10 of the Best Healthy Holidays

Absolute Sanctuary, Thailand

Catering to both seasoned enthusiasts and beginners, Absolute Sanctuary offer up to 25 yoga classes a week along with daily massages to help you unwind. Whether you're an early riser or a late sleeper, the Sanctuary offers classes from early morning until the evening, giving you the opportunity to take things at your own pace. You will learn to connect your body and mind, forget your worries and learn how to deal with the stresses of modern life. Encompassing Pilates classes,meditation and over six varieties of yoga disciplines, Absolute Sanctuary has the most complete yoga holiday available in the most spectacular of settings.

On arrival, you will discuss your goals and create a personal fitness programme tailored to your specific needs and ability. If detoxing is your aim, look no further than the resort's Love Kitchen restaurant, serving locally-produced food and drink to heal you from the inside out. For those also wanting to tone up, Absolute Sanctuary offers weight-training alongside cardiovascular workouts and bootcamps to really push your limits and make you leave feeling like a new person.

Como Shambhala Rejuvenation, Bali

Life can take its toll on your body and for those seeking rejuvenation both inside and out, this secluded resort by the River Ayung satisfies all your needs. Como Shambhala teams high-tech facilities with a back-to nature approach to health and wellbeing in a tranquil setting, to provide the perfect atmosphere for a healing holiday.  Using an Ayurveda approach to medicine and healthcare, your personal assistant will help you balance your life with the help of experts in Yoga, nutrition and therapy.

For those of an adventurous nature, you can go mountain biking, rock climbing, white water rafting and explore the jungle covered hills on rice field treks. With nutrition such a key element of healing, the resort offers two restaurants called Glow and Kudus both providing nutritionally-balanced, local cuisine, which will set you up for the day ahead and give your body the nutrients it needs to recover after a long day of activities. Como Shambhala can also help with weight-loss and with a change of lifestyle so the healing doesn't stop when you return home.

Longevity Health & Wellness Fusion Fitness, Portugal

Longevity Alvor is a tranquil haven of understated elegance, featuring a rooftop infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, fresh, nutritious cuisine acquired from local markets, and a state-of-the-art wellness and spa facility. The hotel, which is located in the Western Algarve, offers breathtaking views of the ocean, the surrounding landscape, and the Monchique mountains. A wave pattern found in the hotel's distinctive design represents Longevity's emphasis on harmony and balance and is connected to the revitalising water (Salus per Aquae) used in the spa. Try a yoga, Pilates, or stretching session to feel rejuvenated, or utilise the 24-hour fitness centre and fully equipped gym. At the spa, unwind and revitalise your body and mind with a variety of treatments like colon hydrotherapy, reflexology, and ozone therapy.

The Body Holiday, St. Lucia

Based around Cariblue's crescent shaped beach this all-inclusive spa holiday offers some of the most exclusive tailor-made spa experiences in the Caribbean. Set in between rainforest and coastline, the award-winning spa looks onto a private beach of pure white sand where you can relax and take in the surroundings. The resort is fa-med for its palm tree-lined beach where you can top-up your tan in the most secluded and serene of settings. The location of this beach-front spa holiday provides the opportunity to engage in some water sports, with snorkelling, kayaking and windsurfing just a few of the activities that might tickle your nautical fancy.

This all-inclusive healthy holiday includes one daily spa treatment per day and provides tailored programmes in everything from weight-loss and detoxing to more physical offerings including a fitness holiday coordinated by ex-Olympian Daley Thompson. Along with personalised wellness programmes, they also offer freefitness classes including beach circuits, spinning and body tone with activities catering to both the solo traveller and those travelling as couples or groups.

Kamalaya Fusion Fitness™, Thailand

Experience an enhanced level of strength, flexibility, and balance during our exclusive Fusion Fitness™ holiday at Kamalaya. Utilise a variety of exercises and therapies to revitalise your body and increase your metabolism to create the program of your dreams. Concentrate on achieving particular fitness and health objectives, such as weight loss, muscular tone, or cardiovascular fitness. Select from Ayurvedic remedies, yoga, meditation, or TRX suspension training.

Kamalaya Detox, Koh Samui, Thailand

Featuring the best in holistic therapies and detox treatments, Kamalaya in Koh Samui is primed with first-timers in mind. The detox programme is set up to cleanse body and mind through nutrition, yoga and meditation. They boast ancient-therapies such as herbal steam caverns alongside more modern amenities such as a state-of-the-art spa where you can relax with Traditional Asian massages. The restaurants help cater to your specific dietary and detox requirements, meaning you are provided with 3 nutritionally-balanced and fresh meals a day. You can accompany these meals with a wide range of healthy juices and smoothies to keep you full throughout the day.

Starting with a 1-on-1 consultation, you can tailor your detox holiday to your tastes with optional daily activities all in place to help you achieve your detoxing goals. You will leave Kamalaya feeling re-energised with knowledge of how to keep on track with your health so you don't fall back into old routines.

Bootcamp at Pine Cliffs Resort, Portugal

Participate in two energising bootcamp programs designed with military training in mind to meet the needs of fitness enthusiasts looking for rigorous workouts. Our outdoor Bootcamp lessons, which are surrounded by breathtaking natural scenery, concentrate on improving your endurance, strength, agility, and energy through a mix of functional training, weight exercises, aerobic workouts, and energising circuit runs. Personalised services that support your fitness path and provide a transforming and refreshing experience include physical exams, training programs, nutrition consults, and luxurious spa treatments.

SHA Wellness Clinic optimal Detox Weight loss, Spain

Optimise the body's detoxification process by combining two essential strategies: reaching a healthy optimum weight and doing a cleansing and detoxification process concurrently for the best possible health. Examine several detoxifying and metabolism indicators and take action to correct any abnormalities in metabolism. At SHA Wellness Clinic, we emphasise the importance of physical activity in helping people reach their desired weight and enhancing their body's natural cleansing process.

Thanyapura Sports & Health Resort Phuket, Thailand

Thanyapura Health & Sport Resort in Phuket, Thailand is the ideal vacation destination, regardless of your level of experience or want to improve your physical abilities. You may also learn about a healthy living there. With the best fitness and sports experts in the world on staff, this resort will make sure you achieve your wellness, education, and athletic objectives. You'll go home with an optimised life, renewed health, and vigour thanks to the excellent sports facilities, a mind centre that enhances your overall well-being, and a dedicated health centre that helps you perform at your best.

Ananda Active, India

With over 79 luxury spa treatments including Ayurveda, facials and hydrotherapy, Ananda in the Himalayas is a complete spa and wellness holiday experience. There is no way you could leave Ananda without feeling re-invigorated and stress-free. Reach your health and fitness goals with personal training and yoga lessons for both first-timers and fitness enthusiasts and unwind with a wide-range of holistic treatments including pranayama and reflexology.

For adventure, enjoy personalised 2 to 4 hour treks through the surrounding landscape to capture that special photo that will serve as a memory of your holiday for years to come. The Ganga, a superb river for white water rafting originates from Gaumukh in the Garhwal region of the Himalayas, thrilling but safe, these rapids are ideal for beginners as well as seasoned thrill seekers. You can also indulge in mouth-watering Indo-Asian cuisine in the restaurant where the chef is more than happy to accommodate for specific diets and detoxes.