Endless plains under a sky that seems to go on forever. Here the rhythm of the migration, predators and light has played out for millennia, and you are invited to watch.

A vast volcanic caldera cradling a wildlife-rich floor. Descend at dawn with mist in the hollows and find rhino, flamingos and lions in a single natural amphitheatre.

Golden grass rolls to the horizon and every ridge hides a story. This is the land of the great herds, where a single dawn can hold a hunt, a river crossing and a sky on fire.

Private conservancies where the fences are few and the guides are tenacious. Rhino, wild dog and big cats roam in country you can explore on foot, on horseback or by night.

The scent of cloves drifts through the old town while dhows rock in the harbour. Swahili coast, Portuguese ramparts and a warm sea waiting at the end of the day.

Misty bamboo forests climb the flanks of dormant volcanoes, and somewhere in the green a silverback is gently beating his chest. Few encounters in Africa are as intimate.

Hills, coffee and an uncommon calm. Rwanda's capital is spotlessly clean and surprisingly warm, a city that has chosen hope and invites you to hear its story.

One of Africa's oldest rainforests, cool, humid and humming with life. Walk a canopy bridge above the treetops and listen for the hoots of chimpanzees below.

Great Migration

Follow the herds as they move in an endless loop of grass, calving and river.

Big cat tracking

Find lions, cheetah and leopard with guides who read the plains like a book.

Sunrise hot-air balloon

Drift over the savanna at dawn, then toast the day with a bush breakfast.