Routes Rentals & Tours has two romantic bike tours that include bike excursions along the river bosque and sunset wine tastings at the St. Claire Winery & Bistro. Choose to ride your own bike or rent one. The professionally guided couple tour and tasting will seat you on top of a bike decked out in red lights. If you're a couple of adventurers, then this is the gift for you.
Singing Valentines
Awww....if you've ever considered serenading your valentine, but don't have the voice for it, then you might want to try sending a barbershop quartet to voice your heartfelt wishes. Get two love songs, a long stemmed rose, a box of chocolates and a personalized valentine's card with this package. Your choice of singers includes men, or women. Available February 13 and 14.
Take a class in perfume making with Christa Obuchowski, certified aromatherapist and founder of the Aroma Botanic Institute in Sante Fe. Blend a special perfume using different plant materials, then wrap it in a beautiful bottle to create a very special gift.
Self Serve has a whole month of special events for the February Valentine month. Enjoy a Valentine's wine and chocolate tasting February 3, or spend the Valentine's Day evening at a chocolate and body treat tasting. Or learn massage techniques that you can share at home with your sweetie in a massage class for couples. Taught by certified massage therapist at Self Serve Resource Center on Friday, February 17.
On Valentine's day, have dinner out, then get dessert and some salsa dancing in at the special Salsa Love Fest. Live salsa will be provided by Mariano Morales & En-joy. Get a free sensual dips dance lesson and try your hand at the salsa and bachata dance competitions for prizes. Register online for this special dance night.
The artist-led community program for young adults (21 - 40) will have you making art in a relaxed social setting. Tapas will be for sale and there will be a cash bar. Create something special for your Valentine. Thursday, February 2, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
Looking for the most unique date ever? Launch your sweetie into orbit at the Challenger Space Center, where you'll find your way off earth in a special spacecraft. The 6 p.m. orbit takes place Tuesday, February 14 and is a 21+ event. Advance registration is by phone at (505) 938-7732 or online.
The St. James Tearoom will feature a traditional afternoon tea on Valentine's day that includes roes, truffles and a setting for romance. Seatings at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Did you know you can get married in a hot air balloon and then lift off, both in marriage and in the balloon? Valentine’s Day is no exception, weather permitting, of course. Contact Sky Span Adventures for their popular champagne flight, which lasts three hours and provides a unique aerial view of the Rio Grande Valley. At the end of your flight, celebrate with a bottle of champagne. Or if three hours seems too long to be up in the air, try World Balloon, for champagne flights of one hour in length.
Food classes abound for those who love to cook. Chef Claus at La Provence is offering a special Cooking with Cupid class on February 7. Learn to make romantic foods like a chocolate volcano cake. Or take a series of classes offered around town. Start with Now We're Cooking (505) 857-9625, to see what's available, or try Jane Butel's Cooking School, which offers weekend or weeklong classes. The National Hispanic Cultural Center has classes on mole, chile rellenos, Mexican breakfasts and more.
If you’re thinking of going out for a special meal, go to the About.com list of great places to sit down with your special someone, which offers places known for their great atmospheres and good food. With so many choices, you’re likely to find just what you’re looking for.
Imagine the bliss of bubbling away in a hot tub, followed by a massage and chocolate. Life is good. Betty’s Spa in the North Valley offers a Valentine’s Day special for two at $195, which includes a one hour massage, a special hand massage, sweet sugar scrub and warm herbal towel wrap. Finish it off with a bag of Buffet's dark chocolate pretzels. It's 75 minutes of bliss for two.
The Broadway Skin and Body Retreat has several specials, but the chocolate package stands out. Indulge yourself in a cocoa cafe facial, a chocolate silk sugar body scrub and vanilla bean hand paraffin bath, for $165. Sounds....delicious.
The Skin Bliss Spa in Old Town has several Valentine's Day specials, including one you can do with your sweetie that includes a one hour massage, facial with eye treatment and foot bliss, for $295.
See other spa specials at Picaflor Day Spa, La Bella Spa, Casa Verde Spa, Desert Beauty, Patty's Spa, Albuquerque Baths, and the Back Porch Day Spa.
Who says great gifts can't come in large packages? These Albuquerque hotels offer a room for the night, dinner, and special amenities to make your date night with that special someone more special than ever.
Some consider it a cliche, but chocolate for Valentine's Day doesn't have to come in a heart shaped box. There are gourmet artists in Albuquerque who can set your truffle aflutter. Find a local chocolatier who can make these sweets special.
Take off, just the two of you, on a special, scenic road trip. Hire a babysitter for the kids and reconnect. Don't travel too far, so you can spend your time together. Discover a place you haven't been to together before, stay at a romantic bed and breakfast, and create lasting memories.
Picture yourself in a horse drawn carriage from a bygone era, on a leisurely ride with the one you love. Be sure to check the weather forecast before booking your ride. Contact the Stage Stop Carriage Service in Estancia at 505-384-1000.
