Lupita Island, Kipili, Lake Tanganyika. Tanzania

Christmas Package

With the atmosphere set, the décor decked with festive bling and plenty of comfy corners to enjoy your late night liquers, let the celebrations begin! Everyone who stays on Lupita island is encouraged to feel at home and this is especially true during the festive season. This unique Island lodge offers the perfect opportunity to relax and discover some of the amazing opportunities an African Island has to offer, whether it’s a holistic treatment in our spa with a view, a festive sunset cruise, visiting an old derelict monastery or our chef’s festive afternoon tea, each day will be a day to remember.

Celebratory Christmas cocktails at our beach bar, sunset cruise with all the trimmings, Christmas day spent on a deserted beach with festive punches and classic Pimms and a fabulous festive lunch catering to everyone's taste.

Soak up the beauty and remoteness of the lake, with only a few fishermen gliding by the beach as the sun sinks.

Whether it is organising a stylish seasonal get-together or close family reunion, maybe a long planned anniversary holiday; plan to have an amazing festive time and spend Christmas or New Year with us.

Package Includes

24th December:

• Arrival day: Meet at airstrip with refreshing drink and cooling face cloth.
• Short 10 minutes drive to Lupita mainland jetty and your 10 minutes boat trip to Lupita Island.
• Golf carts waiting to take you to Lupita island Lodge at the top of the island where ice cold sparkling wine and salmon blinis await.
• Unpack and refresh in you lake view suite and join the party at the bar to start the evening festivities, gin bar and gin cocktails abound.
• Start the evening as you mean to go on. Festive music and dancing at the pool.
• Elegant Christmas eve dinner, fine wines and liquers to follow.

25th December:

• Wake up to a champagne breakfast and your own personal surprise.
• Morning relaxation. Ready for your boat ride at midday to a deserted beach for your sumptuous Christmas lunch Pimms and rum punches.
• Snorkelling around the rocks, beach games into late afternoon. Kayak or boat ride back to Lupita island.
• Have a couple of hours to relax arriving back in the lounge ready for your 8 course Christmas taster menu. Accompanied by fine wines.

26th December:

• Boxing day and a day of relaxation, try snorkelling, kayaking, swimming or just laze by the pool.
• Enjoy a BBq lunch at our beach and bar.
• Take in the evening from the beach bar deck while enjoying delicious snacks.
• And as the night draws in sit in our boma around the fire pit, or socialise at the bar. An easy day and easy evening.

27th December:

• Lazy breakfast, snacks and our Lupita island cocktails tasting at 11am at the pool followed by lunch.
• Late afternoon sunset cruise with all the trimmings on our old lady of the lake cabin cruiser.
• Enjoy G and T on the bow of the boat. Jump into the lake and swim in a mile of water. Delicious snacks and canapes as you watch the sun set on the horizon.
• Make our way back to Lupita in time for a couple of hours rest and another food gastronomy followed by an experience unusual and thrilling….but a surprise!

28th December:

• Day of departure, a lazy wake up and a late breakfast.
• You will be escorted back to our airstrip for your flight back to Arusha.

Package Policies

Flights must be booked additionally. Minimum 6 guests required for flights for great special price. Flights departing Arusha/Serengeti directly to Lupita Islands private airstrip in Kipili: - @$495 per person net. (Add $50 per person for Serengeti stop) 24th December or 28th December. Flights departing Lupita private airstrip, Kipili, back to Arusha: - @$495 per person net. 28th December or 1st January 2020

Accommodation Options

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Lupita Island open-Air Villas

• Amazing Views
• Bathtub for 2
• Day Beds
• Feature Bed
• Feature Shower

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