Unique Spa Treatments
The perfect way to escape from modern city life and the mundane rat race is by embarking on a relaxing retreat, and luckily, South Africa is one of the top relaxation destinations. There are numerous spas and wellness centres in every province that offers the ultimate unwinding experience for those looking to immerse themselves in relaxation.
Whether your South African holiday takes place at a hotel, luxury safari lodge or scenic resort, you’ll have access to soothing massages, brightening facials, couple’s aromatherapy, mud baths and other peaceful treatments. Every wellness centre has a variety of unique spa treatments and you’ll be able to sit back, recharge your batteries and enjoy the ultimate pamper.
Spa Hotels
Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa has an alluring location beside a lagoon near the whale-watching capital of Hermanus. It is the right place to stop if accompanied by someone with whom you want to share an exotic Turkish bath in complete privacy.
Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa will make you appreciate the grandeur scenic coastline and mountain range. The day spa is elegant with hydrotherapy and relaxation areas, as well as beautiful rock walls that will make you feel like you are inside of the mountain. Put your body into the hands of the well-trained massage therapists and beauticians, who can knead you, shape and polish you into an improved version of your former self, just east of cosmopolitan Cape Town.
Morgan Bay Hotel on the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape is home to the Milkwood Spa, where you’ll be transported into a world consisting of ocean, nature and total relaxation. Various spa treatments can be followed by a trip to the sauna or a soothing hydro bath. It’s truly the best place to admire the Wild Coast landscape.
Brookdale Health Hydro in KwaZulu-Natal is all about restoring the balance - detox, de-stress and renew your health as you focus on your wellness. Highlights include couple’s massages, aqua-aerobics and there are daily talks on nutrition, stress and coping, health and well-being.
Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa in Johannesburg is an exclusive and luxurious spa getaway in the heart of Sandton, where you can be treated to a famous Thai massage in the gardens that will remind you of Bali. The Saxon Boutique Hotel and Spa in the heart of Johannesburg will invoke the powers of the Tibetan gong as they help you achieve tranquility and serenity. Their sound therapy, performed on a heated waterbed with built-in colour to increase effectiveness, opens the chakras, silences the mind and heals from the inside out.
Safari Retreats
Luxury safari lodges are known for their impeccable spas and wellness centres. Royal Malewane in the Thornybush Game Reserve in Limpopo have redefined the concept of safari spa, with a serene courtyard of treatment rooms around a long lap-pool in the heart of the bush. It is an environment of opulent peacefulness. The whole atmosphere exudes harmony and luxury, with various spa treatments such as aromatherapy, indian head massages and foot massages on offer.
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Retreat in the Cederberg in Western Cape is a scenic retreat in an area once home to the ancient San people. A popular treatment is the BK Special, which combines several techniques from Swedish massage and Shiatsu to deep tissue techniques and reflexology. Oil from the local cure-all buchu plant is used in the Moyo products lavished on your body during relaxing massages.
Aquila Private Game Reserve in the Western Cape is home to the Tranquila Spa, which is the perfect place to visit after a morning safari. The steam room and sauna are comfortable and soothing, and they offer a deep-tissue massage with natural products free of petrochemicals, as well as other treatments.
Askari Game Lodge at Plumari Private Reserve offers a romantic, soothing countryside escape to city dwellers coming from Johannesburg or Pretoria. The Askari spa offers full-body massages, manicures and pedicures as well as a hydrotherapy bath.
Karkloof Safari Spa in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal offers an unlimited range of spa treatments, which includes wraps, massages, facials and all sorts of full-body treatments. There are three bubbling Roman baths and a floatation pool with uninterrupted bushveld views.
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