Kamalaya, Thailand

Built at the edge of an idyllic lagoon, Kamalaya is a Wellness Sanctuary and Holistic Spa lauded by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the ten most beautiful islands in the world. Centered around a cave temple that once served Buddhist monks as a place of meditation and spiritual retreat, all accommodation takes full advantage of the magnificent views and draws on its natural environs to create modern but comfortable interiors. Kamalaya's Soma Restaurant and Amrita Café feature sumptuous cuisine with sweeping views of ocean, sky, and outlying islands. The adjoining Alchemy Bar serves ambrosial tonics based on ancient Taoist, Thai, and Ayurvedic recipes. This is truly a place to restore, renew and rejuvenate at one of Essential Escapes hottest new retreats.

The spa

Kamalaya's Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa offers an integrated approach to wellness that encompasses a diverse range of cultural and medical traditions and promotes the harmonious development of the whole person- physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Wellness Consultations with each guest establish a foundation for co-creating unique, customized programs leading you towards radiant health and a creative and joyous engagement with all life.

Optional Life-Enhancement Programs focus on specific health and wellness issues, combining customized therapies, fitness, and nutrition to optimize wellbeing and synergistically restore a sense of connectedness to universal energies and rhythms - the ultimate source of all true healing.

Facilities:

Hill trekking, elephant trekking, cave and lagoon visits, prepared picnics, yoga, tai’chi, chi gong, meditation, rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, life enhancement programs, diagnostic procedures, educational programmes and a conference centre

Read a review from a client who has been to Kamalaya: "I cannot find the words to express how special it was"