One of the best ways to appreciate the grandeur and vastness of the Serengeti is with a hot air balloon ride in the cool of the early morning. On the ground, guided walks offer a very personalised and detailed encounter with the wild on a Tanzania safari vacation package.

In the Serengeti the fertile central plains are places of huge skies and shimmering heat hazes, yet also of delicate wild flowers blooming after the rains. The savannah, sprinkled with Acacia Tortilis trees, is dotted with majestic termite mounds and rocky outcrops called kopjes, which make great vantage points for predators.

The Lion are abundant, the Leopard are plentiful (yet still secretive) and Black Rhino and Cheetah both breed here. There are more than 500 bird species and, surprisingly, 100 sub-species of Dung Beetle - a sign of a varied animal population! Ndutu, in the south, has small lakes where Hippo and water birds can be seen on a Tanzania safari vacation package.