Honeymoon Advice

budhabob

Hi All,

We are in the process of organising our wedding for May 2014 (alot of stuff booked and making progress).

We have started considering the honeymoon now, but neither of us have any specific destinations we want to go to. We do have criteria however, namely:

• Luxury
• Sun
• Sea
• Sand
• Peace & Quiet
• Good food
• Luxury

Luxury is there twice on purpose .

If anyone has any suggestions, pointers, advice, locations etc please let me know. We havent set a budget as of yet, but intend not holding back on the honeymoon. We would likely be travelling in the summer months of 2014.

Thanks in advance,

Rob

jonnyfingers

Just off the top of my head the Maldives probably tick all those boxes. Friends of hours went there on their honeymoon a couple of years ago and went back again last year as they loved it so much.

budhabob

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Just off the top of my head the Maldives probably tick all those boxes. Friends of hours went there on their honeymoon a couple of years ago and went back again last year as they loved it so much.

Cheers, thats the one place that seemed to tick the boxes for us alright....not that I know much about it. The OH mentioned the Domican Republic, but I dont know much about either really.

Here Comes The Trio...

Maybe this doesn't appeal to you as much as the Carribbean, but the South of France has all of those things! Once you stick between Nice and Marseille there are plenty of spots with sand (Nice doesn't, but west of Antibes onwards you do). If you pick a smaller town like Juan-les-Pins (LIKE JLP, not actually it) or somewhere in Provence you could have beautiful weather, peace and quiet, and amazing food. A HUGE fan of Aix-en-Provence but it's a wee bus trip to the beach. I'm sure if you look around though, with the money you save on just flying to Nice/Marseille isntead of far West, you could have a smashing hotel! Just a thought!

budhabob

Here Comes The Trio... wrote: »

Maybe this doesn't appeal to you as much as the Carribbean, but the South of France has all of those things! Once you stick between Nice and Marseille there are plenty of spots with sand (Nice doesn't, but west of Antibes onwards you do). If you pick a smaller town like Juan-les-Pins (LIKE JLP, not actually it) or somewhere in Provence you could have beautiful weather, peace and quiet, and amazing food. A HUGE fan of Aix-en-Provence but it's a wee bus trip to the beach. I'm sure if you look around though, with the money you save on just flying to Nice/Marseille isntead of far West, you could have a smashing hotel! Just a thought!

Good point, I hadn't really even considered anywhere in Europe as a possible destination. I'll definitely look into it.

tiny timy

key west fits all the above of the op.

budhabob

tiny timy wrote: »

key west fits all the above of the op.

Its kind of bad that I have to google these locations to see where they are but that does look great. thanks.

Joe10000

Is there genuinely anywhere in Europe that fits all those requiements ? Maybe even with a beach front chalet/villa ?

secman

Honeymoon advice ..... Start as you mean to continue . On venues ... No idea !

Secman

clint_silver

budhabob wrote: »

Its kind of bad that I have to google these locations to see where they are but that does look great. thanks.

Any of the thai islands, koh samui, koh phi phi.
There are places in Majorca if you want real luxury.
I'd echo south of France as well, it's very expensive down there in the summer though, st tropez some of the best beaches and food in Europe.

Runaway34

budhabob wrote: »

Hi All,

We are in the process of organising our wedding for May 2014 (alot of stuff booked and making progress).

We have started considering the honeymoon now, but neither of us have any specific destinations we want to go to. We do have criteria however, namely:

• Luxury
• Sun
• Sea
• Sand
• Peace & Quiet
• Good food
• Luxury

Luxury is there twice on purpose .

If anyone has any suggestions, pointers, advice, locations etc please let me know. We havent set a budget as of yet, but intend not holding back on the honeymoon. We would likely be travelling in the summer months of 2014.

Thanks in advance,

Rob

Have a look at Travel Counsellor Mandy Walsh..... Google her we used her and she was amazing...... We ha 1 week in Santorini Greece pure luxury the. We transferred to Corfu for a 2 week cruise taking in many Greek island and parts of Italy and Croatia......

Balmed Out

Thailand, the islands or caye's off Belize, Borocay in the Phillipines, los roques in venezuela, Sri Lanka, Hawaii. Name nearly any warm country and there will be somewhere to tick all those boxes to be fair.

Balmed Out

A cruise is a great idea went for a week before and couldnt get over how much I enjoyed it. Santorini is a fantastic spot but the sand is either course and stony or black and roasting.

Gatica

I agree about the Maldives, our in-laws went there for honeymoon and pics are amazing. Very luxurious alright.
We went to Thailand and so made a trip to Koh Phi Phi. We stayed at the Phi Phi Island village resort. It's more expensive than Thailand in general and especially if you book a beachfront Villa. But if you let them know it's your honeymoon in advance, there's a chance they could upgrade you to a private poolside villa. That's what we got, it had amazing views of the sea and the pool was totally private. You can get room-service breakfast, which is a treat. The beach is amazing (though at low tide it's quite a walk in the water), and the main pool is really fab. That was our luxurious get-away at the end of the honeymoon.

jonnyfingers

I'd just like to suggest against Koh Samui. My parents went there last year and were very unimpressed. They found it quite a busy and dirty island, all the lights went out at night which made it very dangerous to get around after dark so you had to be back in your hotel by then. They might have just had a bad experience though.

The couple we know who went to the Maldives twice raved about the peace and quiet, the beautiful beaches and sunsets, the snorkeling and scuba diving and the very good quality food. Here are some sample photos.







Seriously considering The Maldives for our honeymoon now.

D3PO

jonnyfingers wrote: »

Just off the top of my head the Maldives probably tick all those boxes. Friends of hours went there on their honeymoon a couple of years ago and went back again last year as they loved it so much.

if the OP wants a rainy season then its a perfect suggestion

budhabob

D3PO wrote: »

if the OP wants a rainy season then its a perfect suggestion

When is rainy season? We are getting married at the end of May, but could hold off on the HoneyMoon to get the best out of it as required.

budhabob

jonnyfingers wrote: »

I'd just like to suggest against Koh Samui. My parents went there last year and were very unimpressed. They found it quite a busy and dirty island, all the lights went out at night which made it very dangerous to get around after dark so you had to be back in your hotel by then. They might have just had a bad experience though.

The couple we know who went to the Maldives twice raved about the peace and quiet, the beautiful beaches and sunsets, the snorkeling and scuba diving and the very good quality food. Here are some sample photos.







Seriously considering The Maldives for our honeymoon now.

That does look spectacular I must say.

D3PO

budhabob wrote: »

When is rainy season? We are getting married at the end of May, but could hold off on the HoneyMoon to get the best out of it as required.

Carries on till about the end of July / mid august.

It is very nice we went there on our honeymoon. Kuredu Island Resort we also did two weeks in Koa Samui beforehand.

I know somebody said their parents had a bad experience in Koa Samui but I found it fantastic and none of what was posted was seen by me.

If your willing to hold off the Maldives is fantastic tbh.

clint_silver

D3PO wrote: »

Carries on till about the end of July / mid august.

It is very nice we went there on our honeymoon. Kuredu Island Resort we also did two weeks in Koa Samui beforehand.

I know somebody said their parents had a bad experience in Koa Samui but I found it fantastic and none of what was posted was seen by me.

If your willing to hold off the Maldives is fantastic tbh.

echo same about koh samui. we honeymooned in koh samui, private beach, villa, incredible restaraunts. sure its a little more expensive than mainland thailand but anyone going there gets all their shopping done with a 3-4 day bangkok stayover which is highly recommended. we'd been told this beforehand and it is good advice. Id allow for 20% higher prices than bangkok but it is a tropical island. Didnt find it dirty in the least and our honeymoon snaps look the exact same as those ones above from the maldives.

To put the cost in perspective, we'd done dubai the year before. Jet ski hire was 30e for ten minutes in dubai. In samui it was 10e for 30 minutes. all day treks to go scuba diving in marine parks on a speed boat were 40-50e, same were 200e in dubai.

Ive done south of france 4 times now and its my favorite part of france. the food is fantastic, note where a nice meal for a bottle of wine is 100e here or on the west coast of france, I found it was 140-150 for same thing down the med. As beautiful as it is though, Im not so sure its "villa on the beach honeymoon territory".

deskgirl

Our requirements for honeymoon were the same as yours and we have booked Dominican Republic. Found we were getting more for our money than other similiar luxury destinations - e.g. we have a private pool that we would never have been able to afford in somewhere like St Lucia!! Can let you know how in goes in 9 weeks - woohoo!!

Bid08

The Maldives would be my dream destination and def for a honeymoon - looks amazing
The Dominican Republic was mentioned by the OP have been and have to say it is fantastic, but I just think the Maldives is a once in lifetime trip

eyescreamcone

For me the Greek islands have everything.
Santorini and Mykonos for luxury and great food. Beaches are super on most islands.
I have been to The Greek islands a lot and love the place

Jerrica

We looked into the Maldives for our honeymoon, but decided against it for a few reasons. We're starting out with a ten day tour around Sri Lanka so that's our "adventure" part of it (with a lot of doing nothing in there too ). The Maldives was due to be the get-away-from-it-all part but we quickly discovered that (a) it's expensive (and even expensive by treat-yourself honeymoon standards) and (b) it seems to be a very much a do-nothing at all kind of place. If you want to kick back and sunbathe/ snorkel/ scuba dive then go for it, it sounds prefect, but bear in mind eating out is expensive as everything has to get flown in. We're going to Koh Yao Noi instead and staying in a Boutique hotel there - still a desert island experience but the it's big enough to go exploring on motorbikes, kayaking or take a boat to a local island.

pwurple

Depends on your budget. I think the greek islands are fantastic. A lot of american and canadian honeymooners come there for their exotic holiday. What you save on the flights you can spend on the accomadation. 5 star anywhere in the world will be fantastic.

Maldives I'd love to see, and may not be there in 100 years due to sea levels rising. Expensive though, and wrong seaon in May.

Hawaii has all you are looking for, but very pricey again.

How about Zanzibar, or any of the other african islands. You have the possibility of safari holidays there as well to break up the sun sea and sand.

Jerrica

pwurple wrote: »

How about Zanzibar, or any of the other african islands. You have the possibility of safari holidays there as well to break up the sun sea and sand.

A 4-5 day luzury safari in Ngorogoro and the Serengeti followed by a week or ten days (or more!!) of island life on Zanzibar, glorious!!

budhabob

Hi All,

I just want to say thanks so much for all the suggestions, some serious food for thought here.....and some places I would never have considered......lots of fun research to be done.

Keep the suggestions coming

Kind Regards,

Rob

budhabob

deskgirl wrote: »

Our requirements for honeymoon were the same as yours and we have booked Dominican Republic. Found we were getting more for our money than other similiar luxury destinations - e.g. we have a private pool that we would never have been able to afford in somewhere like St Lucia!! Can let you know how in goes in 9 weeks - woohoo!!

Oh nice, do please let me know how ye get on! and enjoy!!!

Clareman

I'm sure you'll figure out the destination eventually, no matter where you go I'd give a few tips as follows.

Remember that you will be wrecked after the wedding (and maybe the second day), doesn't matter where you are going to go you are going to spend the first day in bed SLEEPING
Try to limit the amount of stops you take, you might want to take in a lot of spots to get as much value as possible, but you'll have spent over a year planning for 1 day, you'll have a massive release after it's open, just relax.
Mightn't be an issue for you, but you might get a lot of cash gifts as wedding presents, make sure to have a plan with what to do with them before you head off on honeymoon.
Try to have an empty credit card, try even to have money on it, that way you can pay for the wedding and maybe a few other things on the honeymoon with it with having 28 days free credit (assuming you'll pay it off). DO NOT USE it for cash withdrawals.
If you are flying out on the Monday (assuming Saturday wedding), plan where you're going to sleep Sunday night, might be a bit anti-climatic sleeping in your own bed, might also be brilliant to have your first night as a married couple before going on honeymoon.
Don't expect special treatment on honeymoon, but play the card as much as possible, we go upgraded on flights and hotel by simply asking if there was anything special for honeymooners, although for hotels I did play the $20 upgrade card everywhere we went
Pack for the honeymoon before your wedding, chances are you'll be able to pack weeks in advance. You will probably pick up loads of souvenirs/gifts, so don't scrimp on the amount of luggage you'll be checking in.
Be prepared for "unseen" charges such as resort fees and taxes.
You'll (ideally) only going on 1 honeymoon in your lifetime, you'll have plenty of time to work take every minute off work you can.

I got a cleaner in to our house while we were away as well as a "Thank You Card" as a surprise for my wife, it was only a small thing but it really cheered her up on our return, it's quite a downer to come back from honeymoon.

Here Comes The Trio

Some fantastic practical advice there!!!

Ok I loooooove the South of France, but.... screw it. You can go there for an anniversary or something a few years down the line! Go mad and go far away, it's the best chance for it! Some cool ideas going on here!

paulbok

Went to Bangkok (city break to unwind in a spa after the wedding buzz), Cambodia (major sightseeing around Ankor Wat) & Koh Samui (luxury beach resort for peace and quiet) last Aug for the honeymoon and enjoyed every minute of it.
Can't recommend Koh Samui highly enough, although we went to the quieter side of the island (Taling Nam). The people were really friendly, nothing was too much bother for them.

tinkerbell

Maldives ticks all those boxes. I'd avoid Thailand, I just don't understand how it's a honeymoon destination, it's not the kind of place I'd want to go to at all. If you want total unspoiled luxury of a place, then Maldives is where you should be going.

Regarding the posts about Maldives being rainy season during our summer months, yes technically it is in rainy season but you can get rain in Jan-Apr as well which is the dry season. You can be lucky or unlucky. Besides, even if it does rain it will most likely rain at night or even if it rains during the day it's only a short shower and clears up pretty fast.

I'd defo consider the Maldives. It's the perfect honeymoon destination. Don't listen to anyone who says you'll be bored there for 2 weeks or whatever, you won't. I know one couple decided to go 1 week Maldives and 1 week elsewhere and they were raging when they'd to leave for their second destination. 2 weeks isn't long enough to go, IMO!

clint_silver

tinkerbell wrote: »

Maldives ticks all those boxes. I'd avoid Thailand, I just don't understand how it's a honeymoon destination, it's not the kind of place I'd want to go to at all. If you want total unspoiled luxury of a place, then Maldives is where you should be going.
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mainland thailand is pretty spoilt, builtup and industrial in parts and worth viewing in its own right but not the islands. real tropical quiet if you want it. we had a mile of golden beaches in samui that our villa opened up to with maybe 10 couples on it mid-day in august.

not saying its better then maldives (never been) but its pretty darn good as tropical luxury goes. theres a quiet side and a party side to it. something for everyone.

D3PO

tinkerbell wrote: »

Maldives ticks all those boxes. I'd avoid Thailand, I just don't understand how it's a honeymoon destination, it's not the kind of place I'd want to go to at all. If you want total unspoiled luxury of a place, then Maldives is where you should be going.

Regarding the posts about Maldives being rainy season during our summer months, yes technically it is in rainy season but you can get rain in Jan-Apr as well which is the dry season. You can be lucky or unlucky. Besides, even if it does rain it will most likely rain at night or even if it rains during the day it's only a short shower and clears up pretty fast.

I'd defo consider the Maldives. It's the perfect honeymoon destination. Don't listen to anyone who says you'll be bored there for 2 weeks or whatever, you won't. I know one couple decided to go 1 week Maldives and 1 week elsewhere and they were raging when they'd to leave for their second destination. 2 weeks isn't long enough to go, IMO!

without being rude you have clearly never been to the Maldives and are going on what other people have said.

ive been on honeymoon and also been during the rainy season. Your completly wrong regarding the rain. It is not like other places rainy seasons. During the rainy season when it rains it rains ALL Day.

as for Thailand. Its a large country some of which is a kip and some of which is tropical luxury

tinkerbell

D3PO wrote: »

without being rude you have clearly never been to the Maldives and are going on what other people have said.

ive been on honeymoon and also been during the rainy season. Your completly wrong regarding the rain. It is not like other places rainy seasons. During the rainy season when it rains it rains ALL Day.

as for Thailand. Its a large country some of which is a kip and some of which is tropical luxury

Clearly I haven't been there :rolleyes: If you knew as much about it as you claim to do, you would know that the weather in one Atoll can be significantly different to another. It can also rain during dry season, as well as during rainy season. I have experienced rain while there and it rained for 30-60 mins or so and then it was beautiful sunshine again, sometimes it rained for a few hours but it never rained all day. And if it is raining all day in one resort, it may very well be bright sunshine in the next resort a few miles away. You were obviously unlucky in the few days that you were there in that it rained all the time which can happen. But it's foolish to just state that "in rainy season, it rains all day long when it rains" as that is false.

Edited to add: I also know people who have been in high season and got rain, while people holidaying in our summer months didn't see a drop of rain.

D3PO

tinkerbell wrote: »

Clearly I haven't been there :rolleyes: If you knew as much about it as you claim to do, you would know that the weather in one Atoll can be significantly different to another. It can also rain during dry season, as well as during rainy season. I have experienced rain while there and it rained for 30-60 mins or so and then it was beautiful sunshine again, sometimes it rained for a few hours but it never rained all day. And if it is raining all day in one resort, it may very well be bright sunshine in the next resort a few miles away. You were obviously unlucky in the few days that you were there in that it rained all the time which can happen. But it's foolish to just state that "in rainy season, it rains all day long when it rains" as that is false.

Edited to add: I also know people who have been in high season and got rain, while people holidaying in our summer months didn't see a drop of rain.

im not going just on my experience. I happen to work for a company who have an office based on Male so ive had plenty of conversations with work collegues who live there regarding the weather. There are better placed than either you or me to talk about their weather.

id take them for their word :rolleyes:

tinkerbell

D3PO wrote: »

im not going just on my experience. I happen to work for a company who have an office based on Male so ive had plenty of conversations with work collegues who live there regarding the weather. There are better placed than either you or me to talk about their weather.

id take them for their word :rolleyes:

And I also am basing it on my own experiences, people I know who have holidayed there also and people that I know who work and live there. And like I said in my previous post, the weather can be vastly different depending on which Atoll you're going to. The weather in Male is no indication of what it's gonna be like on an island resort miles away. Just because it's lashing rain in one part, doesn't mean the whole country is covered by one giant rain cloud. Anyway, I'm not gonna argue this further on this thread with you.

OP, happy honeymoon planning! :cool:

dougal13

D3PO wrote: »

im not going just on my experience. I happen to work for a company who have an office based on Male so ive had plenty of conversations with work collegues who live there regarding the weather. There are better placed than either you or me to talk about their weather.

id take them for their word :rolleyes:

sorry just throwing a question out there. booked my honeymoon in July to Orlando for 5 nites and cancun for 12. as far as i new we were flynn into Orlando airport and gettin a charter flight from Orlando to Miami to fly to cancun for second part off honeymoon. all this agreed with local travel agent. so went in to pay deposit as ya do and just checked the booking form and it says we are flying from Dublin to gatwick which was agreed, then from gatwick to Miami airport! never agreed this and no word if so on a charter flight to Orlando. staying in rosen center there. and also nothing about a flight from Orlando to Miami to fly to cancun. am very upset as all was done in good faith and as my wife to be doesnt no where she is going as it is a surprise till she gets to the airport, the lark think i want is for this to happen. would i be entitled to my deposit back if they can't fix it as it wasn't what i agreed but i did sign the form when paying the deposit. or is it my own tough look. very upset. hope someone can share a light on this. agent contact by emails tonight so hope to hear from them in mornin. thanks

dougal13

D3PO wrote: »

im not going just on my experience. I happen to work for a company who have an office based on Male so ive had plenty of conversations with work collegues who live there regarding the weather. There are better placed than either you or me to talk about their weather.

id take them for their word :rolleyes:

sorry just throwing a question out there. booked my honeymoon in July to Orlando for 5 nites and cancun for 12. as far as i new we were flynn into Orlando airport and gettin a charter flight from Orlando to Miami to fly to cancun for second part off honeymoon. all this agreed with local travel agent. so went in to pay deposit as ya do and just checked the booking form and it says we are flying from Dublin to gatwick which was agreed, then from gatwick to Miami airport! never agreed this and no word if so on a charter flight to Orlando. staying in rosen center there. and also nothing about a flight from Orlando to Miami to fly to cancun. am very upset as all was done in good faith and as my wife to be doesnt no where she is going as it is a surprise till she gets to the airport, the lark think i want is for this to happen. would i be entitled to my deposit back if they can't fix it as it wasn't what i agreed but i did sign the form when paying the deposit. or is it my own tough look. very upset. hope someone can share a light on this. agent contact by emails tonight so hope to hear from them in mornin. thanks

newbie2

We went to Mauritias (sp) for our honeymoon, ironically it was the same place as the Michaela McAreavey murder - but it was very, very nice when we went. I'm sure it still is. lots pf pampering. that was about seven years ago.

Friends went to the Maldives. (in fact 2 different couples) they thought that if you weren't into scuba diving or snorkling then you mightn't get the most out of it.

We've also been to South Africa/Safari - avoid IMO

We went to the Dominican republic about 4 years ago. It was an all inclusive place, but we ended up paying about a dollar per drink as a tip. Lots of Americans. If you think about it the Dominican Rep. and in fact most of the carribean - is the American equivilant of the Mediteranean holiday.

D3PO

tinkerbell wrote: »

. Anyway, I'm not gonna argue this further on this thread with you.

glad your taking the moral highground after starting this by insinuating that my post was incorrect in the first place :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Gatica

We did SE Asia. I would disagree that Thailand cannot be a honeymoon destination. We visited Chiang Mai, which is a beautiful old little town. Our accommodation was luxurious, and we got very cheap very good quality massages. The town itself is very romantic and you can walk it the way you'd walk Galway or Paris (on a smaller scale).
We also went to Koh Phi Phi, which is as paradisaic as you can imagine any island to be. (Thought Maya bay is way way over touristy at this point.)
Drinks in coconuts, cocktails, beach-front dining. perfectly clear waters just as in those Maldives photos. Did some snorkelling as part of a boat tour, which was fun. Private pool for skinny dipping, stunning golden sunsets, private breakfast in the villa, I cannot imagine a more romantic setting than that.

budhabob

Gatica wrote: »

We did SE Asia. I would disagree that Thailand cannot be a honeymoon destination. We visited Chiang Mai, which is a beautiful old little town. Our accommodation was luxurious, and we got very cheap very good quality massages. The town itself is very romantic and you can walk it the way you'd walk Galway or Paris (on a smaller scale).
We also went to Koh Phi Phi, which is as paradisaic as you can imagine any island to be. (Thought Maya bay is way way over touristy at this point.)
Drinks in coconuts, cocktails, beach-front dining. perfectly clear waters just as in those Maldives photos. Did some snorkelling as part of a boat tour, which was fun. Private pool for skinny dipping, stunning golden sunsets, private breakfast in the villa, I cannot imagine a more romantic setting than that.

The bad thing about this thread is I want to go to all these places now......not a year and a half away!!!

pwurple

newbie2 wrote: »

We went to Mauritias (sp) for our honeymoon, ironically it was the same place as the Michaela McAreavey murder - but it was very, very nice when we went. I'm sure it still is. lots pf pampering. that was about seven years ago.

Friends went to the Maldives. (in fact 2 different couples) they thought that if you weren't into scuba diving or snorkling then you mightn't get the most out of it.

We've also been to South Africa/Safari - avoid IMO.

We had the complete opposite experience of this poster. Was very uncomfortable with mauritius, and loved south africa. We were advised not to leave the resort in mauritius, and it really was grinding poverty outside the door, with opulance inside. I found that situation to be very contrived and didn't enjoy it at all. That resort could have absolutely anywhere in the world and we would have known no different. Just not my idea of travel at all. In South africa however, we felt we had a lot more freedom, and our experiences to be more authentic with the area. Loved stellenbosch area and cape town, and had a great week of utterly luxurious 5 star safari in bayethe in Shamwari. http://www.shamwari.com/propertycontent.asp?pageID=115

Depends where you go and what you like. For south africa though, I would advise using a south african travel agent to book accomodation, car hire and trips. They seemed to be much more inntune with how things work there, than the irish travel agents we spoke to.

budhabob

Hi All,

Just wondering on how people booked their honeymoons? What travel agents did you use, or did you book it yourself?

Any advice welcome, recommendations in particular

Thanks again all.

Rob

Gatica

Got quote from a travel agent for the places we wanted to visit and it was much higher than what we booked ourselves. But then again we did a very long visit, we went cheap for most locations bar the last week on the island.
Used skyscanner for finding cheaper internal flights and Tripadvisor to narrow down hotel selection. Then booked through various sites like hotels.com, bookings.com, etc...
Got best deal on the island from travel republic. So don't skimp out on doing your own bit of research and Google searching.

Dubliner28

budhabob wrote: »

Hi All,

Just wondering on how people booked their honeymoons? What travel agents did you use, or did you book it yourself?

Any advice welcome, recommendations in particular

Thanks again all.

Rob

Tropical Sky. Great staff and value

deskgirl

we booked everything ourselves. Also used travel republic

D3PO

we used Trailfinders. Found them very good. Could have put things together outselves cheaper granted but as it was out honeymoon didnt want the hassle should anything have gone wrong.

username123

newbie2 wrote: »

We went to Mauritias (sp) for our honeymoon, ironically it was the same place as the Michaela McAreavey murder - but it was very, very nice when we went. I'm sure it still is. lots pf pampering. that was about seven years ago.

We've also been to South Africa/Safari - avoid IMO

Wow - I would say the exact opposite. I thought Mauritius was a kip. Id never advise anyone to go there, we felt it was a pure waste of money. The resort itself was lovely but once outside, corrugated iron half built structures, people with no shoes, sullen drunk locals, chickens, dogs and children in dirty nappies in the streets. I do not like places that have beautiful resorts with money leaving the country while alongside the locals live in poverty.

On the other hand, South Africa was amazing amazing amazing, pure luxury, cant wait to go back. I didnt see any of the bad spots in SA though.