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Suggestions for out of country short beach vacation
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:05 am
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:05 am
Desires are short flight out of US, budget is about 8k, safe for Americans w limited international travel, friendly for 14 and 17 year old boys.
Would like to head out mid/end July
Would like to head out mid/end July
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:12 am to tigerfoot
Cancun
Posted on 6/15/26 at 11:17 am to tigerfoot
Aruba is super easy and very Americanized.Especially around Palm and Eagle Beach. It doesn’t have seaweed like Cancun and the surrounding areas do and never has hurricanes.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:21 pm to tigerfoot
plenty of options in bahamas: Harbour island, marsh harbor, exumas
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:35 pm to Hermit Crab
Aruba, BVIs, DR, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo, Roatan
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:42 pm to tigerfoot
quote:
Would like to head out mid/end July
a lot of Caribbean places start shutting down for hurricane season starting late july/early august, so be aware of that.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:02 pm to tigerfoot
Antigua
Posted on 6/15/26 at 5:55 pm to tigerfoot
July should probably be ok, but late summer I would strongly consider Costa Rica (west coast) and Mexico destinations since they are: 1) less likely to be affected by a tropical system coming out of the Atlantic, 2) Cancun, San Jose, Liberia, PV have bigger airports with more daily flights so you have to a better chance to get out in a hurry, 3) if stuck due to a storm they have better infrastructure to ride it out.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 8:17 pm to kciDAtaE
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Aruba
Went once, don’t really need to go back. Some people love it.
Snorkeling the shipwreck and visiting the remote north side of the island were both cool.
The rest felt like Myrtle Beach to me. Too Americanized for me.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 6/18/26 at 1:57 pm to tigerfoot
Check out Small Hope Bay Lodge on Andros Island, Bahamas.
Small lodge cabins on the water. Great family environment. Plenty of activities that include zero cement. Fishing, diving, exploring natural Bahamas out islands are vacation win every time.
Small lodge cabins on the water. Great family environment. Plenty of activities that include zero cement. Fishing, diving, exploring natural Bahamas out islands are vacation win every time.
Posted on 6/18/26 at 11:53 pm to tigerfoot
Bora Bora hands down if you can afford it. The geography looks like something out of Avatar or Star Wars.
This post was edited on 6/18/26 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 6/19/26 at 1:01 am to tigerfoot
Another vote for Aruba. Stayed there for a few days this past Memorial Day. It was great and would definitely go back. Very safe; it's part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
It's definitely not "exotic". However being only a 4 hr flight from ATL makes it a good option if you are on the east coast.
It's definitely not "exotic". However being only a 4 hr flight from ATL makes it a good option if you are on the east coast.
Posted on 6/19/26 at 5:37 pm to gpburdell
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Another vote for Aruba. Stayed there for a few days this past Memorial Day. It was great and would definitely go back. Very safe; it's part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It's definitely not "exotic". However being only a 4 hr flight from ATL makes it a good option if you are on the east coast.
Aruba is fine if you want a regular beach vacation
Bora Bora is what you want if you want a true escape
Posted on 6/19/26 at 6:51 pm to tigeroarz1
quote:I’ve been there several times and enjoy it but the 4 hour flight from ATL to AUA doesn’t fit my “short beach vacation” criteria.
Aruba is super easy and very Americanized.
T&C or Grand Cayman would be my suggestion
Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:05 am to tigerfoot
Jaco beach, Costa Rica or Cancun
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