Hey, Looking for recommendations for a Zika free beach honeymoon in October 2016.. Having troubles as its hurricane season and the Zika virus is everywhere ! Any advice or ideas would be appericated
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Thanks!!

I'm in Dahab, Egypt right now. It's in the Desert so it will not rain, it's safe and it's cheap (breakfast is about $3 USD and includes juice and coffee). In my opinion, this is the most relaxed and beautiful part of Egypt. It's right on the Red Sea and is paradise for divers, snorklers, sea food lovers and sun lovers! No mosquitos here, sleeping outside at night is an amazing experience. Has a Thailand feel to it, but funkier and cleaner. I'm here for one month and loving every second! Also it's very easy to go to the Pyramids or Luxor for a day trip! Local airport is Sharm El Sheikh!

I'll second this. I've lived in Egypt for the last three years and find it to be very safe. Hurghada, Gouna, Sharm, or Dahab would all be great options for a Honeymoon. The only downside is that it's quite far to travel from Vancouver.

Pacific coast in Mexico. Cabo may be a good option.

Try the beaches of Australia ...

I was in the same boat as you. We ended up booking for the Bahamas. No Zika virus there according to the Centre for control and disease. It is during hurricane season, but I've heard that just could mean a little more rain than normal. We also looked at the St Lucia, Haiti, Bora Bora, but those were out of our price range.

That's interesting that you would look at visiting Haiti. It is a very dangerous country due to crime and political unrest. Have you been before?

Hawaii!

Wrong... I'm going to Hawaii next week and they have it there.

Only on big island, not Maui! I went to Maui in April/May and there was not one mosquito to be found!

Zaldy Cruz.. Some ideas

We have Cabo booked for December and it isn't there

I thought Cabo had Zika. I thought all of Mexico did... No?

Jessica Bernard no zika in Cabo...

Jessica Bernard not all of Mexico only in the south

http://www.bajainsider.com/article/zika-virus-mexico
"At the current time, there are no reported cases in Baja California or Baja California Sur. But it is probably just a matter of time, as we move into our tropical wet season later this summer. Cases are likely to appear in all mosquito areas, well north into the central portions of the US."
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The Zika Virus in Mexico

I was just in Playa del Carmen, there's no Zika there.

Australia!!

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If you research a bit further, you will find Hawaii & the rest of the United States do not have locally acquired zika. Meaning it was travel acquired & not present amongst the local mosquitoes. I'd personally not worry about it. At all. But then again I was in Hong Kong in the middle of the SARS thing. Which seemed nothing more than good old fashioned media sensationalism. Everyone loves an epidemic scare!

Except Puerto Rico... 2,500 cases and counting.. Mexico only has ~ 250

Both not the United States. Which I believe is what I referred to specifically

Fair enough..

Greece! Israel! France! Mexico!

Bermuda. Cheap flights from seattle

Zika is now everywhere. Do people get dungue or malaria when going to the Philippines, India ,Brazil, Belize.. etc.. the answer is No. Zika is a awareness for those planning to have unprotected sex in tropical countries. I wouldn't let that deferred you for going anywhere around the world . Zika as been found in Ontario Canada

Please just go online and look at the updated map and see where it is and is not as it is NOT everywhere

Thanks, I have been keeping on eye on the maps, so far Antigua is looking like a good choice.

Bali! Reasonably priced in October.

Hawaii

LaPaz Mexico fly to cabo rent a car 2 hour drive, the beaches are beautiful and un spoiled town is not too touristy

How about Dubai. I have a cousin going there for the same reasons. She is going in Sept.

its in all tropical places from Brazil to the Philippines. you could do Hawaii and the Polynesian islands. Bermuda is too windy and like Antigua,,its very very expensive from the westcoast and very long flights.. Go to Maui. prices are great right now.. use VRBO as a search engine and ask owner via message owner if they have a website so you can book via their website to save 19-25% from VRBO fees.

Thanks everyone, I'm leaning towards Bali. Renting a villa in Seminyak

air China and China Eastern had a $495 seat sale . call flight centre see what they can do. I highly recommend EVA Air on their 747 out of Vancouver. Great service. still uses the thick plush seats with the best recline in economy. also alcohol included. call to see if they have any seats available upper deck where you get business class seats for economy price

We're going To Bali in September and we went to get our vaccines and the dr told us Zika is there and to use protection or abstain and to not try for a baby for 6 months

Really? I can't find anything on the CDC website about Zika in Bali

yeah apparently? I mean like the person said below, it's been there forever and cdc is like the top end of fear and disease etc. But she definitely told us to use protection regardless of if we were trying for kids or not as it is transferable male to female and female to male. Like an std. And it's also a symptomatic in most people. Less then 20% of people with it actually have any symptoms. So I figure error on the side of caution. Its certainly something I don't want to take lightly. So it's all what you're comfortable with right. Chances are we would t end up waiting the whole 6 months. Probably a couple though but who knows!

Yeah. I think the risk is lower there than say mexico.. I think you can get tested when you arrive home too. Thanks!

There is a travel advisory for Puerto Vallarta now for Zika ! It was just issued ... Hawaii or California might be your best bet but even Florida has Zika now

Hi. It is only speculated (not proven) that the Zika virus is dangerous for pregnant women or those who may become pregnant based on recent events in Brazil. The zika virus is not new, nor is it deadly (mild symptoms lasting 3-7 days). You would probably have just as much risk of dengue fever or malaria infection via mosquito in tropical countries. Always use mosquito protection- which goes without saying.
http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/.../217/665/Zika-virus
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Zika virus

your spending too much time on the internet.

i travel extensively and came back from 2month from the Palawan Islands and 3months in Vietmam & Thailand.. u dont hear me bragging about it.. lmao

http://apps.who.int/.../1/WHO_ZIKV_MOC_16.1_eng.pdf...

Samantha your doctor is probably going by the World Health Organization recommendations which a part of the recommendations are: 3. Couples or women planning a pregnancyb who are
returning from areas where transmission of Zika virus is
known to occur, are strongly recommended to wait at
least 8 weeks before trying to conceive to ensure that
any possible Zika virus infection has cleared; and 6
months if the male partner was symptomatic.

Hawaii

October is a great time to visit Queensland, AUS....especially the beaches of the Sunshine Coast ...or if your desperate there's always the Gold Coast.