When people as rich and famous as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce their engagement and the zeitgeist fills up with speculation on their wedding and honeymoon, prepare to read words like 鈥渓uxury鈥 and 鈥渞emote鈥 a lot. Planning their honeymoon 鈥 and to be clear, they haven鈥檛 asked, but we鈥檇 be delighted to help! 鈥 means that no destination is too far and no price tag is too high.
When selecting hypothetical destinations for Mr. and Mrs. Swift-Kelce鈥檚 (or Mr. and Mrs. Kelce-Swift鈥檚, if they go that route) honeymoon, we were inspired by her lyrics, his heritage, and of course, as much decadence as we could pack into a week or two. (This list incorporates suggestions from two high-end travel companies, trip-planning outfit Black Tomato and luxury travel adviser network Virtuoso.)
You might say the rest of the world is black and white, and they deserve a trip in screaming colour.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. The superstar singer and football player revealed the news in a five-photo joint post on Instagram on Tuesday. (Aug. 26, 2025)
AP VideoTanzania and Zanzibar:聽It was 1975. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton got married (for the second time) in Botswana and went to the Chobe Game Lodge in Chobe National Park for their honeymoon. Forty-two years later, Swift wrote 鈥淗e can be my jailer/ Burton to this Taylor,鈥 in 鈥 鈥 Ready for It?鈥 so it stands to reason that a honeymoon in Africa might be in the cards. And if Swift has any plans to be 鈥淪tanding in a nice dress/ Staring at the sunset鈥 as she sings in 鈥淲ildest Dreams,鈥 there may be no better place than the western corner of Serengeti National Park (a few countries north of Chobe).
Let鈥檚 say they start their trip at & Beyond Grumeti Serengeti River Lodge, a solar-powered luxury conservation lodge with 10 suites (each with its own pool) and a reliable place to see hippos, lions, Nile crocodiles, even the Great Migration river crossings, especially if they鈥檙e willing to wake up at dawn for a hot-air-balloon safari.
Then the newlyweds could fly southeast to & Beyond Mnemba Island 鈥 a spit of sand less than a kilometre-and-a-half wide off the coast of Zanzibar. The barely-an-island has next-level bungalows, a coral reef and an abundance of marine life. The hotel operates a program called Oceans Without Borders with their community development partner, Wild Impact, to preserve the local ecosystem.
Pacific Northwest:聽鈥淚 want a wild otter so bad,鈥 Kelce said recently on 鈥淣ew Heights,鈥 the podcast he hosts with his brother Jason. 鈥淚 want it, too, honestly. Who doesn鈥檛?鈥 Swift seconded. Add that desire to her lyrics about 鈥渟alt air and the rust on your door鈥 from 鈥淎ugust,鈥 and you arrive at the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, the banks of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island鈥檚 wild west coast.
The only structure for miles is Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge, an off-grid, luxury ecolodge that sits on 600 acres of a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve that is packed with black coastal bears, grey whales, orcas, dolphins, sea lions and yes, a thriving population of sea otters. The ecolodge runs on solar power and each of the 25 white canvas safari tents are taken down at the end of each season to minimize Clayoquot鈥檚 environmental impact.
Most visitors get in and out by seaplane (boat transfers from Tofino, 45 minutes away on Vancouver Island, are also available), but Kelce and Swift could charter their own boat with Nicholson Yachts in case they decide to sail off to the San Juan or Gulf islands in the Salish Sea, or just into the sunset.
础苍迟补谤肠迟颈肠补:听Most famous person on the planet, meet the most remote place on Earth. Thousands of miles from paparazzi, fans and the rest of the world鈥檚 population, the White Desert only exists for a few months a year. To get there, guests start in Cape Town 鈥 maybe spending a few nights at the Silo Hotel or the Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel 鈥 before flying to Antarctica and landing on Wolf鈥檚 Fang, a runway made entirely of compacted blue ice.
White Desert is a carbon-neutral luxury hotel (if you don鈥檛 count the plane rides) with two camps: Whichaway (on a freshwater lake) and Echo (overlooking striking rock formations), and some of the proceeds from the hotel go to research and conservation efforts in Antarctica. Each camp has half a dozen futuristic pods in the middle of nowhere surrounded by whiteness 鈥 a place Stormtroopers might go on vacation.
Should the Kansas City Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl, however, this one is off the table: The hotel is only open between November and February when the camps are dismantled and removed, leaving the area to the thousands of emperor penguins who call it home.
叠丑耻迟补苍:听By some estimates, Swift travelled more than 100,000 miles for her Eras Tour. So let鈥檚 assume she doesn鈥檛 have a fear of flying. (Anyone who does might want to skip this one.) The journey starts by flying into Paro, Bhutan 鈥 one of the only flights in the world with a view of Mount Everest 鈥 and a distinctly difficult landing.
Bhutan is one of the few carbon-negative countries on Earth, which means sustainability is taken as seriously as meditation. Mr. and Mrs. Swift-Kelce have options: stay at Gangtey Lodge, a remote, 12-suite luxury lodge overlooking the Phobjikha Valley, or Six Senses Paro, which is built inside 15th-century stone ruins and a good starting point for a trek to Taktsang Palphug Monastery, more commonly known as the Tiger鈥檚 Nest, a monastery built into the side of a mountain about 10,000 feet above sea level.
Wherever they stay, they鈥檇 probably want to go to Gasa Village by helicopter to visit Gasa Dzong, a spectacular Dzong monastery built in the 17th century. Or the couple could go for broke 鈥 which would take them a while 鈥 and bounce between Aman hotels: Amankora Paro, Amankora Thimphu, Amankora Punakha and Amankora Gangtey, treating themselves to sound baths, fire blessing ceremonies and private dinners in the middle of the forest.
颁谤辞补迟颈补:听Imagine roaming around the Cyclades 50 years ago 鈥 great food, sparkling beaches, relatively sparse crowds 鈥 and you鈥檒l get an idea of what island hopping in Croatia is like today. Some companies organize tours through the archipelago, but Swift and Kelce, who has Croatian ancestry, will probably want something more tailor-made. (Or, Taylor-made, if you like.)
This is where the boat comes in. A luxury yacht, such as Satori, means exploring wherever you want 鈥 maybe the coves of the Pakleni Islands or the windy cobblestone streets of Hvar or the harbour at Korcula where they can spend a few nights in the Lesic Dimitri Palace.
Somewhere in there, the pair might want a few nights at Lopud 1483, a 500-year-old monastery that has been converted into a high-end resort. Or they could book a few spa treatments at San Canzian Hotel & Residences in Istria. For their final stop, we鈥檇 suggest cruising over to the One & Only Portonovi in Montenegro.
痴别谤蝉补颈濒濒别蝉:听If Swift鈥檚 鈥淓nchanted鈥 is an anthem for every romantic, then few places capture the fairy tale 鈥 that 鈥渢his night is sparkling鈥 鈥 quite like Versailles. The 17th-century palace 鈥 built by Louis XIII in the 1620s and later immortalized by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette after they married in 1770 鈥 remains a superlative for royalty in all its forms.
Within its gates there鈥檚 a secret hiding in plain sight 鈥 a single hotel on the palace grounds. Staying at Airelles Ch芒teau de Versailles Le Grand Contr么le comes with private access to the palace and gardens, a restaurant by Alain Ducasse, a five-star spa, and the general impression that you should always be wearing a ball gown or a tux.
As Paris is less than an hour away, the happy couple could dash off for dinner at Anona or Chez Andr茅 or the more casual Fontaine de Mars. Ultimately, it鈥檒l be time to get back to writing songs and playing football. Let鈥檚 agree that Belmond鈥檚 Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is the world鈥檚 nicest train and the perfect way to get down to Italy before flying home.
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