Luxury Honeymoons to Africa

The Very Best Bespoke Lux Moons in Africa 

Picture a herd of zebras grazing on an open grassland, tall giraffes strolling between them, and a lone acacia tree marked against the clear blue horizon. This is Africa and this can be the ultimate setting for your luxury honeymoon. The luxury honeymoon safari is a thing now as couples in love seek out wild destinations to seal their love. Discover the ultimate camps and safari lodges for your luxury honeymoon to Africa. Dreamy packages for your African Lux Moon here. 

Elsa's Kopje Safari Kenya
Unashamedly romantic and beautifully styled, Elsa’s Kopje is sculpted into Mughwango Hill with amazing views!

Honeymoons happen once in a lifetime so it’s a good idea to choose the very best bespoke Lux Moons in Africa tailor-made to suit your individual needs, budget, time and style. Luxury hotels, safari lodges, bush camps and tented chalets in the heart of the Serengeti, Masai Mara, Chobe Riverfront, Victoria Falls or Kalahari Desert wilderness make sense for that ultimate African luxury honeymoon safari.

Where to Go for Your Luxury Honeymoon in Africa

Every honeymoon couple has a unique honeymoon vision and Africa offers sufficient choices for this unique first holiday in your life as a married pair. Lux Moons can be planned around the full moon in a pristine African landscape where 5-star safaris and service add to the glamour of getting married.

Couple having a romantic dinner by the beach at sunset in Mozambique.
Mozambique is an excellent choice for honeymooners and romance, whether you’re looking for all-inclusive pampering, adventure, or barefoot luxury.

It is not easy to know where to go for your luxury honeymoon in Africa or which country and region is the best destination for the two of you – which is why we are here to help you. We have come up with some extraordinary venues for adventurous couples who love pure relaxation and some great game viewing on safari:

  • Private islands along the East African coast are ideal bush-beach honeymoon destinations and we vote for Mozambique’s Benguerra Island in a marine reserve. 

Azura Benguerra honeymoons are wildly romantic.

  • Inland, glimmering lakes invite tranquil breaks in Africa and we know that warm-hearted Malawi presents a unique water and island safari setting so we vote for Likoma Island.

Idyllic accommodation at Kaya Mawa.

  • Tanzania is the epitome of an East African safari and just offshore lies the magnificent Zanzibar Spice Islands where romance knows no bounds and we vote for the secret havens of Pemba Island. 

The Manta Resort features an underwater bedroom!

  • Thousands of seasoned travelers recently rated South Africa as the top country to visit in the world and Cape Town is the hottest African city. Honeymoons can only be world-class in such a location so, looking forward to 2024, we suggest that you combine a tour to Cape Town and the Cape Winelands with a thrilling Eastern Cape safari. 

La Petite Ferme in Franschhoek is a great way to wine and dine.

  • From there, take a road trip to Kruger National Park and enjoy some of the most luxurious lodges in Africa – in the famous Sabi Sands, Timbavati and Kapama Private Game Reserves. This is the greatest National Park in South Africa where lavish accommodation treats honeymoon couples to excellence in game viewing and dining. 

Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve is romance defined.

  • There is nothing like ending off a tranquil Lux Moon in a place like Sun City where entertainment is paramount, but you are still in a premier African safari setting! We suggest a few nights at the Lost City for an extraordinary luxury break in a make-believe environment created for kings and queens like yourselves. 

The Palace of the Lost City is wild and astonishing.

Honeymoon Budgets – Planning and Costs

Honeymoon budgets can cause stress between loved ones but why not discuss the planning and save costs way in advance of the big romantic holiday? Planning a honeymoon is part of the fun and costs can be incorporated into your monthly budget planning for the year ahead if need be. Some couples will invest as much GBP 5000 each on their dream Lux Moon in Africa, splashing out on lavish Tanzanian and Kenyan safari tours or adventures in remote wilderness areas like the Okavango, Namibian Skeleton Coast and Rwandan gorilla trekking. 

A couple looking over Victoria Falls
Catching a glimpse of nature’s grandeur with the one you love. Embrace the awe-inspiring beauty of Victoria Falls in Africa together.

It helps to set a clear budget and then plan for your dream African destination, choosing appropriate activities to indulge in for a few weeks. Some honeymoon couples forfeit wedding gifts in lieu of cash for their honeymoons which they then splurge on and spend a month away in Africa! 

The Best Luxury Honeymoon Lodges in East Africa 

Picture a fire glowing red under enormous trees, the sky filled with stars and a slight breeze ruffling the leaves. Picture a pink dawn on a game drive and walking with a guide to find rhinos while the birds awaken and the sky turns orange. This is your romantic honeymoon on safari and we bring you the best luxury honeymoon lodges in East Africa for 2024. There is so much choice, so much beauty and so much romance in Africa, from the hidden islands of Zanzibar, Mozambique and Tanzania to the numerous safari lodges in the great Serengeti, Masai Mara, Kruger and Botswana. Choose your best Lux Moon below, plan ahead for your special occasion! 

Zanzibar Pemba Island Manta Resort

The Manta Beach Resort Zanzibar Holidays
Elevated and crafted along an idyllic island beach, The Manta Resort offers privacy, romance, adventure, and diving on East Africa’s finest island sanctuary.

The underwater bedroom is the highlight of Pemba Island Manta Resort, a secret capsule under the Indian Ocean depths like a submarine where fish swim past, bubbles tickle the glass and seaweeds wave their fronds. Honeymoon couples will feel their hearts race in this overwhelming embrace of deep blue waters.

A Lux Moon Bubble at Manta Resort

Kenya Masai Mara Mara Plains Camp

the main luxury accommodation tent at Mara Plains Camp in Kenya
Mara Plains Camp is a one-of-a-kind luxury Kenya safari camp located in the private 13,300-hectare Olare Motorogi Conservancy.

This gracious intimate camp in a remote forest surrounded by golden savannas is the ideal safari venue for that fantastic honeymoon retreat you only ever dreamed about. You and your new spouse will experience the heart of Kenya’s best wildlife area in luxury safari tents with deep copper bathtubs and a chance to see the annual Wildebeest Migration stampede past!

The romantic Mara Plains Eco-Camp

The Best Luxury Honeymoon Hotels and Camps in South Africa

South Africa is renowned for its romantic and dynamic destinations showcasing the best of African tourism and offering blissful honeymoon accommodation. Some couples will seek solitude in a remote bushveld setting or a quiet island sanctuary, others will seek entertainment and nightlife in a city or resort while there are those who just want luxury, anywhere. 

Aerial views of the mountains and river running past Schoone Oordt Country House in South Africa
Considering a South Africa honeymoon? It’s one of the best honeymoon destinations for all kinds of honeymooners, especially adventure-seeking couples.

South Africa caters for the best lux moons on the continent if you consider that the country offers safaris, beaches, beautiful cities, wildlife, deserts, oceans, beaches and huge forests. Couples can book romantic hotels, lodges, resorts, bed and breakfasts, guest houses, self-catering cabins and campsites and wherever they go, it is sure to be one of the best luxury honeymoon hotels and camps in South Africa! A luxury safari in Kruger is the winning trophy for a South African honeymoon and second prize is a Cape Winelands retreat – so read on to find out more. 

Kruger Sabi Sands &Beyond Tengile River Lodge

Tengile means ‘tranquil’ in the local language, very apt for a designer safari destination that focuses on nature, the river and the views.  Honeymoon safari packages to Tengile &Beyond can be customized for newlyweds who are looking for an all-inclusive deal to seal their love in the Kruger National Park wilderness. Every aspect of this gorgeous innovative lodge aims to maximize the wonderful river views and the rich wildlife sightings that come with that. Nine opulent sites raised with timber decks and private plunge pools offer coffee machines, two showers and a deep bathtub.

Tranquil intimate Tengile Lodge

Western Cape Franschhoek Mont Rochelle Hotel 

It’s fun to choose a honeymoon suite from the choice of 26 rooms divided into five room types named after the grape varieties grown on the farm. Choose from Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot Rooms, or the superior Cap Classique with plunge pool and terrace and the Pinotage Suites. There are two classy restaurants at the hotel plus a spa and gym and a massive outdoor heated pool. It’s a couples’ paradise in the Cape Winelands!

Explore the 100 acres of vineyards at Mont Rochelle

Luxury Honeymoons to Botswana

There is such a thing as the perfect luxury honeymoons to Botswana with Voyage2Africa for you and your fiancé – soaking up the sensory landscapes filled with birdsong, herds of grazing antelope and watery floodplains. Botswana is supremely romantic, a wild destination where choices abound for dreamy tours to Chobe, Moremi, the Okavango, the Kalahari and the Makgadikgadi pans.

An outdoor bath surrounded by lanterns with a sunset in the back at Linyanti Bush Camp in Botswana
Our Botswana Honeymoon Safari Packages offer you a romantic and memorable honeymoon safari holiday in the pristine wilderness.

Imagine a secluded safari lodge in the middle of nowhere on the Linyanti River and Savuti Channel where an astounding wealth of wildlife inhabits vast grasslands and wetlands. From individual cheetahs and leopards to wild dog packs, bat-eared foxes, and herds of wildebeest, tsessebe, giraffe, elephant, kudu and buffalo, it’s all happening for the happy honeymoon couple. Stay in opulent bush camps based on the safari days of 100 years ago and revel in romantic treats, special dinners for two and open-air bathtubs with bushveld views.  

Botswana Chobe Ngoma Safari Lodge  

Ngoma Safari Lodge is luxurious and professional, yet friendly and warm staff make your day. The camp is small and contributes to an intimate and private honeymoon experience in Chobe where wildlife is the central focus. Listen to roaring male lions at night, leopards grunting, hippos snorting, plus Buffalo, giraffes, crocs, and yes, the largest elephant herd you’ve ever seen.

Sweeping Chobe River views from Ngoma Safari Lodge

Okavango Jacana Camp

Jacana Camp is an archetypal Okavango Camp – the dreamy Delta holiday most visitors to Botswana dream about. And it’s named after the Lilly Trotter, a tropical wader bird with long toes prevalent on lagoons here. Jacana nestles in the Jao Concession deep in the Okavango Delta, an intimate camp with an enormous atmosphere and the island is a palm tree lover’s paradise where lush tropical habitat is a paradise for water-based activities. Luxury honeymoons here are the epitome of romance in the bush and couples love the elevated tented chalets with their chic mod cons and private decks.

Sleep under the stars at Jacana Camp

African lux moon safaris are a great way to seal your marriage and spend your first couple’s holiday together. Discover the ultimate camps and safari lodges for your luxury honeymoon to Africa. Dreamy packages for your African Lux Moon here. We will make sure that your dream African honeymoon comes together with all the romantic touches and little surprises you deserve to feel special.

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