Couples' Choice Awards
- 2018
Total Experience Travel
About
On WeddingWire since 2016
Total Experience Travel is an independent travel planner with offices in Raleigh, North Carolina and Charlottesville, Virginia. Owner and travel enthusiast Chris Rakes is a luxury all inclusive expert and honeymoon specialist, who you can trust to arrange your dream honeymoon. She trains, she travels, she listens to her clients' feedback all year long; in order to better serve you!
Services Offered
Let Total Experience Travel assist and relieve you, from the stress of planning your honeymoon. As an experienced travel professional, Chris understands quality and value. She also knows that budget permitting, better service is worth every penny. Chris is with you from research through return, making experienced recommendations, collaborating with you, reminding you of things, and taking care of all the details. In the end, she will provide you with an seamless itinerary, and the ability to relax and simply enjoy yourself completely.
Favorites
In the Caribbean, Chris's favorite honeymoon islands include; Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica and St Lucia. Depending on the destination, she prefers Sandals and/or Elite Island Resorts, for the ambiance, service and quality. In Mexico, she is a fan of Riviera Maya and Cabo; her favorite resorts there include Le Blanc, Casitas, and select Secrets resorts. Overwater Bungalows are another first choice for honeymoons and romance, which Chris knows require advanced and meticulous planning to insure. Her most frequented honeymoon destinations and where she's sent hundreds of honeymoon clients include:
- Caribbean
- Mexico
- Tahiti and French Polynesia
- Over-the-Water Bungalows
- 5 Star All Inclusive Luxury Resorts
- Sandals Resorts
Chris is a Certified Sandals Specialist who has been to each resort personally and done Butler Elite service, multiple times.
Contact Total Experience Travel, if you want an awesome honeymoon without any of the planning hassle! They are excited to help you plan an incredible trip with lasting memories. And, their track record speaks for itself!!
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Great service and nothing like the skilled advice from pros in the know.

Total Experience Travel is a great resource for honeymoons. Christine will make your travel plans a breeze. She is very knowledgable in all areas of travel.

Definitely a great place to go when booking your honeymoon!! Loved meeting her in person and its clear she is passionate about this- that is huge!!
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