Honeymoon destination

[nevergoagain]

Virgin to Vegas for a week then Hawaii and back via SF.

Maldives were absolute heaven though plenty of watersports to do but not much else without getting on a long boat ride.

 

[minnieme]

Top stuff. Thanks. Thinking hard how you could spend £3k at butlins

Have you seen the bar prices at Butlins

 

[Marshy]

Lake Garda Italy

 

[Half Time Pies]

I got married last year at the end of May and went to the following places on Honeymoon.

3 nights in Hong Kong
8 nights in Koh Samui Thailand
2 nights in Singapore
Home

This was a good mix of city and beach.
Recommend the Tongsai bay in Koh Samui, this really is an amazing hotel for honeymooners and if you book through trailfinders they normally have some really good deals: Koh Samui - Tongsai Bay Cottages Hotel - Resort Reviews and Photos - TripAdvisor

 

[Smythe]

I got married last year at the end of May and went to the following places on Honeymoon.

3 nights in Hong Kong
8 nights in Koh Samui Thailand
2 nights in Singapore
Home

This was a good mix of city and beach.
Recommend the Tongsai bay in Koh Samui, this really is an amazing hotel for honeymooners and if you book through trailfinders they normally have some really good deals: Koh Samui - Tongsai Bay Cottages Hotel - Resort Reviews and Photos - TripAdvisor

agree.....Koh Samui with a few days in Hong Kong/Bangkok somewhere like that

 

[Lady Whistledown]

LA is way overrated, large parts are a complete dump (including Hollywood), it's too big to get around easily, and the smog is noticeably unpleasant. San Diego, an hour or so down the coast is beautiful, lovely weather, nice beaches, plenty to do and see in the vicinity (SeaWorld, trips across the Mexican border, good shopping).

Would love to have seen San Francisco too, but never got the time. I'd still choose it over LA any day.

What about Canada? Some stunning places to see in the Rockies. Not much in the way of beach life, I grant you, but hey, sitting on a beach all day can get dull...

 

[folkestonesgull]

We did a few days in Kuala Lumpur and then 2 1/2 weeks in Borneo, amazing. If you go do your PADI in Sipidan, amazing sharks, baracuda and turtles. Mount Kinabaloo is a bloody hard climb though so don't do it unless you really want to push yourself!

As BoF said Yosemite National Park is amazing - 2 weeks around California, Nevada and Arizona would make a great honeymoon. As Edna said LA isn't up to much but Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara are nice just to the North and are an amazing drive down the coast road from San Francisco.

 

[desprateseagull]

Seychelles, or the Maldives- there are plenty celeb paps around, perhaps they will do you a deal for your photos!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

cancun

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Most people think Turkey is just beaches but it certainly isn't. Somewhere like Kalkan is fanatsic. White water rafting, trekking, lots of sea trips, masses of history to see... pretty much everything and for 3k you can really stay in the best places and do the best things.

 

[Easy 10]

MEXICO is a marvel.
Stayed in Porto del Carmen for our honeymoon (about 50 miles south from Cancun). Loved it, planning to return some time.

 

[Eastleigh Seagull]

Virgin did a flight deal going out to Vegas and then coming back from San Francisco - pretty much the same cost as the return flight to Vegas. On the way we stayed at Vegas (four nights) Death Valley, Yosemite (three nights), Lake tahoe (two), Monterey and then SF for four nights. It was an awesome trip and we booked all the hotels when we were there - much cheaper.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

MEXICO is a marvel.
Stayed in Porto del Carmen for our honeymoon (about 50 miles south from Cancun). Loved it, planning to return some time.

Have to say I thought Mexico was great too.

 

[acrossthepond]

Amalfi coast in Italy.

And on 3K you'll have a great time....

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Anyone got any good suggestions for honeymoon destinations.

Rough parameters

2 weeks
£3k ish budget (July 2010)
Want some beach time but don't want to spend the entire holiday on it

Any suggestions gratefully received

How about Cyprus, with 2-3 day excursions to Egypt and/or Israel?

 

[k2bluesky]

Depends how flexible the budget is but Rarotonga in the south pacific is great, cost about £1000 to get there with AirNewZealand and for accommodation try sunrise beach - http://www.sunrise.co.uk, thatched roof cottages about £45 - NZ$95) per night, not luxurious but location to die for, check out island and sunrise beach on web and be sure to take a day trip to aitutaki (below), a fabulous atoll 40 mins plane flight north, the trip includes 3 hour boat trip on lagoon + lunch (£199), you'd do a week for 3 grand (for 2) easy and maybe have a few days in LA or SF as stopover on way back.
For 2 weeks try Crete or Madeira, both beautiful islands.

 

[patchamalbion]

skegness.....then save the other £2700 to take your missus to the World Cup

Faaar to young to be honeymooning it but the obvious places such as barbados,bahamas,maldives,cancun,st lucia would be lovely but not sure how much else they offer apart from beach/hotel...how about india??

 

[Adam Virgo's Shirt]

What about Gambia? Or South Africa?

 

[desprateseagull]

The Sun were doing £9.50 breaks..

 

[The Truth]

Formentera, an island just off Ibiza is to be considered the most beautiful island of the meditterean, white/pink sand, clear water, the finest beaches you could imagine and not an Englishman in sight (apart from the occassional england footballer)