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How to Give the Gift of a Romantic Surprise Vacation!

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Want to surprise that special someone with a romantic getaway? Here's a collection of travel ideas for surprising her (or him!)...

Romantic Surprise Vacation: Tips

Know of a place she has always wanted to go? Rent a DVD of it at your local library, bring it home and watch it together. When she says how much she loves it, just say “maybe one day”, but secretly plan it as your next getaway.
Lot's of hotels and B&B's have what's called a romance package (they include extras like champagne, chocolates, picnic lunch or romantic carriage ride). When you make a booking, ask the staff to keep it a secret until the right time.
Secretly arrange with her boss (if you can do this!) to let her off work early (noon or something like that), then go pick her up, bring her home quickly, and tell her to pack a few things. Packing for her sounds romantic, but is just too risky. For many women, wrong or missing items can doom a holiday!

Surprise Honeymoon? Our advice: Don’t. Plan other romantic getaways as a surprise. Your honeymoon is for both of you, and should be planned together. Besides, it’s once-in-a-lifetime, and too important to be left to just 1 person.

Romantic Inns That Can Help Keep Your Secret a Surprise:

Stone Mountain Lodge
Near Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Mountain Laurel Chalets Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Lodge on Lake Clear Adirondacks, NY

Swans Hotel
Victoria, BC

Have some fun: in her carry-on bag, place a travel magazine with the page corner folded on the surprise destination your headed to. Then tell her if she wants a "hint' about where you're going, check her bags!

Make sure to bring along a bottle of wine or some lingerie of hers that you love!

Include at least one dinner at a romantic restaurant.

Surprise Marriage Proposal: If you're not only looking for a romantic surprise vacation but a surprise engagement too, it doesn't have to be on the jumbotron at the sports stadium! You could try:

proposing while on a romantic Gondola ride
renting a limo for a city tour and propose sipping champagne
get to a place with a great view, and dropping down on one knee
popping the question while ice skating

Destinations:

For sure-fire destinations you can't go wrong with, stick to:

Pull the Old Switcheroo: This is done by diverting to a romantic destination close to where you might normally travel to. For example, let's say you always visit family in Northern California. So make it sound like it’s another routine "visit the family weekend", but instead, turn it into a romantic weekend in San Francisco or Mendocino, CA instead.

Other possibilities for usual destination - nearby romantic alternative include:

Atlanta - Savannah, GA
New York - Long Island, NY
Los Angeles - Palm Springs, CA
Seattle - Vancouver or Victoria, BC

Best Type of Surprise Escape from Stress: a resort where most everything is looked after, and where you can relax and unwind in one place (not have to jump from location to location and pack-unpack-pack)

Or...

Are you a couple that's been everywhere? Looking to plan a unique surprise vacation and adventure? Why not try something different, like a week in Iceland or a beach vacation in Belize?

Shopping Online for a Romantic Surprise Vacation

For just about any place you can think of (and hundreds more that you haven't!), TripAdvisor.com has hotel, air and package deals there. And, reader's reviews of the best hotels (and the ones to stay away from).

If you only need a couple of airfares, go straight to where we look: Kayak.com, for a quick and deadly-accurate search for the cheapest air tickets.

Sometimes, planning it waaaaaaay in advance increases the chance your surprise will be discovered! So for some last-minute vacation deals:

Priceline Last-Minute Deals - Airfare, Hotels, R/C, & Packges! where you can Name Your Own Price® & book a hotel, flight or weekend package even on the day of departure.

Hope We've Helped You Plan a Great Romantic Surprise Vacation. Have Fun!

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