The best summer vacation beach packages

by Aimee Heckel · May 31, 2013

By Aimee Heckel

From coffee tours to hiking trips to family summer camps to luxury spa retreats, the list of adventures for summer vacation is endless.

But sometimes all a person wants is a good ol’ fashioned lounging-in-the-sand-and-sun beach getaway.

We’re feeling the craving for waves, so we’ve compiled our favorite beach vacation package deals right now:

1. Bookit’s end-of-month sale has a great deal to Cancun, Mexico. Stay at the Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda Resort and Spa for only $79 per night. This all-inclusive, beachfront resort has a “very good” rating.

For example, we found rates for a five-night stay at the resort, including the flight, for about $1,000 per person.

Too late for that specific deal? Then check Bookit‘s last-minute, limited deals, and be ready to act fast.

2. Looking for somewhere beyond Mexico? We’re drooling over Bookit’s vacation package to Costa Rica. Stay at the Hotel Riu Guanacaste on the Matapalo Beach.

We found a deal for five nights at the all-inclusive resort, plus flight, to $1,103 per person (down from $1,754). Kids stay free. Book by Friday at midnight at get two free canopy tours.

The all-inclusive deal includes food, unlimited beverages, a swim-up pool bar, a gym, jacuzzi, fitness center, beach volleyball, snorkeling, kayaking, scuba diving, entertainment (for kids and adults), and more.

3. Need to stay domestic? Libertytravel.com has Florida deals starting as low as $565 per person, including airfare and four nights at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Hotel. Right now, save 25 percent — plus get your fourth night free. Did we mention kids 16 and under stay free, too?

Or, stay at the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale starting at $589 per person, including airfare, three nights, fourth night free and kids 16 and under free. And get a 25 percent off discount at the spa.