12 Days/11 Nights: Honeymoon Safari Kenya and Tanzania

Kenya and Tanzania have some of Africa's best wildlife and holiday sanctuaries for honeymooners wanting a more active safari. This African Safari Honeymoon is uniquely designed for you, with game viewing in world-famous wildlife sanctuaries and luxury accommodation.

This safari takes you to Kenya’s Rift Valley where the spectacular pink shimmer of flamingos on the horizon of Lake Nakuru opens a truly memorable way to celebrate your romance and marriage.

The world-famous Masai Mara Game (Wildlife) Reserve is Kenya's number one park and is always on the Must See List of every tourist. The annual Serengeti-Masai Mara migration of thousands of wildebeest and other grazing herbivores as they fight for survival to cross the crocodile-infested Mara River in search of grazing land is one of the greatest spectacles in the natural world that makes East Africa a top tourist destination.

On your honeymoon safari, you will have a private guide and luxury safari van allowing you the ultimate flexibility and private experience as you set out in vast Mara and Serengeti plains in search wildlife.

This honeymoon safari in the African jungle is an unforgettable romantic experience.

The detailed itinerary for this safari is as follows:

DAY 1: NAIROBI ARRIVAL
You arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi onboard morning/evening flight. You are met and transfer to your Nairobi hotel by our representative.

Overnight at Nairobi Serena Hotel/The Stanley Hotel. Meal Plan (Bed and Breakfast).

DAY 2: NAIROBI- MASAI MARA GAME RESERVE
After breakfast, there will be safari briefing at 0700hrs and then depart for to the world-famous Masai Mara Game Reserve. You'll travel towards Kenya's fertile highlands and head down the Rift Escarpment on a road built by Italian prisoners of war during World War II. Look for the charming chapel they built at the foot of the escarpment.

You will pass the impressive Longonot earth satellite station as you head across the Great Rift Valley to Narok, and then travel across acres of wheat and barley, before you reach the Masai Mara in time for lunch.

Following lunch and a siesta, there is an afternoon game drive returning to the lodge before the sun sets. Overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp on a full board basis. Meal Plan {B, L, D}.

DAY 3: MAASAI MARA
Breakfast at the lodge. Leave at 0900hrs for full day game drive and carry picnic lunch. Between meals there is optional visit to the Maasai Villages for an insight to their culture. Meals and overnight at Mara Sopa Lodge/Keekorok Lodge/Mara Sarova Luxury Tented Camp on a full board basis. Meal Plan {B, L, D}.

DAY 4: MASAI MARA - LAKE NAKURU
Depart Maasai Mara 0700hrs after breakfast and travel across the bread basket of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley litter the landscape as you head north to Narok town, the district headquarters of Masai-land.

Enjoy the views of the landscape as you drive across the vast plains on the floor of the Rift Valley. You will see herds of giraffe and gazelle as you head up the Mau Escarpment, before arriving at your destination, Lake Nakuru in time for lunch and a siesta, afternoon game drive at the Pink Lake, which derives the name from thousands of pink flamingos and other birdlife.

Lake Nakuru is a bird watchers’ paradise. All the Big Five, except the elephant, can be seen here.

Dinner and overnight at Lake Nakuru Lodge/Sarova lion Hill. Meal Plan {B,L,D}

DAY 5: LAKE NAKURU - AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Depart Lake Nakuru and your journey today takes you across the top of the Rift Valley Escarpment, providing spectacular views of Lake Elementaita, Lake Naivasha and the Great Rift Valley, with the dormant Longonot volcano at centre stage.

Traveling on through Kenya's highlands, you will have lunch in Nairobi and then head south across the Athi Plains to the border town of Namanga. Here, you’ll turn East to Amboseli National Park at the foot of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, home to a wealth of wildlife but most famous for its elephants.

With a spice game drive en route, you’ll arrive at your lodge late in the evening. The next day, you’ll enjoy morning and afternoon, returning to the lodge as the sun sets. Overnight at Amboseli Serena Lodge/Amboseli Sopa Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 6: AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK
Early morning and late afternoon game drives in this photogenic park hosting a great variety of animals and birdlife.

All meals and overnight at Amboseli Sopa Lodge/Serena Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 7: AMBOSELI - LAKE MANYARA
After breakfast, you'll catch your last views of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro as you depart Amboseli viewing game en route to the border of the park.

From here, you’ll turn West to the colorful border town of Namanga. You’ll clear with customs and then proceed to Arusha. Lunch at Arusha Impala Hotel.

After lunch, proceed to Lake Manyara Serena/Lake Manyara Hotel. Game viewing en route to the lodge for dinner and overnight. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 8: LAKE MANYARA - SERENGETI
Enjoy a morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, whose inhabitants include hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of birdlife. Lunch at the lodge.

After lunch, you’ll drive to Serengeti National Park. Dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge/Serena Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 9: SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade. Meals and overnight at Sopa Lodge/Serena Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 10: SERENGETI - NGORONGORO
Depart for a morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Lunch at the lodge. After lunch drive to Olduvai Gorge, site of Louis and Mary Leakey's renowned archaeological discoveries. Their findings include some of the man's earliest known ancestral remains.

Continue driving to Ngorongoro Conservation Area for dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge/Serena Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 11: NGORONGORO CRATER
Today, you will descend 2000 feet (0ver 600 metres) to the floor of the crater for a half day crater tour with picnic lunches. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Dinner and overnight at Sopa Lodge/Serena Lodge. Meal Plan { B,L,D}

DAY 12: NGORONGORO – ARUSHA – NAIROBI
After breakfast, drive back to Arusha. Lunch in Arusha town. Then at 1400hrs, you’ll take a shuttle back to Nairobi arriving at 1900hrs. Transfer to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for your flight home. Meal Plan { B,L}