The Best Summer Honeymoon Destinations

Some places are better explored in sunshine. Read on to discover where you and your loved one can celebrate the start of married life with these awesome trips.

The wedding cake is gone and the bewildering amount of gifted-toasters have been unboxed: it’s time to head off on your honeymoon. It’s no secret that summer is a popular time of year to border-hop – just take one look at the buzzing beaches, crowded cities and group wilderness tours and you’ll see for yourself. Looking for a place to celebrate in the sun with your honeybun? Start planning now and take them to one of our hand-picked, specially curated Culture Trips.

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View from a flowery field as the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) zooms past Mount Fuji in the Japanese countryside

Share sushi with your spouse in Japan

Japan is the ultimate honeymoon destination – where else will you and your spouse find the time to explore this diverse, dazzling and delicate nation in full? Spring may be the peak season for cherry blossoms, but summer is when festivals are in full bloom. Plus, you’ll have more than enough of an excuse to dine on sushi and sake until your heart’s content. Fall in love with Japan on this 12-day Rail Trip, which calls at Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto and Tokyo, as well as detours to scenic islands, bamboo forests and mountainous lakes.

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT Osaka, Japan