Located in places as far away
as Bhutan or the remote hills of Turkey,
the spa as a destination holiday has
come into its own.
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photo courtesy of YTL Resorts.
Far East.
Covering exotic destinations like Bhutan,
the far reaches of Mongolia and the more
accessible spa havens of Thailand and the
new-luxury chic of spas in China.read more
Ayurveda
and the Himalayas...
From ascetic ayurvedic retreats in Kerala to
destination spas with the most inspiring
settings in the Himalayas, India has much to
offer in the way of indigenous and holistic
spa retreats..read more
Majapahit
and the Malay archipelago.Treatment
recipes handed down from courtly traditions
complemented by the most inspiring natural
settings. In one of the most ritually-based
sa treatments, drawing upon both legend and
myths, indulge in an early morning mandi
bunga accompanied by a rousing kompang
procession. Draw upon the healing traditions
of the Straits Chinese in Malacca or channel
your inner courtly maiden in a Balinese spa .read more
Hammams
and Hilltop Retreats.Venture
to the middle east with its
much-romanticized history of hammams. Whilst
modern incarnations of the hammam has
appeared in places as diverse as the Faena
Hotel in Buenos Aires to the Mandarin
Oriental Spa in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the
authentic, much-less polished spas in Syria
are still a destination for those looking to
experience the hammam, not so much for its
treatments, but for the cultural, social and
historical place it has in the region's
social history.In Morocco, relax and detox
in the pristine surroundings of the Atlas
Mountains. .read more
