The wedding is over, but here’s where to take everyone you actually want to keep celebrating with on your buddymoon.
The honeymoon is evolving. Couples are increasingly trading the classic two-person escape for the buddymoon: a post-wedding trip that folds in the friends and family who made the celebration possible in the first place. The question, then, is less about whether to buddymoon and more about where. The destination has to work harder when you’re traveling as a group. It needs enough space for privacy, enough amenities to keep everyone busy, and enough beauty to justify the occasion. These six types of getaways can be the ones that hold up.
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A Beachside Resort With A Great Reputation
Not all beach resorts are created equal, and for a buddymoon, the difference between a good one and a great one shows up fast. The best ones tend to sit slightly apart from the crowds, which matters more when you’re traveling in a group and don’t want your relaxation to feel like a public event. Discovery Boracay occupies the quieter northern end of the island, away from the main strip. Boracay’s waters are also forgiving enough for non-swimmers and interesting enough for anyone who wants to snorkel or paddleboard.
A Luxury Resort In A City That Surprises You
The city resort occupies a specific and underrated niche in group travel. NUSTAR Resort & Casino in Cebu works this way. Cebu itself is a city with real texture, with historic sites, excellent seafood, and easy access to surrounding islands for day trips. For a buddymoon group with mixed appetites, a city resort removes the pressure of having to agree on everything.
A Coastal Retreat Built For Slow Days
Some places earn their place on a buddymoon itinerary by doing the art of deceleration rather well. Crimson Resort & Spa in Mactan is that kind of property. Groups tend to find a natural rhythm at retreats like this one, such as mornings in the water, afternoons elsewhere, and evenings over long dinners. Proximity to Mactan’s diving sites also means anyone who needs more stimulation than a sun lounger has somewhere reasonable to go.
A Jungle Island Lodge That Earns Its Remoteness
There’s a version of the buddymoon that usually involves getting on a small boat to somewhere idyllic and isolated. Lagen Island Resort in El Nido sits inside a protected cove in Palawan, surrounded by limestone cliffs and old-growth forest. The communal dining setup encourages the sort of unhurried conversation that tends to get crowded out during the wedding week itself.
An Idyllic Plantation Resort
The plantation resort trades the beach for something greener and quieter, and for some groups, that trade is worth making. Dusit Thani Lubi Plantation in Davao, is surrounded by rows upon rows of coconut trees. Here, the property is intimate enough that a buddymoon group doesn’t feel like it’s sharing the place with a hundred strangers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Options include Discovery Shores Boracay, Crimson Resort & Spa Mactan, Cebu City, El Nido in Palawan, and Dusit Thani Lubi Plantation Resort in Davao, each offering a distinct experience for groups.
It sits on the quieter northern end of Boracay away from the main strip, and its waters accommodate both non-swimmers and guests who want to snorkel or paddleboard.
Lagen Island Resort sits inside a protected cove surrounded by limestone cliffs and old-growth forest, accessible by air to El Nido and then by boat through the archipelago.
