Start Here. Stay Connected
Get the itinerary and join the community of food system builders sharing ideas, planning adventures, and learning together. No commitment to travel. Just commitment to thinking bigger.