Wheres the best place for 18 year old on holiday!

phi1 · 22 Jan 2010 at 15:02

Hi there, I will be turning 18 in the summer and me and 3 other friends have always said about going on holiday in summer 2010 once we are all 18! We were thinking about Ibiza or somewhere similar with a good beach nice weather pool, water sports etc.

The budget is up to £550 for the holiday, we were then planning on about £200-£300 for spending money.

Does this seem a good budget? Are there any suggestions where to stay what to-do etc or even go somewhere completely different?

edit- it will be for a week, during september. The £550 must include the flights aswell. We also thought fully inclusive would be the best option.

J86 · 22 Jan 2010 at 23:48

shagaluf

Simmz · 22 Jan 2010 at 23:51

Fisha said:
shagaluf

Indeed! Magaluf isn't too bad. The beach is always clean and it's a nice clubbing destination.

Ibiza you need about £1000 spending money for the week =]

Take a look on http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/ always found that to be one of the best sites for prices.

OliP · 22 Jan 2010 at 23:57

I'm going to Shagalluf in June for 2 weeks with 3 of my friends, we are all 18/19 so it should be good fun

It's costing us about £400 per person and I'm looking to take around 1.2k in spending money.

daman2k · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:03

Your spending money budget is a tad low.

The cheaper clubbing places are

Magaluf
Zante
Kavos
Kos

Greenlizard0 · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:04

Really? You'd wanna go on those types of holidays. Horses for courses and all that, but with a bit of planning you could see a lot more.

mesh · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:07

defo Zante! over summer its amazing!!!!!! cheap drinks and well lots of holiday fun!

Sankari · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:16

I thought the whole idea of a holiday abroad was to experience new things.

:confused:

Davies_M · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:32

Evangelion said:
I thought the whole idea of a holiday abroad was to experience new things.

We get to experience sun!

And no rain for atleast an hour!

batsy · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:58

Avoid Ibiza and Majorca, prices ok to get there but clubs and bars 'get their arm in whilst in resort' :mad:

I would recommend Turkey (Marmaris or Bodrum) very cheap in resort and no extra for clubs etc

also Malia in Crete or any of the Greek Islands are grand and good value.

If you're not that bothered if you have a rep or not .... try looking at the lowcost carriers ie Easyjet, Ryanair and Fly Thomas cook etc and get accom separately - normally a lot cheaper, Hotels4u.com I find is a great site

Hope you get booked, I remember my first hol - enjoy !!!

Mrs Batsy xx

ringo747 · 23 Jan 2010 at 00:59

I fail to get why young folks go off to the sun, spend 1k on liquid and then come home totally white with no colour. Whats the point in going to the sun then? Maybe I'm lucky as I don't drink but what a waste of money. 1.5k to go and get hammered in a warm country sleeping all day and up all night. Different definitions of the word 'holiday' I think. If I had that money to spend on a holiday at 18/19 I'd be away seeing more of the world.

yer_averagejoe · 23 Jan 2010 at 01:31

^ what he said. 1.5k was the total cost of a 3 month trip to australia for me, incl. flights!

ChrisJSY · 23 Jan 2010 at 03:15

ringo747 said:
I fail to get why young folks go off to the sun, spend 1k on liquid and then come home totally white with no colour. Whats the point in going to the sun then? Maybe I'm lucky as I don't drink but what a waste of money. 1.5k to go and get hammered in a warm country sleeping all day and up all night. Different definitions of the word 'holiday' I think. If I had that money to spend on a holiday at 18/19 I'd be away seeing more of the world.

Being in a warm country has nothing to do with getting a tan.
Not that I would ever go on a holiday as you've mentioned

Twentyone · 23 Jan 2010 at 04:08

ringo747 said:
I fail to get why young folks go off to the sun, spend 1k on liquid and then come home totally white with no colour. Whats the point in going to the sun then? Maybe I'm lucky as I don't drink but what a waste of money. 1.5k to go and get hammered in a warm country sleeping all day and up all night. Different definitions of the word 'holiday' I think. If I had that money to spend on a holiday at 18/19 I'd be away seeing more of the world.

Same, never seemed appealing to me. I would rather have saved and gone somewhere not so much like home. I don't see why people would want to spend much money on going somewhere to get hammered and party, and yes it is a bit warmer but :/ First time I went to Spain years ago I was so disappointed. It was all the same food and same people except for the warm weather

Would love to go to Japan/China/India. But all my friends just wanna go Kos, Bulgaria etc.

Strife212 · 23 Jan 2010 at 04:15

yer_averagejoe said:
^ what he said. 1.5k was the total cost of a 3 month trip to australia for me, incl. flights!

o_O

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2010 at 09:22

Evangelion said:
I thought the whole idea of a holiday abroad was to experience new things.

Some believe that drinking and shagging abroad is a new experience.

Maximum Triceratops · 23 Jan 2010 at 10:21

There seems to be no mention of all the loose women he will encounter whilst there, he is 18 and I am pretty sure sight seeing isnt on top of his agenda.
Magaluf is good as it has a quiet part aswell if you want a break from partying and a nice beach, if you like your dance music then Ibiza is great.
Add another £500 to your spending money though as running out of funds whilst abroad can be very depressing.

PlacidCasual · 23 Jan 2010 at 10:32

simulatorman said:
Some believe that drinking and shagging abroad is a new experience.

Join the Navy and get all the same perks whilst getting paid.

Begbie · 23 Jan 2010 at 11:17

PlacidCasual said:
Join the Navy and get all the same perks whilst getting paid.

I thought the OP was straight though

Its getting really expensive to go to Europe these days, my sister is just back from Tenerife. 5-10 euros was normal for a pint :eek:

Try looking further afield, may be a bit more expensive for flights but spending money could be a bit cheaper.

O and £300 isn't enough for a bunch of 18YO for a week, well if your like me and want to drink most days.

Davies_M · 23 Jan 2010 at 11:24

twentyone said:
Same, never seemed appealing to me. I would rather have saved and gone somewhere not so much like home. I don't see why people would want to spend much money on going somewhere to get hammered and party, and yes it is a bit warmer but :/ First time I went to Spain years ago I was so disappointed. It was all the same food and same people except for the warm weather

Would love to go to Japan/China/India. But all my friends just wanna go Kos, Bulgaria etc.

Aye, I'm in the same boat. Go alone! People always tell me a holiday alone really is an experience that's needed. I think they mean more backpacking for a few months though.

Pay for my flights and I'll head to China with you