Looking for some of the best Tanzania honeymoon safari packages? This 12-day Tanzania honeymoon safari & romantic getaway will let you relish your invaluable honeymoon in the beautiful Tanzanian wilderness, with a grand finish at the coveted Zanzibar beaches.
The Tanzania honeymoon safari and Zanzibar beach holiday kicks off with exploring Arusha before heading to the magical Serengeti and its scenic landscape plus wildlife, and many more honeymoon destinations in Tanzania.
You will get to visit some of the best places for a honeymoon in Tanzania and Zanzibar.
On this Tanzania honeymoon package, you will explore the Ngorongoro Crater, celebrated for its high population of carnivores, especially the big cats. Your Tanzania Zanzibar honeymoon will be capped off by a splendid time at the beaches of Zanzibar.
Also, if you are looking for Tanzania and Zanzibar honeymoon packages that include a honeymoon in Tanzania and Seychelles, we can arrange the Seychelles extension for you. See the detailed itinerary for this Tanzania safari honeymoon package below.
12-Day Tanzania Zanzibar Safari Highlights
- Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
- Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
- Day 3: Transfer to Olduvai Gorge and Serengeti National Park
- Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
- Day 5: Exploring Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 6: Transfer from Arusha to Zanzibar
- Days 7 to 11: Exploring & Enjoying Zanzibar Island
- Day 12: Departure
Detailed 12-Day Tanzania Zanzibar Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be welcomed by an experienced guide who will brief you about this 12-day honeymoon safari in Tanzania.
After introductions and getting to know each other, you will be transferred to your lodge where you will check in.
Afterward, you will unwind at your leisure, have dinner, and rest in preparation for the next days of adventuring in Tanzania.
Day 2: Transfer to Lake Manyara National Park
On the second day of your honeymoon safari, you will wake up to a hearty breakfast worthy of lovers on an adventure. After breakfast, you will head into Arusha town for some souvenir shopping and necessities if you wish.
This will also be the best opportunity to grab some local currency for your foreign currency.
The local currency comes in handy, especially when paying for a few extras like additional drinks, tips, and buying souvenirs at the lodges or gift shops.
Then continue into the Great Rift Valley via the Masai steppe and finally get to Lake Manyara National Park. You will check in at the park and have a brief game drive before moving to your lodge for checking in and a delicious lunch.
You will leisurely unwind into the late afternoon. After your rest, you will take an evening game drive with beautiful views of the sunset and wildlife. The park is well known for its beautiful evergreen forests and rich biodiversity.
The park, on top of harboring some of the African big five like lions, buffalo, and elephants, has other mammal species like giraffes, impalas, gazelles, and zebras, among several others.
The park is also celebrated for its legendary tree-climbing lions, a feat that is only found in two places on earth: Lake Manyara being one of them as well as Queen Elizabeth National Park.
The lake also harbors different aquatic birds like Egyptian geese, flamingos, little grebes, pelicans, and more.
After your game drive, retire back to the lodge, refresh, have dinner, and enjoy your time together.
Day 3: Transfer to Olduvai Gorge and Serengeti National Park
You will rise relatively earlier than other days and have a quick but delightful breakfast. After your breakfast, you will check out of your lodge and head away for one of the world’s well-known national parks, Serengeti National Park.
The park is famous for its memorable game drives, including the outstanding wildebeest migration every year. Serengeti is also the largest and oldest of all national parks in Tanzania.
You will have a quick stopover at Olduvai Gorge, where traces of the first human beings were discovered. The findings at Olduvai Gorge led to the birth of a hypothesis that Africa might be the origin of the entire mankind.
After this exploration, you will proceed to Serengeti with a picnic lunch in between your game drives. This will be a fantastic experience for your honeymoon as you take memories of eating the savory lunch in the magical rolling plains of Serengeti.
Serengeti savanna grasslands are habitats of different wildlife species from the tiniest to largest mammals, not forgetting huge numbers of bird species.
Animals existing in the park comprise giraffes, elephants, baboons, buffaloes, zebras, impalas, topis, and previously reintroduced black rhinos.
In the late afternoon, you will finally arrive at the lodge where you will check in and unwind into the evening. You will have a fabulous dinner with your partner before calling it a night.
Day 4: Full Day in Serengeti National Park
Your honeymoon safari will continue with either an early morning game drive before breakfast or just sleeping in until breakfast. After all, you are on vacation.
Either option you choose, you are entitled to a mid-morning game drive after breakfast in the Serengeti plains. Depending on your time of the honeymoon, you might be in time for the spectacular Great Migration of the wildebeests.
You may opt for a picnic lunch in the savanna plains or settle for an early morning game drive and forego the mid-morning game drive so that you can chill at your lodge in the afternoon.
There’s no better option than to finish your day with an evening game drive with wonderful views of the African sunset from different angles.
You could also choose a nature walk if interested and retreat back to your accommodation for dinner, refreshments, and reminiscing about the day’s events.
Day 5: Exploring Ngorongoro Crater
Immediately after your breakfast, you will head out to one of the biggest calderas on earth. The Ngorongoro Crater protects an outstanding concentration of wildlife in its 600m wide walls.
To enjoy the crater to its fullest, you will have to arise early on this day. You will plunge into the breathtaking crater with beautiful views and rich diversity that earned it the honor of being recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Once at the bottom of the crater, you will have one of the finest game drives you have experienced before and cap it off with a picnic lunch at the hippo poolside.
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the few places where you are more likely to encounter the African Big Five in one spot in one day.
Additional animal species include silver-backed jackals, elands, impalas, wildebeests, hyenas, gazelles, as well as unique ungulates such as the long-necked gerenuks.
As evening approaches, you will ascend from the crater as there’s no lodging or accommodation permitted in the crater for conservation purposes.
Arrive at your lodge in time for dinner and a memorable evening with your partner under the bright African night skies.
Day 6: Transfer from Arusha to Zanzibar
After a leisurely breakfast at your lodge, you will check out and embark on your journey back to the Arusha airport. Before leaving, you could have an exclusive paid massage at the Massage Spa if you wish.
This will help your body to relax and be ready for the next few enthralling days at the Zanzibar beaches. At the airport, you will board a flight to the famous Zanzibar Islands.
On arrival in Zanzibar, you will be handled by a different but still efficient guide, who will be in charge of welcoming you to Zanzibar and overseeing your comfortable transfer to your lodging.
Hereafter, you will be assisted with checking in and getting comfortable.
Have one of Zanzibar’s famous romantic dinners and rest with the sounds of the soothing Indian Ocean waves in the distance.
Days 7 to 11: Exploring & Enjoying Zanzibar Island
You will spend your next four days exploring the Spice Islands and relishing all the wonderful activities that the island has to offer.
Most of these include sunbathing on the white sand beaches of Zanzibar, snorkeling in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, city tours of Stone Town, or visiting Prison Island.
Honeymooners can also visit the different spice farms to learn about the production of spices.
Guests can further indulge in cuisine tourism, for example, tasting the famous Zanzibar pizza or learning about the rich history of the island from its museums.
You can still opt to just chill on the beach and take in the beautiful views of Zanzibar and its soothing sun rays without stressing over much of the activities.
This island is one of the perfect destinations for a honeymoon as it has fewer crowds, and most of them mind their own business.
In addition, the activities offered are a good recipe to rekindle the love for each other and strengthen the bond before going back home.
Be ready for an awesome romantic adventure while on this island of love.
Day 12: Departure
After breakfast at the beach and depending on your departure time, transfer to the airport for your departure back home. Y
ou can shop for some souvenirs to act as quick reminders of the fond memories you created on your unforgettable Tanzania honeymoon safari.
End of 12 days Tanzania honeymoon safari & romantic getaway.
