Spa Destinations Are Great Vacations Spots
by Roy Caxton
http://www.filspa.com
Spa vacations aren't just for the wealthy anymore. Once the
province of those well-heeled enough to afford luxury
treatment along with their health advice, you can now find a
number of destination spas that offer a wonderful, health
enhancing experience at an affordable price.
Looking for a vacation that encourages you to be your
flexible best while supporting you with massage, healthy
eating, luxurious facials and educations sessions, all at
less than $200 per person, per day? Then your choice might
be The Oaks at Ojai, California. Activities include hikes,
water aerobics, restorative yoga, classes in roller blading
and kayaking and more. Food is healthy and delicious, based
on a 1000 calorie a day diet. The recipes from the kitchen
go home with you at the end of your vacation so that you try
them at home.
These days you can find a spa that focuses on nearly any
aspect of health or beauty, with as wide a variety of
activities and services as any cruise or resort vacation.
Choosing a spa vacation that you'll enjoy is a matter of
knowing what you want and finding the spa that provides it.
A regimen at the Kellogg brothers' health spa included a
strict diet, health treatments that included daily high
colonics, and strenuous physical exercise. Health spas are
still one of the more popular types of destination spas.
They may be aimed at improving general health through diet,
stress reduction techniques and exercise, or they may be
focused on treatment for one particular illness or of one
particular type.
Christmas Farm Inn and Spa is another family oriented resort
destination that features a health spa as one of its
amenities. Located in New Hampshire, it focuses on warm New
England hospitality. A visit to Christmas Farm might body
wraps, skin treatments and long, relaxing soaks in the
Jacuzzi. You can hike, ski, snowshoe, swim, golf, canoe or
kayak. The menu for your vacation includes all locally
grown, all organic ingredients. It's an affordable option
for a family, with prices starting under $100 per person per
night.
Once you've decided on a general reason, whether it be
pampering, health, education or fitness, think about the
kind of surroundings and activities you'll enjoy.
The location of the spa can have a great deal of influence
on what activities are offered, and certainly on the
atmosphere. You can find any kind of spa in the mountains,
the desert, on the ocean or in the city. A health spa in the
mountains might offer mountain hikes or bike treks for
exercise instead of or in addition to workouts on the spa
equipment.
Go back to the original spas, and 'take the waters' at the
Kohler Waters Spa in Wisconsin. It's only appropriate that
Kohler, the most famous name in plumbing fixtures, would be
the owner of one of the most famous spas focusing on hydro-
therapy. There's far more than just jacuzzis at the Kohler,
though. The spa is located at a luxury resort that includes
10 different restaurants, five world class golf courses and
an entire planned community.
How much can you afford? Full service luxury spa vacations
range in price from about $200 a day to $6000 and more per
week. The price generally includes all meals, your lodging,
and spa activities. There may be extra charges for special
treatments like facials and skin treatments or excursions.
Shop around - you can often find a good discount deal on the
kind of spa vacation you want if you're flexible and able to
book early.
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