142 Inspirational, Funny, and Cute Vacation Instagram Captions

If you go on holiday and don’t post about it on Instagram, did you really even go on holiday? Filling your feed with incredible images of your travels is the best way to make people envious of your holiday while also keeping everyone up to date on your whereabouts. Just as important as the photos themselves are the vacation Instagram captions you come up with. They are essential in letting your friends, family, and followers know what you are getting up to and how much fun you are having.

Whether you’re heading on a mountain getaway, spending a week sunbaking on a tropical beach, or even having a staycation, the perfect quote or caption is a must. Revealing an insight into your trip and personality, these captions can be inspirational, thought-provoking, and even funny. 

In a world where social media rules and people want to share their experiences with others on a daily basis, vacation Instagram captions have become an essential part of travel. Whether you prefer inspiring quotes, witty puns, or personal stories, there are endless ways to capture the essence of your trip and showcase your personality on social media through these captions.

To help stimulate your mind and get you thinking about what captions might suit your photos, here are our picks for some of the most inspirational, funny, and personal vacation Instagram captions. 

142 Inspirational, Funny, and Cute Vacation Instagram Captions

Inspirational Vacation Captions

1. An adventure a day keeps the doctor away.

2. Tomorrow may rain, so today I’ll follow the sun.

3. Always take the scenic route.

4. Shining brighter than that sun.

5. Another day in paradise. 

6. Confessions of a summer-aholic.

7. Travel is an investment in yourself.

8. Infected with wanderlust.

9. Live life with no excuses travel with no regret.

10. Travel is my therapy.

11. My feet are tired, but my heart is happy.

12. Collect moments, not things.

13. Collecting passport stamps is my new hobby. 

14. Travel is the only thing that makes you richer. 

15. Let’s explore where the Wi-Fi is weak.

16. Vacation more, worry less.

17. We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

18. Life was meant for good friends and great vacations.

19. Appreciate the small things. 

20. When all else fails, take a vacation.

21. My goal is to run out of pages in my passport.

22. The tan will fade but the memories will last forever.

23. Wanderlust: a desire to travel, to understand one’s very existence.

24. Life is short and the world is wide.

25. Travel as much as you can, travel as far as you can, travel and find yourself.

26. Don’t be a tourist, be a traveler.

27. In the end, we only regret the chances we did not take.

28. Travel, because money returns. Time doesn’t.

29. Don’t listen to what they say, go and see it for yourself.

30. Paradise isn’t a place, it’s a feeling.

31. Tired feet, happy heart. 

32. You can’t control the past, but you can control where you go next.

33. Couples who travel together stay together.

34. Don’t spend your money on things. Spend it on experiences. 

35. We vacation not to escape life but for life not to escape us.

36. Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.

37. Travel not to find yourself, but to remember where you have been all along.

38. A tourist doesn’t know where they have been, and a traveler doesn’t know where they are going.

39. Go, fly, road, travel, voyage, explore, journey, discover, and adventure.

40. What is life but one grand adventure.

41. The fastest way to expand your horizons is to visit somewhere new.

42. Wander often, wonder always.

Cute Vacation Captions

43. Beach hair, don’t care.

44. Cheers to flip-flops and margaritas.

45. Good times are here. 

46. I need a six-month-long vacation twice a year.

47. High tides and good vibes.

48. Vacation mode: Activated.

49. On island time.

50. Salt in the air. Sand in my hair.

51. Nothing beats a beach vacation. 

52. Schools out, summer’s in. Let the vacation begin!

53. In my happy place. 

54. Adventure awaits. 

55. Some call it a vacation, I call it heaven.

56. It’s time for a road trip. 

57. On the road again. 

58. Less Monday, more vacation, please.

59. Might get a little too used to this.

60. Summer loving had me a blast.

61. Walking on sunshine.

62. Don’t mind me, I’m just chasing the sun.

63. My perfect vacation: feet up, head back, and eyes closed.

64. Happiness is planning a vacation. 

65. Goodbye work, hello vacation! 

66. How’s the weather back there? 

67. Wish you were here, huh?

68. Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of vacation.

69. Unclear which is hotter: this beach or us.

70. Time to work on those tan lines. 

71. Nothing like a summer afternoon on a tropical beach. 

72. Selfies or vacation didn’t happen.

73. To-do list: nothing.

74. Oh good, I found my phone’s new wallpaper.

75. Work. Save. Vacation. Repeat.

76. Life’s a beach. Enjoy the waves.

77. California dreaming.

78. Beach more, worry less.

Funny Vacation Captions 

79. Out of office.

80. Time flies when you’re on a plane.

81. Nothing lasts forever, except the day before you start your vacation.

82. Catch flights, not feelings.

83. Suns out, buns out.

84. Work hard, travel harder.

85. I’ve never met a vacation I didn’t like. 

86. Calories don’t count when you’re on vacation.

87. I want to vacation for so long, I forget all my passwords.

88. Time flies until you have to head back to work after a vacation.

89. Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should go to the beach.

90. Mermaid kisses and starfish wishes.

91. This place makes me want to change my address.

92. I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel brochure.

93. I’ve been to the doctor and found out I have incurable wanderlust. 

94. Live footage of me not responding to any emails.

95. Some may call it anarchy, but we call it a family vacation.

96. The only thing I love more than traveling is eating. So why not do both at the same time?

97. I’m walking on sunshine and yes, can confirm, it does feel good.

98. You are cordially invited to a union between me and this piña colada.

99. Eat, drink, and be sweaty. 

100. I can’t keep calm, it’s vacation time!

101. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy ice cream on the beach.

102. 99 bottles of tequila on the wall.

103. Good vibes happen on the tides. 

104. In a relationship with my passport. 

Vacation Puns 

105. Don’t worry, Beach happy.

106. Tropic like it’s hot.

107. I Louvre Paris.

108. Do you sea all this beauty?

109. Eiffel in love in Paris.

110. I mean, I’m just China have a good time.

111. There’s so much to sea, don’t get tide down in one place.

112. All I wanna do is have some sun. 

113. Rome stole a pizza my heart.

114. BRB, going to soak up some vitamin sea.

115. This is my resting beach face.

116. Czech out these pics.

117. Go ahead, throw me some shade.

118. You told me it was Chile in South America. But I don’t Bolivia.

119. Leaving Berlin was the wurst.

120. It’s all for the Amster-gram.

Famous Travel Quotes

121. “If happiness is the goal – and it should be – then adventure should be a top priority.” – Richard Branson

122. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

123. “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” – Amelia Earhart

124. “Live your life by a compass, not a clock.” – Erica Jong

125. “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

126. “Adventure is out there.” – Charles Muntz

127. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

128.  “Oh, the places you’ll go!” – Dr. Seuss

129. “The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – T.S. Elliot

130. “Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

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

132. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu 

133. “Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain

134. “To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Anderson

135. “I read; I travel; I become.” – Derek Walcott

136. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

137. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost

138. “In the end, you won’t remember the time you spend in the office or mowing the lawn. Climb that mountain.” – Jack Kerouac

139. “We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

140. “I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.” – Melody Truong

141. “No matter what fabulous place I visit, I don’t feel like I’m on vacation unless I’m dehydrated and covered with sunscreen.” – Chelsea Cain

142. “It’s a big world out there. It would be a shame not to experience it.” – J.D. Andrews