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The trip after the wedding

A friendsmoon in Bar Harbor, ME

1 place here can put the whole group under one roof.

a group of boats floating on top of a body of water
Photo by Gary Runn on Unsplash

The trip you take with your friends right after the wedding — instead of the honeymoon, or before it.

Plan our friendsmoonFree. No account. About two minutes.

Best months: June, July, August, September, October.

Where the group sleeps

  • Mount Desert Island cottage$600–$1,500 / night

    Coastal rental minutes from the Acadia gates

    Sleeps 12

What you do

  • Bar Harbor whale watch

    Humpbacks, finbacks, and puffins offshore

  • Cadillac Mountain sunrise drive

    First sunrise in the U.S. From Acadia's summit (reserve ahead)

  • Acadia carriage-road bike ride

    57 miles of crushed-stone roads through the park

  • Frenchman Bay sea-kayak tour

    Guided paddle past the Porcupine Islands

  • Bar Island low-tide land-bridge walk

    Walk to the island on the sandbar at low tide

  • Lobster-boat tour + haul

    Watch a working lobsterman haul traps in the bay

Where you eat

  • Stewman's Lobster Pound

    Waterfront lobster bake straight off the boat

  • Side Street Cafe

    Lobster mac + a porch for the whole group

  • Havana

    Bar Harbor's date-night standout with island sourcing

Build the weekend in Bar Harbor

Still deciding?

How Bar Harbor stacks up against the other places in the Northeast.

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