Honeymoon Destination Ideas

[fasaadi]

@snowy_winter

I am planning on a couple of options for which visa is easy and the cost is not sky high and preferably a muslims country. The following are some options, could you please give me some suggestions:

• Malaysia

• Maldives

• Also, it is better to organize the trip yourself i.e. tickets, hotels etc or take a deal ?

Have you considered Bali or another Indonesian honeymoon spot? It would be different and definitely not as expensive as Maldives.

I would argue the cost of a Maldives honeymoon actually IS sky-high… but sometimes you get what you pay for.

Also, I’d recommend planning the trip yourself…its more fun that way, I really enjoying planning out my honeymoon with my husband.

@stoppit

That’s the same reason I was considering. I do want the whole beach thing but I also want shopping, sightseeing etc etc.

It’s also a LOT cheaper so you can stay for 3-4 weeks. Instead of like 10 days.

I have a Malaysian colleague and taught a Malaysian undergrad and they both filled me in on so much. Planning everything separately didn’t seem like a nightmare either. You can stay in a 5 star hotel in KL (best rooms) for like £80 a night. Hire a car and drive to the east coast in 3 hours and there are SO many islands you can get a ferry to from there.

I was not 'wow’ed by some of the photos of the island I was told I should go to, in comparison to what you seen in holiday websites for the Maldives. But my cousin and his wife went to the Maldives and seeing their ‘real’ pictures, it looked exactly the same! And they spent so much more.

Agreed…Malaysia does have more diversity in activity. Maldives for example would not have huge shopping centers in comparison to Malaysia. My husband and I did mostly water sports, cruises, relaxing, swimming, and spa stuff. If you want something more ‘busy’ then Maldives wouldnt be for you.

As far as the length of the trip goes, I dont know how someone based in the West could afford to take 3-4 weeks off of work anyway. Youre one of the lucky ones, I think most people, regardless of the price of the location, can only go on their honeymoon for about a week.

I havent seen a lot of pictures of Malaysia honeymoons and I’m sure there are tons of possible options there, but my friends pictures were sort of “ehh.” At least, it seemed like there was a big difference between my maldives honeymoon and their malaysia one, but then again, it might largely depend on how nice the resort is. A five star in Malaysia would obviously be better than a so-so hotel in Maldives, and with the prices you mentioned, Malaysia sounds like a steal