insideKENT Magazine Issue 47 - February 2016 | Page 51

Tuscany

ADVENTURE
African Safari
You love exploring; you love the blood rushing
through your veins and the adrenalin pumping
through your body. You want to experience new
and exciting things that home just can’t offer you
– you want, in other words, an adventure.
Booking a safari is definitely an adventure,
and it’s perfect for a honeymoon getaway too.
It’s up to you just how adventurous you want
to go, of course. You can book a package that
really puts you in the wilderness (safely, don’t worry
about that), with no electricity and just a bucket to
use as a shower. It’s authentic and rustic and for
some it won’t ever be beaten. Equally, if you want
to be pampered whilst still living out in the African
plains, you can stay in a chic, stylish lodge with

spa treatments and fine dining, as well as a genuine
African safari with a guide who will show you the
animals you would never otherwise be able to get
close to.
So is it lavishly decorated, billowing tents with
enormous baths and massages available? Or it is
literally getting dirty with the wilderness as you
sleep in a camp and follow your guide on heartstopping adventures?
Enjoy the African plains in romantic places
such as Zanzibar, Zambia, and Botswana, or travel
to the beaches of Mozambique and Tazania.
One of the great things about an African safari
honeymoon is that many of the experts out there
who will be happy to arrange it for you specialise
in bespoke holidays, allowing you the ultimate
choice of where you stay, what you do, and just
how close to the action you want to get.

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COUNTRY
Tuscany
Italy’s Tuscany, beautiful, tranquil, unspoilt
Tuscany, is an idyllic spot for a honeymoon.
No matter what time of year you visit, you will
be able to enjoy the lush landscapes that
inspired so many artists, including the greats
Da Vinci and Raphael. There is art and
architecture, green valleys and rolling hillsides,
and of course, the world-renowned Tuscan
vineyards and olive groves. Stroll through the
countryside and you will be intoxicated by its
sumptuous green vitality.
Although famous for its laid back lifestyle
and relaxed way of life, there is still plenty to
do in Tuscany should you feel the need to
leave your romantic villa with its swimming
pool and views across acres and acres of
vines, trees, or fields. Visit a nearby village and
buy some local produce (olives, sheep’s milk
cheese, salami, porcini mushrooms, and of
course some Chianti, made in the Tuscan
castle) to take on a lazy, unrushed picnic. Or
perhaps you might like to escape the
countryside for a few hours and visit Siena to
admire its orange tinted hues, or San
Gimignano, the ‘City of the Beautiful Towers’,
or even Pisa with its famous leaning tower.
When the crowds (such as they are) get
too much, it’s time to retire back to the villa
to sit and watch the sun set. Unparalleled
views, unrivalled scenery, Tuscany is
breathtakingly romantic.