The moment was dreamlike and mesmerizing. An enormous pride of golden lions slumbered, snored, and groaned in the afternoon sun, their long tails thumping against one another and then on the ground in a series of nonstop feline movements. A couple from Sweden sat next to me in the Land Rover on safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara, and the husband started counting them off one by one until he announced a total of 16 of the cats, just a big pile of lion love.
The simple idea of safari is a romantic notion, and with summer upcoming and June brides galore, the idea of an unhurried honeymoon in Kenya, with its magnificent lion prides, starlit nights, and endless, windswept savannas is the perfect, if not adventurous way to begin a marriage.
With a nod to romance and love, take your pick of the following camps and lodges that range from thatched roofs to tented luxury and will leave you with starry-eyed memories of your new life together.
