Romantic Escapes to Surprise and Delight
Without exception a safari in Africa is the quintessential romantic, exotic, super special adventure to remember… sage-scented breezes; the vast star-studded night blanketing your luxurious tent; game drives tracking elephant, lion and leopard; sipping champagne from your bubble bath watching a smoldering sunset on the Zambezi River.
There are endless opportunities to surprise and delight you with memorable moments throughout your honeymoon safari. We have the inside track with the safari camps, hotels and beach resorts who specialize in wow-ing guests celebrating a honeymoon, anniversary, babymoon or simply a romantic escape – with the magic and mystery of Africa.
These sample itineraries highlight just a few of the endless opportunities we have to surprise and delight. Let’s talk about your special trip for two!
Suggested Safaris
Leisurely Tanzania
12 Days 11 Nights$21,000 - $26,000Your itinerary begins on arrival in Arusha, where you will enjoy an evening at the Arusha Coffee Lodge, an excellent spot for relaxing and adjusting to African time. Then your Tanzanian safari begins in earnest, with 4 nights in the Northern Serengeti, at Serengeti Bushtops, where you may have the opportunity to witness the world's greatest wildlife phenomenon, the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, as well as enjoying the area's outstanding resident game. For an extra thrill, take a hot air balloon excursion for a bird's eye view across the landscape (at an additional cost which must be pre-booked) After a flight from the Serengeti to Manyara airstrip, and continue on to Entamanu, also an excellent location from which to visit the crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The caldera formed by this extinct volcano is home to rich landscapes and the largest population of permanent wildlife anywhere in Africa; you'll enjoy a picnic lunch during your visit. In addition to a day in the crater, guests can enjoy a rim walk or Maasai cultural visit. Finally, you will journey to Chem Chem Lodge, in the heart of Tarangire for a 3 night stay, enjoying game viewing in Tarangire National Park and on the private concession.
Exclusive South Africa
10 Days 9 Nights$21,500 - $24,000This exclusive South African journey blends the best of the Western Cape with an unforgettable safari in the Greater Kruger area. Begin with three nights at Ellerman House in Cape Town, a refined retreat perched above the Atlantic with sweeping ocean views. After busy days exploring Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, and the penguins of Boulders Beach, return to your private sanctuary to enjoy exquisite cuisine, fine wines, and the property’s impressive collection of African art. Continue to the Cape Winelands for two nights at Leeu Estates in Franschhoek, one of the most picturesque wine valleys in the world. Nestled among vineyards and mountains, the estate offers effortless access to the village’s boutiques, galleries, and celebrated restaurants — the perfect place to indulge in South Africa’s culinary and artistic heart. Conclude your journey with four nights in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, home to extraordinary wildlife and legendary leopard sightings. At Singita Boulders Lodge, enjoy twice-daily game drives, world-class hospitality, and the timeless rhythm of life in the bush — the ultimate finale to a journey through South Africa in style.
Eastern Cape Explorer
9 Days 8 Nights$9,000 - $12,000This 9 day adventure begins in Cape Town, where modern flair meets old-world charm. Spend three nights at the Victoria & Alfred Hotel, a stylish retreat on the lively V&A Waterfront. Perfectly located for exploring the city’s highlights — from Table Mountain to the Cape Peninsula — it offers the ideal mix of comfort, history, and convenience. Travel next to Hermanus, via the scenic Elgin Valley and Hemel-en-Aarde Wine Route, with a private wine tasting along the way. Spend two nights at The Marine, a luxurious boutique hotel perched on the cliffs above Walker Bay. With sweeping ocean views, it’s a prime spot for whale watching (June to November), coastal walks, and fine dining. Your journey concludes at Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, a vast 22,000-hectare wilderness teeming with wildlife — from giraffe and cheetah to the Big Five. Enjoy thrilling game drives, guided nature walks, scenic picnics, and sundowners by the water as you reflect on your unforgettable South African journey.
East Africa Explorer
13 Days 12 Nights$16000 - $20000Your East Africa Explorer begins in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, where you can adjust to Africa time, with a night at House of Waine. Enjoy a dawa on the terrace as the sun sets over the Ngong Hills, made famous by Isak Dinesen’s “Out of Africa”. Fly north to the Lewa Conservancy for 3 nights at Kifaru House, where you'll enjoy some wildlife unique to this stunning region, including the reticulated giraffe and Grevy's zebra, as well as being home to some endangered species, both black and white rhino. Then it's on to the iconic Maasai Mara, at Sand River Mara Camp, located close to the Tanzanian border – this is a lovely camp, in a superb location with excellent wildlife viewing. You'll spend 3 nights enjoying game drives and if the migration should have arrived in the Mara, perhaps a chance to witness a river crossing. In addition to the superb resident game viewing, you will have a further opportunity of witnessing the world's greatest wildlife phenomenon, the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra, as you cross the border into Tanzania for 3 nights in the world famous Serengeti, at Serengeti Pioneer Camp (Migration Camp is seasonally substituted). Your adventure concludes with a final two nights at the Manor at Ngorongoro, an ideal location from which to visit the Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The caldera formed by this extinct volcano is home to rich landscapes and the largest population of permanent wildlife anywhere in Africa. You'll enjoy a picnic lunch during your full day excursion into the Crater itself. Then relax at The Manor or participate in the other activities at the lodge.
Discover South Africa
11 Days 10 Nights$15,000 - $18,500Your journey begins in Cape Town, one of our favorite cities, framed by the iconic Table Mountain and the sparkling Atlantic coastline. You’ll spend four nights at the Belmond Mount Nelson, an oasis of charm and history in the heart of the city. With three days of private touring, you’ll explore the highlights of Cape Town, ascend Table Mountain, discover the dramatic landscapes of the Cape Peninsula (including penguins!) and indulge in the celebrated food and wine of the Cape Winelands. From there, your adventure continues to the pristine coastline of the Whale Coast, where you’ll spend three nights at Grootbos Forest Lodge. Nestled between ancient milkwood forests and sweeping ocean views, Grootbos is renowned for its luxury eco-lodges and commitment to conservation. Here, you can enjoy guided nature walks, marine safaris, and seasonal whale watching, while dining on gourmet meals inspired by fresh local ingredients. Your safari concludes in the renowned Sabi Sand Game Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park, with three nights at Leopard Hills. This intimate lodge, perched on a rocky outcrop overlooking a natural waterhole, is famed for its exceptional game viewing and elegant suites with private plunge pools. Morning and afternoon game drives bring you close to Africa’s iconic wildlife, including the Big Five, while evenings are spent under the stars with fine cuisine and warm hospitality. This itinerary combines cosmopolitan culture, coastal wilderness, and thrilling safari encounters for the ultimate South African experience.
Out of Africa
12 Days 11 Nights$14,500 - $19,850Your itinerary starts in Nairobi, with 1 night at House of Waine providing a chance to adjust to Africa time. You will then head north to Laikipia, home to some of Kenya's most unique wildlife including the reticulated giraffe and Grevy's zebra, for 3 nights at Ol Lentille in one of their four private villas. This region is also home to the Samburu people and a wonderful opportunity to learn about their culture. Your safari will continue in the world famous Maasai Mara, at Mara Bushtops for a further 4 nights at this beautiful camp offering excellent wildlife viewing year round. You can also enjoy armchair safaris from private deck as an abundance of wildlife congregates around the adjacent salt lick. Other activities include bush walks, sundowners and relaxing at the spa. Lastly, you travel to Kenya's beautiful coast for 4 days/ 3 nights of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation at Alfajiri Beach Villas. You can choose to swim, sunbathe and enjoy the spa or venture out to some local excursions, on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
Best of Zambia
11 Days 10 Nights$15,900 - $18,600This 11-day, 10-night adventure begins with a short flight from Lusaka to South Luangwa, and a game drive brings you to the beautiful Puku Ridge Camp. This region teems with wildlife—elephants, giraffes, leopards, lions, wild dogs, buffalo, zebras, and various antelope species—many of which can be seen right from your private deck or while dining under the stars. Continue by flight to Lower Zambezi National Park, an unspoiled wilderness renowned for its abundant wildlife, including hippos, elephants, buffalo, crocodiles, fish eagles, and more. This is one of the best places to experience a walking safari, a tradition pioneered in Zambia and still a highlight of any visit. Your journey ends at the iconic Victoria Falls, where you’ll stay at the serene, privately owned retreat just upstream from Victoria Falls. This elegant lodge features riverfront suites, fine dining, and personalized service, perfect for unwinding or exploring the falls and surrounding area. This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers a dramatic finale to your adventure, blending game viewing, water-based activities, and the awe-inspiring beauty of one of the world’s great natural wonders.
Best of Seychelles
9 Days 8 Nights$14,500 - $19,000Spoil yourself with a sultry 9-day splurge in the Seychelles. Your first port of call is Desroches Island for a slow, immersive pace of life—the perfect destination for relaxation and connecting with nature. The Exclusive Four Seasons lies spread across 1,000 acres of tropical terrain woven into coconut groves and coastal vegetation. After 4 nights of diving, snorkeling, fishing, and pampering, a short flight brings you to Mahe for 4 more nights at Four Seasons Seychelles. Here, the lush green of the surrounding rainforest, the turquoise waters, the pink granite boulders, and the white-sand beaches will all strike you in a brilliant display of natural fireworks. A gentle ocean breeze floats up the granite hillside and into your tree-house villa, reminding you to take it slow. Spend your days lounging by your private pool and playing in the turquoise waters of Petite Anse Bay, or find bliss at the hilltop spa or a sunset meal on a deserted beach. Whatever your vision of paradise has been, you will find it right here.
Zimbabwe Exclusive
11 Days 10 Nights$20000 - $25000Inspired by a spectacular location on the mighty Zambezi River in Zimbabwe, Matetsi Victoria Falls combines dramatic architectural design and luxurious interiors with the vibrancy of the Zimbabwean people. The result is an award-winning luxury nature retreat that offers the discerning traveler an unparalleled luxury safari experience. You'll spend two days enjoying a variety of safari activities and also taking in the magnificent "Smoke That Thunders". You'll transfer by charter flight to a remote concession in the Sapi Reserve of the Zambezi Valley. For those travelers seeking a luxury Zimbabwe safari, Tembo Plains Camp, located in the private Sapi Reserve, welcomes you. “Tembo” means Elephant. The camp honors these animals found on these Zimbabwean plains alongside the Zambezi River. Tembo Plains Camp reflects more than just a place,” explains Great Plains Conservation CEO and National Geographic Explorer Dereck Joubert. “It also speaks to the long and unique relationships we have with elephants.” Enjoy the privacy of a safari, so rare today, in a wildlife-rich sanctuary along the Zambezi River with us. Here you don’t have to worry about anything else except how best to soak up every moment. Your safari with us includes everything, day and night wildlife-viewing drives, boating, canoeing or guided walks and tracking, drinks. And, of course, our Relais & Chateaux level cuisine and service. From the Zambezi Valley, you continue to the lowveld and onto Singita Pamushana. With eight luxury suites, each with its own luxury plunge pool, Singita Pamushana Lodge makes for an unforgettable luxury safari but its work with the non-profit Malilangwe Trust and its enduring purpose to contribute to the conservation of the 130,000-acre wildlife reserve in which it sits sets a new benchmark for meaningful travel experiences. Daily game drives with professional guides and trackers provide the perfect opportunity to get up close to Africa’s incredible animals, while late afternoon drives reveal the elusive magic of nocturnal Africa. During your stay at Singita Pamushana Lodge you are likely to spot a wide variety of wildlife including white and black rhino, Lichtenstein hartebeest, sable, nyala, klipspringer, cheetah, wild dog, lion, leopard, and an abundance of bird life. Walking safaris are an incredible way to experience the bush up close and personal. Your expert guide and tracker will accompany you as you track animals on foot through the wilderness and explore the magnificent plants and landscapes around you. End your memorable safari with a sunset cruise while sipping refreshing sundowners and watching the magnificent wildlife as it comes down to sip from the dam.
Southern Africa Adventurer
14 Days 13 Nights$13000 - $17000This adventure begins in Victoria Falls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an area of natural beauty. Enjoy Africa's self-proclaimed adventure capital while staying at the magnificent new Palm River Hotel for two nights - a great location for exploring Victoria Falls town, its craft markets and local flavours. Enjoy a sunset cruise as you toast your first night in Africa! A myriad of additional activities can be added during your stay including a tour of the Falls, ziplining, white water rafting, a helicopter excursion or a trip to the Devil's Pool (water levels permitting). Pre-booking is recommended. Your journey continues as you travel to Botswana, beginning with 4 nights at Selinda Explorers Camp, located in the 330,000 acre Selinda Reserve of northern Botswana on the banks of the Selinda Spillway. This is prime predator habitat -- lion, leopard and cheetah and the Explorers Pack of African wild dog hunt these parts regularly. Good densities of giraffe, buffalo (in the dry season) and all the antelope – including even roan and sable and recently spotted eland – are possible sightings. From there continue to Duba Explorers Camp, situated on an island surrounded on all sides by the pristine Okavango Delta. During a stay at Duba Explorers Camp you step into the shoes of the early adventurers. Explore the water channels associated with the Ngoga River system by boat or traditional canoes (mekoro), meandering through channels created by hippos and elephant. Then it is onto Cape Town for a final 3 nights in Africa's southernmost city. Days will be spent exploring the city, including Table Mountain, Cape Point and the Cape Peninsula. The Victoria & Alfred Hotel is in a prime location on the waterfront and is a sophisticated retreat amid the buzz. Offering some of the most enviable views of Cape Town Harbour and Table Mountain it will prove a welcome oasis to relax, while close enough to enjoy all the fine dining the city has to offer. It is foodie heaven!
Southern Tanzania
13 Days 12 Nights$14000 - $17000Enjoy an itinerary that encompasses some of the country's most remote wildlife destinations and the opportunity to enjoy a quieter, more traditional safari experience in a more untamed Africa. This 11 night itinerary begins in the country's vibrant capital on the shores of the Indian Ocean. From there continue to Ruaha, Tanzania’s largest national park. This vast landscape, about the size of New Jersey, is home to ten percent of Africa’s lions and the region's highest population of elephants, in a landscape dotted with baobabs, palm trees and kopjes. Enjoy sightings of some of the most striking antelope - greater kudu with their vast spiralling horns, or perhaps roan and sable. Wild dog and leopard are also regularly spotted. The next stop is Katavi, home to large animal herds, including Cape buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, and elephant. The dry season and the resulting mudholes make for an entertaining sight, as they can be packed with hundreds of hippos. The itinerary ends in the Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Africa’s largest game reserve - roughly three times the size of the Serengeti. Its lush landscapes are dominated by the river and a chain of lakes that make for excellent wildlife watching. As a reserve rather than a national park, it allows walking safaris, boat trips and fly-camping as well.
Seychelles La Reserve
8 Days 7 Nights$4700 - $6900Ideal for Honeymooners or anyone who truly wants to relax and "get away" this 8 day Seychelles itinerary is for you! Paradise surrounds you at Domaine de la Reserve. The large tropical gardens and waves gently lapping at the private beach are constant reminders of your setting in tranquil Anse Petite Cour Bay. Look out over the crystalline waters—striped with colors ranging from cobalt to aquamarine—and you’ll want to jump right in. The hotel offers free snorkeling equipment to help you take advantage of the fact that La Reserve is the only hotel directly in the Curieuse Marine Park, and scuba diving is also available nearby. Guests can also set off to find the famous Coco de Mer palm or rare Black Parrots on excursions to Vallée De Mai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As the day winds to a close, sunset cruises or aperitifs at the bar are a perfect start to the evening. Candlelit dinners are a staple of the delightful Jetty Restaurant, where you can savor Créole, International and Chinese while glancing out the moonlight-dappled waters of the bay. Note: This itinerary must be booked in conjunction with a safari. It is not a standalone package.
Safari and Beach
9 Days 8 Nights$8800 - $10000Your safari begins in the Sabi Sands for 4 nights, an area of private reserves including Savanna Private Game Reserve, with unfenced borders to the Kruger National Park. The region is home to the “Big Five” – lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo and rhino – as well as incredible variety of other game and birdlife. Next, you’ll head to the beach, staying at Santorini Mozambique, a luxurious boutique retreat nestled on cliffs overlooking the pristine Indian Ocean. Inspired by Greek island architecture, the property features whitewashed villas with breathtaking views, and elegant, personalized service. Perfect for both adventure and relaxation, Santorini offers easy access to the nearby Bazaruto Archipelago, famous for its turquoise waters, vibrant marine life, and exceptional snorkeling and diving opportunities.
Zimbabwe Adventurer
9 Days 8 Nights$9000 - $13500This delightful safari itinerary incorporates several of the highlights Zimbabwe's wilderness and wildlife. Begin with two night at the lovely Victoria Falls River Lodge, set on the banks of the Zambezi River. You'll be staying in comfort and style while enjoying your introduction to Africa's amazing sunsets and majestic rivers and falls. Your first safari stop is Hwange, home to some of southern Africa’s last great elephant, buffalo and sable herds as well as Cecil's remaining pride. Explore this vast wilderness on foot or in a 4x4 vehicle. You will stay at Little Makalolo Camp located in the heart of one of the best game viewing areas in Hwange National Park. Overlooking a vibrant waterhole, it offers privacy for guests who enjoy small camps and a sense of remoteness. Finally, you will fly by light aircraft to Mana Pools National Park, located on the Zambezi River, offering superb wildlife viewing and vistas. Here you can combine a river safari, canoeing, walking and driving to spot the Big Five and more. You'll stay at Ruckomechi Camp, which looks out from the banks of the mighty Zambezi River. It is a remote, beautiful place with spectacular views of the broad flowing river, adjoining well-defined tree canopy and the mountains of the Rift Valley escarpment over the border in Zambia.
Sensational South Africa
12 Days 11 Nights$10000 - $11000With its bustling harbor, world-class beaches, top-notch vineyards, and its mountainous surroundings brimming with diverse flora and fauna, Cape Town consistently captivates the hearts of all who visit and it is a fitting start to this sensational safari. Continue to the famed Cape Winelands where you can explore the area’s many world-class wine estates and impressive range of excellent restaurants or simply browse the quaint, upmarket boutiques strewn along the town’s lovely tree-lined avenues. You then set off on safari, first to Kambaku in the ‘Timbavati’ Game Reserve, which means 'the place where something sacred came down to earth from the heavens'. Your wildlife adventure continues in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve, a private premier game viewing destination. It was the first ever private nature reserve established in South Africa. The landscape features 65 000 hectares of savannah-covered land interspersed with watering holes, dry river beds, lowveld woodlands, and the perennial Sabi and Sand rivers.