Sample Itineraries - Active Honeymoons

The following is a selection of honeymoon ideas and itineraries.

All itineraries can be varied to meet your specific requirements.

Loisaba 'Koija' Starbeds

Fly from London to Nairobi (overnight).  Arrive early morning and immediately connect for your light aircraft flight to the Masai Mara.  You will be met at the airstrip and transferred to Elephant Pepper Camp, Mara Porini or Leleshwa Camp.  All 3 camps have been specially selected for their location and intimacy and have a maximum of 6 or 7 tents (total 12 - 15 guests).  They are eco-friendly bush camps, not permanent structures and can be dismantled leaving very little trace of their existence.  Whilst they are true bush camps, little is spared in the way of luxury - the tents are large and comfortable with double or king beds and ensuite bathrooms; meals are of the highest quality.  The camps are located just outside of the Mara game reserve on private game conservancies meaning that activities such as guided bush-walks and night game drives are possible.  All meals and drinks are included (except for champagne and premium spirits), as are game drives in specially converted 4x4 safari vehicles. 

After 2 or 3 nights in the Mara, we fly you to the rugged Norther Frontier District of Kenya.  This is well off the traditonal tourist routes, an area renowned for its spectacular landscapes.  You will spend 3 nights at Loisaba 'Koija' Star Beds.  This is an amazing new phenomenon, and as the name suggests, you sleep on four-poster beds which can be rolled out onto a plaftorm outside your room so that you can gaze up at the African night sky from the comfort of your bed.  If you live in London or close to any large connurbation you will be astounded at the number of stars visible from the African bush and will regularly see shooting stars. 

Activities at Loisaba include game drives in the conservancy, bush-walks, mountain biking, horseriding, rafting on the Ewaso Nyiro River (seasonal), camel treks, quad biking, spa treatments, cultural visits to local Samburu or Laikipiak Masai villages and even helicopter excursions.

From Loisaba you will fly to the Kenya coast for 8 nights at The Sands at Nomad, a spectacular boutique hotel on Diani Beach.  Room options include sea-breeze rooms, beach cottages, or suites.  Activities include kitesurfing and windsurfing with H2O Extreme, Scuba-diving, deep-sea fishing, dhow-trips, snorkelling and dolphin spotting. 

Alternative accommodation option - Diani House, a private guest house set in tropical rainforest with 250 metres of private beach frontage.

14 nights from £3,700 per person (depending on season).  Excludes international airfares.

Tanzania and Zanzibar Honeymoon

Fly London - Dar es Salaam.  Connecting flight to Zanzibar. 1 night at Emerson & Green, a boutique hotel in the ancient heart of Zanzibar Stone Town.  Emerson & Green has great character - no 2 rooms are the same; it's also serves as a great base from which to explore Stone Town.  Following day transfer to either Breezes Beach Club or Ras Nungwi for 3 nights.  Breezes is located on the East Coast and is a very popular with honeymooners as it fuses luxury with laid-back Zanzibari charm.  Choice of rooms from Standard and Deluxe Rooms to Suites.  Facilities include spa, scuba-dive centre and watersports. (Note that Breezes tends to get booked up so best to book well in advance.) 

Ras Nungwi is situated in the Northern tip of Zanzibar.  Slightly less formal than Breezes, Ras Nungwi is constructed out of local materials with communal areas covered in Kanga, Kikois and Kitenge-covered cushions to give it a very relaxed Swahili feel.  Total of 32 rooms from Chalets to Suites.  Facilities include a beatiful pool overlooking the Indian Ocean, scuba-dive and watersports centre with windsurfing equipement for beginners and intermediates.  Deep-sea fishing, snorkelling and dhow-trips can also be arranged.

Transfer to Zanzibar and fly directly to Selous Game Reserve.  Located in south-western Tanzania, the Selous Game Reserve, at 54,000 square kilometres, is the largest protected wilderness reserve in Africa, three times larger than the Serengeti and twice the size of Belgium.

3 nights Selous Safari Camp on a full board basis, all game drives and activities included.  Selous Safari Camp is set amongst trees on the northern banks of the Rufiji River. Accommodation is in one of nine opulent tented suites raised onto wooden platforms with palm canopies.  Animals you can expect to see: leopard, elephant, buffalo, hippo and crocodile to name but a handful. The area is also home to one of the few remaining wild dog populations in the world and is also home to over 300 species of bird.

From Selous, fly to Dar es Salaam and connect (either by road or by air) to Ras Kutani, on the south coast of Tanzania.  Four nights at Ras Kutani before returning to Dar es Salaam for connecting flight to London.  Estimate from £3,000 per person depending upon season and airfares.

Active Honeymoon - Triangular flying safari, Lamu, Diani Beach (windsurfing + scuba-diving)

Arrive Nairobi.  Overnight and acclimatisation in Nairobi with optional visit to Giraffe Centre, Elephant Orphanage or Karen Blixen Museum.  Following day transfer by light aircraft to Sarara Camp.  This is a luxury tented camp situated in a private Wildlife reserve near Samburu National Park. The camp is small and intimate (accommodating a maximum of 10 guests in 5 luxury tents) and features a natural rock swimming pool overlooking a waterhole.  Game drives are included and you have the option of several activities including: a visit to Samburu village for an insight into their pastoralist lifestyle, escorted bush walks, hiking into the Mathews rainforest, fly camping safaris with camels, moonlit bush dinners beside natural animal watering points, day trips to Samburu and Shaba game reserves.  After 2 nights at Sarara you transfer to the Masai Mara for 3 nights in a Governor's camp, probably Little Governors or Il Moran.  Game drives and full board accommodation are included - meals are served outdoors during the day and in the candlelit dining tent in the evening.  Options include a romantic balloon safari (followed by champagne breakfast), guided bush walks, visit to a Masai village, visit to Lake Victoria and fishing for Nile perch.  You then return to Nairobi for your connecting flight to Lamu, probably staying at Kiwayu or Kipungani.  This gives you a real opportunity to escape from it all - snooze in a hammock, stroll along the beach or amongst the sand-dunes or visit the sleepy old port of Lamu itself.  From Lamu you transfer to Mombasa and then on to Diani Beach, south of Mombasa towards the Tanzanian border.  Here you will staying in the honeymoon cottage at Diani House, a private guest house located directly on the Diani Beach.  Diani has a white sandy beach with the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean sheltered by a coral reef - ideal for windsurfing, kitesurfing and scuba-diving.

Active Honeymoon - Mount Kenya climb, white-water rafting, safari, beach.

Arrive Nairobi.  Overnight and acclimatisation in Nairobi with optional visit to Giraffe Centre, Elephant Orphanage or Karen Blixen Museum.  Following day transfer to Mount Kenya to begin the climb. 5 day, 4 night trek up Mount Kenya, ascending via Sirimon Route, descending via Chogoria Route.  Day to relax and recover.  White-water rafting on Tana River followed by BBQ. Return to Nairobi and transfer on light aircraft to Masai Mara.  2 nights 3 days in luxury tented camp in Masai Mara. All game drives included. Optional early morning balloon trip over grazing herds in Masai Mara.  Visits to local villages and game walks can also be arranged.  Return to Nairobi for connecting flight to Lamu, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Seychelles or Mauritius.

Active Honeymoon - Rift Valley Safari and the Lakes, Golf, Masai Mara safari, Zanzibar.

Arrive Nairobi.  Overnight Norfolk Hotel, acclimatisation with optional visit to Giraffe Centre, Elephant Orphanage or Karen Blixen Museum.  Following day begins Great Rift Valley safari. Check in Lion Hill Lodge. Evening game drive in Nakuru National Park with good chance of seeing leopard and guarantee of seeing thousands of Greater and Lesser Flamingo.  Following day stop-off at Lake Elementeita, salt lake, natural habitat for flamingo and myriad other bird varieties.  Check in Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Club.  Afternoon round of golf (optional).  Following day, after leisurely breakfast, transfer to Lake Naivasha. Afternoon boat trip to see hippos, pelicans and fish eagle. Optional game walk on Crescent Island. Overnight lake-side hotel or hill-top ranch.  Following day transfer to Nairobi for connecting flight to Masai Mara.  2 days 3 nights in luxury tented camp in Masaii Mara, for example Little Governors Camp, IL Moran or Intrepids. All game drives included.  Dinner served by candle-light, after-dinner drinks around the camp fire. Return Nairobi, overnight with optional round of golf at Muthaiga Country Club, championship course.  Dinner at the famous Carnivore Restaurant. Overnight Norfolk. Following day transfer to Zanzibar Stone Town, overnight Zanzibar Serena. Following day at leisure in Stone Town. Overnight and then transfer to beach hotel (or private island) for 5 days R+R on the beach.

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