Tanzania

The same traveller went on to describe visceral wildlife encounters: “Having a leopard on your tent porch is not something I will soon forget. This is not Disneyland.”

Not Disneyland could be Tanzania’s national motto. “We had to keep pinching ourselves” wrote a first-time visitor, “that we were actually there, in the places we had only read about or seen on TV.”

Tanzania makes a sensational impact. Over one-third of this expansive land is dedicated to safeguarding its diverse array of wildlife: an irresistible draw for the adventurous.

A journey through Tanzania’s treasure trove of biodiversity takes you through a medley of landscapes – from sweeping grasslands to dense tropical forests, from vibrant coral reefs to the sprawling Serengeti, a fortress for Africa's ‘big five’.

Watch in awe as large herds of elephants stir clouds of dust in Ruaha National Park, hippos frolic in the rapids of the Rufiji River and chimpanzees play in the lofty domains of the Mahale Mountains.