20 Days Starlit Skies

On your arrival at Kigali International Airport, you’ll be greeted at the airport by your driver guide who will assist to connect with your scheduled flight to Nyungwe National Park. You’ll be met at the airstrip and driven to the lodge. Check in at One and Only Nyungwe House for a leisurely lunch and relaxed afternoon. Rejuvenate and release stress and tension with a 60 or 90 minute full-body Intoga Amasatchi treatment, a deep tissue massage using the hands and traditional wooden sticks to melt away tension, stretch out any tightness and soothe any aches. A wonderfully healing journey, that leaves you feeling physically and emotionally lighter.

Nyungwe Forest National Park protects the largest single tract of Montane forest remaining in Africa and the heart of the forest is like a scene from a fairy tale. Tall old mahoganies, ebonies and giant tree ferns tower above you, whilst orchids and other epiphytes cling to every branch. Brightly coloured birds flit around, butterflies are everywhere. Your special celebration in Rwanda begins here, from personalized jungle treks, picnicking on grassy hilltops with rainforest views, to taking tea in the middle of the leafy plantation, an intimate dining experience on your candle-lit balcony or terrace to a canopy walk across the only treetop walkway in East Africa not to mention your tree house room hideaway in the heart of Rwanda at One &Only Nyungwe House.

After breakfast, Drive to the Volcanoes, weaving through beautiful terraced hillsides, culminates at the base of the awe-inspiring Virunga volcanoes. After lunch, meet experts at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Karisoke Research for a behind-the-scenes look at ongoing gorilla research and conservation efforts. From here proceed to the lodge and check in at One and Only Gorilla Nest Lodge

After an early breakfast, you’ll be driven to the lodge to Kinigi Headquarters where you will register for gorilla trekking. Once you’ve been divided into parties of 8, assigned a group and have had a briefing from your guide ,you’ll be driven to the trailhead where you will start the walk to reach your mountain gorilla group. Your experienced trackers use their knowledge of the gorillas’ habits to locate their whereabouts. Upon sighting the gorillas, you stay with them for a magical hour, admire the behavior of the gorillas as they go about their daily lives feeding, youngster playing and picking open fruit and throwing it through the air, resting and raising their young. Occasionally one, often a playful youngster, will approach you with curiosity, sometimes coming so close that you’ll have to move away. At that moment, the world seems to come alive, and your view of the natural world is changed to include creatures humans have so feared for thousands of years. At that moment, the world seems to come alive, and your view of the natural world is changed to include creatures humans have so feared for thousands of years. After drive back to one the finest luxury lodges in Africa and Live like Kings and Queens of the forest in the resort’s crowning suite, celebrating unparalleled levels of space and privacy. From intimate barbecues under a blanket of stars to gourmet picnics accompanied by favorite films on our outdoor movie screen, the private dining team creates an unforgettable experience for you and your sweetheart.

After breakfast, you’ll be driven to Kigali with a lunch stop over. Later you will proceed to Kigali International Airport for your international flight to Tanzania. Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will meet a Luxury Africa representative who will assist you for connecting a scheduled flight to Soranera (central Serengeti) Airstrip where your guide will be waiting for you. He will brief you about the Safari and The Serengeti ecosystem in general and game drive you at the lodge. Check in at One Nature Nyarusiga Lodge, relax after your flights in the peaceful gardens or beside the pool surrounded by breath-taking views of endless plains and embraced by the majestic Nyaruswiga Hills or indulging your body and soul with a signature wellness therapy treatments whether to relax, rejuvenate or revive your spirit

After breakfast at the Lodge, you’ll drive to the central; the sheer volume of animals here is extraordinary. The Seronera River weaves its way through the Serengeti, providing waters for all species of wildlife. You will also see the distinctive rocky outcrops, the famous kopjes which characterize the Serengeti landscape. Kopjes are very hard and often granite. They have been aged at maybe 600 million years old and created even before the earth’s surface was pushed up from the ocean. Lions and other cats frequent these stony places and they are also home to snakes and hyraxes. Slowly weathering in wind and rain, they are peeling off in layers, which you may see on close inspection.

Every game drive here is a unique experience, which comes with a thrilling sense of adventure that never wanes, no matter how many times you go through it. Africa’s Big 5, wildebeests, zebras, antelopes, giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, primates and over 500 species of birds are only some of the amazing wildlife that you may see during each trip. And with our expert Guides accompanying you every step of the way, each game drive you take with us becomes a journey of discovery filled with exciting, life-altering moments. For unforgettable date, go for a sunrise hot air balloon and a bush dinner, The balloon crew will assist as you clamber into your balloon basket for take-off just before sunrise. As you raise the Maasai Mara plains opens up before your eyes feast on the golden sunrise, enchanting sceneries, and plains-game below as the winds gently blows the basket deeper into the reserve. The pilot is at hand pointing out at the wildlife below with plenty of photographic opportunities unfolding. Soar silently with 360 degrees of spectacular savannah, followed by a Champagne breakfast in the bush and when the sun goes down, intimate meal with your loved one at One Nature

After breakfast, you will drive to Soranera airstrip for your flight to Zanzibar. You’ll be met by our representative and be driven to Mnemba crossing point (approximately 1 hour) to meet your onward boat transfer to private Island (approximately 25 minutes).

A romantic paradise of palm trees and white sand, surrounded by coral reefs and the bath-warm waters of the Indian Ocean; the island is just a few kilometers in circumference and easy to walk around. It is very private and you can always find a deserted beach to sit on or lose you in tranquility on long romantic beach walks on powdery sand and simply unwind. You will dine on fresh caught and gathered lobster, fish, and fruit, and sleep in one of Mnemba Island Lodge’s 10 woven-palm-mat bandas. Each is tucked away in a private patch of tropical foliage, complete with a veranda and ocean view.

You’ll be transferred by boat from Mnemba Island to the crossing point (approximately 25 minutes). Here you will be met by a driver guide and later be driven to Zanzibar International Airport (approximately 1 hour) to connect with your return flight Home .