200 Awesome Vacation Captions for Instagram

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Vacation Captions

I’m really not that picky.

Weekend getaways, family vacations, solo travel…I’m an equal opportunity traveler. I love them all!

Vacations are a time to relax, unwind, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Whether you’re lounging on a tropical beach, exploring a new city, or indulging in some adventure sports, a vacation is the perfect opportunity to capture those special moments and share them with the world.

And what better way to do that than with a clever caption or inspiring quote?

In this blog post, we’ll be sharing some of the best vacation captions and quotes to help you express the joy, relaxation, and adventure of your travels. From funny quips to profound insights, these captions and quotes are sure to inspire and delight both you and your followers.

So sit back, relax, and get ready to discover the perfect words to capture your next vacation

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Instagram Vacation Captions

What are good vacation captions? We all get stuck sometimes coming up with that perfect caption for Instagram. You have these amazing vacation photos to share with your friends and family and want something cute to go along with it. Right? I totally get it. I’ve put together some fun and original vacation captions that are sure to hit the mark and do your photos justice!

  1. Travel therapy
  2. Just take the vacation.
  3. Get you a vacation friend.
  4. Vacation mode on.
  5. Do not disturb. Vacationing.
  6. Never coming home.
  7. Just another week in paradise.
  8. Airplane mode activated.
  9. Vacation all I ever wanted.
  10. BRB. On holiday.
  11. I was made for the mountains.
  12. Just book the vacation.
  13. The world is waiting for you.
  14. Meet me in the mountains.
  15. Professional vacationer.
  16. Living my best life.
  17. A vacation to remember.
  18. More views like these please.
  19. This place always leaves me speechless.
  20. Gimme all the tropical vibes.

Short Vacation Captions for Instagram

I love a caption that is cute and simple.

I know all the Instagram experts tell you to write long engaging captions. But, you know what?? A lot of people don’t have the time (or better yet don’t want to take the time) to read them. Instagram is a downtime for me, and sometimes reading a long caption is just more effort than I want to put in. Just being honest.

So…if you’re looking for short vacation captions, welcome to the side of Instagram where we welcome short, sweet, and to the point!

  1. Travel season.
  2. Busy vacationing.
  3. That vacation glow.
  4. Vacation addict.
  5. Back in paradise.
  6. Happiness is here.
  7. Paradise found.
  8. My little oasis.
  9. Out of office.
  10. Travel buddies.
  11. Memories made here.
  12. Get lost with me…
  13. Road trippin.
  14. Hello vacation.
  15. Vacationista.
  16. Wheels up.
  17. Happiest on holiday.
  18. Bucket list check.
  19. Vacation dump.
  20. Jetsetting.
"Dear vacation, you're my favorite" silly vacation caption for Instagram with image of a packed suitcase

Unique Travel Captions

I love a classic caption. I also love something fun and different. Try out these fun travel captions for your next post:

  1. Dear vacation, You’re my favorite.
  2. I’d like to order more vacation days please.
  3. Soaking in every single moment here.
  4. Holidays are healing.
  5. You had me at vacation.
  6. Take me to the airport.
  7. Travel more, worry less.
  8. Life is better at the beach.
  9. Some much needed R&R.
  10. Not moving for the next seven days.
  11. Follow me far far away.
  12. Adventure keeps my heart happy.
  13. Up, up, and away.
  14. Seriously obsessed with this place.
  15. Dreams do come true.

Have you been bit by the travel bug? If you’re constantly dreaming of travel (like me) you might also love these wanderlust captions and quotes.

Vacay Captions

If you’ve been around here awhile or follow me on Instagram, you know I love the word vacay. I don’t know why, but it makes me happy. So I use it constantly. If you do too, or just want something fun and lighthearted, try using one of these vacay captions for Instagram:

  1. Vacay my way.
  2. Oh hey vacay!
  3. Vacay all day.
  4. Thankful for a much needed vacay.
  5. Vacay vibes.
  6. All the vacay things.
  7. Time for vacay!
  8. Vacay hair, don’t care.
  9. I really don’t think another vacay is too much to ask.
  10. Always dreaming of vacay.
  11. Hello vacay.
  12. Desperately need a mini vacay!
  13. Counting down the days until vacay.
  14. When on vacay…
  15. Vacay everyday.

One Word Vacation Captions

Words have power. If you’re looking for one word vacation captions for Instagram, try these solo words with a big impact:

  1. Cruising
  2. Refueling
  3. Vibing
  4. Exploring
  5. Trippin
  6. Wandering
  7. Grateful
  8. Awestruck
  9. Adventure
  10. Surreal
  11. Unforgettable
  12. Refreshed
  13. Wild
  14. Unbelievable
  15. Free
  16. Legendary
  17. Exploring
  18. Wanderlusting
  19. Paradise
  20. YOLO

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Ready, set, vacation.

Family Vacation Captions

Ah….family vacation. Literally some of my best memories with my kids are our family vacations. Use these family vacation captions for Instagram when you want to remember the best moments on your grid!

  1. Ready, set, vacation.
  2. Our happy place.
  3. This place will always have a piece of our hearts.
  4. This is where memories are made.
  5. Get ready for vacation overload.
  6. This place brings out the best in us.
  7. Take us where the wifi is weak.
  8. Bags are packed! Time for family vacation!
  9. Our favorite place on earth.
  10. Life is better on vacation.
  11. Travel diaries.
  12. Worth every single second.
  13. Family motto: Work hard. Travel harder.
  14. Uplevel your family vacation.
  15. Mandatory vacation selfies.

Weekend Getaway Captions

Looking for the best captions for a girls trip? Maybe you want to caption your recent weekend trip? Or maybe you just had the best weekend getaway and you want it to have a permanent home on your Instagram feed. Whatever the reason, here are a few fun weekend getaway captions for you next post:

  1. Getaways are good to my soul.
  2. Life is meant for good friends and great adventures.
  3. Getaway girls.
  4. Just one more day??
  5. Escaping reality.
  6. Best weekend ever.
  7. Nothing makes me happier than a little getaway.
  8. Rest, renew, refresh.
  9. Here for a good time.
  10. Self care starts now.
  11. The sweetest escape.
  12. Cheers to the weekend.
  13. My favorite little getaway.
  14. Hello long weekend.
  15. Must be time for a getaway!

Funny Vacation Captions for Instagram

Laughter is good for your soul. I always appreciate a funny Instagram caption and thought I’d share a few of my favorites:

  1. You had me at margarita.
  2. Health insurance should cover vacations.
  3. I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m on the road to the airport.
  4. Notripaphobia: the fear of not having a vacation booked.
  5. My toxic trait is I start planning my next trip before my current one is over.
  6. Tell me those 4 magic words: “Your flight is boarding.”
  7. I would give up traveling, but I’m not a quitter.
  8. Does running to my gate count as cardio?
  9. I googled my symptoms, turns out I just need a vacation.
  10. You can’t make everyone happy, you’re not a plane ticket.

Disney Instagram Captions

Nothing beats a Disney vacation!! So share that Disney magic with your friends and family with these fun Disney Instagram captions.

  1. Where dreams come true
  2. The most magical place on earth.
  3. Disney addict
  4. There’s just something about Disney.
  5. Animal Kingdom crazy.
  6. Hello from Hollywood Studios.
  7. Magic Kingdom mayhem!
  8. Nothing like Disney days.
  9. Hard to beat a rope drop.
  10. Destination Disney.
  11. Disney dreaming.
  12. Just add pixie dust.
  13. Obviously Disney.
  14. Disney obsessed.
  15. Happily ever after.
  16. Just can’t get enough Disney.
  17. Disney bound.
  18. Just keep swimming.
  19. No such thing as too much Disney!
  20. Disney days are the best days.
  21. Epcot energy!
  22. It’s a small world after all.
  23. Countdown to Disney.
  24. Happily ever after.
  25. Princess power.
  26. Villain vibes.
  27. To infinity and beyond.
  28. Mouse ear magic!
  29. You’ve got a friend in me!
  30. Disney fan club.

Best Disney Captions for Instagram

Disney can be the best time ever and yet the most exhausting vacation on earth! I’ve said it a time or two: “I need a vacation from my vacation.” Are you guilty too? Don’t fret about coming up with that perfect Disney Instagram caption. Use one of these best Disney captions so they have a permanent spot on your grid!

  1. You had me at Disney.
  2. Meet you on Main Street.
  3. Hakuna matata!
  4. The happiest place on earth.
  5. Never grow up.
  6. Where everyday ends in fireworks.
  7. Disney squad.
  8. Real life fairy tale.
  9. A whole new world.
  10. We’re Disney people.
  11. Mickey crew.
  12. Epcot world tour.
  13. Disney dude.
  14. Magic coordinator.
  15. Don’t just fly, soar.
  16. Fairytale ready!
  17. If the slipper fits…
  18. In a galaxy far, far, away…
  19. Need more Disney days please.
  20. Disney magic.
One of the best gifts- vacation quotes for Instagram (image of a rolling suitcase)

Vacation Quotes for Instagram

I’m a quote fanatic. So, it’s no surprise that I’d recommend some inspirational quotes for your Instagram caption. Quotes are the perfect caption in a pinch. Here are a few of the best vacation quotes:

“I love places that make you realize how tiny you and your problems are.” Unknown

“I have never believed that vacations are luxuries. They are our necessities–just like shelter, clothes, and food, they make us feel like humans and not like animals that care only for survival.” Alexander Babinets

“Vacations mean a change of pace, a gentleness with ourselves, a time of rest and renewal, and a time to stretch ourselves and encounter new people, new lands, new ways, and new options.” Anne Wilson Schaef

“A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” Robert Orben

“A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic.” Max von Sydow

“After all, the function of a vacation is regenerative, not luxurious. It’s to restore our equipment so that we can live our ordinary lives better.” Malcolm Bradbury

“An upcoming vacation gives us something to eagerly anticipate.” Jaime Kurtz

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” Dalai Lama

“A vacation helps to relieve stress and boredom, gives us a change of scenery, provides us with adventure, and helps to bring us closer to the people in our lives.” E. S. Woods

“The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.” Og Mandino

“You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” Eugene Fodor

“The vacation we often need is freedom from our own mind.” Jack Adam Weber

Travel Quotes for Instagram

“Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion” Leigh Hunt

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment, until it becomes a memory.” Dr. Seuss

“Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your honeymoon and the last day of your vacation.” Leo Tolstoy

“It isn’t how much time you spend somewhere that makes it memorable: it’s how you spend the time.” David Brenner

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” Sydney J. Harris

“Laughter is an instant vacation.” Milton Berle

“Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.” Hazrat Inayat Khan

“Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures.” Lewis Carroll

“There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the way in which you yourself have altered.” Nelson Mandela

“Do more things that make you forget to check your phone.” Rebecca Cooper

“Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” Maya Angelou

“Vacations are necessities, not luxuries.” Linda Bloom

I’m kinda obsessed with quotes! If you love them too or are just looking for more fun Insta captions, you might like these posts too:

Julie Thorne- author of travel and lifestyle blog, More than Main Street

About The Author

Julie is the founder and author of the lifestyle and travel blog, More than Main Street. Always exploring, she and her family have traveled to 32 US States, over 20 countries, and feels fortunate to call North Carolina home. Julie’s all about gratitude, mindset, self love, seeking out new experiences, and living life to the fullest. Read more about Julie HERE.

150 vacation captions and quotes for Instagram

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