12-Day Honeymoon Safari
The ultimate romantic tour in stunning locations. If you are a nature-loving couple wanting to blend adventure and romance, this is the ideal honeymoon for you.
Tour Itinerary
Safari Type: Mid-Range and Luxury options available
Destinations:
- Tarangire Nat Park
- Manyara Nat Park
- Serengeti Nat Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Zanzibar Island Holiday
- Arrival: Arusha, Tz/ Kilimanjaro Int. Airport
- Departure: Zanzibar Int. Airport
- Customizable: Yes! Contact Us!
- Season: Year-Round
Arrival (Pre-Safari)
Your tour begins with a pick-up at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Depending on your arrival time, you may commence your game drive immediately, but many international flights arrive at night. In this case, you will overnight at an area hotel and have a quick briefing before officially beginning your safari tour.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire
After a delicious breakfast, depart Arusha for Tarangire National Park, approximately 2.5 hrs drive.
The Tarangire River, which runs through the park, is a popular source of water during dry seasons, attracting animals from all over, including giraffes, zebras, lions and cheetahs.
Enjoy a full day game drive in the park, and overnight at a lovely lodge near the park. Sunsets are particularly beautiful in this area.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Top Attractions: Large herds of elephants and their adorable babies. Lunch overlooking Tarangire River.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
Enjoy another day in Tarangire National Park. Explore the swamp areas (a favorite of elephants) or the riverbeds, which is a popular place to see impalas, zebras and their predators – such as lions and cheetahs.
Dinner and overnight at accommodations, with option to return early to enjoy the swimming pool or sundowner drinks before dinner.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Top Attractions: Ancient Baobab trees and predators during dry season.
Day 3: Tarangire to Manyara
After breakfast, you will drive to Manyara (approx 1.5 hrs drive) to experience another of Tanzania’s national parks, known for its large crater lake and stunning pink flamingos.
In the late afternoon, depart the park and head along the Great Rift Valley toward Karatu. It is especially beautiful to drive in the evening, so be sure to ask your driver to pause at the view point to get some photos.
Top Attractions: Tree-climbing lions, hippos and flamingos in Lake Manyara.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, head to the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater for a day of viewing animals along the Crater floor. You’re almost guaranteed to see zebras, wildebeests and lions during your drive. Enjoy a picnic lunch as the Hippo Pool and drive to Lake Magadi during your day drive.
After, you will head toward your accommodation for dinner and overnight.
Top Attractions: UNESCO Heritage Site and a natural wonder of the world. Endangered Rhinos and famous ‘crater lions’.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Serengeti may just be the most famous national park in the world.
This morning you will begin your drive toward this famous park, passing through part of Ngorongoro Conservation area en route.
Continue with a game drive through evening and dinner/overnight camping within Serengeti or at a beautiful lodge within the park.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Top Attractions: Ndutu is the area where the Wildebeest Migration pauses every February – March to give birth to their calves; guests can witness the miracle of life with thousands of newborn wildebeests, gazelles, zebras and other animals during these months.
Day 6: Serengeti National Park (Seronera)
Day 7: Serengeti National Park (North)
Day 8: Serengeti National Park (North)
We recommend 4 or more days to truly enjoy Serengeti National Park. Not only is it huge in size, but it hosts distinct ecosystems, from grass lands to forested areas, unique rock formations and rivers.
Each day can be a new adventure within Serengeti.
- Full Board: all meals and overnights included.
- Ask about mobile luxury camping, especially during the Great Migration in Northern Serengeti.
Top Attractions:
- one of the most ancient, untouched ecosystems in the world.
- the largest population of lions in the world! In the Serengeti alone, there are estimated to be over 3000 lions – for reference, that’s on par with the number of lions residing in the entire country of Botswana.
- Ideal location to see all the Big Five of Africa, including leopards
- Options to take Bush Walks with an armed ranger
- Great Migration at Mara and Grumeti Rivers (depending on the time of the year)
- Seronera is often called the ‘Big Cat Capital of Africa’ for its famous resident lions, cheetahs and leopards
- The Retima Hippo Pool can hoast up to 100 hippos in an afternoon
Day 9: Depart Serengeti, head to Zanzibar
After breakfast, your guide will drive you to the Kogatende airport, located within Serengeti National Park for your flight to Zanzibar.
This is a quick flight (under 2 hrs), which arrives directly in the tropical paradise of Zanzibar.
A representative of RA Safaris will help you transfer to your next hotel, located along the quiet coast.
This day you literally go from ‘bush to beach’ as you fly from Serengeti right to Zanzibar and spend the evening enjoying the soft beach and the warm ocean waters.
- Full Board: meals and overnight included.
Day 10: Zanzibar
Start your morning off with an ocean swim, or breakfast at your fabulous hotel. Then, join a ‘Blue Safari’ to snorkel, swim or dive in the tropical waters and coral reefs off the coast.
Return to your hotel for dinner and evening.
Top Attractions: Explore the Indian Ocean and enjoy the beach on this fun-filled day.
- All meals and overnight included with Safari Blue package, otherwise breakfast and overnight, only.
Day 11: Zanzibar
Option to venture to see more of the island with local tours… or stay and relax at the beach. It’s your honeymoon after all, we understand if you want this last day to be a relaxing one, soaking up the sun. If you do, the only thing we suggest is adding a romantic couple’s massage and a sunset stroll along the beach.
Top Attractions:
- Spice Farm Tour (2-3 hrs, lunch included)
- Jozani Forest
- Butterfly Farm
- Kizamkazi to Swim with Dolphins
- Sea Turtle Experience in Nungwi area
- Old Slave Market, Stone Town
- Half Board: breakfast and overnight included.
Day 12: Final day of tour
After breakfast, you will head to the Zanzibar International Airport for your return flight.
This is an international Airport and you may book onward tickets from here or neighboring Dar es Salaam airport. Ask us to help arrange domestic flights to any of Tanzania’s airports to ensure your convenient, safe journey home.
- Breakfast and transfer to airport included.
End of Safari
It’s always an Adventure!
