Wake early and transfer to the airstrip to catch the morning flight to Pangani, departing 07:30. As you’ll be setting off just after dawn, you’ll be given a packed breakfast. On arrival in Pangani, meet with your driver and transfer to the Tides Lodge.   The Tides Lodge is a remote, low-key beach resort situated some 10km south of Pangani on Ushongo Beach, on Tanzania's unspoilt northern coastline. Ushongo has been rated one of the Top Secret Beaches of the World by the Sunday Times travel magazine, and the Tides was the first and, to this day, the best lodge to open in the area.   The Tides offers just seven makuti-thatch chalets and two suites. The rooms are decorated in a fresh and simple manner, and cooled by the ocean breeze. The standard rooms are spacious, and feature twin/double bedrooms with Swahili-style carved wooden furnishings, large en-suite bathrooms, and private verandahs overlooking the beach and sea.   Activities available at the Tides include snorkelling & diving, kayaking, fishing, beach walks and cycling