Tanzania Luxury Honeymoon Safari (7N)

On Day 1 of your honeymoon, you’ll fly out to Tanzania and touch down at Kilimanjaro International Airport. From here, you’ll transfer by road to Machweo Wellness Retreat. Your accommodation during your stay will be a double honeymoon suite if available, or a private cottage suite. The options are priced the same, and both provide ample privacy. Each features a four-poster bed, a mini-bar, and a full en-suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries. The cottage suite includes a balcony! Machweo’s communal facilities include a spa, a swimming pool, and a restaurant. The property is well renowned for its food – Chef-Manager Axel Janssens has worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and creates delicious Belgian/French cuisine! This is one of our favourite properties in Arusha for a relaxing stopover before (or after) a safari.

Board basis and activities:
B&B accommodation, including Wi-Fi.

After your night at Machweo, you’ll transfer by road to Arusha Airstrip and fly to Lake Manyara Airstrip – from here, you’ll transfer by road to Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. This property, operated by &Beyond, might just be the most lavish lodge in all Tanzania! Often described as ‘Maasai meets Versailles’, its interiors are a high-camp take on the luxury safari theme. The property is split into three camps, and each camp’s lounge and dining areas are seriously opulent, featuring plush brocade sofas, grand fireplaces, and extravagant chandeliers. You’ll stay in one of the camp’s glamorous suites, enjoying a king-size four-poster bed, a deluxe separate seating area, and a full bathroom with floor-to-ceiling windows onto spectacular crater views! From this fabulous base, you’ll head out on expertly guided game drives. You can expect to see all Big Five species – lion, rhino, leopard, elephant, and buffalo. Smaller predators and herbivores abound, including cheetah, hyenas, jackals, serval, caracal, golden cat, wild dog, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, and a fine assortment of antelopes. The birdlife is equally impressive, not least for the crater’s vast flocks of flamingos!

Board basis and activities:
Full-board accommodation, including three meals daily, a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, game drives, Wi-Fi, and a laundry service.

The final few days of your honeymoon are spent at Faru Faru Lodge, in the wildlife-rich Singita Grumeti Reserves adjacent to the Serengeti. You’ll fly here from Lake Manyara Airstrip. Your accommodation will be a luxurious one-bedroom suite, with comfy double bed, contemporary light-wood furnishings, and a bathroom with beautiful views over the reserves! You’ll have access to a lovely private veranda too, where you can sit together and enjoy some glorious sunsets. The property’s communal lounge, dining area, and bar are very elegant – they take inspiration from their natural surroundings, and all overlook a busy waterhole. Faru Faru also offers two swimming pools, one styled as a Swahili sand beach! Activities here include morning and afternoon game drives, walking safaris, community visits, archery, and stargazing. Among the wildlife highlights of the Singita Grumeti Reserves are plenty of big cats, huge herds of elephant and buffalo, numerous smaller predators and herbivores, and plentiful birdlife.

Board basis and activities:
Full-board accommodation, including all meals, a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, expertly guided vehicle and walking safaris, road transfers between the lodge and the local airstrip, telephone calls, and a laundry service.

On the final day of your honeymoon, you’ll fly from the local airstrip to Kilimanjaro International Airport, in time for your international flight/s home.