A multi-destination honeymoon has always been a popular choice amongst marrying couples. Taking in more than one destination during your first trip as newlyweds unlocks many advantages.
First and foremost, it’s an opportunity to ensure both partners are happy with the itinerary, whether your honeymoon wants and needs are worlds apart or only slightly different. With minimal compromise involved in the honeymoon planning process, you can truly relish your time together on your once-in-a-lifetime vacation together.
A multi-destination honeymoon is also an excellent excuse to satisfy your love for travel. By honeymooning across multiple destinations, you can explore and experience the traditional honeymoon, as well as the cultures and experiences available along the way, in a very different way.
If you thought planning one honeymoon was stressful however, planning a multi-destination trip will test your organisation skills to the extreme. To take the stress out of multi-stop honeymoon planning, we’re here to share our top tips.
Start with the destinations
Choosing your destinations wisely is one of the first to-dos to tick off your honeymoon planning checklist, and as you’ll quickly discover the possibilities are endless.
As the popularity of multi-destination honeymoons continues to grow so too does the inspiration, and you’ll find tons of helpful resources and advice for selecting your destinations and defining an itinerary that works for you and your wedding budget.
If you’re a fan of cityscapes but don’t want to sacrifice those chilled-out honeymoon vibes, Whimsical Wonderland Weddings has a hot tip for you:
“A great combination for couples looking to combine a complete chill out with a vibrant city stop. The Maldives brings you perfect white sands, swaying palm trees and crystal blue waters, while Dubai is the ultimate playground: shop till you drop at the tax-free boutiques, ride a camel in the desert, Jet Ski past the skyscrapers.”
Using your destinations to combine exploration and relaxation is a great tack taken by many couples planning multi-destination honeymoons, and you’ll return well-rested and excited to kickstart married life.
Think about the logistics
Contrary to popular belief, the destinations you choose don’t have to be next door to each other. With the range of flights and transportation routes on offer, you don’t have to be bound by geography.
When considering the location of your chosen destinations, you should think hard about whether it makes sense for you and the timeframe of your honeymoon to piggyback places or stop off along the way.
Define your route
Whilst we’re on the subject of logistics, it’s not just where you travel that matters. How long it takes to get to each stop should be considered. To keep your honeymoon (and the journey) simple and enjoyable, aim to break up longer journeys. By defining your route and adding stop-offs or layovers you could even fit in a few more destinations that you’ve always wanted to explore.
Consider the season
The season in which you are travelling influences your multi-destination honeymoon more than you think. As well as deciphering the best time to travel to your chosen destinations, the season can offer endless inspiration for your itinerary.
We recently shared the best honeymoon destinations for winter newlyweds, but with a multi-destination trip and a carefully planned route, you don’t have to choose between sun and snow. Enjoy the best of both worlds with early planning and enjoy a multi-stop trip that checks all your boxes.
