Resorts, destinations, and travel operators worldwide are responding to the growing demand for active, immersive, and fulfilling wellness experiences. Here's a selection of offerings to inspire your next wellness-focused trip:
Hotel Belmar: Immerse Yourself in Costa Rica's Cloud Forest
Hotel Belmar, a family-owned luxury eco-lodge nestled in Costa Rica's Monteverde cloud forest, has expanded its wellness offerings with new yoga programs. Certified yoga instructor Arantza, with over five years of experience, blends traditional yogic practices, tantra, and pranayama to curate mindful experiences. The hotel now offers a "Wellness Enhancement" package, transforming any stay into a thematic retreat, including daily farm-to-table breakfast, yoga sessions, healthy smoothies, a relaxing massage, a private breathwork session, and immersive nature experiences. For corporate or group travellers, Hotel Belmar also offers tailored wellness packages for groups of 8 to 20 people.
Scenset: Discover Indonesian Island Wellness
Luxury travel-tech company Scenset invites wellness seekers to experience the captivating Indonesian islands on an exclusive itinerary curated by Senior Travel Curator Carl Junior. Explore a blend of adventure, relaxation, and luxury in dream destinations like Bali. Whether it's yoga in Ubud's lush rainforests, exclusive spa retreats in Uluwatu's cliffside havens, or Sumba's pristine beaches, Indonesia offers a backdrop for immersive wellness experiences. Top-tier resorts, beach yoga, wellness consultations, sunset horseback rides, and gourmet dining are all part of the meticulously crafted itinerary.
Naya Traveler: Embrace the Wild Wellness of Patagonia
Naya Traveler offers tailor-made experiential journeys to curated destinations, including a wellness retreat at Tipiliuke Lodge in Argentina's Patagonia. This working cattle ranch spans 50,000 acres, offering guests a chance to reconnect with nature and themselves. Tipiliuke Lodge prioritises wellness, featuring a nutritionist, wood-fired sauna, hot tub with stunning vistas, and yoga studio with breathtaking views. Guests can enjoy personal treatments from masseuses, yoga instructors, physiotherapists, and osteopaths from the nearby town of San Martin de los Andes. End each rejuvenating day under a canopy of stars, savouring renowned Argentinian Malbecs around a fire.
Calabash Cove Resort & Spa: Unwind in St. Lucian Luxury
Known for its commitment to sustainability and eco-minded practices, Calabash Cove Resort and Spa is a popular all-inclusive, adults-only boutique hotel in Saint Lucia. Its 26 villas blend old Caribbean charm with luxurious modern amenities. The resort's Ti Spa provides a range of treatments combining European techniques with St. Lucia's tradition of using plant and food-based curatives. Enjoy cleansing treatments with locally produced coffee or papaya scrubs, or indulge in the signature Spa Sampler featuring hot stone massage, aromatherapy, and counter stretching. Guests can also enjoy the resort's diverse vegan and vegetarian menu, one of the only properties in Saint Lucia to offer this option.
Nomade Holbox: Find Your Inner Peace in a Yucatan Sanctuary
Nomade Holbox is an adults-only beach sanctuary on the unspoiled north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Choose from unique accommodations, including the Treehouse Suite immersed in the jungle, the Oceanfront Suite steps from the clear blue water, or the Moon Temple Room with natural canvas walls and a unique copper tub. Experience a Lucid Dreaming Sound Journey, guided dream immersion with binaural sounds that induce deep relaxation, or release all control during the Agua Magica program, a water-based ritual to reconnect with your center and remove emotional blockages.
Sattva Land: Embrace Tranquility in the Heart of the Mayan Jungle
Sattva Land, a multi-generational family-owned eco-resort in the heart of the Mayan jungle in Belize, is renowned for its friendly vibe, wellness amenities, and a setting that lets nature work its healing magic. Nestled on 20 acres in the jungle, retreats at Sattva Land offer transformational programming alongside spa treatments, jungle hikes, meditative garden walks, dips in the natural swimming pool, and healing, plant-based cuisine. The resort offers local excursions to waterfalls, caves, Mayan Temples, and the Placencia beach. On-property programming ranges from yoga and sound healing to chocolate tasting and a tour of the Sattva Land Project. Accommodations are eco-friendly with a nod to creature comforts, including a jungle castle, cabins, garden homes, and modern suites overlooking a creek, catering to individuals, couples, and families. The natural setting and family-friendly activities make the resort perfect for multi-generational getaways. Sattva offers two ongoing retreats: "The Threshold," a personal retreat immersion designed for individual needs, and "The Entwined," a retreat for couples seeking to relax, reconnect, and grow together.
Experience Wellness in Japan
With the Japanese yen at its lowest since 1990, this is an opportune time for travellers to experience the tranquility, cultural immersion, and wellness offered at Hoshino Resorts:
HOSHINOYA Okinawa: Discover the Secrets of a Blue Zone
Situated in central Okinawa Island, in one of the world's five "Blue Zone" regions known for longevity and wellness, HOSHINOYA Okinawa offers a year-round program sharing the secrets of the region's diets and customs. Engage in activities reflecting the Blue Zone's pillars of connection, movement, wise eating, and positive outlook. Experiences include underwater stretching, vegetable-rich hot pot dinners, Yuntaku Garden tours, Sanshin music sessions, Awamori tasting, and a traditional weaving experience unveiling techniques dating back 600 years.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Beppu: Unwind in Hot Spring Luxury
Located in the Kitahama district, overlooking Beppu Bay, Hoshino Resorts KAI Beppu offers guests indoor and outdoor baths where hydrogen carbonate spring water flows directly from the source, softening and smoothening the skin. The lobby's open terrace also houses hand and foot baths, allowing guests to relax with the sea breeze. The resort was designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. All 70 guestrooms feature a "picture window" with pristine blue ocean views.
Hoshino Resorts KAI Akiu: Embrace the Tranquility of a River Valley
Located in Akiu Onsen, Miyagi Prefecture, KAI Akiu offers a stunning retreat overlooking a picturesque river valley. This hot spring ryokan property is located in Sendai City, a popular destination for relaxation and wellness in northeast Japan. All 49 guestrooms offer views of the Natori River. Guests can enjoy open-air rock baths and two indoor public baths, absorbing the antibacterial properties of metaboric acid and the beautifying effects of calcium.
Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Osaka: Spark Creativity in a Dynamic Atelier
Founded on the concept of playing with creative ideas, Hoshino Resorts RISONARE Osaka (at Hyatt Regency Osaka) nurtures the imagination of children based on the Reggio Emilia Approach developed in Italy. The hotel features one of the largest ateliers in the country, designed to foster children's big ideas.
HOSHINOYA Fuji: Glamping with Mountain Views
Set above Mt. Fuji's Lake Kawaguchiko, the award-winning HOSHINOYA Fuji offers a unique blend of modernity and nature. Perched right on the mountain, HOSHINOYA Fuji is Japan's first glamping resort, offering whimsical, yet elevated camping amenities and programming. Outside of the rooms, guests can surround themselves with hundreds of red pinewood trees on the Cloud Terrace, enjoying stargazing, forest concerts, and even an outdoor movie. Partake in outdoor activities, including canoeing on Lake Kawaguchiko, Jyukai Forest hiking, a food smoking workshop, or aerial stretching.