Honeymoon ideas, grouped by how you actually travel

Overwater villas on glass-clear lagoons.

Best:

November–April

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Rice terraces, jungle pools, and beach bars.

Best:

April–October

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Volcanic coast and the road to Hana.

Best:

April–May, September–November

Flight:

6–11 hrs

Mount Otemanu rising from a turquoise lagoon.

Best:

May–October

Flight:

12–16 hrs

Cenotes, Mayan ruins, and a barefoot beach scene.

Best:

November–April

Flight:

3–5 hrs

Lemon groves and pastel villages over the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Best:

May, June, September

Flight:

10–13 hrs

Overwater villas on glass-clear lagoons.

Best:

November–April

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Whitewashed cliffs above the caldera.

Best:

May, June, September

Flight:

12–15 hrs

Rice terraces, jungle pools, and beach bars.

Best:

April–October

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Volcanic coast and the road to Hana.

Best:

April–May, September–November

Flight:

6–11 hrs

Mount Otemanu rising from a turquoise lagoon.

Best:

May–October

Flight:

12–16 hrs

Granite boulders, jungle interior, untouched beaches.

Best:

April–May, October–November

Flight:

20+ hrs

Temples, tea ceremonies, and the bamboo grove at dawn.

Best:

March–May, October–November

Flight:

12–16 hrs

The original honeymoon city.

Best:

April–June, September–October

Flight:

7–9 hrs

Rolling vineyards, hilltop villages, long lunches.

Best:

May–June, September–October

Flight:

9–12 hrs

Riads in the medina, palm groves, mountain hideaways.

Best:

March–May, September–November

Flight:

10–13 hrs

Mountain-backed vineyards and world-class food.

Best:

November–March

Flight:

17–20 hrs

Glacial lakes ringed by the Canadian Rockies.

Best:

June–September, December–March

Flight:

5–8 hrs

Waterfalls, lava fields, and the northern lights.

Best:

June–August, or September–March for auroras

Flight:

5–7 hrs

Adventure capital of the South Island.

Best:

December–March, June–August for ski

Flight:

16–20 hrs

Riads in the medina, palm groves, mountain hideaways.

Best:

March–May, September–November

Flight:

10–13 hrs

Villas, gardens, and the Italian Alps reflected on the lake.

Best:

May–September

Flight:

9–12 hrs

Volcanic coast and the road to Hana.

Best:

April–May, September–November

Flight:

6–11 hrs

Cenotes, Mayan ruins, and a barefoot beach scene.

Best:

November–April

Flight:

3–5 hrs

Glacial lakes ringed by the Canadian Rockies.

Best:

June–September, December–March

Flight:

5–8 hrs

Waterfalls, lava fields, and the northern lights.

Best:

June–August, or September–March for auroras

Flight:

5–7 hrs

Cloud forests, volcanoes, and Pacific surf towns.

Best:

December–April

Flight:

4–7 hrs

Five pastel villages stitched together by a coastal trail.

Best:

May–June, September

Flight:

10–13 hrs

Golden plains, big cats, and candlelit tented camps.

Best:

June–October

Flight:

18–22 hrs

The great migration, from a balloon at sunrise.

Best:

July–October

Flight:

17–21 hrs

Water safaris by mokoro through palm-island channels.

Best:

May–September

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Big Five sightings from a suite with its own plunge pool.

Best:

May–September

Flight:

17–20 hrs

Mountain-backed vineyards and world-class food.

Best:

November–March

Flight:

17–20 hrs

Whitewashed cliffs above the caldera.

Best:

May, June, September

Flight:

12–15 hrs

Rice terraces, jungle pools, and beach bars.

Best:

April–October

Flight:

20–24 hrs

Cenotes, Mayan ruins, and a barefoot beach scene.

Best:

November–April

Flight:

3–5 hrs

Lemon groves and pastel villages over the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Best:

May, June, September

Flight:

10–13 hrs

Temples, tea ceremonies, and the bamboo grove at dawn.

Best:

March–May, October–November

Flight:

12–16 hrs

The original honeymoon city.

Best:

April–June, September–October

Flight:

7–9 hrs