Beginning in Kenya's lively capital, we begin this trip with one of the world's best know train journeys from Nairobi to Mombasa, which travels through Tsavo National Park. Once in Mombasa we have a few days to relax on the dazzling beaches, which have white sand and palm trees fringing an azure Indian Ocean. Then we head south into Tanzania and East Africa's best known game parks. The plains of the Serengeti are trampled by thousands of hoofed animals with the predators in their wake, while the Ngorongoro Crater is a World Heritage Site for its diversity of wildlife. On the coast we enjoy a few days on atmospheric Zanzibar with its crumbling Arabic architecture, Swahili culture and beautiful beaches. This is a perfect combination of wildlife watching and downtime on the beach.