The best honeymoon destinations for 2027 are the ones that suit your wedding date. The difference between a good honeymoon and a perfect one usually comes down to timing: the right island in the right month, and flights that don’t eat into your first days together. Our honeymoon packages are built around the two of you, not around a brochure.
Our Travel Designers plan honeymoons all over the world, so this guide brings together the luxury honeymoon destinations we recommend most often, with the months that suit each one, the kind of couple it suits and the style of hotel we would choose. There is a comparison table by month and flight time, a month-by-month shortlist, ideas for twin-centre honeymoons, and a plain explanation of what a tailor-made honeymoon package actually includes. If you are staying closer to home, our guide to the best honeymoon hotels in Europe covers the Mediterranean in detail.
The quick answer
- For the classic overwater-villa honeymoon from December to April: the Maldives.
- For a summer honeymoon (June to September): Bali, Bora Bora, Mauritius or a safari in Kenya or Tanzania with a beach to finish.
- For the shortest long-haul flight and a winter wedding: the Caribbean, with Barbados, Antigua and St Lucia all around eight and a half to nine hours from London.
- For a once-in-a-lifetime journey: French Polynesia, ideally in its dry season from May to October.
- Twin-centre honeymoons, such as Sri Lanka and the Maldives or a safari and Zanzibar, give you adventure first and pure rest after.
The best honeymoon destinations for 2027
Flight times below are approximate times from London, and schedules change from season to season.
1. Maldives honeymoon
Best months: December to April, the dry northeast monsoon, brings the calmest seas and the most settled weather. May to November is wetter, but showers are often short, resorts are quieter and Baa Atoll has its manta season.
Who it suits: couples who want privacy above all else. Each resort has its own island, so your days are as social or as secluded as you want them to be.
Where we’d stay: for a honeymoon we usually look at two styles of resort. One is a remote atoll reached by seaplane, with overwater villas spread across a wide lagoon and a house reef for snorkelling from your deck. The other is a resort in North or South Malé Atoll, a short speedboat ride from the airport, which proves you don’t need a seaplane for seclusion and gives you more time on the island. Non-stop flights from London take around ten hours. Our guides to choosing a Maldives island and resort and the best Maldives resorts go into the atolls in more depth, and our Maldives holidays page has ideas for every budget.
2. Mauritius honeymoon
Best months: May to early December is dry, sunny and outside the cyclone season. For honeymooners, October and November are our first choice: October is the driest month of the year, the sea is warming and the long summer evenings are beginning.
Who it suits: couples who want variety as well as a beach: mountain walks, a catamaran day, golf and excellent spas.
Where we’d stay: One&Only Le Saint Géran on its own peninsula on the east coast, or The Oberoi Beach Resort Mauritius at Turtle Bay in the north-west, calm and elegant in tropical gardens. Non-stop flights from London take around 11 to 12 hours, and Mauritius is only three or four hours ahead of the UK. See Mauritius holidays and our guide to which coast to choose and when to go in Mauritius.
3. Seychelles honeymoon
Best months: April and May, and October and November, the calm spells between the two trade-wind seasons, when seas are generally at their flattest and the water clearest for snorkelling.
Who it suits: couples who want dramatic granite-boulder beaches, island hopping and nature, with fewer resorts and a wilder feel than the Maldives.
Where we’d stay: Six Senses Zil Pasyon on the private island of Félicité, with pool villas set among the boulders and a short helicopter or boat transfer from Mahé, or North Island, a private island of only a handful of villas for the ultimate barefoot escape. Most routes from London connect through a Gulf hub. See Seychelles holidays and our Seychelles holiday offers.
4. Bali honeymoon
Best months: the dry season, roughly April to October, which suits a summer wedding.
Who it suits: couples who want culture, food and wellness as much as sand, then a few lazy days on the coast.
Where we’d stay: Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan in the Ayung River valley near Ubud, or Amandari, overlooking the same valley. There are no non-stop flights from the UK; most couples fly via Singapore, which is around 13 to 14 hours non-stop from London, then under three hours on to Bali. See Bali holidays.
5. Thailand honeymoon
Best months: November to April for the Andaman coast (Phuket, Krabi and Khao Lak). The Gulf islands, such as Koh Samui, follow a different pattern: they are usually at their best from January to August, and wettest from October to December.
Who it suits: couples who want a few days of Bangkok’s food and temples, perhaps the north around Chiang Mai, and then a beach villa, often for less time in the air than the Indian Ocean islands beyond.
Where we’d stay: a pool villa on a quiet bay rather than a busy resort strip, and a riverside hotel in Bangkok to break up the journey. Non-stop flights from Heathrow to Bangkok take around eleven and a half hours, with short domestic flights on to the islands. See Thailand holidays.
6. Bora Bora and French Polynesia honeymoon
Best months: Tahiti Tourisme describes May to October as the ideal dry-season window, with June to September the busiest months. November to April is hotter, more humid and wetter.
Who it suits: couples who want the honeymoon of a lifetime and have the time to do it justice. We suggest at least two weeks.
Where we’d stay: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, on its own islet facing Mount Otemanu across the lagoon, or The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort, with its overwater villas. The usual routing from London connects in Los Angeles for the flight to Papeete, then a short domestic flight to Bora Bora. Explore French Polynesia holidays.
7. St Lucia honeymoon, and the rest of the Caribbean
Best months: December to April, the drier, breezier season. The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from 1 June to 30 November, so for a summer or autumn wedding we would usually look east to the Indian Ocean instead.
Who it suits: couples who want a long-haul honeymoon without a long-haul journey. Non-stop flights from London take around eight and a half to nine hours, and the time difference is modest.
St Lucia: the most romantic landscape in the Caribbean, with rainforest and the twin Pitons. Jade Mountain, above Soufrière, has open-walled sanctuaries facing the Pitons, most with their own infinity pool and deliberately no television; Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort sits right between the two peaks. See St Lucia holidays.
Antigua: Jumby Bay Island, part of the Oetker Collection, on its own car-free island a short boat ride from the Antigua coast. Our Antigua and Barbuda holiday guide has more ideas.
Barbados: Sandy Lane on the platinum west coast, for calm swimming, a celebrated spa and a lively restaurant scene. See Barbados holidays.
8. Sri Lanka honeymoon
Best months: December to March for the south and west coasts, when the beaches around Galle, Weligama and Tangalle are at their best.
Who it suits: curious couples who want an adventure together: tea country, ancient cities, leopards in the national parks and a beach to finish.
Where we’d stay: Cape Weligama, on its clifftop above the Indian Ocean, and Amanwella near Tangalle, a calm, contemporary resort on a crescent bay. SriLankan Airlines flies non-stop from Heathrow to Colombo in about eleven hours. See Sri Lanka holidays.
9. Honeymoon safari and beach: Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar
Best months: the long dry season, roughly June to October, is the classic safari window. Kenya’s tourist board says the Great Migration herds are usually in the Masai Mara from around July to October.
Who it suits: couples who want their honeymoon to feel like an expedition, followed by a few days of pure rest on the Indian Ocean.
Where we’d stay: a Masai Mara camp during the migration, followed by andBeyond Mnemba Island, a barefoot private-island lodge of open-sided bandas a short boat ride off the north-east tip of Zanzibar. Our guide to safari and beach holidays explains how to combine the two.
10. Italy’s Amalfi Coast
Best months: May, June and September, when the days are long and warm but the coast is calmer than in high summer.
Who it suits: couples who would rather not fly long-haul, love food and wine, and want romance in the form of terraces, boat days and lemon groves.
Where we’d stay: Le Sirenuse in Positano, a family-run classic, or Belmond Hotel Caruso high above the sea in Ravello. Direct flights to Naples take around two and a half hours. For more ideas closer to home, see our pick of the best honeymoon hotels in Europe.
Honeymoon destinations compared
A quick way to match the destination to your wedding date. Flight times are approximate from London and vary with the airline, the season and the routing.
| Destination | Best months | Flight time from London | Honeymoon style |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Maldives | December to April | About 10 hours non-stop | Overwater villas, total privacy, diving |
| Mauritius | May to early December (October and November best) | About 11 to 12 hours non-stop | Beach, spa, golf, mountains |
| The Seychelles | April to May, October to November | One stop via the Gulf | Private islands, island hopping, nature |
| Bali | April to October | One stop, usually via Singapore | Culture, wellness, villas |
| Thailand | November to April (Andaman coast); January to August (Koh Samui) | About 11.5 hours non-stop to Bangkok | City, culture, pool villas, islands |
| Bora Bora | May to October | One stop via Los Angeles, plus a domestic flight | Once-in-a-lifetime lagoon escape |
| St Lucia, Antigua, Barbados | December to April | About 8.5 to 9 hours non-stop | Short long-haul, beaches, rainforest |
| Sri Lanka | December to March (south and west) | About 11 hours non-stop | Adventure, wildlife, culture, beach |
| Kenya or Tanzania and Zanzibar | June to October | Usually one stop for the full journey | Safari, then barefoot beach |
| Amalfi Coast | May, June, September | About 2.5 hours to Naples | Food, wine, terraces, no jet lag |
Honeymoon destinations by month
If your wedding is in the summer or early autumn, these are the months people ask us about most. Each destination’s best-time guide has the full month-by-month detail.
- June: Bali and French Polynesia are in their dry seasons, Mauritius is into its dry winter, and the Amalfi Coast has long, warm days before the August crowds.
- August: the Great Migration is usually in the Masai Mara, so a Kenya safari with a beach to finish is a strong choice. Bali and Koh Samui are also in season.
- September: the migration is still in the Mara, Mauritius is dry and sunny, and the Amalfi Coast is calmer and the sea at its warmest.
- October: Mauritius has its driest month, the Seychelles enter a calm spell between the trade winds, and Bora Bora is at the end of its dry season.
For a winter wedding, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand’s Andaman coast and the Caribbean are all at their best from December to April. Our guide to the best time to visit the Maldives covers its seasons in detail.
What a tailor-made honeymoon package includes
A honeymoon package from a tailor-made specialist is not a fixed bundle. It is a trip designed from scratch around your dates, your budget and how you like to travel, then booked and looked after as one protected holiday. In practice, that usually covers:
- Flights: the best routing and timings for your dates, with the cabin you choose. On long overnight flights, an upgraded cabin is often worth it.
- Transfers: private cars, speedboats, seaplanes or domestic flights, timed to your arrival.
- The right room: not just the right hotel but the right villa or suite within it, such as a sunset-facing deck or a pool of your own.
- Stopovers and twin-centres: a few nights in Dubai, Singapore or Los Angeles to break up the journey, or a second destination for contrast.
- Experiences: a private dinner on the beach, a sunset cruise, a spa ritual for two or a guided day out, booked in advance so you don’t spend your honeymoon making arrangements.
- Financial protection and support: one booking, with full financial protection, and a Travel Designer to call before you go and while you are away.
A note on honeymoon extras
Many luxury hotels like to mark a honeymoon with a small gesture, and some run honeymoon offers at certain times of year. These vary from hotel to hotel and season to season, often depend on travelling within a set time after your wedding, and are never guaranteed, so we never promise them in advance. What we can do is make sure every hotel knows you are on honeymoon and point you to current deals, such as our Maldives offers and Mauritius holiday offers.
Twin-centre honeymoon ideas
Two places in one trip is one of the best ways to make a honeymoon feel like a journey rather than a single long week. The rule of thumb is to put the busier stop first and finish with the beach, so the last days are the most restful.
- Sri Lanka and the Maldives: a week of tea hills, temples and wildlife, then a short hop to an overwater villa. It works best from December to March, when both are in season.
- Dubai and Mauritius: a glamorous city stopover on the way out, then Mauritius at its best in the autumn.
- Singapore and Bali: a couple of nights of rooftop bars and hawker food after the long flight, then Ubud and the coast in the dry season.
- Tanzania safari and Zanzibar or Kenya safari and coast: the classic bush-and-beach honeymoon.
- Seychelles island hopping: two or three islands, each with a different character.
Our guide to the best twin-centre holidays has more combinations, and every one can be adjusted to your dates.
How to plan your honeymoon
Start with the date, not the destination
The month you travel narrows the shortlist faster than anything else. A December wedding points to the Maldives, Sri Lanka or the Caribbean; a summer wedding points to Bali, French Polynesia, Mauritius or safari.
Book early for the best rooms
The most private villas at the best resorts are limited, and they go first over Christmas, New Year, Easter and the summer holidays. Booking nine to twelve months ahead gives you the widest choice; we can also plan on shorter notice, with a little more flexibility on the room or the route.
Frequently asked questions
What is included in a honeymoon package?
A tailor-made honeymoon package is designed around you, so it usually includes flights, private transfers, your choice of hotel and room, any stopovers or second destinations, and experiences such as private dinners or spa treatments, all booked as one protected holiday.
What are the best honeymoon destinations?
It depends on the month. The Maldives is the classic choice from December to April, Mauritius is at its best from May to early December, and Bali, French Polynesia and safari suit a summer honeymoon. The Caribbean is ideal for a winter wedding with a shorter flight.
Where should we go on honeymoon in summer?
From June to September, look at Bali in its dry season, Bora Bora and French Polynesia, Mauritius in its dry winter, or a safari in Kenya or Tanzania followed by a few days in Zanzibar. Closer to home, the Amalfi Coast is lovely in June and September.
Where should we go on honeymoon in winter?
From December to April, the Maldives, Sri Lanka’s south and west coasts and the Caribbean islands, including Antigua, St Lucia and Barbados, are all in their best season. The Caribbean has the shortest flights, at around eight and a half to nine hours.
Do hotels offer honeymoon perks?
Many luxury hotels like to mark a honeymoon, and some run honeymoon offers, but these vary by hotel and season and often depend on travelling soon after the wedding. We never promise them in advance, but we always tell your hotels you are on honeymoon.
How far ahead should we book our honeymoon?
Nine to twelve months ahead gives you the widest choice of rooms and flights, especially for the most private villas and for Christmas, Easter and summer travel. Shorter notice is often possible with some flexibility on the room or route.
Plan your honeymoon with us
Our Travel Designers plan honeymoons around your wedding date, the weather and the way you like to travel, from the right villa to the right seat on the plane. Tell us what you have in mind and we will shape a honeymoon around you, with full financial protection.
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Updated November 2026. Flight times are approximate from London and weather descriptions are general seasonal patterns; we check current schedules, conditions and hotel offers for your travel dates.
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