With February, the month of affection, drawing to an in depth, what may very well be extra romantic than heading off to Africa for a safari for 2?
Image open plains dotted with unimaginable wildlife, sundowner bubbles within the bush – and simply the right combination of romance, leisure and journey. The right recipe for celebrating love! Africa is famend for its luxurious motels and lodges in breathtaking areas, its discreet however personable service and delectable delicacies, all setting the scene for unforgettable reminiscences – be it a honeymoon, anniversary or just a romantic getaway. Listed here are just a few stunning areas throughout Africa to reignite the romance in your life…
Spa-fari at Mara Bushtops in Kenya
You’d be arduous pressed to discover a extra romantic location in Kenya than Mara Bushtops. Not solely is it residence to the ‘Finest Safari Spa in Africa’ (their Amani Spa has received this title a number of years in a row at The World Luxurious Spa Awards) however the lodging oozes romance, with stunning king sized beds and fabulous views from its personal scorching tub over a busy salt lick that pulls wildlife from miles round.
{Couples} can get pleasure from personal bush breakfasts, sundowners at nightfall with a campfire for 2 made by your Maasai information – or perhaps a scorching air balloon safari, floating peacefully over the enduring Masai Mara at dawn!
Bushtops is at the moment celebrating its 20-year anniversary – and a brand new worth add that each reserving now enjoys at no additional value is a non-public car with devoted Maasai ranger and spotter to your keep, guaranteeing your safari reminiscences, be it on the personal Isaaten conservancy or within the Masai Mara Nationwide park itself, will be loved at your personal tempo for that added little bit of “Out of Africa” romance!
The month of February additionally falls inside their low/inexperienced season the place for those who keep 3 nights you get a 4th night time free. This particular supply applies from now till thirtieth June 2026 after which once more from 1st October to twentieth December 2026.
Evening of one million stars on the Onguma Dream Cruiser
Onguma is a pristine nature reserve on the jap fringe of Namibia’s Etosha Nationwide Park. It’s privately owned and operated by Onguma Safari Camps, with a selection of 5 lodges to swimsuit all tastes and budgets.
{Couples} with a spirit of journey will completely like to spend one in every of their nights on Onguma’s one-of-a-kind Dream Cruiser in the midst of the wilderness, underneath a cover of stars. A land cruiser has been custom-converted right into a star mattress – full with creature comforts like a flushing bathroom with a view and basin and bathe beneath main up, by inside ladder, to a good looking higher deck with lounge and eating space and a lush 4 poster mattress draped in netting! Take pleasure in a scrumptious picnic-style dinner and bubbly underneath the celebrities earlier than tucking up in mattress. {Couples} can select to shut the canvas flaps if they need – or get pleasure from sweeping 180-degree views over a waterhole all via the night time, with that added injection of adrenaline! (Spoor confirmed {that a} lion walked proper previous me to drink water on the night time I spent on it, however I sadly slept via the entire thing!)
If you happen to like your safari a bit tamer, Onguma Camp Kala ticks all containers for safari perfection! With simply 4 elevated suites in complete, Kala affords {couples} absolute privateness and exclusivity. Every suite has its personal sala with day mattress (or sleep out underneath the celebrities), a good looking deck with selection of each a wood-fired scorching tub and funky plunge pool relying in your temper – and discreet butler service. There’s additionally an on-site photographic cover, health club and spa room for leisure and pampering between safaris, making it ultimate for a protracted Valentine’s weekend, honeymoon or just a romantic getaway.
Beloved up at Warangi Ridge in Tanzania
Romance is really wild at Warangi Ridge in Tanzania. Perched on a secluded ridge, tucked amongst some breathtaking boulders within the central Serengeti, this luxurious camp, which solely opened final yr in July 2025, affords simply 15 intimate tented safari suites which have been designed to rejoice the uncommon and endangered pangolins that decision this space residence.
Suites are furnished with a luxurious king-size mattress, freestanding bathtub with a view, cosy hearth within the lounge, each an indoor and outside bathe underneath the celebrities and exquisite deck that opens straight out to sweeping savannah views, excellent for sundown bubbles or stargazing. These suites additionally boast the one heated personal plunge swimming pools within the Serengeti, I’m informed!
I loved a surprising scorching air balloon safari whereas I used to be there, booked via Serengeti Balloon Safaris, which ends with an exquisite Champagne Breakfast. Unforgettable.
Warangi Ridge ran a superb 2-night Valentines package deal for the entire of February 2026 which included dawn scorching air balloon safari, a champagne bush breakfast and a non-public candlelit dinner for 2. E book early for 2027!
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Mountain Magic at Montusi
Romance at Montusi in KwaZulu-Natal’s Northern ‘Berg is all concerning the mountain views and quiet, cocooned moments for 2. Free‑standing thatched suites are tucked into lush gardens, every with its personal lounge, hearth and patio gazing straight onto the Amphitheatre escarpment, so you possibly can linger over dawn espresso or sundown drinks in full privateness.
Benefit from the peace and solitude of the nice open air, with miles of trails to discover hand in hand, and even higher, on horseback! Return afterwards for a refreshing dip within the rock pool, a sport of tennis or maybe some pampering within the day spa. For the extra adventurous, wild swims in one of many close by dams or rivers are an absolute deal with, or take a bathe beneath a waterfall!
February specials for the Month of Love begin from R6,000 (£275) per particular person, for two nights of romance in a Backyard Suite, together with all meals, afternoon teas, a pair’s 60-minute therapeutic massage and a bottle of bubbly.
{Couples} who get pleasure from mountaineering would possibly wish to take this one step additional and join the brand new 55km slackpacking path not too long ago launched by The Carte Assortment, which hyperlinks 4 lodging companions throughout the Northern Drakensberg Nature Reserve. Known as the Northern Drakensberg Nature Method, it’s a four-day, multi-stage mountaineering route with baggage transfers between lodges. The path connects The Cavern Drakensberg Resort & Spa, Greenfire Drakensberg Lodge, The Berghouse & Cottages and Montusi Mountain Lodge. Meals are offered at every in a single day cease, and this new slackpacking path is getting rave evaluations.
Sunsets ala Omaanda
Zannier Accommodations Omaanda is situated simply half-hour’ drive from Windhoek, gateway to Namibia. It’s tucked inside a 22,000-acre personal wildlife conservancy, surrounded by stunning grassy plains, dotted with acacia timber. The reserve is residence to a wide range of wildlife together with rhino, elephant and large cats, a lot of which have been rescued and rehabilitated.
This boutique lodge includes simply 15 particular person Owambo-style thatch and clay huts – all with breathtaking views and is thought for its crazy-beautiful sunsets! Actually, one of the memorable I’ve ever skilled in 30 years of safaris! Omaanda affords a superb various to staying in Windhoek city earlier than or after your Namibian itinerary – with many romantic actions on supply together with dawn yoga, stargazing, breakfast with meerkats and naturally sport drives. It additionally boasts fabulous wellness amenities resembling an open-air infinity pool, a health centre and a spa the place they provide African therapeutic therapies and rituals designed to purify and rejuvenate. Add it to your bucket checklist!
Land of giants, leopards and love
Extremely-exclusive Euphorbia Villas in Botswana’s Mashatu Recreation Reserve is a superb spot for a loved-up safari for 2! Comprising simply eight luxurious villas, with each’s distinctive design impressed by the Mopane pod’s swish kind, these villas ship on romance! If you happen to can bear to pull your self away from the views, you possibly can join a full-body {couples} therapeutic massage on the Serokolo Spa, get pleasure from candlelit dinners at tables tucked amongst the euphorbia forest or take a dip in your lantern-lit plunge pool after darkish.
Mashatu is named the “Land of Giants” and positively delivers on the safari, surroundings and large skies! Additionally they supply a variety of journey actions, together with underground cover periods, strolling safaris, biking safaris, horseback safaris – and extra. That is absolute heaven for many who search each heart-racing wildlife encounters and indulgent downtime à deux. Mashatu has additionally not too long ago been dubbed the “Land of Leopards” because of its latest Nat Geo Wild documentary… obtainable now on catch up.
My favorite private reminiscence from my safaris at Mashatu? These common, adrenaline pumping reminders from the professional Mashatu guides to “Maintain tight please” as you head up or down one other steep riverbank in the hunt for leopards and different wildlife! Simply the reminiscence makes me wish to e book a flight!
They’ve a romantic/Valentine’s particular operating till 31 March 2026 the place for those who e book 2 nights or extra, and 1 particular person stays free.
A safari for the soul at Tembe Elephant Park
Nestled within the distant wilderness of South Africa’s northern KwaZulu-Natal, Tembe Elephant Park affords a fascinating retreat for these in search of to reconnect with nature. Wake to the distant rumble of elephants, get pleasure from guided sport drives via indigenous sand forest and sundowners beneath an limitless African sky. A soul safari for certain!
The lodge’s stunning safari tents mix luxurious with authenticity, together with each indoor and outside showers—excellent for quiet moments collectively. Whether or not you’re watching mild giants at a waterhole, having fun with a few hours within the unimaginable Mahlasela Disguise (Try YouTube Africam for the webcam feed), Tembe’s wild magnificence will contact your coronary heart. It definitely holds a particular place in mine.
Tembe affords a particular 2-night package deal for honeymoons and/or anniversaries together with all meals, two every day sport drives, plus one personal eating expertise at your tent, a {couples} therapeutic massage and a bottle of bubbles for 820 USD per couple which is unimaginable worth for cash at round US$205 /£145 pppns.
An African safari ticks all of the containers for love as a result of it combines thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime journey experiences with deeply intimate moments in wildly stunning settings. The place will you e book your subsequent romantic getaway?
Claire Roadley
Claire Roadley is Founding father of Umlingo. Umlingo promotes genuine, sustainable motels and safari eco lodges throughout Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. If you want to be a visitor blogger on A Luxurious Journey Weblog with a purpose to increase your profile, please contact us.
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