Tailor Made & Bespoke Honeymoons & Holidays to Tanzania
This special safari holiday in Northern Tanzania is put together with honeymoon couples in mind and takes you to authentic, intimate safari camps and lodges whilst enjoying a private vehicle and driver and observing some of Tanzania's best wildlife. (Note that the Green Season option includes more time around Lake Manyara and the Dry Season option includes more time in Tarangire and a different Serengeti location - this is to make the most of the wildlife movements at the right time of year).
Prices start from £7,025 per couple in the dry season (June - October) and £6,480 per couple in the green season (November - May) (Excludes international flights)
These itineraries end the safari with some time on the mainland Tanzanian coast at Fish Eagle Point but you can add on whatever you like, contact us for a full personalised quote, you could extend your safari time in Tanzania or visit Zanzibar, Mafia or Pemba islands, or if you have more time and budget why not head to the northern Mozambique archipelago?
Detailed Itineraries:
GREEN SEASON (Nov-May)
Day 1 Drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park (1.5hrs). Home to a unique ecosystem including Baobab studded woodland, rocky hilltops, grassy plains, swamps, and the famous sand rivers including the year-round permanent water or the Tarangire River. The park is home to hundreds of species of animals, including cape buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard and elephant. Huge herds of elephant frequent the Tarangire River Valley, even in the green season. Drive to Manyara (1hr) to your luxury lodge perched on the escarpment edge overlooking Lake Manyara, for a private dinner and overnight. Escarpment Luxury Lodge, Lake Manyara x 2 nights
Day 2 After breakfast, visit Lake Manyara. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Known for its elephants and tree-climbing lions, it's also a birding paradise (more than 400 species), particularly for waterfowl and migrants. In the late afternoon, return to your lodge for sundowners and a private dinner.
Day 3 After breakfast, drive along the crater rim and then descend to the Serengeti plains. Serengeti National Park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, and symbolizes the classic African safari. With more than two million wildebeest, half a million Thomson's gazelle, and a quarter of a million zebra, it has the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere in Africa. The Serengeti is also synonymous with the annual wildebeest and zebra migration. The name 'Serengeti' comes from the Maasai language and means 'endless plain'. The National Park alone covers an area of 12,950 square kilometres. You'll spend the day game viewing, then in the early evening, settle in to the luxurious permanent camp located on the shore of Lake Masek, a small soda lake situated near the Serengeti's short grass plains, which in the green season make it so famous. In the southern grass plains during the 'green' months from November to May, hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and Burchell's zebra congregate. The area is the starting point for one of the great wonders of the world: the Serengeti annual migration. Check in to your camp at day's end, and enjoy the comforts of a deluxe camp and gourmet dining, in the wilds of the African bush. Lake Masek Tented Camp, Serengeti x 2 nights
Day 4 Full day of game viewing in the southern Serengeti, with an option for a full day of game viewing with picnic lunches, or a return to camp for hot lunch and siesta before your afternoon game drive. Although outnumbered eight to one, the zebra join in the 'wildebeest migration', maintaining their family units of about a dozen members, each with a dominant stallion. Their yelping bark combines with the bleating of the wildebeest to give the typical song of the migration. Lion, cheetah, hyena and hunting dog follow the wildebeest and zebra, making sure that only the fittest survive. During the green season, this army of animals occupy the green pastures of the south, where they calve and mate before moving north in late May.
Day 5 Morning at leisure enjoying a private breakfast on the luxury tent verandah. Mid-morning departure for a game drive in the woodlands of Ndutu, en route to Gibbs Farm, situated just outside Ngorongoro Crater. Arrive at Gibbs in the early-afternoon. Gibbs is a serene, peaceful retreat with cozy, luxuriously-appointed cottages, each featuring wrap-around windows, a private verandah, fireplace and indoor/outdoor showers. Overlooking the centuries-old Great Rift Valley and Ngorongoro Forest, the natural beauty of Gibb’s Farm offers a retreat from the rigors of safari in Tanzania. Surrounded by lush, fragrant plants, more than 200 species of birds, exotic wildlife and rolling coffee fields, the rhythms of the farm and beyond transport you and your loved one to another time and place. Enjoy peaceful walks together in the nearby forest, afternoon high tea, bike the back roads of Karatu or simple relaxation with a personalized spa treatment in the privacy of your cottage. To energize and replenish you, plentiful fresh, farm-to-table cuisine is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring the farm’s organic produce and meat, milk and cream from the dairy and fresh-baked breads and desserts. Gibbs Farm, Honeymoon Cottage, Ngorongoro Highlands x 2 nights
Day 6 After breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro Crater, for game viewing on the famous crater floor. Here is one of the world's great wonders, containing some of the highest concentrations of African plains game. Ngorongoro is the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera. The crater is 610m deep and the floor is 260 sq.km. The steep sides of the crater mean that it has become a natural enclosure for a very wide variety of wildlife, including most of the species found in East Africa. Ngorongoro Crater provides some of the best game viewing in Tanzania. A population of about 25,000 large animals, including the highest density predators in Africa, lives in the crater. These large animals include black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, wildebeest, zebra, eland, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles. At days' end return to Gibbs Farm for a private dinner.
Day 7 Morning at leisure to enjoy Gibbs Farm, then depart for the Manyara Airstrip (30 min drive), for a late morning flight to Tanga (via Arusha). Upon arrival in Tanga (on the coast), you'll be met and transferred by private vehicle to Fish Eagle Point. You stay in the ‘honeymoon’ suite, exquisitely placed for privacy, open sea views, and which features a small private sheltered sandy beach, an indoor plunge pool and a sunny basking deck, and a private butler services. Fish Eagle Point, Honeymoon Suite x 4 nights coast
Days 8-10 Three full days at the beach. Fish Eagle Point is secluded, pristine and ‘far from the madding crowds’. It's the first and only coastal resort along the northern stretch of the Tanzanian coast north of Tanga. The setting is beachfront, backed by coastal forest, mangroves and ancient coral cliffs… truly idyllic. The warm Indian ocean, at both high and low tides, is a treat for swimming with high tides reaching well up into the bay for safe swimming. Snorkeling at any time around the lodge's lagoon is a must! Surrounding mangroves and the coastal forest is wild – swarming with birdlife, the elusive suni, bushpig and bushbuck as well as giant squirrels, monkeys and baboons.
There are a number of activities available, including gently ambling along white, sandy beaches – past coves, offering up an assortment of interesting rock pools featuring a myriad of exotic sea creatures. The lodge has kayaks for exploring the bay and local mangrove forests, and also trips out on traditional dhows, visiting amazing sand islands 10km offshore, exposed only at low tides, or searching for dolphins. Go hand line fishing with the coastal men on a traditional ngalawa boats, or snorkel the inshore reefs with them hunting for octopus and fish with their handmade spear guns. There is also the option for deep-sea fishing.. for Marlin, Sailfish, Giant Trevally, Dog Tooth Tuna, Tropical Amberjack, Kingfish and much much more…
Day 11 After a final lunch, transfer back to Tanga by private vehicle, and mid-afternoon fly to Dar es Salaam for a connecting flight home or onward arrangements.
DRY SEASON (Jun-Oct)
Day 1 Drive from Arusha to Tarangire National Park (1.5hrs). Home to a unique ecosystem including Baobab studded woodland, rocky hilltops, grassy plains, swamps, and the famous sand rivers including the year-round permanent water or the Tarangire River. The park is home to hundreds of species of animals, including cape buffalo, lion, cheetah, leopard and elephant. Huge herds of elephant frequent the Tarangire River Valley, especially in dry season. The seasonal camp at Tarangire National Park is nestled among majestic baobab trees, making it a favorite amongst our guests. The camp overlooks Lake Burungi and boasts an exclusive location away from other park visitors. Tarangire Luxury Seasonal Tented Camp x 2 nights
Day 2 Full day to explore Tarangire National Park. The dry season brings to Tarangire the greatest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania outside the Serengeti ecosystem. Herds of up to 300 elephants scratch the dry river bed for underground streams, while migratory wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, impala, gazelle, hartebeest and eland crowd the shrinking lagoons. The swamps, tinged green year round, are the focus for 550 bird varieties, the most breeding species in one habitat anywhere in the world. Option for picnic lunch, or return to camp for a hot lunch. Full board in camp.
Day 3 After breakfast, visit Lake Manyara. Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views. Known for its elephants and tree-climbing lions, it's also a birding paradise (more than 400 species), particularly for waterfowl and migrants. In the late afternoon, drive to Gibbs Farm (1 hour drive). Gibbs is a serene, peaceful retreat with cozy, luxuriously-appointed cottages, each featuring wrap-around windows, a private verandah, fireplace and indoor/outdoor showers. Overlooking the centuries-old Great Rift Valley and Ngorongoro Forest, the natural beauty of Gibb’s Farm offers a retreat from the rigors of safari in Tanzania. Surrounded by lush, fragrant plants, more than 200 species of birds, exotic wildlife and rolling coffee fields, the rhythms of the farm and beyond transport you and your loved one to another time and place. Enjoy peaceful walks together in the nearby forest, afternoon high tea, bike the back roads of Karatu or simple relaxation with a personalized spa treatment in the privacy of your cottage. To energize and replenish you, plentiful fresh, farm-to-table cuisine is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner featuring the farm’s organic produce and meat, milk and cream from the dairy and fresh-baked breads and desserts.Gibbs Farm, Honeymoon Cottage x 2 nights Ngorongoro Highlands
Day 4 Depart after breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro Crater, for game viewing on the famous crater floor. Here is one of the world's great wonders, containing some of the highest concentrations of African plains game. Ngorongoro is the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera. The crater is 610m deep and the floor is 260 sq.km. The steep sides of the crater mean that it has become a natural enclosure for a very wide variety of wildlife, including most of the species found in East Africa. Ngorongoro Crater provides some of the best game viewing in Tanzania. A population of about 25,000 large animals, including the highest density predators in Africa, lives in the crater. These large animals include black rhinoceros, hippopotamus, wildebeest, zebra, eland, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles. At days' end return to Gibbs Farm for a private dinner.
Day 5 After breakfast, drive along the crater rim and then descend to the Serengeti plains. Serengeti National Park is one of the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, and symbolizes the classic African safari. With more than two million wildebeest, half a million Thomson's gazelle, and a quarter of a million zebra, it has the greatest concentration of plains game anywhere in Africa. The Serengeti is also synonymous with the annual wildebeest and zebra migration. The name 'Serengeti' comes from the Maasai language and means 'endless plain'. The National Park alone covers an area of 12,950 square kilometres. You'll spend the day game viewing, then in the early evening, settle in to your luxury seasonal tented camp in the central Seronera region at Robanda. Enjoy the comforts of a deluxe camp and gourmet dining, in the wilds of the African bush. Serengeti Seasonal Tented Camp, Robanda x 2 nights
Day 6 Full day of gameviewing in the central Serengeti; an area called 'Seronera'. Seronera's hills rise out of plains criss-crossed by small rivers. Umbrella acacia trees appear, elegant and serene, contrasting with the twisted commiphora trees. Cheeky hyraxes and lizards play on the rocks and a profusion of birds - superb starlings, lilac-breasted rollers, barbets and ring-necked doves to name but a few - fill the air with their songs. But all around is some of the wildest bush in Africa. Giraffes nibble the tender leaves of the thorny acacias, buffalo lumber along, and all manner of game - Thomson's and Grant's gazelles, impala, topi and kongoni - graze nervously. At night the soaring cough of the leopard and the whooping laugh of the hyena interrupt the incessant ticking of the cicadas. And then there are famous black-maned lions of Seronera. A pride of up to twenty can often be seen in a tawny heap. Option for picnic lunches (and a full day in the park), or return to camp for lunch. Full board in the camp.
Day 7 Morning game drive in Serengeti then late morning flight to Tanga (via Arusha). Upon arrival in Tanga, you'll be met and transferred by private vehicle to Fish Eagle Point. You stay in the ‘honeymoon’ suite, exquisitely placed for privacy, open sea views, and which features a small private sheltered sandy beach, an indoor plunge pool and a sunny basking deck, and a private butler services. Fish Eagle Point, Honeymoon Suite x 4 nights coast
Days 8-10 Three full days at the beach. Fish Eagle Point is secluded, pristine and ‘far from the madding crowds’. It's the first and only coastal resort along the northern stretch of the Tanzanian coast north of Tanga. The setting is beachfront, backed by coastal forest, mangroves and ancient coral cliffs… truly idyllic. The warm Indian ocean, at both high and low tides, is a treat for swimming with high tides reaching well up into the bay for safe swimming. Snorkeling at any time around the lodge's lagoon is a must! Surrounding mangroves and the coastal forest is wild – swarming with birdlife, the elusive suni, bushpig and bushbuck as well as giant squirrels, monkeys and baboons.
There are a number of activities available, including gently ambling along white, sandy beaches – past coves, offering up an assortment of interesting rock pools featuring a myriad of exotic sea creatures. The lodge has kayaks for exploring the bay and local mangrove forests, and also trips out on traditional dhows, visiting amazing sand islands 10km offshore, exposed only at low tides, or searching for dolphins. Go hand line fishing with the coastal men on a traditional ngalawa boats, or snorkel the inshore reefs with them hunting for octopus and fish with their handmade spear guns. There is also the option for deep-sea fishing.. for Marlin, Sailfish, Giant Trevally, Dog Tooth Tuna, Tropical Amberjack, Kingfish and much much more…
Day 11 After a final lunch, transfer back to Tanga by private vehicle, and mid-afternoon fly to Dar es Salaam for a connecting flight home or onward arrangements.
