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Milo Boyd

You can now book a glamping holiday on the edge of a volcanic crater

A stunning glass-domed tent on the edge of one of the world's largest craters is now taking guests for some epic camping holidays.

The Highlands Camp in Tanzania is arguably one of the most phenomenal places camping breaks in the world - and it also happens to be in a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The camp is made up of canvas and glass-domed tents with wooden floors and a circular seating area surrounding floating chimeneas in the middle.

From the outside, the round tents look like little space capsules, floating against the brilliant starry skies that regularly sparkle above the East African country.

The remote area is treated to some excellent starry skies (The Highlands Camp)

The tents border a 2.5 million-year-old crater called Ngorongoro, which is the largest unbroken caldera - a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption - in the world.

It stretches more than 3,000 square miles and is filled with verdant forests and is home to a massive annual migration of millions of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and other animals.

The Scandinavian style tents are nestled high above the forest floor and offer panoramic views of the surrounding landscapes.

All the tents have king sized beds (The Highlands Camp)

All eight tents have king-sized beds, with the special honeymoon accommodation also boasting a hot tub.

Visitors can occupy themselves with a series of hiking trails through the creator and to its soda lake where thousands of pink flamingos live.

Guests can also go on day-long game drives to spot lions, elephants and giraffes, with a midday picnic break under a shady tree.

The Highlands Camp is sits on the edge of the vast crater (The Highlands Camp)

Alternatively visitors can interact with the local community, learning about Maasai culture.

Fossil evidence suggests Ngorongoro has a long, long history, with hominids occupying the area three million years ago.

No Europeans are known to have set foot in the crater until 1892 when it was visited by Oscar Baumann, an Austrian explorer.

The Highlands camp costs £777.16 a night, excluding the descent fees into the Ngorongoro Crater.

However, you can also book stays through Unforgettable Travel with luxury packages that also include some once-in-a-lifetime experiences like safaris, as well as your accommodation, meals and return flights.

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