Bush and Beach Honeymoon safari

With early morning tea or coffee and freshly baked biscuits delivered to your tent by your personal butler, you can prepare for the day of adventure and exploring the reserve after breakfast. At Siwandu game drives tend to take place after breakfast as by then, the animals have gravitated towards the lake to drink ensuring a far denser concentration of game around the camp.

Siwandu offers a lovely wide range of game activities for our guests to experience. Discover the landscape in 4WD open sided game vehicles, led by an expert driver guide to explain wild encounters and extraordinary stories and information. Alternatively take a leisurely boat cruise on our lake and the Rufiji River tributaries; venture close and watch animals from a different perspective and delve into the fascinating life of water birds and our wonderful populations of hippo and crocodile.

Or perhaps you wish to feel the thrill of a dawn game walk and have the opportunity to track animals and engage with the smaller habitats and ecosystems. For guests younger than 16, who cannot take part in our main walk, we offer a fun, fact-filled children’s walk around our camp footprint.

From the magic of the bush to the cast away paradise of the Indian Ocean. This morning you wave goodbye to the plains game and wild dog of Selous and fly either directly to Ras Kutani (with Safari Air Link) or via Dar es Salaam followed by a fascinating 1.5 hour road journey through market towns before arriving in the haven of Ras Kutani, 25 km south of Dar es Salaam.

Ras Kutani is a cast away paradise on the Indian Ocean providing white sand beaches as far as the eye can see. Checking into one of the nine beachside cottages or one of the beautiful, large, light, airy hillside suites, ideal for honeymoon couples or small families, guarantees pure relaxation. A vast array of activities, varying from tranquil spa treatments and village walks to snorkelling amongst shipwrecks and kayaking on the lagoon, ensure a truly memorable trip.

Invited to your beachside cottage or hillside suite, cast your khaki and shoes aside and relax into the beach pace of life with BBQ lunches, sunset cocktails and delicious private dinners while feeling the sand between your toes.

Wake up to the glowing sunrise and the chatter of monkeys in the trees, which cocoon your room. Ras Kutani is located on the shores of the Indian Ocean and lies next to a fresh water lagoon with a backdrop of a virgin coastal forest so you can fully immerse in the pure natural world.

Ras Kutani’s keynote is relaxation, escape from the hustle and bustle and immerse yourself in this peaceful sanctuary but for those wanting to drag themselves away from their sun lounger, we do offer beachside activities.

Head to our spa for a rejuvenating massage, or try boogie boarding, kayaking on the lagoon, venture for a forest or beach walk, snorkel around our shore-side shipwreck or visit our local village. We are also lucky enough to host turtles, who lay their nests on our white sand beach, so guests may have the opportunity to watch hatchings during the months of June to August.

 

With your luggage packed, depart Ras Kutani by car or consider a transfer upgrade to a convenient and discounted 10 minute charter flight to Dar es Salaam where you can pick up your international flight home.