Spa Holidays in the Canary Islands

You don't need to go all the way to Bali to spend a relaxing holiday pampering yourself in the local spa. Canary Island holidays offer the perfect compromise with a plethora of exotic treatments and a temperature to match.

One of the best luxury hotels in the Canary Islands for spa treatments is the Hotel Botanico. This exclusive hotel located in the Puerto de la Cruz area of Tenerife is surrounded by subtropical gardens in a peaceful area, which is just perfect for succumbing to all the luxury spa treatments on offer. The Oriental Spa Garden has a team of qualified therapists ready to soothe away all your aches and pains on a Canary Islands holiday, and with the islands offering the perfect year round climate, this makes the outdoor dragon pagoda the perfect place to indulge in a Shiatsu style massage.

However, if you're after something a little more private then you may want to consider retreating to one of the 20 private spa rooms on offer. The Hotel Botanico also includes a special package for patrons that wish to lose weight whilst on a Canary Islands holiday. This includes supplies of fresh mineral water and food which is exclusively from an organic source and contains absolutely no synthetic proteins.

The different facilities on offer certainly do their part in setting the hotel apart from other luxury hotels in the Canary Islands, and as well as an ice room, the resort also contains an Oriental lancorum, Japanese Saunas and Turkish Baths. Daily exercise lessons provide the incentive for keeping fit whilst on your Canary Islands holidays and a unisex hairdresser means that you are certain to go home from your break looking your absolute best.

But whilst Oriental massages are certainly a fail-safe option, if you want something a little more traditional on your Canary Islands holiday then why not consider making the most of the islands' natural resources? Lanzarote is arguably the most volcanic of the seven islands which make up the Canaries and the volcanic ash is considered by many to have aruyvedic healing benefits. The lagoon of Orzola, where white and black sand remain juxtapositioned between turquoise waters, is the perfect place to experience the natural benefits of the volcano and, as the water retains a warm temperature on a year-round basis, there is no excuse for not making the pilgrimage whilst on your Canary Islands holidays.

However, if you don't want to travel further than the next room in order to indulge yourself on your spa holiday, then you may want to consider a stay in the luxury Canary Islands hotel of Grand Hotel Bahia Del Duque. This plush hotel was built to resemble an old village in the Canaries, with the staff decked out in traditional costume and an ancient bell tower taking pride of place as the hotel's key focal point. The onsite restaurant boasts one of the few Michelin stars in the Canary region, whilst the spa facilities offered are way above par. In keeping with the traditional island theme, the spa takes natural elements from the Canary Islands such as, Aloe Vera plants, marine extracts and volcanic lava to create indigenous treatments exclusive to a holiday in the Canary Islands.

With the natural resources of the island rivalling those offered throughout Europe, a Canary Islands holiday is a definite must for those who would ordinarily consider travelling further-a-sea for a premier spa experience. By Jane Wilkinson