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Honeymoon & Romantic Safaris: The Ultimate Couples’ Escape
Honeymoons and romantic safaris in some of Africa’s most popular destinations will bring you closer than ever. From the pristine palm-fringed white sand beaches to a private plunge pool overlooking the endless Serengeti, a couples’ getaway in East Africa offers everything there is for couples looking to enjoy a great time on adventure.
You can go swimming with dolphins in the crystal-clear warm waters of the Indian Ocean, enjoy watching the sunrise over the Masai Mara from a hot air balloon, have champagne sundowners at the end of your excursion, or experience the sun setting behind Mount Kilimanjaro while listening to elephants at a nearby waterhole.
All these memorable experiences are the perfect celebration of your relationship or the beginning of spending the rest of your lives together. So whether you are celebrating your honeymoon or anniversary and you are looking to get ‘off the grid’ with your loved one, East Africa is the perfect setting for your next getaway.
Our team of travel experts has vast experience in shaping extraordinary honeymoons and romantic breaks, so feel free to contact one of them to start planning your dream African adventure!
Indulge in the ultimate African bush experience on your honeymoon and romantic safari with candle-lit dinners on tropical beaches or under a starry sky in the wilderness. Enjoy high-end accommodation and sumptuous cuisine with discreet service in captivating locations, total privacy and exclusivity, and world-class travel logistics. Below is our expert guide to the best honeymoon destinations in East Africa.
Must see honeymoon and romantic safari destinations in East Africa
1. Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is popular for gorilla trekking, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. The rain forest jungle offers a perfect bush experience for your honeymoon and romantic safari, with seclusion and tranquility and only birds for company.
Murchison Falls National Park offers complete seclusion from the ordinary while you experience the awe-inspiring Murchison waterfalls in the stunning wilderness. Later, relax in Jinja, the source of the Nile, which offers a wide range of activities on your list such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, horseback riding, and bungee jumping, among others.
While on a honeymoon and romantic safari, you can look forward to expertly guided game drives and launch cruises on the Nile, and there’s usually an opportunity to go hot air ballooning. You can also add cultural encounters with the primitive tribes (Batwa), walking safaris, and night drives to your list of activities.
Best time to visit Uganda for a honeymoon and romantic safari
Best time to visit Uganda: The best time to visit Uganda is in the two dry seasons of December to February and June to August. December to February, known as the short dry season, and June to August known as the long dry season are predominantly dry months in Uganda’s spectacular safari parks with limited rainfall. This is a perfect time to go trekking gorillas, as the trails are dry, visibility is better, and access is easier. However, Uganda can equally be visited at any time of year for game viewing.
Why we love Uganda for a honeymoon and romantic safari
- A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas while staying at intimate safari lodges
- Enjoy secluded safari experiences in Kidepo Valley National Park.
- Enjoy some of the best activities, such as the Big 5 sightings, game drives, launch cruises on the Nile and Kazinga channel, cultural visits, among others.
- Have romantic bush dinners under a blanket of stars.
- Stay at the one-of-a-kind Chobe Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls.
Our favourite honeymoon accommodations in Uganda:
Location: Bwindi, Uganda
Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Lodge: From $415 per person sharing.
Activities travelers enjoyed:
- Gorilla trekking usually the main attraction
- Batwa tribe experience
- Forest walk
- Birding walks
Location: Murchison Falls, Uganda
Chobe Safari Lodge: From $750 per person sharing.
Activities travelers enjoyed:
- Game drives and animal sightings
- Launch trips on the Nile
- Hike to the top of the falls
- Nature walks
- Bush breakfast
- Sport fishing
Location: Bwind, Uganda
Nkuringo Bwindi Lodge: From $230 per person sharing.
Activities travelers enjoyed:
- Gorilla trekking usually the main attraction.
- Batwa cultural trail
- Nature walks
- Birding walks
2. Tanzania
Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park offers center stage for Africa’s remarkable natural spectacle known as the wildebeest migration. It is also home to big cats, massive herds of elephants, and thriving chimpanzee-filled rainforests. Zanzibar and its crusoesque islands, such as Pemba and Mnemba are within easy reach and make for a perfect ‘bush-and-beach’ honeymoon and romantic safari.
Enjoy expertly guided game drives, night drives, walking safaris, off-road game viewing, mountain biking and hot-air balloon flights over the Savannah Plains while staying in private conservancies or game reserves.
Best time to visit Tanzania for a honeymoon and romantic safari
Best time to visit Tanzania: The best time to visit Tanzania on a honeymoon is during the dry season of June to October. This is the best and most comfortable weather condition in the country’s northern safari circuit, which includes Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara.
To witness the Great Wildebeest Migration spectacle in the Serengeti, you’ll need to go between November and August. If you’re interested in a tropical beach romance and honeymoon, the best time to visit Zanzibar and its islands is between June and March.
Why we love Tanzania for a honeymoon and romantic safari
- An opportunity to witness the Wildebeest Migration while staying at intimate safari camps
- You will enjoy secluded safari experiences in Ruaha, Nyerere (formerly Selous), and Mahale.
- You will sight the Big 5 in the Ngorongoro Crater while staying at high-end cliff-top accommodation.
- You will have romantic African bush dinners under a blanket of stars.
- You will grace your safari honeymoon on a private island in the Indian Ocean.
Our favourite honeymoon accommodations in Tanzania:
Location: Serengeti, Grumeti Reserves, Tanzania
Singita Sabora Tented Camp: From $1820 per person sharing
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Game drives
- Bird watching
- Hot air ballooning
- Biking
- Star gazing
- Tennis
Location: Tanzania
Jabali Ridge: From $875 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed: Bird watching, Bush dining, Dinner under the stars, Fine dining experience, Full-day safaris, Game drives, Guided walking safaris, Night drives, Photographic safaris (additional cost), Picnics, Private game-drives (additional cost), Private guide (additional cost), Private vehicle with driver (additional cost), Spa treatments, Specialist guides, Star gazing, Sundowners, Bush walks.
Location: Zanzibar, Mnemba Island, Tanzania
Mnemba Island Lodge: From $1320 per person sharing.
Activities travelers enjoyed:
- Beach activities
- Deep sea fishing
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Private dining experience
- Yoga
- Kayaking
- Children’s activities
3. Kenya
Kenya’s Masai Mara, Hollywood’s romantic ‘Out of Africa’ inspired destination, is indeed a land of sunlit savannahs, thundering herds of plains game, and the distinctive, red-cloaked Maasai people.
Make the most of a visit to the ‘Out of Africa’ motif, particularly the elegant Angama Mara safari lodge which is built where the film was made. You will enjoy an incredible picnic for two in the very spot that every film buff will recognize. Angama’s strategic location provides the opportunity to witness dramatic events involving migrating wildebeest and zebras, the prime being the infamous river crossings.
Stay in Mara’s private conservancies which have a great selection of intimate lodges and tented camps and offer activities not provided in the national reserve. These conservation areas are owned by local Maasai people, who lease them to safari operators in return for monetary compensation and other assistance such as educational and healthcare programs or livestock and grazing management.
This means your romantic and honeymoon safaris directly impact wildlife conservation and community development. Besides, these exclusive-use areas offer distinct service at intimate camps and a more tranquil safari experience away from the national reserve, although they can get rather busy when the wildebeest migration rolls in.
Morning and afternoon game drives are the perfect way to see Masai Mara’s abundant wildlife; at the same time, many lodges offer hot-air balloon safaris too, complete with champagne breakfast. You also have the opportunity to visit a local Maasai community.
Best time to visit Kenya for a honeymoon and romantic safari
Best time to visit Kenya: The best time to visit Kenya is in the dry seasons of December to February and July to October. The vegetation is sparse with scanty water sources due to little or no rainfall which makes it easy to see wildlife. November and April to June are the short and long rainy months, which you may want to avoid. However, Kenya is a place you can visit for amazing game viewing at any time of the year because of its generally pleasant climate.
It is important to choose the right time to go on your honeymoon or romantic safari if you want to see the wildebeest migration. The ungulates usually cross into the Masai Mara from the neighbouring Serengeti around late July and stay there until around November, depending on the rains.
Why we love Kenya for a honeymoon and romantic safari
- You will have a romantic picnic on the crest of the ‘Out of Africa’ hill that’s featured on the film’s poster as the highlight of your Kenya honeymoon safari.
- An opportunity to witness the Wildebeest Migration
- Take a hot-air balloon flight at sunrise
- You will enjoy incredible game viewing, with big cat sightings (lion, cheetah and leopard)
- Stay at opulent and intimate bush camps in exclusive use areas.
- Stay at the one-of-a-kind Giraffe Manor in Nairobi
Our favourite honeymoon accommodations in Kenya:
Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Angama Mara: From $1400 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Game drives
- Local village visits
- Guided walking safaris
- 4×4 Drives
- Bird watching
- Guided walks
- Hot air ballooning
- Picnics
Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Naboisho Camp: From $410 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Cultural Visits
- Game drives
- Guided walking safaris
- Bird watching
- Picnics
- 4×4 Drives
- Bush dining
- Children’s activities
- Photographic safaris
- Specialist guides
- Star gazing
- Sundowners
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Giraffe Manor: From $965 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Day tours
- Animal interactive experience
- High tea on offer
4. Rwanda
Rwanda is famous for her gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking excursions in Volcanoes National Park and Nyungwe National Park respectively. Although it is little known for offering incredible wildlife viewing opportunities, Akagera National Park thrives with big five sightings and other African giants throughout the year. You can take a guided city excursion in Kigali and visit some of Rwanda’s significant sites, like the Genocide Memorial Centre and the Rwanda Art Museum, among others.
Gorilla trekking is a once-in-a-lifetime experience we recommend for your honeymoon or romantic safari, while the famous Bisate Lodge is the perfect luxury honeymoon escape to luxuriate in after a thrilling day of gorilla encounters.
Best time to visit Rwanda for a honeymoon and romantic safari
Best time to visit Rwanda: June to October is the longer dry season and the best time to visit Rwanda for a honeymoon safari. This is the perfect time for gorilla trekking and chimpanzee tracking as the trails are dry and easier to walk on but can be crowded because it is the peak season. If you are interested in seclusion and tranquility, the wet months from March to May or November to December can serve you better.
Why we love Rwanda for a honeymoon and romantic safari
- A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with the endangered mountain gorillas while staying at intimate safari lodges
- Enjoy some of the best activities, such as game drives, launch cruises on Lake Ihema in Akagera National Park, and cultural visits, among others.
- You will have romantic bush dinners under a blanket of stars.
- Stay at the one-of-a-kind Bisate Lodge in Volcanoes National Park.
- Crown your safari honeymoon with a Kigali city excursion and visit some of Rwanda’s important sites.
Our favourite honeymoon accommodations in Rwanda:
Location: Volcanoes, Rwanda
Bisate Lodge: From $1750 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Gorilla trekking usually the main attraction.
- Guided forest walks
- Birding watching
- Sundowners
- Wine tasting
Location: Volcanoes, Rwanda
Singita Kwitonda Lodge: From $2100 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- Gorilla trekking usually the main attraction
- Guided forest walks
- Birding watching
- Sundowners
- Wine tasting
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali Serena Hotel: From $350 per person sharing.
Activities travellers enjoyed:
- The Kigali city tour includes visiting the genocide museum and the Caplaki market stalls, among others.
- Relax at the hotel by the pool and around the beautiful gardens while sipping wine.
Start planning your honeymoon and romantic safari today! Get in touch with one of our safari experts to help you craft a trip that’s right for you.
