If you’re looking for a relaxing wellness travel idea in 2021 to get away from the crowds and recharge your batteries, these are some of the best options out there.
Long-term breaks
The lockdown and pandemic that we’ve been through have made a lot of us change our pace. We have significantly slowed down in everything we do on a daily basis. Such an impact has been left on the way we travel as well. Now, solo travelers and group travelers are expected to take things slow and go for extended stays at wellness retreats instead of going to the usual busy travel itineraries. There are many great holistic centres that offer deals and packages containing a minimum of 10 to 15-day stays. As their guest, you can choose various treatments for weight loss, stress management, and so on.
Immunity booster vacations
Something that we all bring from 2020 with us is a valuable lesson of how important it is for us to take care of our health. Now more than ever, we need to learn how to take things slow, eat well, rest when we need to and just invest in our overall health. After a pretty intense year, going for an immunity booster vacation can be one of the ways in which we can cater to these needs. Socially distanced retreats offer all that you could ask for when looking for a relaxing and immune-boosting travel experience. In these retreats, you will receive power-packed meals, exercises, professional nutritionists and wellness experts to take care of you. Some of the best retreats to check out in 2021 are the Shanti Maurice Luxury Resort & Spa in Mauritius and Borgo Egnazia in Italy. If you’re planning an immunity boosting staycation, you can recharge with a vitamin-packed London IV treatment at your home. These treatments detoxify your body of damaging free-radicals that can cause illness, as well as replenish vitamins to support strong immune function.
Stress and anxiety relief holidays
The pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, both mentally and physically. Those suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD and other mental health issues have especially felt a strong impact from the pandemic. Long isolation periods, loss of work, loss of loved ones, lack of social interaction, and constant fear of getting infected are just some of the factors that have significantly changed our lives and affected our mental health in the past year and a half. You can escape your stress for a while and spend some relaxing time on golden sunny shores where your whole focus will go into improving your mental health. You can even find retreats that offer counseling, physical activities and meditation workshops that you can participate in.
Nature escapes
Even now after several developed vaccines, social distancing is expected to last throughout the year 2021 as well. This is your chance to reconnect back with nature. This is your chance to ground yourself and cherish the fruits of nature. You can leave the big crowds behind and go on a mind opening nature escape. There is no better way to recharge your batteries and improve your mental health than by going back to nature and our roots. You can find amazing eco-locations such as jungles, mountains, private beaches, and so on where you can spend some alone time in nature.
Fitness and weight loss holidays
Now that most gyms, swimming pools, and parks are closed, many of us struggle to keep up with our fitness plan and stay physically healthy and active. There are tons of amazing at-home workout videos, tips and tricks, as well as brilliant fitness challenges that you can follow from the comfort of your home and stay fit during the pandemic. However, not everyone has the luxury and enough space to do just about any workout or challenge at home.
Well, now that the travel sector is slowly opening up again in 2021, going on a fitness holiday may just be exactly what you need in order to get back on track.
Family-friendly wellness breaks
Even though wellness holidays are mostly associated with solo travels, there is a way to go on a relaxing wellness holiday with your family. The whole family can get to relax and boost everyone’s mood during a few-day long trip to a wellness retreat. There are tons of family-friendly wellness retreats that have amazing programs both for the parents and the kids. The whole family can participate in fun activities such as morning yoga and meditation classes. You can join some of the creative music, dance or crafts workshops and spend some quality time with the whole family far away from the everyday stress and responsibilities of your usual life.
Bio-hacking your way to optimal health
Bio-hacking is a brand new trend that started back in 2020 and continues to gain more and more popularity throughout 2021. This powerful science-charged version of self-enhancement is supposed to change your chemistry and physiology via experimentation in order to energize your body. Based on determining a healthy eating pattern and lifestyle according to the individual’s body type, bio-hacking is one of the best ways for you to recharge both your physical and mental energy.
On top of that, if done in a relaxing environment, bio-hacking can help you detox your body and your mind on a whole new level. There are wellness resorts that offer amazing bio-hacking packages that include clinical experts in this field who will help guide you through this process. For instance, some of the most famous ones are the Brain Spa in Mexico and Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland.
Sustainable travel & eco-tourism
Our eco system is in a desperate need of helps. Forests are on fire, floods are becoming a more reoccurring and common occurrence, and natural catastrophes altogether are causing a lot of damage to this planet and people as well as animals living on it. Now more than ever, we have to make a conscious decision to be more caring to the world that we live in. After all, we only have this one planet that has given us all that we need to live healthily and prosper. We need to care for it.
Sustainability should be our top priority when it comes to traveling. A lot of travel agencies now practice eco-tourism and encourage people to choose eco-friendly options for their travel experiences. Wherever you go, make sure you are not using too many plastic products, that you are using materials that can be recycled, that you’re not leaving trash behind, and so on.
There are many great ways to explore your travel destinations that are more eco-friendly than driving a car. One of them includes renting or buying road bikes and cycling around the resort. We can bring so much positive change with something as easy as switching to a bike when going to work instead of going with the car. We collectively need to make this change and help this world heal from the damage we have caused over the decades and centuries behind us.
Digital detox holidays
Now that we have been relying on the use of technology in our everyday lives for the past year and a half, whether it’s for work or school, we need a break from our screens. Digital detox holidays are perfect for those who want to distance themselves from social media and enjoy some relaxing time in nature reconnecting with the real world for a while.
Conclusion
In conclusion, many of us seek a retreat that will help us find some peace and help us recharge and relax in these hectic times that we live in. These are some of the best options for wellness travel that you can choose from.