Luxury Honeymoon Safaris in Africa

A private tented suite in the Maasai Mara, set for a honeymoon couple

The Promise

You have already planned one enormous thing.

A wedding takes a year of decisions. By the time it is over, most couples have nothing left for planning anything at all, which is exactly when the honeymoon usually gets booked badly.

This is the part we take off you completely. You tell us what the two of you actually want out of a fortnight, and we build it, book it, and then stay behind it while you travel.

The only thing you should have to decide on honeymoon is what time to get up.

Most of our honeymoons run bush then beach. A week of early mornings and long game drives, then a week of doing nothing at all beside the Indian Ocean. That order matters, and it is the way round we recommend for a reason.

We are asked for the quiet camps rather than the famous ones, for private vehicles rather than shared, and for a dinner nobody else is invited to. We are very good at all three.

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In Short

Honeymoon safaris, at a glance.

Ongeri Expeditions has designed honeymoon safaris across East Africa and the Indian Ocean since 2019. The figures below are what we quote most often.

Who it suits: Couples travelling within twelve months of a wedding or civil partnership
Typical length: 10 to 14 nights, around 7 on safari and the rest on the coast or islands
Typical cost: USD 9,000 to USD 25,000 per couple for a fortnight, all inclusive of camps and internal flights
Best months: June to October for the Great Migration, January and February for clear light
Included as standard: A private vehicle and guide throughout, rather than a paid upgrade
Honeymoon rates: Requested at every property on production of a marriage certificate

Why Ongeri

Why couples come to us.

Six reasons that matter more on a honeymoon than they do on any other trip.

We have stayed in every camp we sell

We know which lodges are genuinely romantic and which simply photograph well. We know which rooms have the view and which sit beside the generator. On a honeymoon that is the whole difference.

II.

A private vehicle, always

Sharing a game drive with six strangers is fine on a first safari. It is not what you want on your honeymoon. A private vehicle and guide is our default rather than an upgrade we hope you will buy.

III.

Honeymoon rates and upgrades

Travelling within a year of your wedding usually unlocks a reduction for one of you, along with room upgrades, private dining and spa credit. We ask for all of it on your behalf, at every property.

IV.

The surprises are handled quietly

A table laid in the bush, a bath drawn with the tent open to the plains, a bottle waiting after a long flight. Arranged in advance with the camp, and never announced across a dining room.

One person, from first call to last transfer

You speak to the same advisor throughout. Nobody hands you over to an operations team, and nobody makes you explain your trip twice.

VI.

We are awake while you sleep

A missed connection or a delayed light aircraft is our problem to solve, not yours. Somebody on our team is reachable at every hour you are travelling.

What We Do

The things we arrange.

Not every honeymoon wants all of these. We ask first, then we do the ones that suit you.

Private Bush Dining

A table set on a riverbank, a rock, an airstrip or the plains, with your guide and a chef and nobody else within a mile of it. The most requested thing we do, and the one guests talk about longest.

ii.

Bush and Beach Pacing

Safari first while you still have the energy for five o'clock starts, ocean second when you want none at all. We handle the flight between the two so there is no long transfer in the middle.

iii.

A Photographer for a Morning

A quiet professional who joins one game drive and disappears. Far better than asking your guide to hold a phone, and the only pictures from the trip you will actually print.

iv.

Proposals and Vow Renewals

If you are proposing rather than celebrating, tell us and nobody else will know. We have arranged a good number of these and not one has been spoiled by a well meaning member of staff.

How It Works

It starts with a conversation.

No forms to wrestle with and no template itinerary landing in your inbox an hour later. We talk first, then we design.

Tell us about the two of you

Not just dates and budget. Whether you like early mornings, whether one of you burns, whether you want people around or nobody at all. That shapes the camps far more than the price does.

ii.

We propose two routes, not twelve

You will get a small number of well argued options rather than a catalogue. Each one explains why that camp, at that time of year, for you specifically.

iii.

We hold, book and brief

Once you choose, we hold the rooms, book the flights, claim the honeymoon rates and brief every camp on what you are celebrating. Then we get out of your way.

Good to Know

Questions, answered plainly.

When is the best time for a honeymoon safari in East Africa?

June to October is the classic dry season, with the Great Migration in the Maasai Mara from roughly July to October. January and February are excellent too, hot and clear with superb light. The green season from March to May is quieter and considerably better value, with a real chance of rain and some of the most beautiful landscapes of the year.

How long should a honeymoon safari be?

Ten to fourteen nights is the sweet spot. Around seven nights of safari across two camps, then five to seven on the coast or the islands. Anything shorter than four nights on safari means you spend most of it in transit rather than in the bush.

Do we get honeymoon rates?

Most of our partner camps offer a honeymoon reduction, a room upgrade or both, usually to couples travelling within twelve months of the wedding on production of a marriage certificate. We request it at every property rather than waiting to be offered it.

Can you combine a safari with Zanzibar, the Seychelles or Mauritius?

Yes, and it is what most couples ask for. Zanzibar is the easiest pairing from Kenya and Tanzania and the shortest hop. The Seychelles and Mauritius take longer to reach but reward it. We plan the flights so the beach follows the bush rather than the other way round.

Is a safari honeymoon comfortable?

At this level, yes. Suites with proper beds, hot water, laundry, wine that has been kept properly and food that would hold its own in a city. The only real hardship is the alarm clock, and the reason for that becomes obvious on the first morning.

What does a luxury honeymoon safari cost?

Most of the honeymoons we design fall between USD 9,000 and USD 25,000 per couple for around a fortnight, depending on the camps, the season and how much flying is involved. We quote the whole journey together rather than piece by piece, so you can see exactly what changes when you move a camp or a date.

Can you help with the proposal itself?

Yes, and often. Tell us before you travel and we will arrange the moment quietly, brief only the people who need to know, and make sure nobody congratulates you a day early.

Honeymoon Safaris