Whether you choose to call it a life-enriching healthy vacation, a luxury escape or simply holiday, a day at Flourish Wellness Resort, a tropical paradise nestled between lush rain-forest and beautiful, unspoiled beaches in The Gambia is worth your time, effort and money.
But the reason to visit the 40 luxury oceanfront suites at this time is its refreshing healthy vacation offerings. The resort truly offers luxury Ayurveda holistic health spa and yoga retreat along with a wide range of facilities and personalised services. These make it the new address of luxury and healthy vacation in The Gambia, the Smiling Coast of West Africa.
If you are on healthy vacation, the large and beautifully furnished bedroom, stylish and comfortable furnishings and private balconies among others are not the attraction, but a taste of its wellness packages.
At the resort, the emphasis is on holistic health spa and yoga, hence the name; ‘Wellness’. A visit to the resort exposes guests to experience a range of life-enriching healthy vacation packages with Ayurvedic diets, therapies and treatments for detox, beauty, weight control, fitness, stress and burnout.
For guests, couples and visitors who crave exclusive indulgence, there is an in-room massage & spa service designed with them in mind.
All they need do is indicate interest while the trained therapists administer selected massages and grooming services in the privacy of guests’ suites.
From Landaa massage (60 or 90 minutes); manicure (60 minutes), pedicure (75 minutes) among other service, the emphasis on wellness is obvious.
There is a 14-day or 21-day immersion where participating guests can also opt to have elements of panchakarma – ayurvedic cleansing, woven into their personalised programmes, or have the programmes designed to address specific ailments or to work towards optimal body weight.
Top among other wellness offerings of the resort include: The Get Back on Track Spa Retreat; perfect for those who feel they need to make a change in their life. Another offering is the Stay Young & Healthy (anti-aging treatment), for those looking for a healthy body and a youthful complexion. The package is designed for those aged 55 and over. There is also ‘Whole Body Wellness’, Healthy Weight Loss among other packages.
Complementing the Ayurvedic spa, are two restaurants serving tasty and healthy meals made from vegetables grown in the resort’s kitchen garden. There are two bars offering cocktails and international wines from Flourish’s cellar, and a juice bar where guests can take their pick from 50 locally grown fruits.
With freedom to embrace the ocean bliss and coastal view, private balconies from where one enjoys the splendid views of the Atlantic Ocean, and nature’s tranquility that saturate the environs, Arafang Saine, the marketing manager of the resort, concludes that luxury and health are perfectly matched at the resort.
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