Chad

While many flock to the more popular safari destinations in Africa, Chad sits as a vibrant alternative, minus the tourist masses. This Central African country offers the perfect getaway for those looking for an authentic experience. Expect to see a jaw-dropping array of animals, as well as remote villages set against otherworldly backdrops. The capital, N’Djamena, offers the chance to visit craft markets and monuments as well as museums home to some of the oldest, best-preserved artefacts of ancient civilisations on earth, notably the six million-year-old Skull of Toumaï.

Our tour takes in the nation’s capital, before heading east towards traditional villages surrounded by lunar rock formations and onward towards the bush. It’s at Zakouma National Park where safari dreams come true. The park is home to four of the ‘Big Game Five’, as well as giraffes, antelopes, warthogs, crocodiles, civets, foxes, hyenas, monitor lizards and more.