With fabulous beach resorts, the Great Barrier Reef, clear waters, and private-island properties, Australia offers a trip that honeymooners will never forget.

Australia

Take a helicopter ride over Heart Reef, or snorkel from a kayak at Lizard Island, then retire to bright, open rooms that look onto tropical gardens and clear turquoise seas.

The Golden State has beaches, mountains, deserts, forests, vineyards, and exquisite hideaways ranging from chic Palm Springs resorts to luxurious beachfront properties.

California

An intimate property with 50 lodges, Auberge du Soleil sits hillside above the rolling vineyards of Napa Valley. The setting is shockingly romantic with warmly furnished rooms.

This Central American gem is filled with tropical rainforests, sublime beaches, abundant and colorful wildlife, sugar-soft white sand beaches, and various activities.

Costa Rica

For a unique stay, the luxury eco-lodge Lapa Rios has seventeen bungalows set in one thousand acres of rainforest, where guests can take guided hikes and tours.

There are countless beautiful beachfront resorts and locations to honeymoon or have a ceremony in Florida. DisneyWorld hosts weddings year-round in the temperate climate.

Florida

See dolphins, stingrays, and shipwrecks in the clear turquoise seas on a seaplane to Key West, or try Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, a private island with thatch-roof bungalows.

Tahiti, Bora Bora, and Moorea take effort to get to, but each island has its unique charm. Tahiti Tourisme offers packages where couples can spend a handful of nights on each.

French Polynesia

Whatever the choice, honeymooners will encounter bungalows standing over stunning clear turquoise seas and lagoons cupped by sensuous beaches on a one-of-a-kind vacation.

Visitors to this state can experience arts, history, culture, and truly dramatic scenery where verdant, steeply inclined mountains tumble down to turquoise waters.

Hawaii

Adventurers will have options, with surfing, great snorkeling and scuba, fishing, whale watching, and some sublime hiking among beautifully maintained national parks.