Africa

With over 25% of its land surface devoted to the conservation of wildlife and blessed with some of the greatest concentrations of large game animals to be found anywhere on the planet, Tanzania is a fabulous safari destination. The variety of habitats is as diverse as that of the wildlife, ranging from the grasslands of the Serengeti to the forested highlands of Ngorongoro, the shimmering snows of Mount Kilimanjaro to the swathes of white sands on the Indian Ocean coast.

Tanzania is a vast and ancient land still singing to the rhythmic chants of its proud tribal warriors and a safari here offers an insight into a very different and unspoiled culture.  Selous and Ruaha are names synonymous with what remains of the truly wild Africa: huge tracts of wilderness that offer exhilarating game viewing in some of the most remote and undisturbed parts of this great continent. Farther north the great wildebeest migration, an annual march of literally millions of animals following welltrodden paths, is one of nature's most spectacular displays.

The landscapes are dramatic throughout Tanzania and the opportunities for bush walking, luxury mobile camping, mountain trekking or just relaxing atop a kopje with a sundowner in hand are hard to beat. With white sandy beaches and a wealth of culture and history, the spice island of Zanzibar offers the perfect post-safari tonic and presents another face of this warm and welcoming country.