Recommend me a honeymoon destination

matthew_o50 said:
Hey guys,

I'm getting married exactly a year from today and it's been left to me to surprise the missus with our honeymoon. She doesn't want to know where we're going until we get to the airport!

I'm completely stuck on this one. I was thinking somewhere in the Carribean like Cuba or Jamaica or else the Maldives. The huricane season in September is putting me off the Carribean but the Maldives might be slightly too expensive. Anyone been to either at this time of year or knows what the climate is like? Basically, i'm completely open to sensible suggestions here so fire away!

Requirements are:
- Must be sunny!
- Have things to do apart from just sitting beside the pool/on the beach eg. things like waterparks and excursions.
- Have good night time entertainment such as live music.
- Trying to keep budget of around £2,000 for the two of us.

Thanks!

Matt
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I am in The Maldives right now, weather is brilliant. What do you want to know? (I am working here)

2 grand will be tight for 2 people and decent accommodation. Best airfare is with SriLankan (#621 at the moment). Expect a resort to cost around $400+ a night ($400 is a good 3* though. Something like The Conrad is a 5* and starts at $650). Rainy season has just ended, and weather is fantastic. Also it's not peak season so prices aren't terrible.

Male isn't that bad but you don't want to spend too much time here!

Caribbean- Depending on where you go, it can be hurricane season. Barbados, St Vincent & Grenadines, etc are outside the 'hurricane belt' and fantastic places to visit. If diving is your thing, The Grenadines are just great.

Brazil is another option- Fernando de Noronha (which is paradise on earth), then a few days in Rio maybe? The rainy season is just ending in Brazil about now. It's expensive-ish, but there is no end of things to do. Nightlife in Brazil is unbeatable anywhere on earth (esp. live music). 2000 quid might be OK for 2 weeks if you get a good deal on the flights, but Fernando might be a bit out of your budget, as every aspect of it is quite pricey. I did find a cheap airline to get there from the major cities called Azul (I think), so might be worth some investigation.

The Iguacu falls are also well worth a visit, as is Morro de Sao Paulo if you find Fernando de Noronha too expensive.

Brazil is certainly cheaper in terms of accommodation than Maldives and has more going on. Also it's less 'resorty' which is a good thing I think.

The real killer for Maldives is the extortionate price of transfers the hotels slap on you. Example, we can get a sea plane for just over $20 each way to the island The Conrad is on. The hotel will charge EACH GUEST $400 return! Crazy. Even the Holiday Inn want $200 each for a return transfer.
 
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Been to the Maldives Twice now, once in October / November, once over Christmas.
Pretty much he only place I'd think of for a honeymoon. It's got everything. Privacy, seclusion, atmosphere, stunning scenery.
You wouldn't regret it.

I stayed at Sun Island, one of, if not the biggest resort Island on the South Ari Atoll.
Plenty to do if you get bored easily.

Oh and one other thing, don't use the water taxi, pay extra for the direct flight to the resort Island, the last thing you want after a 10hr plane flight is another 2 hr boat ride.
Plane will get you on the beach within the hour :D
 
I went to Vegas and even though neither of us were gamblers there was so much to do.

Your pretty much guaranteed good weather (HOT), there are shows to watch, hotels to walk around (including mini zoos and theme parks!), shopping, great places to eat + plenty of day trips.

I said to the wife, we will save places like Maldives for when we retire and are happy at just lazing around, I personally can't stand just sitting by a pool sunbathing all day, everyday for weeks!
 
Thanks for all the replies guys. Lots of things for me to think about. I definitely want to avoid rain as much as possible so that rules out most of the Carribean by the sounds of things. I've not really thought about some other places mentioned so i'm going to look into it.

Goa looks quite nice, has anyone been there?
 
Bali was good fun on our honeymoon. We were in Nusa Dua at the Laguna Hotel and spa. The food was great, rooms fantastic and the hotel puts on evening entertainment. We had some great days out taking elephant rides, visiting monkey forests, temples and a 4x4 trek to a restaurant in the hills.

The spa places out there are amazing! My wife did have a minor freak out though when as part of the treatment they made her sit on what I can only describe as a box commode with incense in the bottom. I'm not sure the pic I took of the smoking front bottom would be appreciated here :)

I do wonder though if we would perhaps of enjoyed the Maldives more? I think we went with the Bali option as we wanted to cram as much into the time we had as we could.
 
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