One night at Loisaba Star Beds
Loisaba Star Beds – set in a private conservancy on the Laikipia Plateau, northwest of Mount Kenya – was the most beautiful start imaginable for our Kenya honeymoon safari.
After a day tracking migrating elephant, we enjoyed bubbly in the bush at sunset. Then followed a romantic candlelit dinner on the deck of our private open-air ‘room’, where a sumptuous four-poster bed had been rolled out from under its thatch roof.
As we slipped into its soft embrace, my partner pointed out the Seven Sisters constellation and we cuddled closer into each other, dazzled by the star-crowded African sky above us. Sleeping on star beds was every bit as wonderful as we'd imagined it would be.
Two nights at Loisaba Tented Camp
After a short transfer to Loisaba Tented Camp we quickly settled into our spacious tent, which felt like a glamorous palace for just the two of us, with views all the way over the Laikipia Plateau to Mount Kenya.
We spent the morning in the sun at the infinity pool, then enjoyed a guided horseriding excursion through the undulating hills of the Loisaba Private Conservancy, where our guide took us right up to a herd of peaceful elephant and pointed out a solitary greater kudu. But the highlight of the day was toasting our marriage with Champagne in the wild, surrounded by the gentle sound of impala grazing around us.
A special wake-up tray for two was delivered to our room with a vase of fresh flowers the next day. After a glorious stretch, we left for our early morning game drive, grasping each other’s hands as we watched in a mixture of excitement and dread as African wild dog hunted down an frightened antelope.
Later, we stumbled across a pride of lion lazing under the shade of a tree, and took our time watching these kings and queens of Africa in their somnolent majesty. The day ended with an al fresco meal in the open dining room, where we watched stars shoot across the inky sky.
Four nights at Angama Mara
The first thing we saw from our luxury tented suite at Angama Mara – with floor-to-ceiling
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Celebrate your new life together on a Kenyan honeymoon safari, where you’ll discover the dramatic Laikipia Plateau and the people, wildlife and endless plains of the Masai Mara. From private dinners and romantic picnics to sleeping under
the stars, you’ll be swept away by the romance of this vast, untapped wilderness.
by Melissa Andrews