Chinese New Year is only a week away, so it’s time to wrap up those unfinished projects, clean out the house and get ready to welcome the Year of the Dog. If you’re still undecided about whether to celebrate at home or escape for a healthy holiday, we have a few options for indecisive travellers. Check out these perfect last-minute retreats around Asia for a relaxing and rejuvenating start to your Chinese New Year.
COMO Uma Canggu
The newest addition to the COMO hotels fleet is COMO Uma Canggu, opening this month. Settled in the beachside Balinese surfing town, this new COMO resort hosts its own beach club and focuses more on active wellness: Pilates, Yoga, surfing tuition and personal trainers in the comprehensive modern gym facilities. With incredible access to Echo Beach and some of Bali’s best surf spots, this is the place to go if you’re looking to kickstart your Lunar New Year with a bit of luxe adventure. Rooms available from February 19th, 2018.
Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain
Going to China for Chinese New Year has connotations of being frantic and busy – but it couldn’t be further from the truth when you’re checking into Qing Cheng Mountain in Chengdu. Situated in Sichuan Province, this Six Senses resort and spa is beside a picturesque UNESCO World Heritage Site, and use the natural beauty of its surroundings to enhance its rejuvenating spa programme, which includes cultural therapies like Chinese reflexology, the Qing Cheng Mountain green tea scrub and Bamboo massages, as well as treatments based in Traditional Chinese Medicine like Tui Na, Gua Sha, and private Shen movement sessions. For a more traditional and soothing start to the year of the dog, check out this relaxing escape.
V Integrated Wellness
Escape to Langkawi, Malaysia, where V Integrated Wellness have adopted The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort as a base for their holistic retreats. The Soul Connection programme, which incorporates elements of Ayurvedic principles and modern medicine, is the perfect start to the new Lunar Year: begin with a holistic lifestyle consultation, and then reset mind, body and soul with a Chakra balancing massage, private yoga sessions, and tantric meditation. Better yet – take your partner and enjoy these therapies together as you welcome in another year.
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Chiva-Som
If after three days of family banquets you need a little time to reset, we understand. Chiva-Som Wellness Resort, Thailand, offers a range of packages in all areas of wellness, but we’re looking at their comprehensive Art of Detox programme. The personalised programme will help you safely detox under the guidance of their expert team – including Dr Jason Culp – and aims to restore your internal body systems to optimal function: in layman terms, give you good gut health. Depending on your preference, you can detox gently or give the radical programme a try – either way, it’ll be tailored to your needs, while you relax in this luxury Thai resort.
Santani
Santani’s approach to health is about sustainable wellness, making this resort one of our top picks to start the Chinese New Year the right way. While Sri Lanka is a little further afield than some of our other Asian destinations, the extra flight time is worth it. Blending Sri Lankan ayurvedic principles seamlessly with scientific innovations, Santani creates a relaxing environment in their minimalist, modern mountain-view chalets, while educating you with a programme of healthy practices you can take home. Their personalised dosha Ayurvedic programme begins with a consultation to assess your needs: begin your Chinese New Year with your wellbeing as a priority.
