Tropical honeymoon destinations

One island, one resort: overwater villas, glass-clear lagoons and nobody else in sight.

Best Jan–Apr, Jun$2,708–$6,208 a week5–8 nights

Private dinner on a sandbank · Snorkel the house reef with turtles · Overwater spa for two

Granite boulders, empty coves and giant tortoises: islands that look retouched.

Best Jun–Aug, Oct$1,990–$4,440 a week6–10 nights

Cycle La Digue to Anse Source d’Argent · Walk the palm forest of Vallée de Mai · Snorkel Curieuse and meet giant tortoises

Overwater bungalows were invented in French Polynesia. Bora Bora perfected them.

Best May–Sep (rated Good)$3,030–$8,000 a week4–7 nights

Picnic on a private motu · Snorkel with rays and blacktip sharks · Breakfast delivered by outrigger canoe

India’s coral atolls: turquoise lagoons, almost no crowds and reefs that rival the Maldives.

Best Oct–Apr$955–$1,830 a week4–6 nights

Snorkel the lagoon reefs · Scuba dive at Kadmat · Kayak a glass-clear lagoon

The Pitons rising from the sea, open-wall suites in the rainforest and volcanic mud baths for two.

Best Nov–Jul$1,960–$4,690 a week5–8 nights

Dinner facing the Pitons at sunset · Mud bath at the Sulphur Springs · Catamaran down the west coast

Seven hundred islands of impossibly clear water: pink-sand beaches, sandbar picnics and the swimming pigs of the Exumas.

Best Nov–Jul$2,810–$5,680 a week5–8 nights

Swim with the pigs at Big Major Cay · Walk the pink sand of Harbour Island · Snorkel Thunderball Grotto

Lagoon-calm beaches, green mountains and resorts made for doing nothing beautifully.

Best May, Sep–Nov$1,260–$3,360 a week6–10 nights

Catamaran day to Île aux Cerfs · Seaplane over the “underwater waterfall” · Swim with dolphins off Tamarin at dawn

About 330 islands, sandbar picnics and the warmest welcome in the Pacific: “Bula!”

Best May–Oct$1,700–$3,660 a week6–10 nights

Picnic for two on a sandbank · Snorkel with manta rays · Kava ceremony in a village

Sunrise above the clouds on Haleakalā, the Road to Hāna and whales in winter.

Best all year$3,430–$5,810 a week5–9 nights

Sunrise above the clouds on Haleakalā · Drive the Road to Hāna · Snorkel the Molokini crater

Sailing among 74 islands, Whitehaven’s silica sand and Heart Reef from the air.

Best Apr–Nov$2,170–$4,410 a week5–8 nights

Whitehaven Beach and the Hill Inlet lookout · Scenic flight over Heart Reef · Sail and snorkel the Great Barrier Reef

India’s island paradise: Radhanagar Beach, coral reefs and no passport needed for Indians.

Best Nov–Apr$710–$1,725 a week5–7 nights

Scuba dive off Havelock · Sunset at Radhanagar Beach · Candlelit dinner on the beach

The Garden Isle: the Nā Pali cliffs, Waimea Canyon and Hanalei Bay, with no building taller than a palm.

Best all year$3,395–$5,775 a week5–8 nights

Sail the Nā Pali coast at sunset · Doors-off helicopter over Waimea Canyon · Kayak the Wailua River to a waterfall

Limestone lagoons and island-hopping by outrigger boat in El Nido, and Coron’s wreck dives and glass-clear lakes.

Best Jan–Apr$854–$1,904 a week5–7 nights

Island-hopping to the Big Lagoon · Kayaking into a hidden lagoon · Sunset drinks at Las Cabanas beach

Sunset beaches on Vietnam’s biggest island, a sea cable car to Hon Thom and calm reefs off the southern islands.

Best Dec–Apr$630–$1,540 a week4–6 nights

Sunset on Long Beach · The cable car over the sea to Hon Thom · Snorkelling the An Thoi islands

The Spice Island: dhows at sunset, Stone Town’s carved doors and powder-white sand.

Best Jun–Mar$963–$2,608 a week5–8 nights

Sunset dhow cruise · Spice farm tour · Snorkel Mnemba Atoll with dolphins

Jungle-chic cabanas on the sand, swims in cenotes and Mayan ruins above the sea.

Best Jul, Dec–May$1,290–$3,250 a week5–8 nights

Swim in a cenote · Mayan ruins above the sea at opening time · Candlelit dinner on the beach

Palm-fringed bays, pool villas and spa days, with its dry season when Phuket gets the rain.

Best Feb–Aug$700–$2,170 a week4–7 nights

Boat trip to Ang Thong Marine Park · Fisherman’s Village walking street · Couples’ Thai spa ritual

A national-park headland with koalas in the trees, a river of everglades and long, slow lunches on Hastings Street.

Best Apr–Jan$1,820–$3,640 a week4–6 nights

Coastal walk through Noosa National Park · Kayak the Noosa Everglades · 4WD along the beach to K’gari (Fraser Island)

Sunrise at the lighthouse, dolphins in the surf and farm-to-table dinners in the green hinterland.

Best Apr–Jan$2,030–$4,060 a week3–5 nights

Sunrise at Cape Byron lighthouse · Sea kayak with dolphins · Couples’ massage and a day spa

Rainforest meets the Andaman Sea: mangroves, eagles, a sky bridge and duty-free sunsets.

Best Jan–Mar$721–$1,771 a week4–6 nights

Cable car and the SkyBridge · Mangrove kayaking and eagle watching · Island-hopping to the Lake of the Pregnant Maiden

Where two World Heritage sites meet: the outer Great Barrier Reef by day and the Daintree rainforest down to the sand.

Best Jun–Nov$2,182–$4,142 a week4–7 nights

Snorkel or dive the outer Great Barrier Reef · Walk Mossman Gorge with an Indigenous guide · Cape Tribulation, where rainforest meets reef

Jungle villas, temple ceremonies and clifftop sunsets on the island of the gods.

Best May–Oct$685–$1,910 a week6–10 nights

Seafood dinner on the sand at Jimbaran Bay · Couples’ spa with a Balinese boreh scrub · Kecak fire dance at Uluwatu Temple

Limestone cliffs rising out of turquoise water, longtail boats and night-market feasts.

Best Dec–Apr$665–$1,820 a week6–10 nights

Longtail boat to Phi Phi and Maya Bay · Sunset at Railay West · Thai massage for two

Beach shacks at sunset, Portuguese lanes, spice farms, and quiet southern coves when you want them.

Best Nov–May$525–$1,295 a week4–6 nights

Candlelit dinner at a beach shack · Sunset cruise on the Mandovi river · The Latin Quarter of Fontainhas and Old Goa’s churches

All-inclusive beach resorts on a turquoise sea, with Mayan ruins, cenotes and Isla Mujeres close by.

Best Jul, Dec–May$1,220–$3,180 a week4–7 nights

Swim with whale sharks · Day trip to Chichén Itzá · Catamaran to Isla Mujeres

A road across the sea to Key West: sunset at Mallory Square, coral reefs and conch-house lanes.

Best Jul, Nov–May$2,450–$4,620 a week4–7 nights

Sunset celebration at Mallory Square · Drive the Overseas Highway and the Seven Mile Bridge · Snorkel Looe Key reef

Leopards, tea hills, a fort town by the sea and beaches on whichever coast is dry.

Best Dec–Apr$630–$1,820 a week7–12 nights

Scenic train from Kandy to Ella · Whale watching off Mirissa · Leopard safari in Yala

Volcano hot springs, sloths in the trees and Pacific sunsets. Pura vida.

Best Dec–Apr$1,610–$3,395 a week7–11 nights

Hot springs under Arenal volcano · Hanging bridges and sloth spotting · Zip-line through the cloud forest

Surf beaches and skyline by day, rainforest and glow worms in the hinterland by night.

Best Apr–Jan$1,680–$3,290 a week3–6 nights

Glow worms at Natural Bridge in Springbrook · Whale-watching cruise · Sunrise on the Burleigh headland