Spa Treatments in New Zealand and the South Pacific
If you need to refresh your mind, body or spirit, there's no better way to do it than with a vacation overseas or a weekend break at a resort or health spa. You can choose one of the many resorts and health spas in New Zealand or take a short flight from Auckland (in the North Island of New Zealand) to enjoy a more tropical break in the Pacific Islands such as Fiji, Samoa and the Cook Islands.
Whether you decide to fly overseas or fly/drive within New Zealand, your destination should all be about relaxation. If you can, try to leave your phone and laptop at home – if you can't do anything about work and domestic worries (including finding out about them), then you give yourself the chance to take a real holiday away from it all.
Health Resort and Spa Treatments
Here are just a few of the most popular treatments available in resorts and spas:
- Massages – Try a Fijian-type Bobo massage which aims to reclaim energy and invigorate the spirit. This style of massage includes long luxurious Swedish-style strokes, percussion and spiralling movements to create harmonic release.
- Deep tissue / sports massage – If scented candles and rippling water music just aren't for you, try a deep tissue or sports massage for pain-free manipulation of your body muscle tissue against your bone structure.
- Fusion massage – This wonderful massage concept is available in a number of South Pacific resorts particularly and incorporates the best of deep tissue and Swedish massage techniques. It may also include the use of hot stones, the heat from which penetrates into tight muscles.
- Hydrotherapy – The wonderful healing quality of water can be experienced through saunas, spas and steam baths.
- Beauty treatments – Lie back and let someone else pamper you with beauty treatments including facials, manicures and pedicures.
- Body shaping and soothing – Seaweed, cucumber, mud treatments and wraps help get your body back to its natural best.
- Swedish massages – Said to decrease blood pressure, stimulate circulation and enhance the removal of toxins from the body.
- Foot massages and foot soaks – The ultimate for putting your feet up and relaxing.
Natural Hot Springs
In New Zealand there are also over 100 natural hot springs located throughout the North and South Islands. Some are commercial ventures, some not. A great way to soothe tired limbs and wash your worries away... (more).
More Information
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