Presidential Pool Villa

Barefoot Luxury on the Indian Ocean. Set among palm groves on a long stretch of white-sand beach on Zanzibar's south-west coast, the resort combines private pool villas, The Residence Spa, restaurants of international and local cuisine, yoga, snorkelling, diving and boat trips.

The resort's most spacious villa, with two bedrooms, a large living room, a dining area and a wide terrace overlooking the Indian Ocean. A private 35 m² pool sits just steps from the bedrooms, and breakfast, lunch and dinner are included every day.

468 m²

Horizon Room

A Lodge in the Heart of the Serengeti. Set in the middle of the national park and linked by raised wooden walkways, the lodge looks out over a watering hole where elephants and buffalo come to drink. Infinity pool, spa, restaurants and viewing decks for watching wildlife at sunrise and sunset.

Spacious rooms with panoramic windows and a private balcony facing the Serengeti savannah. You stay in two adjoining Horizon Rooms; meals, soft drinks, selected alcoholic drinks and daily safaris are included.

55 m²

ARRIVAL IN ZANZIBAR

Your journey begins with a business-class flight via Addis Ababa. At Zanzibar Airport, airport representatives with a name sign meet you before the immigration desk and take care of the visa and formalities. After collecting your luggage, your host is waiting in the arrivals area. A private Toyota Alphard takes you along the coast — about an hour, 55 km — to The Residence Zanzibar. Your Presidential Pool Villa opens onto a terrace with a private pool and the Indian Ocean beyond. The rest of the day is for rest: a first swim, a late lunch and dinner by the ocean.

SLOW DAYS AT THE RESIDENCE

The first days on the island are for settling into its rhythm. Mornings start with yoga or a swim in your private pool, afternoons belong to the beach and the shade of the palms. Cycle along the resort's paths, book a treatment at The Residence Spa, or simply watch the tide change the colour of the lagoon. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included, with restaurants of international and Zanzibari cuisine to choose from.

STONE TOWN AND SPICES

For those who want to see the island beyond the resort, the hotel can arrange a private excursion to Stone Town. Its maze of lanes holds carved wooden doors, old merchant houses, the House of Wonders and busy markets where cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg are sold by the handful. On the way, a spice farm shows how the island earned its name of the Spice Island. The day ends with sunset over the harbour before returning to the villa.

REEFS AND A DHOW AT SUNSET

The waters around Zanzibar are among the clearest in East Africa. With the resort's dive and water-sports team you can head out to the reefs for snorkelling or diving among corals, turtles and shoals of tropical fish. In the evening, a traditional wooden dhow takes you out onto the ocean for sunset — a quiet hour on the water as the sky turns orange and pink.

THE ISLAND AT YOUR OWN PACE

These days have no fixed schedule. Spend a morning at The Residence Spa, try deep-sea fishing with the resort's boat team, ride bicycles along the palm-lined paths or take a private dinner on the beach. Everything can be arranged at the resort, and full board means there is nothing to plan except how to spend the day.

FLIGHT TO THE SERENGETI

At 06:00, after breakfast, a private transfer takes you to Zanzibar Airport for the 08:00 flight to the Serengeti, with a change of aircraft in Arusha — standard practice for local airlines. At 10:40 you land on the Serengeti airstrip, where your host is waiting. From here a private driver and safari vehicle stay with you for your entire time in the park, and you plan the game drives together. After check-in at the Four Seasons Safari Lodge, the first drive heads out into the savannah as the heat of the day eases.

DAYS IN THE SAVANNAH

Game drives are allowed from dawn to dusk, and your private driver plans them around you: an early start for the soft morning light, a midday break at the lodge, or a full day in the park with a picnic lunch prepared by the Four Seasons kitchen. The Serengeti is home to the Big Five, and every drive is different. Back at the lodge, the infinity pool and viewing decks look out over the watering hole, where animals come to drink at sunset.

KILIMANJARO AND THE WAY HOME

After a last breakfast in the savannah, a transfer takes you to the Serengeti airstrip for the 11:00 flight to Kilimanjaro. On arrival at 12:20, a personal assistant meets you and takes you to the VIP Lounge: Fast Track through formalities, help with check-in and a quiet lounge with snacks and drinks while you wait. At 19:10 your Ethiopian Airlines business-class flight departs via Addis Ababa. Behind you are two weeks of Africa: the Indian Ocean of Zanzibar and the endless plains of the Serengeti.

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