Where's the action for spring break 2008? Get the skinny with this list of top spring break hot spots (if you prefer, know where you ain't going!). Cancun tops the list again, and new passport rules keep Puerto Rico (sunny beaches, a reasonable drinking age, and no passport needed) in the running; Lake Havasu -- still nowhere; Vegas: curfews, oldsters -- why bother? Europe: way in.
Keep reading for the 2008 spring break hot spots list, or hop to:
1. Cancun
2. Acapulco
Acapulco beaches range from quiet hideaways, like Playa Pie de la Cuesta, to elbow-to-elbow humans, like La Condesa. Stay in a hotel on the Costera (main drag) -- drop by the small Puerto Marques village for an afternoon.
3. Florida - Panama City, Miami
Florida's Daytona Beach has definitively fallen out of the top spring break hot spots running and Panama City's top dog billing will again get some serious encroachment from Miami, including South Beach, this year. Panama City is a sure bet for the kind of foolish fun that makes a break memorable (or not!), while South Beach is a tres cool club scene (are you really ready?). Panama City: 27 miles of sugary sweet beach on the Gulf of Mexico (west coast of Florida). Temps in the 70's during the day and blessedly cool at night. As for Fort Lauderdale... you may want to read what they think about you before you make reservations.Do think about hopping a cheap flight to the islands while you're here -- pretty Puerto Rico, perhaps.
4. Rosarito Beach, Baja
- Rosarito Beach Photos
- Rosarito Beach Hotels
- Rosarito Beach Nightlife and Baja Events
- Rosarito Beach Travel Guide
5. North American Ski Resorts
6. Europe
- Backpacking Europe 101 (links to the places you'll want to be, too)
- Free Things to Do in Fave European Cities
- European Hostels by Country
- STA Europe Spring Break Packages
7. Negril, Jamaica
The forecast for spring break 2008 in Negril, Jamaica, is sunny and the outlook is partly party, party, party with scattered water sport fun. And this year, expect major music action from Jamfest, a concert series slated for March Mondays, featuring folks like Shaggy and Bernie Man. If you go, remember that Jamaica is a developing nation; cheaper hotels may not have fully functioning amenities and parts of the island can be a walk on the wild side. Don't fear to adventure -- just be safe.
8. Puerto Vallarta
9. South Padre Island
The US's Las Vegas and Havasu are off the supreme hot spots list (hopefully forever -- neither of 'em particularly want you), but South Padre Island, where vacations are biiiig Texas style, is still a fave for students this year, though we do sometimes wonder why (a bit) with more exotic locales easily available for cheap. South Padre's guaranteed fun, though; if you go, the sandy spit near Corpus Christi is windblown but sunny, and Padre Island proper has hundreds of miles of beach. The gang's all at South Padre, where you can find fresh shellfish and every conceivable kind of water sport. Surf's sometimes a little rough. Scooters are a great way to get around the whole island.10. The Runners Up - New York, Puerto Rico, Nassau
If you bite the Big Apple, as will many breakers this year, key is finding a good New York hostel -- then hit the streets. Nassau, Bahamas, with its not-so-friendly folks, will stay popular partly because it's close and easy. And its white beaches and blue blue water are bee-yootiful. Try Smiley's for the real deal food; rent a scooter to spend a morning at the Straw Market. Nassau is on New Providence Island; gambling is on nearby Paradise Island.








