Merging with nature during spa rituals enhances recovery, as it is the ultimate source of energy and inspiration.
It could be a massage at the world’s first underwater spa at Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives, or a mud wrap at India’s Prakriti Shakti overlooking the hills of Panchalimedu — a unique place that seems to hover somewhere between reality and imagination. The most famous American spa resort, We Care Spa, is located in the California desert — a truly wild setting surrounded by sand and cacti, just a couple of hours’ drive from Los Angeles. Treatments are performed on open-air terraces, using natural ingredients — scrubs are made from sugar, and masks from clay. There’s no gym or workout equipment here; the physical activities are limited to yoga, stretching, and walking. There’s also a unique spa resort in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, set within a nature reserve — Karkloof Safari Spa offers facial and body treatments with views of a picturesque valley where giraffes and antelopes roam freely. Its spa center, by the way, is the largest on the African continent. At Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa in Costa Rica, beauty rituals begin in an open-air relaxation area: the initial preparation includes soaking in a hot bath fed by a natural spring that is neither artificially heated, recirculated, nor chemically treated.
Though there’s no need to travel far for vivid experiences — for instance, in Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region, the Letnyaya Zolotitsa lodge offers amazing drainage wraps using kelp harvested right there from the White Sea. You can even dive into the kelp beds yourself, accompanied by a professional instructor — a farm-to-table philosophy in the world of beauty.
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