IMAGES: GETTY; JAKE EASTHAM; GETTY; ALAMY; TAIYO ONORATO
E D I TOR S’ PI C K S Tried & tested WHAT WE’VE BEEN ENJOYING IN THE WORLD OF WELLNESS TRAVEL FOR DESERT RESTORATION…
Inspired by Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, Spa Avania at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort aligns treatments with the body’s natural cycles. The Desert Essence Wrap uses cactus gel to revitalise sun-exposed skin, while the Sanded Ground Wrap applies mineral-rich desert clay to cleanse and clarify.
hyatt.com Sara Crossley, senior branded content editor
FOR TRADITIONAL RITUAL…
My fi rst Moroccan hammam at 2Ciels Luxury Boutique Hotel & Spa in Marrakech felt wonderfully rejuvenating. The traditional black soap was both exfoliating and moisturising, and repeated buckets of water over my head gave me a new lease of life.
2ciels.com Farida Zeynalova, associate editor
FOR FIELD-TO-FORK INDULGENCE…
Granola drizzled with estate-made honey; small-batch gin distilled on site; whole hams glazed to perfection; and Woodchester pot chicken roasted until the skin turns golden. At The Pig in the Cotswolds, almost everything is grown or reared on site, with the rest sourced within a 25- mile radius.
thepighotel.comSacha Scoging, editor
For botanical bathing… Reaching the iron-rich thermal pool at Parque Terra Nostra requires a walk through one of the Azores’ most beautiful botanical gardens. At first, the brown water looks uninviting. Slip in, however, and the 36C heat soon works its magic.
parqueterranostra.com Flora Neighbour, head of branded content
FOR STEAM & STILLNESS… You can really lose yourself at Nowhere Baths, submerged in the milky waters of mineral hot pools or a steam-dense hammam. This cave- like space in Singapore looks as if it’s shaped from modelling clay, with discreet nooks for ice showers and plunge pools.
nowherebaths.com Sarah Barrell, senior editor
FOR FLOATING FREEDOM… There’s something surreal about being cocooned in a fl otation tank for an hour, your body suspended in hot water thanks to Epsom salts. Designed to promote meditation and weightlessness, I tried it out at Koan Float in Amsterdam. koanfl
oat.nl Lorna Parkes, executive editor
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER – SPA & WELLNESS COLLECTION 41 For alpine indulgence…
The spa at Zurich’s renowned The Dolder Grand hotel is housed in its own 4,000sq- metre wing, offering everything from sports medicine to a bamboo shiatsu massage. If you try one thing, make it the Hydrating Beauty Facial by skincare brand Margy’s Monte Carlo — a fully customised, precision-targeted treatment featuring glycolic acid exfoliation and hyaluronic acid, delivered with the aid of a cooling oxygen gun.
thedoldergrand.com Emma Al-Mousawi, project editor
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