Your Tanzanian safari begins at Arusha’s Kilimanjaro International Airport where you are met and transferred to African View Lodge, a 30-minute drive from the airport and set on the edge of Arusha National Park. The lodge has a swimming pool and a massage service for those who need to unwind after a long-haul flight. Perhaps the best way to relax here is to order a cold drink from the friendly bar and settle down in the ‘tree-house’ and toast Mount Meru, Tanzania’s second highest mountain, as part of your first night in Africa. There is also complimentary Wi-Fi to let everyone back home know that you have arrived safely.

It is over land to the Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast, a drive through a scenic Rift Valley landscape with plenty of wildlife to see as you go. A packed lunch is enjoyed on the way to Endoro Lodge, set in the forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There may be time to stretch your legs after the long drive - the lodge has several river trails as well as bicycles for hire – and you can settle in to your chalet, complete with a fireplace, veranda, and an en suite bathroom with outside shower (perfect for enjoying the Milky Way on cloudless evenings).

The next day is spent in the Ngorongoro Crater itself, a steep-walled haven for what is rated as Africa’s densest concentration of big animals. It is said to be among the easiest places on the continent to see the Big 5 (elephant, buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard) and is also home to hippos, hyenas and flocks of pink flamingos.

It is another scenic drive today with a packed lunch: it is game viewing all the way as you cross the grasslands of the Ngorongoro and into those of the Serengeti National Park. Your accommodation is a solar-powered mobile tented camp that ensures front-row seats to the Wildebeest Migration by following the herds as they move through the Serengeti. Serengeti View Camp may be located in the south, centre or north of the park depending on the time of year but with an expert guide, a 4X4 and two full days at your disposal, you are sure to enjoy excellent wildlife sightings. Lying under thorn trees, each tented suite at Serengeti View Camp has a private bathroom and a shaded seating area from which to enjoy those endless Serengeti views.

The day begins with breakfast on the Serengeti savannah but ends with dinner overlooking the Indian Ocean. A scheduled charter flight from the Serengeti takes you to Zanzibar where you are transferred to Bahari View Resort, set on the white sands of Jambiani beach on the east coast of the island. A small and comfortably simple resort of just 12 thatched chalets, the resort has a pool and beach bar that overlook a turquoise swathe of ocean protected by an encircling coral reef. Bahari offers good-old-fashioned relaxation – hammocks and beach loungers – plus Internet access and local excursions ranging from spice farm, Jozani Forest or Stone Town tours as well as snorkelling and diving trips.

After breakfast at Bahari View Lodge you are transferred back to Zanzibar’s airport for your onward travel arrangements and the end of this tour.