Help me plan my honeymoon

[vvitola]

I need help to plan my honeymoon.
I have 2 or 3 weeks available for the last quarter of 2010 (oct-dec).
We are not professional divers, I have 30 dives and my fiancee has 50, we are both AOW.
We would not like to go to the caribbean, since we live in Guatemala, and we have been to Belize, Roatan and Utila. And I don't think I am ready for a Liveaboard yet.

I would love:
- Warm waters
- Great Visibility
- Great Coral and fish diversity
- Not a crouded place
- 3 dives per day or more
- 7 days of diving in a great place but would like to do a week of non diving as well

I have been considering Indonesia (Raja Ampat), Palau, etc.
But would love your advise on where to go!!!
My finacee loves photography but does not have UW photography and this trip would be a great opportunity for him to learn!
thank you!

 

[robint]

I need help to plan my honeymoon.
I have 2 or 3 weeks available for the last quarter of 2010 (oct-dec).
We are not professional divers, I have 30 dives and my fiancee has 50, we are both AOW.
We would not like to go to the caribbean, since we live in Guatemala, and we have been to Belize, Roatan and Utila. And I don't think I am ready for a Liveaboard yet.

I would love:
- Warm waters
- Great Visibility
- Great Coral and fish diversity
- Not a crouded place
- 3 dives per day or more
- 7 days of diving in a great place but would like to do a week of non diving as well

I have been considering Indonesia (Raja Ampat), Palau, etc.
But would love your advise on where to go!!!
My finacee loves photography but does not have UW photography and this trip would be a great opportunity for him to learn!
thank you!

Oct-Dec is rainy season in the Caribbean. Prices are low (as long as it isn't a holiday week) but you have to deal with iffy weather. Bonaire is the only place I can think of that would work for you during that time. Look at: Caradonna Dive Adventures - Dive Travel and Vacations
and http://www.bayadventures.com/bonaire/rates.htm
You can get boat diving and/or shore diving packages at most resorts.

I would look at a Pacific destination and you have mentioned 2 good ones - Indonesia and Palau. BUT it is rainy season in Palau Sept-Nov, so keep that in mind (and when they say rainy there they mean torrential downpours for hours or all day!). December is a great month to go there but in order to get in 3+ dives per day, you need to do a liveaboard.
So, if you want Romantic and Land-based, I would go to Indonesia. Look at Lembeh Island, resorts like Tasik Ria, Kima Bajo, Kungkungan Bay, and Lembeh Resort. Also, Wakatobi would be great for you. All of those have diving that is very "fishy" but also not too advanced for you. I have heard great things about Raja Ampat but mostly from advanced divers and those who have done the liveaboards there.
Look at deals here: Caradonna Dive Adventures - Dive Travel and Vacations
and Explore Indonesia - Indonesia's Finest Scuba Diving
I have been told that Sept-Oct is a great time to go to Indonesia.

Another place you might want to consider is Fiji. Lots of nice Romantic resorts but most only do 2 dives per day. I have heard raves about Beqa lagoon and Wananavu Resorts from several friends.
Pacific Scuba Diving Vacations Pacific Scuba Travel Adventures Islands
Caradonna Dive Adventures - Dive Travel and Vacations

robin

 

[TSandM]

We had a fabulous time at Kungkungen Bay Resort in Indonesia. It's muck diving, although there were some sites with coral, but the diversity of sea life simply has to be seen to be believed. Even the house reef was a gold mine of the beautiful and the simply weird. The resort is beautiful, and you stay in individual cabins, so it's private for honeymooners. The food was excellent as well (and being met after a dive with hot tea and cookies was SO civilized!)

You can combine a few days there with some time spent in Bunaken on the dramatic, sheer walls, and have the best of both worlds.

 

[still new]

Okay here goes:
1) Join Mile High Club
2) SEX IN THE HOTEL ROOM
3) LAY DOWN SUITCASES
4) SEX IN THE SHOWER
5) CHECK OUT ROOM
6)NOW DO IT ON THE BALCONY
7) DON'T GO NEAR THE BEACH OR IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN
8) HAVE A NICE BEFORE DINNER TRYST( MAYBE ON THE FLOOR)
9) DINNER
10) AFTER DINNER SEX
11) GOOD NIGHT SEX
12) WAKE UP FOR A PEE SEX( 3:30-4:00AM)

DAY 2 -DAY 14:

REPEAT DAY 1

 

[still new]

I don't know about you! If it were me I wouldn't be leaving my room too much for the first week, maybe for a breather then right back at it. How about one dive a week for the first two weeks and then three dives on the third week. You don't have too many Honeymoons to waste time diving.

 

[Scared Silly]

Red Sea, Egypt. Spend 10 days seeing the country then dive for a week.

 

[mooney]

Bora Bora/Moorea/Tahiti good place for honeymoon/dive combination

 

[ScubaduoAdventures]

You have received a lot of good suggestions and anyone of them would be great.
As far as Raja Ampat you would be going to one of the great diving areas of the world and one that offers incredible amounts of biodiversity Your main option for staying land based is with iriandiving you can google search them Indonesia Diving Irian Jaya Papua Raja Ampat. It is very remote but they have built a first class dive resort in one of the most beautiful and unspoiled dive areas in the world and its owner max discovered most of the dive sites there. You then could stop on Bali on your way back , we would suggest visiting the Ubud area for its beauty and the artisans, Bali has so much to offer.
If we may make another suggestion you may want to consider Borneo Malaysia and Sipidan. It not only offers spectacular reef and critter diving but you can stay at a resort called Sipidan Water Village which offers very romantic over water bungalows. It offers spectacular diving and photographic opportunities and you could do things after wards like visit the orangutans and other eco adventures.

Decisions, decisions so many places to dive so many things to see and do!!.
Congratulations and happy honeymoon.
Please feel free to ask any other questions and visit our website below.:blinking:

 

[ScubaduoAdventures]

You have received a lot of good suggestions and anyone of them would be great.
As far as Raja Ampat you would be going to one of the great diving areas of the world and one that offers incredible amounts of biodiversity Your main option for staying land based is with iriandiving you can google search them Indonesia Diving Irian Jaya Papua Raja Ampat. It is very remote but they have built a first class dive resort in one of the most beautiful and unspoiles dive areas in the world and its owner max discovered most of the dive sites there. You then could stop on Bali on your way back , we would suggest visiting the Ubud area for its beauty and the artisans, Bali has so much to offer.
If we make make another suggestion you may want to consider Borneo Malaysia and Sipidan. It not only offers spectacular reef and critter diving but you can stay at a resort called Sipidan Water Village which offers very romantic over water bungalows. It offers spectacular diving and photographic opportunities and you could do things after wards like visit the orangutans and other eco adventures.

Decisions, decisions so many places to dive so many things to see and do!!.
Congratulations and happy honeymoon.
Please feel free to ask any other questions and visit our website below.:blinking:

 

[ScubaduoAdventures]

You have received a lot of good suggestions and anyone of them would be great.
As far as Raja Ampat you would be going to one of the great diving areas of the world and one that offers incredible amounts of biodiversity Your main option for staying land based is with iriandiving you can google search them Indonesia Diving Irian Jaya Papua Raja Ampat. It is very remote but they have built a first class dive resort in one of the most beautiful and unspoiles dive areas in the world and its owner max discovered most of the dive sites there. You then could stop on Bali on your way back , we would suggest visiting the Ubud area for its beauty and the artisans, Bali has so much to offer.
If we make make another suggestion you may want to consider Borneo Malaysia and Sipidan. It not only offers spectacular reef and critter diving but you can stay at a resort called Sipidan Water Village which offers very romantic over water bungalows. It offers spectacular diving and photographic opportunities and you could do things after wards like visit the orangutans and other eco adventures.

Decisions, decisions so many places to dive so many things to see and do!!.
Congratulations and happy honeymoon.
Please feel free to ask any other questions and visit our website below.:blinking: