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continued from page 36 friends at their luxury beach house, complete with personalized service and a classy atmosphere. Each of the hotel's beachfront bungalows is an architectural treat, appointed with Balinese and Indonesian art and furnishings, complimentary WiFi, and wraparound verandahs opening to lush gardens and a forest. The two Master Suites are the prize accommodations, with the best beach and sunset views, plus enormous outdoor garden bathrooms. Guest treats include an alfresco restaurant, an inﬁnity pool, and an open-air yoga and massage pavilion. Bicycles are available for the 10-minute ride to Santa Teresa, one of the hippest surf towns in Costa Rica with great local dining. Active honeymooners won't want to miss the famous Santa Teresa surf break, horseback riding excursions, tropical canopy tours, and boat and ﬁshing excursions. Honeymooners booking a 4-night stay at Latitude 10 can choose a jr. suite from $1,042, a premium jr. suite from $1,192, or a master suite from $1,642, and add a welcome cocktail, full daily breakfasts, a 60-minute couple's massage, and a romantic 3-course dinner with a bottle of wine. latitude10resort.com belize's coppola connection Consider honeymoon planning that combines two luxurious resorts owned by Francis Ford Coppola, with time divided between the lush highlands and the Caribbean Sea. The magical and romantic pairing includes three nights in the Maya Mountain hideaway of Blancaneaux Lodge, whose Honeymoon Cabana comes with open-air bath and waterfall views, followed by four nights beachside in Placencia at Turtle Inn, where lovers relax in a Balinese-style, beautifully appointed Honeymoon Cottage with private garden and outdoor shower, plus an interior Japanese bath. (The hands-down winner in luxury and romance is the Chinese Matrimonial Suite, with a tranquil setting steps from the sea.) This luxury week offers Thai spa treatments, two pools, delicious and varied cuisine served up in three restaurants, a full-service dive shop, and complimentary use of bikes and kayaks. Priced from $5,975 per couple, the 7-night Honeymoon package covers all breakfasts, lunches and dinners at Blancaneaux; all breakfasts and lunches, plus two dinners at the Mare Restaurant, and one dinner at the beachfront Gauguin Grill at Turtle Inn. Additional enhancements include airport transfers arrival/ departure plus a chilled bottle of sparkling wine on arrival at each resort; at Blancaneaux, a canoe trip to Barton Creek Cave and a full-day 4WD excursion to the Mayan citadel of Caracol and the Rio Frio Cave; and at Turtle Inn, a full-day snorkel trip and a full-day Monkey River trip. coppolaresorts.com cruise. Designed in the style of a ﬂoating luxury hotel and cruising out of a port north of Iquitos, the 16-suite Aria is a handsome river cruiser, ﬁtted with sleek, dark-wood chaise longues, imported Italian bath ﬁxtures and outdoor hot tubs. Measuring 240 sq. ft., the vessel's spacious suites come with air conditioning, king beds and a seating area; couples can count on waking up in a bed of 280-thread-count cotton sheets, and pulling back the curtains of the ﬂoor-to-ceiling panoramic windows to see pink dolphins playing in the Amazon's black waters. Getting close to nature while aﬂoat, head for the sun deck, outdoor jacuzzi or the air-conditioned bar on the upper deck, and remember that Peru boasts some of the best food in the world, and the meals aboard the Aria are no exception. Getting even closer to nature, guests take up to three excursions a day-ﬁshing for piranhas, walking through the jungle, spotting monkeys, sloths and redbellied macaws, enjoying life on the river when meeting the local ﬁshermen and visiting local communities-going ashore by motorized skiffs in the company of one of four naturalist guides. Offered are both 4-night cruises, priced from $3,800 pp for a design suite, or $4,000 pp for the Master Suite; and 7-night cruises from $7,000 to $7,350 pp, depending on ﬁrst or second deck. aquaexpeditions.com passion for patagonia Ah Patagonia...and particularly Torres del Paine National Park, certainly top of the list of spectacular places to be in Chile-or anywhere. Your honeymooning clients can experience the rugged grandeur of this corner of the Andes from the total comfort of Singular Patagonia, a sleek, modern, award-winning luxury hotel set on the shores of the "Last Hope" fjord, just outside the town of Puerto Natales and a 3-hour drive from the Punta Arenas airport. The hotel's acclaimed restaurant-bar and museum are housed in the historic landmark Puerto Bories, a former postVictorian cold-storage plant built in 1915. There are 57 spacious (500 sq. ft.) guestrooms with fjord views beyond the 20-ft. glass-panel windows, and despite its rustic origins, Singular is top-of-the-line in modern luxury. Here, guests ﬁnd a spa, a 2-to1 staff-to-guest ratio, highly trained guides, and an award-winning culinary team. Guests are pampered and provided for at every turn, and for action-oriented honeymooners, Singular offers more than 20 excursions that add up to a great Patagonian experience-from horseback riding on private ranches to exploring the fjords by Opposite page: Jr. suite at Latitude 10 in Costa Rica. This photo: Aria sails on the Amazon. the "love boat" in Amazonia Awesome Amazonia is indeed a lush area embracing one of the most biologically diverse regions on Earth. Peru's sector of the Amazon Basin offers a wonderland of black caimans and red-bellied macaws, giant otters in the rivers and howler monkeys in the canopy. For nature-loving, relaxation-seeking couples, a boat aﬂoat will be the perfect way to ﬁnd romance in the rainforest, and for this once-in-a-lifetime experience we recommend booking a luxury discovery cruise aboard Aria, one of Aqua Expeditions' two river cruisers. Honeymooners will record such special memories as a private skiff serenade at sunset, a surprise chocolate cake in the cabin suite, and other little staff surprises that complement this luxury june 2014 53 http://www.latitude10resort.com http://www.aquaexpeditions.com http://www.coppolaresorts.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend June 2014

Editor’s Notes
Hotel Desk: Seattle’s The Edgewater Rocks
Tour Talk: Apple Leisure Group
Caribbean Weddings: Choices, Romance & More Choices
Honeymoon Havens for all Sorts of Lovebirds
Nuptials at Sea
Wild Honeymoons!
Latin America for Lovers
Colombia Travel Guide
A Fairy Tale Honeymoon
All-Inclusive Powerhouses
Iberostar Playa Mita
Let’s Get Hitched!
Romantic Retreats
Unforgettable Honeymoons a World Away

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