4 Unique Romantic Tours To Take this Valentine's Day

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Do you feel the day of Love coming fast? It is time to prepare for that most memorable Valentine's Day gift for your special someone one.  Flowers and chocolates have been the staple in every Valentine's Day year after year. Why don't we take the celebration up a notch?

Touring this Valentine's Day is surely a unique experience gift to give your special someone.  While giving flowers and chocolates is usually one of the most affordable form of showing someone that they are special to you, why not spice things up and make your Valentine's Day gift more creative and adventurous?

Travel this Valentine's Day to spend a day or two in one of these romantic getaways

Take a Dinner Cruise

Whether it is out of town or out of the country kind of tour, a dinner cruise is really a romantic way of celebrating Love Day while looking at the silhouette of the nearby city skyline from the deck of the cruise ship.

Aside from basking under the moonlight and stars, enjoy the cool sea breeze while having a fine dining experience aboard a cruise ship where you will be serenaded by a live band. And when you are done eating, you can enjoy a nice slow dance with your partner.

Take a Scenic Train Ride

Do you both enjoy taking long train rides and looking at beautiful vistas? Then book yourselves in a scenic ride in the Bernina Express.  Escape the madness of the manic life in the city and board the Bernina Express from Milan to St. Moritz and the Swiss Alps to marvel at the breath-taking grandeur of Mother Nature.

Book a couple's wellness spa

Book yourselves a nice and relaxing couple's spa to enjoy Valentine's Day quietly. Southeast Asia is teeming with very affordable spa and wellness resorts where you can relax and enjoy the tranquility of the nature surrounding you.  Spoil yourself and your partner rotten with the amenities of a luxurious spa resort with a price tag that is not going to break your budget.

If sky is the limit in your budget, then a quick trip to Mt. Rigi in Zurich, Switzerland where you will find Hotel Rigi. You can dive in their mineral-rich bath waters both in their indoor and outdoor pools while basking at the beauty of the mountain panorama.

Wine tour

Wine connoisseurs will be happy to go to any wine tasting tour this Valentine's Day. Test your level in wine-tasting and enjoy complimentary wines from any vineyard offering wine tasting tours this Valentine's Day.


Going out of town or in a tour this Valentine's Day is really a one-of-a-kind experience you and your partner will never forget.



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48 Hours in Venice: Romantic Options

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Known as a jewel of the Adriatic, city breaks don’t come much more romantic than Venice and it’s the perfect place to whisk that special someone away too. There’s romance lurking around every canal and piazza in Italy’s Romance Capital, but with so much to see and do it can be difficult to decide on the best way to spend your time.

From gondolas to operas, make the most of a weekend away in Venice with our guide to the city’s top romantic attractions.

Gondola Rides

Okay so they might be a bit of a tourist trap, but there’s a reason gondolas are such a popular attraction! There’s nothing more romantic than cosying up and enjoying a slow cruise past the city’s famous baroque and Renaissance buildings. The boater hats and striped shirt of the gondoliers are hard to miss, and you can pick up a gondola at either of the city’s main bridges.

Take a Boat Ride

If you can’t get enough of being on the water, take a motorboat across the Venetian lagoon and pay a visit to the nearby unspoilt islands. Burano is famous for its picturesque pastel houses whilst Murano is a shopper’s paradise, offering plenty of places to pick up some bargain lace of colourful glass ornaments.

Watch the Sunset

Watching the sunset is one of the most romantic things to do with your partner, and the end of the day looks pretty spectacular at St Mark’s Square. It’s the perfect way to round off a wander past the Basilica San Marco, the ornate Doge’s Palace and around the quaint streets. Caffè Florian is a great place to enjoy tea on the terrace.

Rialto Market

There are plenty of restaurants to choose from in Venice, but why not shop like a local and treat that special someone to a home-cooked Italian meal? Named after the nearby Rialto Bridge, this brilliant food market at the front of the city’s oldest church (San Giacomo di Rialto, founded in 421AD) is hugely popular with Venetians and sells everything from fruit, meat and veg to its most famous produce – seafood. There’s plenty on offer to accompany a plate of pasta including baby octopus, soft-shell crabs, giant prawns and fish fresh from the lagoon.

Spend the morning strolling round the market before heading back to your apartment to cook it all up.

Watch an Opera

If all that wasn’t enough to make you book a weekend break at Secretescapes, then this next option certainly will! Venice is famous for its operas, and though La Fenice is the most popular option, a night at the Musica a Palazzo is just as romantic. Performances are much more scaled down and the setting is much more intimate, with candlelight adding to the romantic atmosphere.

See La Traviata and follow the performers from set to set as each act takes place in a different room. It’s sure to be a very special evening!

Explore the Churches

When you’re in Italy a church is never too far away, so take some time to explore some of these beautiful grandiose buildings. St Mark’s Basilica is the obvious choice, but if you don’t fancy braving the queues head to the Santa Maria della Salute. Considered to be one of Italy’s finest churches, this stunning octagonal building is easily accessible from St Mark’s via targhetto – the gondola ferry that will take you across the Grand Canal.