A man on one knee with a ring box, a set table and a safari vehicle behind them on the evening plains

Kenya · 7 days

Your Heavenly Honeymoon Safari

Six nights for two. Three in the Kalama Conservancy, three in the Mara, with the honeymoon suite at each camp, a private sundowner drive and a lantern-lit dinner on your own verandah. Saruni Basecamp throughout.

Duration: 7 days, 6 nights · 3 flights
Where: Kenya
Experiences: Honeymoons Road Safaris
Board: All-inclusive
Price: FromUSD 4,995per adult sharing

At a glance

Where the nights go

6 nights across 2 places · 3 flights · All-inclusive. Drawn from the draft day-by-day below.

Overview

The shape of the journey

Conservancies sell privacy better than reserves do, which is the whole case for spending a honeymoon on them. Three nights in Kalama, where the nearest other vehicle is usually several ridges away, then a flight south for three in Mara North. Honeymoon suite at each end, subject to availability.

NairobiKalama ConservancyMara North

Saruni Basecamp will move you up to Saruni Samburu, Saruni Wild or Saruni Leopard Hill at the relevant supplement if you want the grander rooms. There is also a standing bride's offer: half price for the bride on a minimum four nights split two and two across two camps, in mid and high season.

Where you'll stay

The camps and hotels

Basecamp Samburu

An eco-built camp in 200,000 acres of private conservancy, with Mt Ololokwe in the view and the Samburu National Reserve a drive away. Star beds for the nights you would rather sleep outside.

Saruni Mara

A small lodge in indigenous forest rather than out on the plain, so the arrival feels like a different country again. A Wellbeing Space, a fire, and the conservancy beyond the trees.

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 1Flight
Nairobi, then north
Met at Jomo Kenyatta and driven to Wilson for the morning flight to Samburu, about an hour. Your guide meets the aircraft and either runs you straight to camp or turns the transfer into your first drive. Kalama in the afternoon, sundowners with a long view.
Basecamp SamburuAll meals
Day 2
The Samburu Special Five, then just the two of you
An early drive into the Samburu National Reserve for the northern species: reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, gerenuk, beisa oryx and Somali ostrich, plus the elephant herds along the river. Picnic lunch, a massage, then a private sundowner drive with a bottle of champagne on ice. Dinner is lantern-lit on your own verandah.
Basecamp SamburuAll meals
Day 3
A third day in the north
Out early with a picnic breakfast, back for lunch. The afternoon is a drive or nothing at all, whichever you would rather, and there is an optional night drive after dinner.
Basecamp SamburuAll meals
Day 4Flight
Fly to the Mara
The morning flight south, about ninety minutes, then a transfer into Mara North or Naboisho with a game drive built into it. Time at the lodge, an exclusive afternoon drive, and dinner with the conservancy making its noises outside.
Saruni MaraAll meals
Day 5
Walking, or the high ground
A walk through the valleys with your Maasai guide, or a drive up to a hilltop for the view over the whole ecosystem. More conservancy in the afternoon. Weather allowing, dinner is outside, with singing round the fire.
Saruni MaraAll meals
Day 6
First light, and a slow afternoon
An early drive with breakfast set up under an acacia or beside the river, hippos permitting. Back for a massage and an afternoon that asks nothing of you. A late drive, then sundowners over the plains.
Saruni MaraAll meals
Day 7Flight
Depart
The rhino sanctuary on the way to the airstrip if you want it, entry payable there. The Mara flight leaves at 11:00 and lands in Nairobi at 12:20, and a Saruni Basecamp vehicle takes you on to Jomo Kenyatta.
Breakfast

What's covered

Inclusions and exclusions

In line with the itinerary above. Your written quote is the version that counts.

Included

All-inclusive accommodation, full board with soft drinks, beers, house wines and non-luxury spirits
The honeymoon suite at each property, subject to availability
A private dinner and a bottle of prosecco on ice
Two 30-minute back and neck massages per stay at the Wellbeing Space
All internal flights, transfers, airstrip transfers and airport assistance
Shared day and night game drives, guided walks, bush meals and sundowners
Daily conservation fees, VAT and local taxes, and Flying Doctors cover

Not included

International flights, visas, and travel and medical insurance
Premium drinks, exclusive use of a vehicle and additional spa treatments
Additional activities, entry fees and payable services, childcare included
Gratuities and items of a personal nature

Price & terms

What it costs

FromUSD 4,995per adult sharing

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.