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The Amanpuri
in Phuket,
Thailand, has
two-day wellness
clinics you can
add to your
beach time.
ADVENTURES
IN FITNESS
50 �ve-star itineraries that take
your morning workout around the world.
By Jen Murphy
C
all us selfish, but few things raise the personal happiness
quotient quite like transporting trips combined with physical
(and mental) tune-ups. We’re talking outdoor yoga—while
watching whales breach in Alaska. Kitesurfing school—on a speck of
AMAN (POOL)
paradise in Fiji. Boot camps—in a Michelin-starred English Georgian
manor. Uphill sprints—alongside the Masai in Kenya. Sure, the local
gym is fine. But the big world out there is so much better…
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NECESSARY INDULGENCES
Because don’t we work out to dine out?
Chef Skye Gyngell of cake are irresistible. Luckily, Austrian
DINE LIKE A LORD Heckfield Place. wellness guru Susanne Kaufmann has
IN ENGLAND opened an outpost of her spa here, with
One wouldn’t call the cuisine of Michelin- metabolism-stimulating detox treatments,
decorated chef Skye Gyngell health three-day purifying packages with tai chi,
food. Except that, as culinary director of hydrotherapy, and, debuting this summer,
Heckfield Place, the 45-room Georgian dedicated “life transformation” workshops
mansion one hour from London, she has with certified coaches. So you can have
the property’s surrounding biodynamic your cake and eat it, too. BARROCAL.PT
orchards, gardens, and farm to stock her
larder. If you’re feeling a touch of guilt
about the extra servings you ordered at FIND A FOODIE
the all-day restaurant Marle or at the PARADISE IN ALASKA
dinner-only Hearth (or that second Fig
Leaf Americano at Moon Bar), borrow Mother-daughter chefs Kirsten and
some wellies and explore the 438-acre Mandy Dixon put remote Kachemak
estate. Need more of a sweat session? Bay on the foodie map with their
The Little Bothy spa partners with cult sustainability-minded meals and cooking
London fitness studio Bodyism to offer school at Tutka Bay Lodge. (Think
boot camps, Pilates, yoga, and more. Alaskan seafood cioppino and Dungeness
HECKFIELDPLACE.COM crab croquettes.) New on the menu
this September is a full wellness retreat
remarkable for its only-in-Alaska wow
WORK HARD AND PLAY factors: doing yoga on the waterfront deck
while watching whales breach; swimming
HARDER IN BURGUNDY in the ocean at night with bioluminescence
For the past five years the Little Nell in as hydrotherapy. You’ll forage native
Aspen has combined serious eat- herbs, like Devil’s Club, and turn them
ing with serious bicycling at its into healing salves—but you will not have
annual Clip-In with Christian At Alaska’s to scavenge for meals. WITHINTHEWILD.COM
camp, hosted by former pro Tukta Bay Lodge.
cyclist Christian Vande Velde.
This August his 15-guest program COOK WITH
with DuVine Cycling + Adventure RUTH REICHL IN
Co. crosses the pond for a sojourn
in Burgundy based at the five- CALIFORNIA
star Hôtel Le Cep. Vande Velde A landmark of the state’s Central
will lead rides along scenic routes Coast, the Ojai Valley Inn has
through the region’s villages (such long been a favorite escape for
as Puligny-Montrachet, Meur- the Hollywood set—a go-to
sault, and Nuits-Saint-Georges), for golf in the 1920s, later for
breaking for private lunches with one-of-a-kind detoxes. With the
winemakers, tastings of Côte opening last February of the
de Beaune’s grand cru vintages, Farmhouse, the retreat’s $20 mil-
and Michelin-starred dinners. lion epicurean center, it has
THELITTLENELL.COM become a gourmet magnet, too.
Baking queen Nancy Silverton
has organized dinners, wine and
PURIFY IN PORTUGAL food tastings, and workshops
with culinary stars, including
Temptations abound at São Lourenço do winemaker Jérôme Jacoillot,
Barrocal, a working farm and winery in a Tuscan butcher Dario Cecchini,
wild corner of Portugal’s Alentejo region. PICK UP SOME… and author Ruth Reichl. The
A warm half loaf of crusty bread arrives …Susanne Kaufmann spa indoor demo kitchen comes with
with every meal, and the region’s acorn-fed products, such as this bath oil, an outdoor entertaining space.
pork and desserts like quince-cinnamon at São Lourenço do Barrocal. OJAIVALLEYINN.COM
PLAN OF
ACTION The ��-day detox at Costa Rica’s expanded Retreat mixes great food with �� pounds of weight loss. THERETREATCOSTARICA.COM
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WELLNESS IN THE WILD
Because nature has healing power.
The Kasiiya retreat
SLIP INTO A in Costa Rica.
FLOATING SPA IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Has the original high-end heli-
fishing lodge gone woo-woo? Yes,
and we applaud. Set deep within
British Columbia’s Great Bear
Rainforest, Nimmo Bay has upped
the fitness ante with weeklong
nature-focused retreats. Disconnect
during forest hikes, kayak outings,
and bear-viewing excursions via
standup paddleboard—there’s even
a meditative casting session. A tree-
top spa room with windows and a
sauna floating on the bay add lulling
touches. NIMMOBAY.COM
BREATHE BETTER
IN ICELAND
Traditionally, the state-of-the-art
adventure lodges of the Eleven
Experience company focus on
high-octane pursuits like heli-ski
drops and angling for Atlantic
salmon. Their new wellness pro-
gram, Eleven Life, which debuts at
its Deplar Farm in Iceland, dials it
back: think yoga and functional fit-
ness classes and breathing sessions. MASTER NEW
A special menu features superfood MOVES IN
boosters, and you’ll work one-on-
one with a coach throughout your
COSTA RICA
stay. ELEVENEXPERIENCE.COM Don’t mistake Kasiiya for just
another Costa Rica yoga retreat.
Nature-based spirituality drives the
FIND GOOD VIBES programming at this new five-tent
IN CALIFORNIA camp, surrounded by trees and set
on 123 acres of jungle between a hill
The Canyon Ranch flagship in and two pristine stretches of sand
Tucson and its Berkshires branch on the Papagayo Peninsula. You’ll
have a new sibling: Canyon Ranch need an open mind to work with
Wellness Retreat Woodside, an renowned movement coach Bruno
hour outside San Francisco. The Giustozzi, who instructs guests to
J E R E M Y K O R E S K I ( N I M M O B AY )
16-acre property feels like a private pounce like a puma and crawl like
park, with a 14-room lodge and a sloth during natural movement
24 luxe treehouses surrounded by classes. A resident healer, Yamuna,
ancient redwoods. Customized mini taps into his knowledge of indig-
getaways can include hiking and FEW THING enous practices to work his magic,
biking, or just sauna and spa time S SAY AHH using ingredients like volcanic mud,
.…as much …
and nutritious California cuisine. as an outdoo coffee, and honey in treatments in
luxe Nimmo r shower, li
Bay in Briti k
CANYONRANCH.COM sh Columbia e this one at an open-air spa. KASIIYA.COM
.
PLAN OF
ACTION In Chile’s Lake District, &Beyond goes easy at its new Vira Vira farm: riverside hot tubs, organic gardens, yoga. ANDBEYOND.COM
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MOUNTAIN WALKS
Because endorphins give nature an extra kick.
climbing for eight hours to spend
the night in a mountain refugio at
9,850 feet. Mellow days alternate
TAKE DICKENSIAN with challenging ones, and when
STROLLS THROUGH you cross into Italy, you’ll do like
the locals and break for three-hour
SCOTLAND wine-fueled lunches. SWISSKISAFARI.COM
Mountains, lochs, and heath-
covered hills have long made the
Scottish Highlands the go-to place TREK BIBLICAL
for walking holidays. If you like to LANDS IN JORDAN
end your days being coddled, Wil-
derness Scotland has the perfect The newly mapped Jordan Trail is
route. The seven-day Glencoe and 400 miles long and takes about 45
A SwisSkiSafari hike the Highlands itinerary covers two days to cover in its entirety. Happily,
above Zermatt, with to eight miles a day in contrasting it is divided into eight sections, and
the Gorner Glacier landscapes, from deserted beaches the outfitter Experience Jordan
in the background. to 50-foot waterfalls. You’ll stay in offers fully supported trips of the
Above: The route of restored country houses along the popular six-day, 47-mile route from
a typical trek. way and end on a high note in Glen- the 500-year-old village of Dana to
coe, summiting the rarely climbed the archaeological marvel of Petra.
Buachaille Etive Mòr and sleeping You’ll walk six to 14 miles a day,
at the 17th-century Kingshouse passing goathair Bedouin tents and
Hotel, a recently refurbished classic towering sandstone cliffs pocked
that played host to Charles Dickens with fossils, then sleep by the fire
and William Wordsworth. WILDERNESS of your Bedouin camp—or stargaze
SCOTLAND.COM from the roof of Feynan Ecolodge.
EXPERIENCEJORDAN.COM
HIKE THE ALPS
LIKE THE ITALIANS MONKEY AROUND
IN RWANDA
Danielle Stynes, founder of the
bespoke ski touring company For the trail-pounding obsessed,
SwisSkiSafari, personally guides Wildrun Africa offers an epic
weeklong treks in summer through nine-day adventure next February
Switzerland, France, and Italy. 8–16: running eight to 13 miles
Routes are tailored to your fitness a day (your call) on routes that
level and gastronomic desires. You wind from Kigali to the slopes of
might warm up with short out- Volcanoes National Park and from
and-back excursions with a five- the shores of Lake Kivu to the for-
star lodge as your base, like Mont est of Nyungwe. Take a down day
Cervin Palace in Zermatt, before to see the golden monkeys (or, at
extra cost, the mountain gorillas)
and celebrate the finish, if you like,
with a night at the new One&Only
Nyungwe, or at Bisate, near the
apes. WILDRUN.COM
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TRAIL RUN ON TREND WITH…
…New Balance’s Fresh Foam
Crag trail sneakers for men.
$85, NEWBALANCE.COM
PLAN OF
ACTION The Ranch at Malibu’s boot camps pop up in San Cassiano, Italy, for six weeks, August to October. THERANCHMALIBU.COM
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EXTREME PURSUITS
Because it is so good to go all out.
Barack Obama,
playing hard.
SWING LIKE TIGER
IN GEORGIA
The historic Lodge at Sea Island is
already one of America’s top golf
destinations; the 18-hole Seaside,
one of its three courses, is a PGA
Tour mainstay. Weekend warriors
can now train like the pros at its
new high-tech Golf Performance
Center. The 17,000-square-foot
facility includes a putting studio
designed by acclaimed instructor
Phil Kenyon, six instruction and
club-fitting bays, a gym for fitness
assessments and personal training.
The army of experts features a
sports psychologist and a golf bio-
mechanics specialist. SEAISLAND.COM
GET COMPETITIVE
IN MONTANA
& CHILE
The cult obstacle race series Spar-
tan has partnered with the Pure
Wild Adventures tour company to
GO BACKCOUNTRY GET HIGH IN FIJI develop Spartan Wild. The four-
CRAZY IN WYOMING Successful CEOs know how to day trips, which are hosted at hotels
like PawsUp in Missoula, Montana,
Hedge fund titan (and avid skier navigate uncertainty and risk, or Tierra in Chile’s Atacama Des-
and climber) Wes Edens’s new which is why people like Larry ert, prep participants with trail
eight-suite Caldera House hotel is Page and Richard Branson—and runs, mountain bike trips to ghost
nothing if not next-level. Built on a seemingly everyone in Silicon towns, high rope courses, and hikes
piece of prime real estate steps from Valley—are hooked on kitesurf- along the slopes of Chile’s Quimal
the iconic Jackson Hole Mountain ing. Full of potential dangers, it’s volcano. The sessions culminate
Resort tram in Teton Village, it has not something to try on a whim. with an actual race of either eight
furnishings by George Nakashima Big wave kitesurfer Ben Wilson or 13 miles and up to 30 obstacles.
and Isamu Noguchi, the largest ski conducts seven-day camps at the Next year the program plans to
lockers in the country, and, lest you paradisiacal Namotu Island Resort expand with events in Thailand and
get too comfortable inside, a team in Fiji, where the trade winds can Africa. SPARTAN.COM/SPARTAN-WILD
of local legends to put you through blow 15 to 20 knots. Learn the
your paces in summer and winter. basics—how to launch your kite
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Pro skier Griffin Post, for one, and and self-rescue—or take your flying
mountain guide Bill Dyer will lead to new heights. The week includes
you on extreme adventures, from boat rides to famous spots (like
backcountry skiing to summiting Cloudbreak), one-on-one instruc- BRING YOUR OWN GEAR…
Grand Teton, while the lodge’s Ital- tion, yoga, paleo meals, and video …or get kitted out in everything,
ian restaurant will keep you ener- footage to help you fine-tune your including fat-tire snow bikes, at
gized. CALDERAHOUSE.COM technique. BENWILSONCOACHING.COM Caldera House’s sports shop.
PLAN OF
ACTION Laird Hamilton’s �-day extreme performance training retreats include underwater workouts and ice therapy. XPTLIFE.COM
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SPIRITUAL TUNE-UPS
Because just smelling the roses is not enough.
CHECK YOUR
CHAKRAS IN THE
SACRED VALLEY
Up to three times a year, Carol
Cumes, the South African founder
of the exceptional Willka T’ika
lodge, a 65-guest wellness center
in the heart of Peru’s Sacred Valley,
hosts a spiritual retreat (there is
always a wait list), leading medita-
tion in the property’s chakra gar-
dens and hikes to the P’isac ruins.
Andean healers from the country’s
remote Q’ero region perform
energy healing ceremonies and
chakra alignment dances. Garden
solar baths carved from stone are
e man a t
ideal spots to soak in those ancient F O R… a medicin
SIGN UP in g s b y
spiritual vibes, which are all the af read .
rage. WILLKATIKA.COM …cocoa le T’ika lodge in Peru
il lk a
the W
FIND CALM
IN VIETNAM founder of the Wilderness Leader-
ship School in the Cape of Good
The Binh Dinh Province, about Hope, are interspersed with game
halfway between Hanoi and Sai- drives, yoga classes, and one-on-one
gon, has some of Southeast Asia’s holistic well-being workshops. The
purest coastlines, and pagodas still setting alone—Segera, philan-
outnumber tourists. Anantara thropist Jochen Zeitz’s art-studded
Quy Nhon Villas, opened last fall eight-villa safari lodge on the grass-
on a rainforest-shrouded seaside lands of the Laikipia Plateau—will
cliff, helps you make even more of leave you re-enchanted with the
the tranquility with customizable wild. Dates in 2020 are midyear.
one-, three-, and five-day wellness ROARAFRICA.COM/ROAR-AND-RESTORE-2/
journeys that include yoga at said
pagodas as well as pure pamper-
ing (warm coconut milk baths, salt FEEL #BLESSED
scrubs, and more) in treatment
rooms overlooking the sea. IN INDIA
ANANTARA.COM
Located less than 20 miles from
the Yoga Capital of the World, the
just opened Taj Rishikesh Resort
DISCONNECT & Spa in Uttarakhan is certain
IN KENYA to become the base of choice for
well-heeled pilgrims. All 79 rooms
Roar Africa’s annual Roar & overlook the sacred waters of the
Restore retreat applies to humans Ganges, and ayurvedic rituals are
the principles of the rewilding the focus at the 20,000-square-
movement—restoring land to foot Jiva Spa. Yoga, of course, gets
its natural state. The goal of the its own pavilion. Guests can also
five-day journey is to help gadget- deepen their knowledge of Hindu
addicted urbanites reconnect with culture through such experiences as
untrammeled nature. Lectures from the nightly Ganga Aarti ceremony.
experts like Dr. Ian McCallum, TAJHOTELS.COM
PLAN OF
ACTION Golf gets spiritual at Chablé Yucatán—play barefoot, with meditation and stretching mixed in. CHABLERESORT.COM
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YOGA RETREATS
Because it’s good to really take it to the mat.
classes, which are held in a treetop
studio, as well as dosha-appropriate
meals. You can branch out by biking
the trails around the lake or playing
a round of golf on, yes, a Sri Lankan
DO A SAVASANA IN air force base. TRILANKA.COM
THE SAVANNAH
The deluxe safari lodge company
Great Plains Conservation has STRIKE WARRIOR
just introduced Wild Studio Yoga POSES IN PERU
Retreats. The four-day stays, based
this year at the company’s Ol Donyo As if trekking to the Inca strong-
property in Kenya’s Chyulu Hills, hold of Machu Picchu weren’t
combine classic safari adventures enough, Mountain Lodges of
(game drives, horseback riding) Peru has introduced a new eight-
with guided walking meditations day yoga and wellness program.
in the bush and sunrise and sun- Set a goal upon arrival in Cusco;
set yoga sessions in an open tent once you’re on the trail, Ashtanga
with views of Mount Kilimanjaro. sessions get the blood flowing at
GREATPLAINSCONSERVATION.COM sunrise, and restorative yin yoga
winds you down at the end of
the day. Workshops in topics like
Andean superfoods and pranayama
SALUTE A (breathing) techniques punctuate
COMEBACK IN hikes. Overnights are at gorgeous
THE CARIBBEAN community-run hotels from MLP’s
portfolio, as well as at eco-luxe
Jungle Bay, the beloved yoga retreat lodges including Inkaterra Machu
on Dominica that was shuttered Picchu Pueblo Hotel. MOUNTAIN
for four years after two destructive LODGESOFPERU.COM
storms, is back this June with a new
name—Jungle Bay Eco Villas—at
double the size (60 villas and two GO AU NATUREL IN
yoga studios) in a new part of the
island. Renowned guest teachers, THE FINGER LAKES
like New York City–based Chrissy
If this New York region’s sleepy
Carter, and tasty island cuisine (e.g.,
villages and lakefront gazebos don’t
blackened mahimahi with mango
instantly lull you into tranquil-
salsa and curry roti) remain the
lity, the “director of serenity” at
same, but everything has a new pol-
the Inns of Aurora will take you
ish. JUNGLEBAYDOMINICA.COM
there. A historic schoolhouse–
turned–activities center anchors
the four 19th-century guesthouses
BRANCH OUT IN (recently restored by American
SRI LANKA Girl Doll founder Pleasant Row-
land); there are Hatha classes in the
After traveling the world teaching wood-beam yoga studio, private
her unique Quantum Yoga method, ayurveda consultations, and guided
a customized practice rooted in the “nature-basking” sessions (Hunter
Kenya’s Chyulu principles of ayurveda, Lara Bau- boots provided). Coming next year:
Hills, where mann opened Tri Lanka, an 11-suite a 21,000-square-foot spa, likely to
Great Plains retreat on the north shore of Kog- turn this place into the East Coast’s
Conservation runs gala, Sri Lanka’s largest natural lake. premier wellness destination.
yoga getaways. Baumann personally tailors the INNSOFAURORA.COM
PLAN OF
ACTION Utah’s Lodge at Blue Sky offers heli-yoga on mountaintops in the Wasatch and Uintas ranges. AUBERGERESORTS.COM/BLUESKY
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WATER SPORTS
Because who doesn’t love a bath?
Showing what it
takes in Hawaii.
PUSH YOUR LIMITS GET YOUR life, and, for après (and for your
non-surfing partner), a spa, an
IN HAWAII BIG BREAK infinity pool, and a sea-to-table res-
First, Four Seasons Resort Maui
IN INDONESIA taurant (PEGASUSLODGES.COM). On Bali,
COMO Uma Canggu—from the
at Wailea moved its morning boot It takes 20 hours (charter flight– brand known for yoga, meditation,
camp sessions out of the gym and prop plane–speedboat) to reach the and healthful Shambhala cuisine—
onto the beach, turning them from eight-villa Pinnacles on Telo, one has paired with high-end surf tour-
tough to, well, torturous. Now, for of Pegasus Lodges’ eight superb surf ing company Tropicsurf to lure you
more intensity still, it’s taking the retreats, on a private island off the into the water. (It helps that it’s on a
workout to the water. The new SUP west coast of Sumatra. Imagine the six-mile stretch of beach with some
HIIT classes (an aqua aerobics/ beauty of the Seychelles with world of the island’s best breaks.) The on-
CrossFit hybrid) replace sprints class waves available to only eight site surf shack caters to first-timers
with power paddling races, and bur- surfers a day, and you’ll understand and experienced watermen alike,
pees, squats, and push-ups are per- why people bother. Once there supplying everything from lessons
formed atop a standup paddleboard you’ll have 20 breaks within 25 to GoPro gear and around-the-
as it bobs on the gentle rollers. minutes, expert guides and coaches island surfing safaris. COMOHOTELS.COM/
Good luck. FOURSEASONS.COM/MAUI to help you score the ride of your UMACANGGU
OFFSET (SURFERS)
PLAN OF
ACTION DuVine’s new Croatia Isles Yacht + Bike tour has you sailing the Dalmatian Coast in an eight-cabin teak Stella Maris tricked
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DISCOVER TULUM 2.0
IN POLYNESIA
Yucatan-born perfumer Nicolas
Malleville has brought an outpost
of his boho Mexico lifestyle brand,
Coqui Coqui, to Bora Bora. The
beachfront apothecary and spa views and an abundance of natural
uses native fruits and flowers like hot springs fed by the mineral-rich
ylang-ylang, Tahitian gardenias, waters of the Owakudani volcanic
and pomelo both in its new line of valley. Each of the 16 rooms at KAI
eight fragrances and in therapies Sengokuhara, a luxe modern ver-
(such as a Polynesian shell mas- sion of a ryokan, has a private out-
sage and detoxing medicinal plant door onsen—a rarity in Japan—in
bath). By the end of the year a addition to a communal bathing
barefoot-bungalow-style residence area with views of cherry and
surrounded by tropical gardens will gingko trees. Banish stress further
open on a hill just above Matira with a workshop on bonsai pruning
Beach. COQUICOQUI.COM/BORABORA or a painting class led by a local art-
ist, and feast on kaiseki dishes like
RELAX YOUR M sake-spiked crab and grilled abalone.
IND…
…with a works For the endorphin-starved, there’s
pruning at KAI
hop on the anci
en GET SOAKED
Sengokuhara, t art of bonsai always the option of hiking up
in Hakone, Japa
n.
IN JAPAN Mount Fuji, 37 miles away and an
easy daytrip. KAI-RYOKAN.JP/HAKONE
Part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National
Park, the resort town of Hakone is
less than two hours by train from
Tokyo and has gorgeous mountain STAY WOKE
IN ARABIA
In 2016 Seabourn introduced a
mindful living program in part-
nership with alternative medicine
guru Andrew Weil. New itineraries
feature the wisdom of Weil plus
four of his peers, including Ann
Marie Chiasson, an energy heal-
ing expert, and hypnosis specialist
Steven Gurgevich. The 19-day Route
to Ancient Wellness aboard the
Seabourn Ovation sails from Ath-
ens to Dubai, with stops in Israel,
Jordan, and Oman. Excursions—to
the healing waters of the Dead Sea
or through the food markets of
Muscat—are complemented by
daily lectures on topics ranging
from anti-inflammatory nutrition
to the science of fasting, as well as
meditation sessions and cooking
classes. SEABOURN.COM
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WOW THEM IN THE WAVES…
…with Cynthia Rowley’s Ryder wetsuit
($275), CYNTHIAROWLEY.COM
out with wave runners and kayaks, and heading out on two wheels from ports like Split and Korcula (October �–��). DUVINE.COM
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ACTIVE AFRICA
Because sitting in a 4X4 is so yesterday.
Masai tribesmen in
the Masai Mara.
GET YOUR STEPS
NEXT TO ZEBRAS
IN TANZANIA
We humans first walked upright on
the plains of Africa—which may be
why being in the bush on foot feels
so right. Asilia Africa has especially
ambitious walking programs. In
Tanzania’s Masailand, on the edge
of remote Tarangire National Park,
Asilia arranges three-day treks
accompanied by tribesmen (and
an armed safari guide, of course).
Think three to six miles of rolling
terrain daily, past herds of zebra and
wildebeest; your sleeping quarters
are dome-tent fly camps. Endurance
junkies can opt for a six-day tra-
verse of Kenya’s Mara Conservan-
cies, which requires covering nearly
a half-marathon a day—a breeze
for our ancestors. ASILIAAFRICA.COM
RUN LIKE THE
MASAI IN KENYA
Kenya’s first family of safari, the
Cottars, celebrate their centennial
this year with a new Fly Camp to
complement 1920s Camp, their
nine-tent classic in the Masai Mara.
The new property harks back to the
simplicity of the early 1900s: The
eight tents are modestly appointed,
but you can run hill sprints with the
Masai (way better than any lodge
treadmill) and ride an e-bike across
the plains. COTTARS.COM
PLAN OF
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RIGHT PAST...
…South Africa’
s black-footed
Escape + Explor pe
e journey out of nguins on an
Cape Town.
HIKE TO
SOUTH AFRICA’S
WHALE-WATCHING
HOT SPOT
The Cape Town–based adventure
outfitter Escape + Explore intro-
duces travelers to Africa’s lesser-
known Big 5—whales, dolphins,
penguins, seals, and sharks—on a
four-day journey from Cape Town
to DeHoop Nature Preserve, one
of the largest protected marine
areas in Africa. Explore the tow-
ering sand dunes of Walker Bay
Nature Reserve on a fat bike, spend
the night at the eco-luxe Groot-
bos hotel, then continue on to
the whitewashed cottages in the
DeHoop preserve, among which
GETTY IMAGES (MASAI); VALORIE DARLING PHOTOGRAPHY (CAMP)
Cottar’s chic zebras and ostriches roam. From
new Fly Camp. June through November this is one
of the best whale-watching spots
on land in the world. You’ll hike
ISLAND-HOP ON PADDLEBOARDS a six-mile section of its 34-mile
IN MOZAMBIQUE Whale Trail before being driven
back to the cottages for a campfire
Slivers of white hot sand and man- of grilled lobster and seafood cur- braai (that’s Afrikaans for barbe-
groves surrounded by an emerald ries each evening under the stars. cue). At summer’s end you’ll be able
sea—that’s the Quirimbas Archi- By day you’ll paddle three to seven to finish with an overnight stay
pelago. Kayak and standup paddle- miles, stopping for fishing village at a new seven-room lodge from
board safaris around its 32 islets tours and snorkeling sessions in one safari outfitter Natural Selection
are a sporty alternative to island of the richest marine environments on Lekkerwater Beach, site of for-
hopping by dhow. Ibo Lodge, based in the world. The trips are fully sup- mer South African president F.W.
on its namesake island, sets up ported by a dhow, so if you tire of de Klerk’s retreat (it was once the
mobile camps on deserted islands, paddling you can hop onboard, or country’s version of Camp David).
and the staff prepares bonfire feasts even nap. IBOISLAND.COM TOESCAPETO.COM
across the Serengeti to fund its Girls Empowerment work in Tanzania. SINGITA.COM
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BRIEF INTERLUDES
Because even short workouts can pack a big punch.
IF YOU HAVE � HOUR IF YOU HAVE � DAYS
IN LONDON IN PHUKET
Fresh off a remodel, the spa at the Because a full week of asceticism
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park can be difficult to accomplish on a
has a 25-minute Linda Meredith trip to Thailand, the holistic well-
Oxygen Treatment that plumps the ness center at Amanpuri Phuket
skin with a few spritzes of a serum has both intensive “immersions” and,
packed with vitamins, beta glucan, now, a two-day “discovery” program
and hyaluronic acid. Stressed? Give that won’t cut too far into your
the amethyst crystal steam room beach time. A wellness concierge
15 minutes to work on it—the will connect with you in advance
steam detoxifies, and the crystal to craft the right plan, which can
(it’s a huge one) is said to enhance include cranial sacral therapy, infra-
the steam’s therapeutic powers. red sauna sessions, Pilates, and even
MANDARINORIENTAL.COM/LONDON/HYDE-PARK a Muay Thai boxing workout. If you
want to go more medical, the avail-
IF YOU HAVE � HOURS able services include intravenous
IN CHICAGO nutrient infusions and colon hydro-
Jetlag? Insomnia? The new Sleep therapy, administered by a team of
Support Therapy treatment at Traditional Chinese Medicine and
the Peninsula Chicago hotel (in ayurvedic physicians. AMAN.COM
partnership with the Australian
ayurveda aromatherapy company IF YOU HAVE � DAYS
Subtle Energies) induces a deeper IN MALIBU
state of relaxation through aro- Kick-start your fitness routine
matic soaks, targeted facials and with a customized “3-Day Ultimate
massages, a nasya (nasal oil applica- Detox” at Nobu Ryokan Malibu.
tion), and a session of yoga nidra, The 16-room hotel, which over-
a guided meditation technique. looks Carbon Beach, has partnered
PENINSULA.COM/CHICAGO with Malibu Fit Concierge—think
guided hikes, standup paddleboard-
IF YOU HAVE � DAY ing, sound baths, and breath work.
IN BAJA OR LOS ANGELES At the Depending on your goals, the res-
Two classic West Coast temples Amanpuri taurant can prepare pescatarian and
of wellness have relaxed—really in Phuket, vegetarian meals. (If you like the
relaxed—their time commitments. Thailand. results and live nearby, Malibu Fit
Baja California’s Rancho La Puerta Concierge can arrange follow-up
condenses the best of the best in its sessions, sending a trainer to your
new “Saturday at the Ranch” pro- home.) NOBURYOKAN MALIBU.COM
gram. You can sign up for the full
roster of activities, which include IF YOU HAVE A WEEK
fitness classes, a guided two-hour IN SANTA�MONICA
hike (through flat-out spectacular, In India, a traditional ayurvedic
rugged terrain), a 50-minute sig- panchakarma is believed to ward
nature massage, a garden tour, a off joint pain, digestive troubles,
cooking demo, lunch, and some pool and fatigue—and the therapy
time—or pick and choose (RANCHO requires five-hour daily treatments
LAPUERTA.COM). Near Los Angeles and for 21 days. Which is why the week-
with dramatic views of the Pacific, long version at Surya Spa, which
Terranea Resort just launched recently relocated to the Proper
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“daycations” devoted to single Hotel Santa Monica, almost feels
themes—such as mindfulness and like a cheat. But Surya founder
heart health. Pampering and fitness Martha Soffer says the shorter ther-
(a 60-minute massage, seaside yoga, apy still yields significant purifying
a coastal bike ride) are comple- effects. “People will tell you your
L MOMENT…
mented by educational workshops HAVE A CRYSTA w amethyst aura is glowing,” Soffer promises.
(TERRANEA.COM). an da rin Or ie nt al Hyde Park’s ne
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PLAN OF
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