A private chartered flight to fly you deep into the French countryside...a weekend stay at a luxurious cottage overlooking the snow-capped Alps. All this, followed by a couple of days on a king-sized yacht; exploring the pristine beauty of the Cte d'Azur. Finally, rounding things up with a visit to the city of love and romance - Paris.
Unfortunately, not all of us can have such extravagant honeymoons. However, who says a dream honeymoon has to be an extravagant one? In fact, you don't necessarily have to be a millionaire in order to enjoy a blissful and perfect honeymoon with your partner. With a little bit of planning and proper research, even people who are on a limited or low budget can very well turn their dream honeymoons into reality. On that note, here are some honeymoon ideas for those people that are on a tight budget.
Affordable Ideas for Honeymoon
Honeymoon vacation travel can very well take place within a modest budget. For those of you who happen to have a moderate spending limit, here are some honeymoon ideas on a budget.
Scour Your Own Backyard
What many people do when planning their honeymoon is immediately start listing the top honeymoon destinations such as Italy, Jamaica, Aruba, France, Las Vegas, Bahamas, Bermuda, etc. Why not consider options in your home country for a change? There could be plenty of perfectly suitable honeymoon destinations back home, which you may not be aware of. Honeymooning in your home country would also reduce travel costs and other expenses to a good extent. Think about it!
Bed and Breakfasts
Cottage rentals, bed and breakfasts, etc. are absolutely perfect for those of you who can do without all the plush honeymoon suites, lavish 5-star treatments, etc. Once you have selected your honeymoon destination, you can make use of the Internet or a good travel guide to hunt for bed and breakfasts, cottage rentals, etc. in that region. Contrary to what many people believe, a bed and breakfast can be a very warm and homely choice of accommodation. Plus, the money that you end up saving by skipping a luxury hotel; can be put to good use for other activities such as sightseeing, shopping, etc.
Camping Honeymoons
If the two of you are avid campers who love nothing better than being in the wild, then this one should suit you to the tee! Gas up your car, load all your camping gear into the trunk, and set out for a long drive into the woods! That way, you could combine the idea of a camping honeymoon with a nice 'n' scenic road-trip. As far as US residents are concerned, the vast number of state parks and nature parks that dot the country map are indicative of the plethora of camping options available for you to choose from.
Honeymoon Cruise Packages
Cruise vacations are a fantastic option for budget conscious honeymooners. There are quite a few luxury liners and cruise ships which offer honeymooners a variety of special all-inclusive package deals. A cruise honeymoon is a great idea for those of you who would love the idea of spending the entire day sunbathing, lazing around in the pool and relaxing in the spa, followed by the unique experience of an evening candlelight dinner at sea - overlooking the dotted coast, aboard the top deck, under the starlit night sky.. Sounds good?
Honeymoon Registries
This is a relatively new concept that has emerged off late and is growing quickly, in terms of convenience, implementation and general acceptance. In this case, the wedded couple tie up with travel agents or certain vendor websites and prepare their own honeymoon registries. In case you want to go the digital way and are planning to design your wedding invitation in the form of a website, then you can incorporate your honeymoon registry through another webpage, within the same website itself. By means of a honeymoon registry, guests can get an idea of what your honeymoon plans are, i.e. your choice of destination, your travel plans, sightseeing plans, etc. In doing so, guests can choose to gift the wedded couple something that is related to or would be useful for the couple's honeymoon. For example, instead of gifting a bone china dinner set which could, in all eventuality, end up gathering dust in the attic, a particular guest could choose to gift the couple a weekend stay or a cruise trip or a candlelight dinner coupon in a famous restaurant, etc.
Possible Honeymoon Destinations
Here are a few honeymoon destinations that you could think of visiting:
- Thailand (Bangkok, Phuket)
- Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi)
- Bali, Indonesia
- Singapore
- India (Goa, Kerala, Andaman & Nicobar Islands)
- Maldives
- Kenya (Masai Mara, Mombasa, Mount Kenya)
- Hawaii
- Scottsdale (Arizona)
- Grand Canyon
- Niagara Falls
- Wine Country (California)
- Key West (Florida)
- Lake Tahoe (California)
- Colorado
- New York City
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