Holiday ideas

Hodders · 6 Jun 2018 at 13:52

Looking for a special holiday - we've got a bit of a windfall and want to spend it on a really special family holiday. Answers to 'what do you want on the holiday' come back with:

Tropical rainforest with amazing wildlife
Great beaches
Scuba diving (padi training to open water diver would be done in the UK)
Interesting culture and food
Not interested in theme parks or the USA
My wife and I both speak French so french speaking is a plus.

Budget is about £12k to include flights/food, could stretch to about £15k.

My kind of idea would be 3 or 4 nights in a eco/wildlife rainforest lodge somewhere and then 10 nights in a nice beach location. I've never been on an all inclusive location, I'm a bit of a foodie so good restaurant options is important and it would be nice to not worry about cost whilst you are there.

So any personal recommendations?

rubberduck · 6 Jun 2018 at 13:56

Bora bora

D.P. · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:04

Costa Rica

Minusorange · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:05

Hodders said:
Tropical rainforest with amazing wildlife
Great beaches
Scuba diving (padi training to open water diver would be done in the UK)
Interesting culture and food
Not interested in theme parks or the USA
My wife and I both speak French so french speaking is a plus.

Just pick any place up to 1,000km North or South of the equator and it will be a match to your needs

Threepwood · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:17

Have you considered a holiday in Rhyl?

Hodders · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:22

Threepwood said:
Have you considered a holiday in Rhyl?

I have heard it's lovely - Merthyr Tydfil certainly on my bucket list as a dream holiday.

Burned_Alive · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:23

Threepwood said:
Have you considered a holiday in Rhyl?

You could probably buy Rhyl for £15k

peterwalkley · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:41

I suppose one could consider Welsh and French the same as both love beating the English at Rugby. "Interesting" culture and food would be a double-edged sword when talking about North Wales.

gjrc · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:51

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...969-Reviews-Gili_Lankanfushi-Lankanfushi.html

look no further

wedrum · 6 Jun 2018 at 14:59

Threepwood said:
Have you considered a holiday in Rhyl?

took 5 replies

Daaaavvveee · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:08

Bermuda, then a trip somewhere rainforest'ty

bliss · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:14

Borneo?

I stayed here about a decade ago and it was magnificent.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...ri_La_s_Rasa_Ria_Resort_Spa-Tuaran_Sabah.html

Burned_Alive · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:33

bliss said:
Borneo?

I stayed here about a decade ago and it was magnificent.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...ri_La_s_Rasa_Ria_Resort_Spa-Tuaran_Sabah.html

Stayed here in 2013 and can also highly recommend! There's an Orang-utan sanctuary on site! (EDIT: Seems this has closed)

If I remember rightly they have a multi cuisine restaurant on site and a dedicated high end restaurant. I had the 1kg steak and it was fantastic.

dowie · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:43

Hodders said:
My wife and I both speak French so french speaking is a plus.

Budget is about £12k to include flights/food, could stretch to about £15k.

French Polynesia seems like it could be a good fit here.

Hodders said:
My kind of idea would be 3 or 4 nights in a eco/wildlife rainforest lodge somewhere and then 10 nights in a nice beach location. I've never been on an all inclusive location, I'm a bit of a foodie so good restaurant options is important and it would be nice to not worry about cost whilst you are there.

I reckon you could find yourself something on Airbnb to fit the eco thing, they do have motus available to rent there, so essentially you could perhaps find yourself a small bungalow on your own small private island on a lagoon. There are plenty of resorts for your other 10 nights.

UTmaniac · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:45

La Gomera, so different to the other Canary Islands.

Maccapacca · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:46

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/HotelsNear-g147342-d150512-Pitons-St_Lucia.html

St Lucia is beautiful and if I went back I'd stay around the Pitons which is mostly rainforest. I wouldn't say the wildlife for a small island is varied but the marine life should make up for it.

Hodders · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:56

gjrc said:
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...969-Reviews-Gili_Lankanfushi-Lankanfushi.html

look no further

Flipping heck - family villa for 14 nights - $142,345 - Hmmm, looked lovely though

Hodders · 6 Jun 2018 at 15:59

bliss said:
Borneo?

I stayed here about a decade ago and it was magnificent.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...ri_La_s_Rasa_Ria_Resort_Spa-Tuaran_Sabah.html

Looked at this place already as it seemed lovely - biggest turn off was the dangerous rip-tides on the beach.... http://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/dalit-beach-the-killer-beach-in-tuaran/

Genuinely loving the suggestions people are coming up with

Thanks all.

Cyclone · 6 Jun 2018 at 17:30

Kenya, lovely beaches and do a safari (Masai Mara & Serengeti)

AHarvey · 6 Jun 2018 at 17:37

A lot of places from Mexico south

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