Best wellness travel destinations in Asia

Switch off, find your balance, and experience your next rejuvenating moment. Go on a full ‘healthy’ trip to nurture your body, mind and soul. Get closer to your wellness goals at these wellness destinations in Asia.

These are some top hotels in the region that are worth adding to your healthy vacation bucket list—places where wellness itself is the destination, where wellness means so much more than having a massage, a glass of fresh juice, or an hour in the gym.

Atmantan Wellness Resort, India

Step into the world of wellbeing at Atmantan Wellness Resort and come out refreshed and rejuvenated. De-stress, detoxify and relax at this 42-acre rejuvenating sanctuary in Mulshi, a hill station close to Pune and Mumbai.

The resort overlooks the pristine Mulshi Lake, providing an ideal venue to reconnect with yourself, revitalize your body, and refresh your mind.

Delve deep into the sacred art of yoga or enjoy the pampering spa treatments, hydrotherapy baths, and the farm-to-table organic food at the spa cuisine. 

Guests travel here for a transformative wellness experience—to reverse health conditions like diabetes and hypertension, manage disease and pain, improve cardiovascular fitness, restore physical function and performance, rejuvenate with Ayurvedic Panchkarma, achieve the ideal weight or rekindle their inner spirit.

With a step-by-step guide on how to get healthier and improve your lifestyle, Atmantan offers a personalized program to suit your specific wellness needs.  

The Farm at San Benito, Philippines

At The Farm at San Benito, you will experience wellness on a different level.

Besides being an eco-luxury holistic health resort, it offers a science-based, medically supervised, and personalized health programs as well as life-changing retreats based on these healing components: holistic medical services, nurturing spa treatments and hydrotherapy water wellness, whole-food and plant-based cuisine, mindful movement and functional fitness, and a healing environment amidst the 48 hectares of lush green jungle.

Walk around this luxury wellness retreat in the Philippines and find a secluded sanctuary in its exclusive suites and villas.

You will find an extensive menu of wellbeing treats here, from holistic wellness and detoxification to stress management, diabetes prevention, to integrative cancer care.

The Farm offers a wide range of therapies and solutions to help you combat stresses, anxieties, work-related chronic pain, and so much more.

If you wish to enhance your physical state through a holistic, avail The Farm’s beauty and anti-aging services, slimming and body contouring programs.

Anantara Chiang Mai Resort, Thailand

Riverfront serenity, gentle or invigorating workouts, healing spa treatments, and nourishing cuisine. Experience riverside luxury, wellness treats and more at Anantara Chiang Mai, one of the best wellness destinations in Asia.

Feel good, knowing that the resort has a program to pamper you and healing therapy to soothe you.

Whether you want to relax, de-stress or tone your body, Anantara Chiang Mai offers revitalizing experiences and tailored programs to help you achieve your health goals.

Relax amidst the courtyard gardens or watch the peaceful Thai river.

Find more relief with Tok Sen massage, an ancient healing therapy that rhythmically taps the whole body using a special wooden hammer and wedge, meant to ease pain and remove energy blockage.

You can also try the classic yoga, yoga ball (using a stability ball), yoga fly (performed with a hammock to support your body for yoga poses), tai chi (gentle Chinese martial art), Muay Thai kickboxing (Thailand’s traditional martial art), or enroll at the Fitness Boot Camp. 

Amanoi, Vietnam

Perched on a coastal ridge along the pristine Vinh Hy Bay, Amanoi offers wellness and spa experiences in a secluded, beautiful setting. The location inspires both serenity and adventure amidst the country’s untouched wilderness.

Recalibrate your health path, shed unwanted weight, renew your focus and experience a deep sense of inner peace with the resort’s individually designed wellness immersion programs such as Detox and Cleansing, Weight Management and Transformation, and Mindfulness and Stress Management.

Spa experiences at Amanoi allow you to reconnect with nature’s nourishing purity through its personalized programs. Embrace Amanoi’s signature formulations including Grounding, Purifying, and Nourishing, which involves four personalized treatments: massage, body polish and wrap, face ritual and Aman Signature Journey.

Amanoi also offers spiritual retreats which incorporate meditation, chanting and spa treatments, leaving you rejuvenated and with a great sense of calmness.

COMO Shambhala Estate, Indonesia

Located north of Ubud in Bali, amidst the nurturing jungle and Ayung River, is a health retreat that combines holistic wellness with state-of-the-art facilities and luxury villa accommodation.

Offering an extensive and immersive wellness experience, combining healthy, energy-giving food with a personalized itinerary of activities and treatments, COMO Shambhala Estate is one of the luxury wellness destinations in Asia.

Journey into a state of greater wellness with Como Shambhala’s experts who will guide you as you explore classical and therapeutic yoga classes, pilates, Tai Chi Chuan, qigong, aquatic therapy, acupuncture, and Ayurveda therapy.

The resort also offers body care treatments (bath, wrap and mud therapy) and holistic facial care.

Its location also allows you to enjoy outdoor activities like mountain biking, hiking, climbing, whitewater rafting and outdoor circuit training.

V Integrated Wellness, Malaysia

Experience tranquility at V Integrated Wellness (V). It is a tropical wellness destination in Malaysia’s Langkawi Island, about 27 kilometers from Langkawi International Airport.

Blending innovation with traditional healing techniques, V offers spa and wellness programs, holistic therapies, beauty treatments, lifestyle workshops, healthy cuisine, and rejuvenating retreats for body and soul.

If you would like to attain wellness at all levels and live with a sense of purpose, this is the place to go as V strives to help guests cultivate their life force (chi).

Enjoy the mind and body retreat at V Integrated Wellness’s five components. Relax at V Botanical Spa and experience their claim as the first spa in Southeast Asia to offer 100% certified organic food-grade products.

Get your gears ready for V Fitness activities, whether your goal is to tone your body, gain muscles, lose weight, condition your cardiovascular health, or do some nature walks and outdoor bootcamps.

Nurture your mind, body and spirit with V Yoga and Retreats. Enjoy V Healthy Cuisine, designed to complement your healing journey. Look and feel amazing with V Beauty services as you care for your hair and skin.

Writer’s notes: The wellness programs and activities mentioned here are valid at the time of writing. Also, please note that some of these wellness destinations in Asia might be temporarily closed because of COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit the hotels’ websites for updates and more information.

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