Los Cabos, at the tip of Mexico's Baja Peninsula, is promoting wellness travel to its resort spas and offering wellness travelers some unique experiences, said Ruben Sanchez Lizarraga, director general of the Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Sanchez noted that Los Cabos, in addition to its spas, has championship golf courses, world-class sport fishing and a unique landscape of dramatic desert and white sand beaches, all within easy reach of most U.S. cities.
Spas in Los Cabos include:
Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos, Golf & SPA Resort's signature Le Vin massage at the SOMMA Wine SPA combines wine therapy with various techniques of Swedish, Mio-intensive and Lomi-Lomi massage. For more information, visit www.fiestamericanagrand.com.
Sheraton Hacienda del Mar's relaxing and anti-stress Aromatherapy treatment available at the Cactus Spa will have guests feeling that their mind, body and soul are in perfect harmony. The 80-minute treatment is a relaxing combination of massage and natural essential oils that promotes de-stressing and calming of the entire body. For more information, visit www.sheratonloscabos.com.
Zoetry Casa Del Mar's Holistic Ritual at the Zoetry Sueños del Mar Spa takes place at one of the resort's beach palapas with a massage that includes Damiana oil, a desert plant native to the Baja region, and quartz crystals that induce a meditative state. The ritual ends with a cup of tea and a special gift. For more information, visit www.zoetryresorts.com.
The One & Only Palmilla has created the three-day Joyful Journey Spa Package in conjunction with ESPA that includes activities and treatments to reduce stress hormones while promoting the production of serotonin, the "happy hormone." For more information, visit www.oneandonlyresorts.com.
Other Los Cabos offerings for the wellness traveler include: the Auriga Spa at Capella Pedregal, which takes a holistic approach to wellness based on the phases of the moon (www.capellapedregal.com); Casa Dorada Resort's Niparaja Saltwater Ritual (www.casadorada.com); Dreams Los Cabos Sabai Mineral Therapy blends micronized minerals like malachite and zincite with essential oils (www.dreamsresorts.com); the Marquis Los Cabos' Holistic Spa offering a variety of alternative treatments using natural products from the earth like clay, essential oils, seaweed and herbal medicine (www.marquisloscabos.com); and the Abhyanga Massage at Me Cabo's YHI Spa stimulates the release of energy (www.me-cabo.com).
For more information on Los Cabos, visit www.visitloscabos.travel.