10 Day Safari Sunset Honeymoon

Once you have arrived in Johannesburg and cleared customs and immigration, a representative from African Sky will be waiting in the arrivals hall. After a few brief formalities, you are escorted to the appropriate departure terminal and assisted in boarding a local flight to Hoedspruit, a tourism-focused town in South Africa’s Lowveld near the Kruger National Park. On arrival, you are met and transferred to Arathusa Safari Lodge in the legendary Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a private reserve that shares an unfenced border with Kruger and is renowned for Big Five sightings, especially leopard.

At Arathusa, you will begin to experience the romance of the African bush first-hand. After an exhilarating first-afternoon game drive in an open 4x4 vehicle, return to camp for a delicious meal around a roaring campfire under a bright southern sky. The lodge overlooks a busy waterhole that often attracts elephants, antelope and other wildlife. Arathusa is one of the more secluded lodges in Sabi Sand, affording guests a relaxing and intimate safari encounter ideal for honeymooners, with plenty of time between activities to simply sit together and absorb the wilderness atmosphere.

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Guests spend three nights at Arathusa Safari Lodge on a full-board basis. Experienced rangers and trackers conduct two game drives daily in search of the Big Five and the many other mammal and bird species that inhabit this part of the Greater Kruger ecosystem.

Day 4-6: Livingstone

After breakfast, guests are transferred to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport for a flight to Livingstone in Zambia. On arrival, you are met and transferred to the David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa, set on the banks of the Zambezi River a short distance upstream from the world-famous Victoria Falls. Most rooms face the river, so you can enjoy a refreshing sundowner on your private patio as the sun sinks into the Zambezi. In the evening, savor dinner on the pool deck while hippos snort in the distance and the spray of the falls hangs on the horizon.

During your stay in Livingstone, three privately accompanied activities are included: a guided tour of the falls, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, and a visit to the local craft market. Victoria Falls is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Zambezi plunges into a narrow gorge, creating one of the most spectacular waterfalls on earth. Your guide will highlight the best viewpoints, explain the rainforest micro-climate, and help you navigate the craft market’s handmade curios. Additional optional activities, such as helicopter flips or adrenaline adventures, can be added on request.

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Guests spend three nights at the David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa, with breakfast included daily.

After a leisurely breakfast, the honeymooners are driven across the border into Botswana and transferred to Chobe Game Lodge, set on the Chobe River inside Chobe National Park. Each room offers a private veranda with river views, and you will spend three nights surrounded by the intimacy and quiet of the African bush. The lodge is ideally placed for both land and water-based safaris and is one of the most established properties on this famous stretch of river, often hosting large herds of elephants and buffalo on the floodplains below.

In the late afternoon, you embark on either an open 4x4 safari in the park or a game-viewing boat cruise on the Chobe River. Sunset on the river is among Africa’s most magical safari experiences. Vast herds of elephants and buffalo, along with many antelope species, move down to drink, while hippos and Nile crocodiles patrol the channels. Birdsong fills the air and you may hear the haunting call of the African fish eagle as the sky turns gold and crimson—an unforgettable honeymoon moment.

Your full days in Chobe follow a relaxed but rewarding rhythm, alternating between open 4x4 game drives in the national park and boat-based game viewing on the Chobe River. Morning drives typically focus on tracking predators and plains game along the riverfront, one of Southern Africa’s most productive wildlife areas. The region lies within the broader Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, supporting healthy populations of elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and hyena, along with a variety of antelope including sable, puku and red lechwe.

Afternoon activities often emphasize the river itself. From the comfort of a custom photographic boat or double-deck cruiser, you can drift quietly past islands where elephants sometimes swim between channels and buffalo graze on lush grass. Hippos wallow in the shallows and crocodiles bask on the banks. Birdlife is prolific, with regular sightings of African fish eagles, kingfishers, herons and bee-eaters. The combination of golden-hour light, dramatic skies and dense wildlife makes Chobe one of the iconic safari experiences in Africa and a spectacular finale to your honeymoon.

On your final morning in Chobe, you have the option of joining one last early safari activity—either a game drive in the park or a gentle boat cruise along the river—before returning to the lodge for breakfast. This last outing is often wonderfully peaceful, with fewer vehicles out on the floodplain and soft morning light gilding the water and open woodland. It is a chance to savor a final sighting of elephants along the riverbank, or perhaps watch a pod of hippos and a flock of egrets one more time before you say goodbye to the wilderness that has framed your honeymoon.

After breakfast, the honeymooners are transferred by road to Kasane Airport. Here, you are assisted with check-in for your flight to Johannesburg, where the journey concludes. As you fly south over the plains and rivers of Botswana, you leave with a collection of vivid memories—Big Five encounters in Sabi Sand, the thunder and mist of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi, and glowing sunsets over the Chobe River. It is the end of a ten-day honeymoon designed to be remembered and retold for a lifetime.