The fun part about planning a Valentine’s Day activity for you and your significant other, is it can be as elaborate or as simple as you want, and still just as romantic! Below are six fun ideas to help plan out your special day in San Diego this year!
1. Take a Sunset Cruise
Nothing says Valentine’s Day like a romantic sunset cruise on the water! Downtown San Diego’s Valentine’s Premier Dinner Cruise will set sail on February 11th from 7-10pm and is known to be a semi-formal event so it’s a perfect excuse to dress up! Packages range from $145-$245 per ticket with exclusive upgrades available to customize your experience. The 4-course dinner menu also offers gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian options for those with dietary restrictions!
Oceanside Harbor’s Wine Cruise is offering a Valentine’s Day special on February 11th from 5-6:30pm. The special includes special Valentine’s Day wine and chocolates, in addition to relaxing scenic views, and an appetizer platter. You can join this adult only cruise for $49 per person.
2. Take a hot air balloon ride
Let your love rise above with a Hot Air Balloon ride! These private hot air balloon rides in San Diego offer 360-degree views of the Del Mar coastline. Rides start at $1500 for 2 people, but can hold up to 8 adults per ride, and last three and a half hours. Your ride will include champagne, cheese, fresh fruit, water, and soda, and of course a friendly pilot who can double as your personal photographer!
3. Plan a relaxing spa day
If you’re looking to pamper your loved ones for Valentine’s Day, a day spa is just the place for you. Grotto Massage & Day Spa is located in Carlsbad Village and offers massage treatments as simple as foot reflexology, to couples’ massages.
Ocean Day Spa also located in Carlsbad and offers massages, facial treatments, and customized packages to best fit your wellness needs.
If you’re looking for the ultimate luxury spa experience, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in Rancho Santa Fe is the place to visit to enjoy skin and facial therapies, body wraps and massages, along with a fitness center, salon, nail services, locker rooms, and a lot of different customizable packages to get the best experience for your special day!
4. Go for a romantic hike
If you’re looking to opt outside for this love day and interested in a hike, below is a list of what’s been coined as “romantic hike spots” in San Diego.
- Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
- Torrey Pines State Reserve
- Scripps Coastal Reserve/La Jolla Shores
- Windansea Beach
- Mt. Helix Park
- Calavera Lake
- San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve
5. Set up a beach picnic
Pop-up picnic services on the beach have really becomes a fun way to elevate and add some luxuriousness to your picnic, and hassle free so you can spend the time with your loved one instead of trying to lay out the perfectly flat blanket in the ocean breeze. Below are some picnic services to get in touch with for a smooth and relaxing day.
Beach Genie offers a luxury setup for two that includes reclining beach chairs, an umbrella, wood side table and a cooler.
Also check out Madame Picnic services in Encinitas, Del Mar, and Solana Beach and Dream Land Picnic services most of North County San Diego.
6. Ride in a gondola in San Diego!
There is nothing more romantic than a Gondola ride! From February 11-14th, the Gondola Company is offering their specialty Saint Valentino Cruise for two, with packages starting at $225 and includes a 50min cruise through the canals and waterways of the Coronado Cays, a box of chocolate truffles, complimentary corkage, a single red rose, and also has select wines and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
