It will be our first real vacation together in a very long time and I want to make sure it is perfect. We will be starting fron Connectiucut. Iwould prefer to rent a private villa, but hotel or resort recommendations will still be appreciated.
They are 17 and 15 so it will need to be family friendly. All-inclusive would be ever better. Scuba diving and sky diving are 2 things we must be able to do. Thanks in advance for your time.
2006-06-27 04:40:21 · 17 answers · asked by Does not play well with others 3 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
go to Hawaii they will love it there
thank you
2006-06-27 04:44:05 · answer #1 · answered by cooks delight 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you have given more info than most in your question there are still far too many unstated preferences to give you a complete answer but hope this will help.
1-There are many websites that rent vacation villa all over the world just gogle villas or vacation homes for rent.
2-There are probably over 100 great islands to vacation in the Caribbean that offer both types of diving, but Caribbean diving is nothing compared to the South Pacific, and you can sky dive anywhere these days,
3-It sounds like you have money so places in the S.Pacific I'd recommend are:
Fiji(Somosomo straights in between Taveuni and Vanua Levu) Unbelievable quantity of sea life. Taveuni accommodations are more basic, and VL are luxurious, but you dive the same sites.
Rangiroa, French Polynesia if you want to be surrounded by hundreds of sharks and see 15 ft Manta rays.
Cairns, Australia, do a livaboard on the great barrier reef.
Papau New Guinea- My favorite for diversity, clarity and no other divers.
Micronesia- Yap and Palau great drift diving and large pelagics
Indonesia- Komodo Island, mainly livaboards.
All take a while to get to so you may want to do two of the above and break the trip up again, and all will be memorable.
Have fun, wish I was going back soon myself!
2006-06-27 12:10:20 · answer #2 · answered by skyyn777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa in Puerta Rico. It's really nice and only a 3 hour flight from around that area. The resort has there own private island that you get to by a boat. It is nice, and appropriate for a family. I went there with mine a couple years ago. It was amazing, you should look into it. There are many activities to do, you could scuba, but I'm not sure about the sky diving.
2006-06-27 11:51:08 · answer #3 · answered by olivia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at the Caribbean coast of Honduras or Belize. It's a little expensive to get there, but once you're there it's amazingly cheap. There is apparently great diving at Roatan, and white sand beaches in Puerto Cortes. Honduras is also an amazing cultural experience, and travel between Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize is very cheap and easy. Just a note, though: if you decide to enter Belize, you need to spend the night. You can't just enter the country for the day. This is an amazing trip, even better if you speak Spanish.
2006-06-27 15:31:53 · answer #4 · answered by Cunning Linguist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the Island of St. Martin in the French West Indies. Would recommend staying on the French side near the Alamanda Resort. There are a lot of villas for rent also. Warning: The boys will see some nudity on the beaches.
2006-06-27 11:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by gigantic_zebra_on_buffet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The all-inclusive resorts like Beaches are the ones designed for families, so you may want to start there if you want it to be as easy to plan as possible. In terms of islands, I am partial to Grand Cayman. It is a very clean island, even in the wake of a major hurricane a few years back, and has some of the best snorkeling in the bay the island is centered around. There is wonderful shopping, sparkling beaches, adn some nice day trip ideas, including a sea turtle farm rehab center and Hell, a small town famous for its rock formations, and of course, it's name. Not many places you can say that your whole trip went to Hell, and it was wonderful!
2006-06-27 11:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scuba diving, sky diving, and what i would have to say looks like the most beautiful place on earth..... the island of Bora Bora in French Polinesia
Next to that, try researching the Seychelles islands off the coast of africa.
2006-06-27 11:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by "EL SANCHO" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really!!! liked Atlantis, Bahamas.. It is a very nice and everyone there was awesome. I went as a nanny and just fell in love with the the surroundings. THere is things for all ages to do.. When I went, I was in my mid twenties and had fun with the kids that I watched. It is a pricey place, but it is worth its every penny. The have places you can eat by the fish, slide down a slide with sharks around you, but you are in a glass area where they won't get you, but it is neat. :D Just type in www.Atlantis.com and it will show you a ton of stuff. :D Good luck!1 You will have fun!
2006-06-27 13:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by laurieprentice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Maui they have great resorts like the Fairmont Kea Lani Maui and you can go sky diving, and scuba diving and have a great view of the ocean.
2006-06-27 11:59:41 · answer #9 · answered by brandon p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sanibel Island or Captiva Island on the west coast of Florida is Beautiful
2006-07-04 16:10:18 · answer #10 · answered by JEANENE B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't been to this place, but a friend of mine went and said it was absolutely incredible. I saw it featured on the Travel Channel as one of the top ten places for a family vacation:
http://www.atlantis.com/flash.aspx
2006-06-27 11:48:13 · answer #11 · answered by partlycloudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋