What is the honeymoon solution for those times when your needs and expectations are poles apart? Honeymoon safaris need to have enough variety to keep both of you delighted. This might mean a little give and take, so that your desire for big game fishing is assuaged before, or after, your partner gets to indulge their passion for shopping and galleries or it might mean that we find one place that has a wide variety of appeal.
Some combinations work really well. These are generally well-trodden routes linked with trains and by air. A sample honeymoon safari would be Botswana, Victoria Falls and Cape Town. This gives you wildlife and adventure in Botswana, stunning natural scenery and watery adventure sports at Victoria Falls and the cosmopolitan buzz and charm of Cape Town.
Other solutions to different honeymoon needs are inherently problematic. If one of you likes the desert and the other likes cool forest glades, you cannot necessarily just follow Sossusvlei in Namibia with a few days in Uganda. You'd pay handsomely for the fact that no one airline links and serves both countries and you'd suffer endless stopovers at airports as you travelled between one country and the other. We know what works and what doesn't with honeymoon safaris, so please do just tell us your 'wish list' and we can probably suggest a workable solution.
One answer for divergent honeymooners lies in choosing a romantic resort or lodge that (accidentally or by design) meets differing needs.
For top class golf and top class spa facilities, check out The
Fancourt or The Western Cape Hotel.
For horseriding, botany, beach and whale-watching, consider Grootbos
Nature Reserve
For serious hiking and equally serious pampering, look
no further than Bushmanskloof Wilderness Reserve
Honeymoon Safaris - Therapeutic breaks
Of course, all holidays are therapeutic! But there are some terrific new hybrid combinations of state of the art health spa facilities with the old-fashioned appeal of a great hotel with superb food and wine in a stunning location. Are these good for couples? Yes! Chiefly because these are all establishments in interesting and appealing locations which are worth a visit anyway.
Western Cape Hotel and Spa, Hermanus and the Overberg,
South Africa
The Coach House, Tzaneen, South Africa
Mount Grace, Magaliesburg near Johannesburg, South Africa
The Fancourt, Garden Route, South Africa
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