Best destinations for couples
From Santorini sunsets to Kyoto mornings, these destinations reliably deliver the intimate, slower-paced trip couples want.
30 destinations · 6 continents · Updated weekly
Asia
Rice terraces, beach clubs, and spiritual retreats
Coral atoll gateway to private-island resorts
Diving hub with whale sharks, Kawasan Falls, lechon
Portuguese churches, beach shacks, and yoga retreats
Turquoise islands, beach clubs, and diving paradise
Neon, tradition, and the best food on earth
Street food royalty and riverside temples
Forbidden City, Great Wall, and millennia of dynasty
Digital-nomad paradise with temples and elephant sanctuaries
Supercars, skylines, and desert luxury
Europe
Minoan ruins, mountain villages, and the best olive oil on earth
Dramatic cliffs, grass-roof villages, North Atlantic raw
Balearic party capital with secret coves and yoga retreats
Volcanic crater lakes, hot springs, Atlantic whales
Year-round sun, Teide volcano, black-sand beaches
Gaudí, beaches, and late-night tapas
Raw history, creative chaos, legendary nightlife
North America
Alaskan gateway to glaciers, wildlife, and northern lights
Arch of Land's End, sport fishing, resort sunsets
Beaches, Hollywood, and endless suburbs
The city that redefines every decade
Turquoise glacier lakes in the Canadian Rockies
South America
Darwin's living laboratory of blue-footed boobies and iguanas
End-of-the-world glaciers, condors, and towering granite peaks
Steak, tango, and European soul in Latin America
Oceania
Road to Hana, sunrise at Haleakalā, reef-lined beaches
Active volcanoes, black-sand beaches, Kona coffee farms
Oahu's Waikiki, volcanic trails, and shave ice