At India's Taj Mahal during a full moon
Experts usually recommend that you visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise, but here’s an exclusive twist. “Book one of the few available nighttime visits to the Taj Mahal during a full moon, when the greatest Mughal monument to love goes from merely breathtaking to utterly otherworldly,” advised Kozolchyk. Reserve with your concierge or head here to make it happen; finding operators that offer full moon tours isn’t easy, and availability is thin. Also tempting: an in-suite dinner at the Oberoi Amarvilas, where Kozolchyk said the Taj Mahal-facing balconies were practically designed for proposers.
At Peru's little-known rival peak to Machu Picchu
The lost Incan citadel is a tough spot for private moments—what with all the crowds—but that doesn’t rule out a Peruvian proposal. According to Kozolchyk, you should check into the "enchanted forest-feeling retreat that is the Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel," whose concierge can sign you up for some of the area's most limited-access hikes: one to Huayna Picchu (the tall peak in everyone's iconic images) or to Machu Picchu Mountain, which sits behind the ruins. Either way, she said, you’ll end up with a vantage that actually looks down onto the ruins, where the only other tourists you see will look like ants crawling the heritage site below.
From the skies over Saint Barthélemy
Most people who want to impress in St. Bart's opt for a yacht. Go the opposite route, recommended Kozolchyz, and take to the skies instead. Give the Beach Ambassadors a heads-up about your intentions, she said, and they'll craft a romantic message in the sand, so that you can see it from a Champagne helicopter tour over Flamands Beach. (It takes the pressure off coming up with the perfect words.) Then, on dry ground, the hotel will coordinate a private dinner on the beach—with a customized fireworks finish.
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