A wooden dhow lying at anchor on open blue water under a bright sky

Kenya · 11 days

Honeymoon: Wilderness & Sea

Eleven days for two with Hemingways, two nights in Karen, three on the river in the Mara North Conservancy, then five at Watamu with the reef, a dhow and dinner by candlelight.

Duration: 11 days, 10 nights · 2 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Honeymoons Road Safaris
Board: Board varies by stay
Price: On request

At a glance

Where the nights go

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10 nights across 3 places · 2 flights · Board varies by stay. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

The mistake most honeymoons make is doing too much. This one front-loads the effort, two nights in Nairobi and three in the Mara, and then gives you five nights on the coast, which is where a honeymoon actually happens.

NairobiMara North ConservancyWatamu

Hemingways handles all three, so nothing drops between the legs and nobody has to explain themselves twice.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Hemingways Eden Residence

A small art-filled house in Karen with gardens, a pool, a sauna and a steam room. Two quiet nights to land in.

Hemingways River Camp Mara

A riverside tented camp in the Mara North Conservancy, with private game drives and a fire at the end of each day.

Hemingways Watamu

A beach hotel beside Watamu Marine National Park, with a spa, a dhow and five nights to use however you like.

Day by day

How the days run

A proposal, not a timetable. The routing, timings and inclusions are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.

Day 1
Arrive in Karen
Met at the airport and driven out to Eden Residence. African art on every wall, a garden, and dinner without leaving the house.
Hemingways Eden Residence
Day 2
Karen, slowly
The pool, the sauna, the steam room, and the gallery. A deliberately empty day, because the flight was long and the Mara starts early.
Hemingways Eden Residence
Day 3Flight
Fly to the Mara North Conservancy
A light aircraft to Mara North and River Camp, on the riverbank. Lunch, then a private game drive in the afternoon.
Hemingways River Camp Mara
Day 4
Out with the animals
A full day in the conservancy, at your own pace and in your own vehicle. Back to the river between drives, and to the campfire after them.
Hemingways River Camp Mara
Day 5
The Mara, one more day
Another early start, because that is when it happens. The evening ends where the last two did: a fire, and the plains going quiet.
Hemingways River Camp Mara
Day 6Flight
To the coast
East to Watamu, and the second half of the trip. Lunch by the sea, then the beach.
Hemingways Watamu
Day 7
The reef
The coral is a short boat ride out and the snorkelling is genuinely good. A spa treatment in the afternoon heat.
Hemingways Watamu
Day 8
A dhow, and a candlelit dinner
Out under sail in the afternoon, back as the light goes, and dinner laid out by candlelight with the sea doing the talking.
Hemingways Watamu
Day 9
Nothing booked
The pool, the sand, or the water. This is the day people remember, precisely because there is nothing in it.
Hemingways Watamu
Day 10
The coast, at your pace
Another reef morning, another spa afternoon, or neither. The kitchen keeps landing seafood either way.
Hemingways Watamu
Day 11
Depart
A last breakfast looking at the Indian Ocean, then the transfer for your flight home.

Price & terms

What it costs

Priced on request. This itinerary is quoted for your dates, your party and the grade of camp you choose, which is why there is no single number on this page.

What this price covers

Rates are per person sharing unless the line above says otherwise.
Prices move with the season and with availability, and are held only once your quote is confirmed in writing.
The day-by-day above is a draft. Final routing, timings, inclusions and any park or permit fees are confirmed with your quote.

Before you go

Worth reading before this trip

The best time to visit Kenya, month by monthJanuary and February, then July to October, are the months we send most people.
Safari packing list for KenyaA working checklist for a week on safari in Kenya: the bag, the layers for a cold six o'clock start, optics, health and documents, with quantities for seven nights and what changes by season.
Kenya safari cost: where the money goesWhat you pay for on a Kenya safari, why two similar weeks can differ threefold, who sets the park fees, and how to get more from the same budget.
Practical facts by countryPlugs, currency, time zone, driving side, SIM, tipping and tap water.