The Best Winter Honeymoon Ideas

From icy landscapes to Caribbean coastlines, this roundup of Culture Trip adventures will get married life off to a thrilling start.

Winter weddings have an added touch of romance, from candlelit venues cloaked in evergreens to the ever-present prospect of snow. If you’re tying the knot in winter, you can guarantee the white stuff on your honeymoon by joining one of these specially curated small-group tours, bookable with Culture Trip. Or, alternatively, escape the cold with an action-packed trip to a winter sun destination – a white wedding doesn’t have to mean a chilly honeymoon.

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Shirakawago, Gifu, Japan historic farming village in winter.

Discovering a totally new culture in Japan

Japan is a year-round destination, so whenever the big day, you can always follow it up with a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun. Our extensive 12-day Rail Trip takes you from Osaka to Tokyo, calling at Hiroshima, Kyoto and Hakone, as well as detours to bamboo forests, shinto shrines and Miyajima Island. Few countries boast such a rich and complex culture, coupled with such a diversity of landscape. We’ll immerse you in both, be it through sushi-making and taiko drumming to cruising on Lake Ashi and soaking in natural onsen (hot springs). The best part about taking this trip in winter? It has to be our stop in the Japanese Alps, where you’ll visit Hida Folk Village, covered by a blanket of snow, to learn about local culture, before settling down for a sake tasting at a local brewery.

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Osaka, Japan

ENDS AT

Tokyo, Japan

DURATION

12

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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This is an updated version of an article originally written by Siobhan Grogan.

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Culture Trips, Rail Trips and Private Trips. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travelers, couples and friends who want to explore the world together.

Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family.

We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm - and may even bring benefits. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.