Spas of Southern Africa – A Guide to Relaxation with Wellness Finds in KwaZulu Natal

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In today's hectic lifestyle there is a constant need to find a way to relax and rejuvenate yourself. Spas offer a unique approach to solving the need to be relieved from your daily stresses. They refresh the body and promote overall wellness. Here is a guide to some of KwaZulu Natal's spas for your pleasure and wellbeing...

Bella Spa

The little sanctuary set in the heart of Hillcrest is a place where you can find rest and re-energise your body, mind and soul. A place where you can find rest and re-energise your body, mind and soul through a wide variety of holistic spa treatments.

Shannon Mathie has always dreamed of being a spa owner and have realised this dream by opening Bella Nails and Beauty. This establishment has been running for little over 8 years and offers clients 5 treatment rooms where they can be pampered through any of the numerous services provided at Bella Nails and Beauty.

The Spa Room offers a hydrotherapy spa bath uses powerful jets which keep you afloat and massage your body from head to toe. Other indulgences are also offered, like:

Full Body Wraps

Body Scrubs

Hot Stone Therapy

Many Massage Techniques (Some Secret)

Bella Nails and Beauty was voted one of the Top 20 Day Spas in South Africa by the Woman and Home magazine in 2007. Let go and let Bella Nails and Beauty pamper you in their oasis of well-being leaving you feeling completely relaxed and stress-free.

Gwahumbe Game & Spa

Gwahumbe Reserve Game and Spa offers guests the ultimate intimate, relaxing bush experience. Located in a Malaria free environment and easily accessible from both Durban and Pietermaritzburg on good tar roads. Be pampered with catered or self-catered accommodation and service in accordance with our AA Superior accreditation.

A wide variety of catered and self catered accommodation ranging from ultimate luxury to a rustic bush camp, together with excellent cuisine and a history of renowned good service and satisfaction, makes Gwahumbe Reserve Game and Spa a superb location to breakaway and enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the bushveld.

Gwahumbe Reserve Game and Spa boasts a holistic, exclusive Spa Wellness Centre containing massage rooms, steam room, hydro room, wet room and gymnasium enclosed in a tranquil setting where meals can also be had. Qualified therapists offer a variety of treatments and day or night packages can be arranged.

Conferencing, weddings, game walks, game drives and teambuilding are our forte. Gwahumbe prides itself in being small and offering personal service to you our guest. Rhino, Hippo, Giraffe, Zebra and Antelope as well as an abundance of bird life can be seen close up in a beautiful riverine environment on the banks of the Gwahumbe river, from which the reserve derives it’s name. To enjoy this paradise, reservations are essential and the terrain is suited to 4x4’s and pickups only.

“ Gwahumbe “ is the Zulu word for the river that flows through the reserve. Pronounced – “Gwa –ghoom-bee”.

This private reserve overlooking the confluence of the Gwahumbe and Umsunduze Rivers forms part of the greater Gwahumbe Valley. This river system joins the Illovo River in the southern midlands of Kwa Zulu Natal and ultimately flows into the Indian Ocean south of Durban

The area covers 3000 ha of riverine forest, valley bushveld, plateau grassland and majestic cliff faces. Ranging from 700 m above sea level to 400 m in the river valleys, the topography is reminiscent of northern Kwa Zulu Natal but enjoys a milder climate and is malaria free.

This region once formed part of the ancient elephant trail as they moved between their winter-feeding grounds in the mangrove swamps of what is now Durban, to their summer habitat, the nearby Byrne Valley. This trail was later utilised by Boer Pioneers as a wagon route from the Cape to Durban. In a cave near the source of the Umsunduze River, Dick King and his Zulu companion, Ndongeni, are said to have rested while on their historic ride to Port Elizabeth. Agriculture at the turn of the century consisted of tobacco growing for which a factory was built in the Gwahumbe Valley.

In 1999 Gwahumbe Game and Spa was recognised as a natural heritage site and was issued the natural heritage certificate, which was signed by President Nelson Mandela.

Hilton Country Estate & Spa

This world-class spa and gym is available to estate clientele, day visitors and club members wishing to be pampered, indulged or physically energised.

Skin Care products by [Comfort Zone] take skin care to new frontiers. This range strikes a balance between ancient beauty techniques and advanced technology while the spa’s Dermalife Spa Jet combines the concept of hydrofusion with true hydro-massage therapy, offering an invigorating, blissful collection of skin, face and body care treatments.

The steam room and cutting-edge, luxury manicure and pedicure chair each offer a wellness experience of their own, while health supplements and fragrance products are provided by Glyconutrients and Mont Blanc respectively. A first for South Africa, Hilton Country Estate and Spa is proud to launch the Wellness System Luxury Water Massage Bed.

Our exclusive boutique boasts the latest in “Nanine” Fine Wear Ranges.

Lifestyle training by in-house fitness specialists using the state-of-the-art Kinesis™ gym environment makes the facility a leading gym in the area. Exclusive service and leading brands across all product lines create the foundation for a lavish, luxury spa experience.

Hotel Izulu - Impilo Spa

Achieve both physical and soul purpose at the Impilo Beauty Spa. Directed by the highyly qualified therapists, their custom designed half day and full day packages offer stress easing detox therapies, invigorating body scrubs and definitive beauty therapy as well as postoperative recovery programmes for cosmetic surgery patients who can recuperate in a haven of serene tranquility.

Kimaya Spa

Experience Kimaya tranquility with us as we take pleasure in providing you with the ultimate relaxation with our high standard of treatments.

Be it beauty or holistic.

We will cater for your needs where possible. Relieve everyday stress, come revitalize, rejuvenate and invigorate your body and mind. Recently built and opened, Kimaya Spa facilities include an outdoor Jacuzzi, Rainshower and steam room. Four treatment rooms,four highly qualified aestheticians, their aim to make your time at Kimaya, memorable.

Situated in Westville, Durban. This easily accessible Day Spa provides a tranquil relaxed environment for a getaway, whether it is a half day package, a whole day or even just your monthly facial. Come experience Kimaya.

Our treatments include massages, body wraps and reflexology, basic and advance make overs i.e. from facials, pedicure, manicure.. to permanent make-up, Eye-lash extensions, skin-refining treatments using RegimA peels and micro-dermabrasion.

Mangwanani – Sibaya

Mangwanani - Sibaya

This venue is situated at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom on the North Coast near Umhlanga Rocks, about 25 km from Durban. Mangwanani Sibaya has a unique venue which embraces traditional Zulu architecture in a typical village layout. Complimenting this, technology and modern finishes ensure there is no compromise on standards. The venue with breathtaking sea views is “one of a kind” and a visit will leave an indelible feeling of having been to a unique place. Away from the main Complex, the path meanders next to a stream. Crossing on a wooden bridge, it leads to the Gates of the Village. It is here as is the custom of the Zulu people, that permission is requested to enter. Once given and the gates open, Zulus will sing and dance as they escort the Guests to the Great Hut.

Oceanview Day Spa

Internationally qualified Body, Beauty and Massage Therapists at your service...

Nestled in a secluded and tranquil private Tuscany Estate with spectacular Ocean Views.

The Spa has been established to offer a diverse range of health, body and beauty services aimed at revitalizing body, mind and soul.

Our full range of massages, aromatherapy, Body Firming, facial and body treatments are designed to detoxify, destressand relax the whole person, helping to restore harmony and balance to your mind and spirit as well as your body.

Beautifully appointed and set in a serene and secure environment, the Spa boasts state of the art health and beauty equipment along with a Hydrotherapy Spa Bath .

• Tired and over-stressed?

• Pains and aches in neck and lower back?

• Irritable and depressed?

• Suffering from insomnia and indigestion?

The most resilient of us need to take heed of these early warning signals and take some time out from our busy lifestyles to rejuvenate our minds and bodies.

Booking a visit to Oceanviews Body of Beauty Day Spa might well be worth your continued and revitalized good health!

Spa on Fairway

The spa is an exclusive beauty and wellness health spa, situated in Durban North, near the Virginia airport. The spa offers breath taking panoramic sea views over the Indian Ocean and in this haven of peace and tranquillity we invite you to indulge in our wide range of therapies. The fountain of trickling water features, mesmerizing fish bowls, swimming pool, Jacuzzis, steam room and sauna, and a rambling lawn makes the spa an ultimate indulgence.

We offer treatments ranging from Reflexology, Massages, Energy healing, Mud Wraps and Facials.... we also have a restaurant on our premises. We have a wide variety of half and full day packages.

We have monthly specials on our packages, many of them include a free treatment, and a discounts.

Spirit & Soul Spa

Exclusive Luxury Ladies Spa on the Ridge

Thanda Private Game Lodge & Spa

Take heed of your body and minds desire for inner peace and close your eyes whilst lifes daily stresses vanish beneath skilful hands.

Thanda Private Game Reserve has created a world-class spa facility with exclusive treatments which consist of reflexology, aromatherapy, hot stone massage using African essential oils in a base of shea butter, pressure point scalp massage, manicures, pedicures, hot and cold outdoor kniepp therapy pools, a reflexology pool, outdoor sala treatment area, steam room and hydrotherapy bath all with a unique Zulu feel and designed exclusively for Thanda.

Guests can pamper, indulge and rejuvenate mind, body and soul whilst being inspired by the vast expanse of African bush. The Thanda Signature Treatments draw inspiration from the Zulu culture and are designed to be indulgent to both the body and soul, allowing the African spirit to enchant each and every guest.

The wellness centre was voted as the winner in the Safari Spa category in the Les Nouvelles Esthetiques Spa Awards 2006, and it was a finalist in the category Resort Spa in 2005.

Wetlands Earth Spa

Wetlands Earth Spa is ideally situated in the heart of St Lucia, located in Kwa-Zulu Natal.

At a small bustling seaside village surrounded by the World Heritage site is the Isimangaliso Wetland Park. Wetlands Earth Spa ia a small, private and personalised day spa and has created a recluse for guests wanting to rejuvinate their weary bodies and minds.

Tastefully decorated treatment rooms with hints of Africa and Bali calm the mind while the therapists exceed your expectations with their healing hands and attention to detail.

With the use of purely South African products the spa boasts an impressive treatment menu for you to choose from. Senses heightened, you are left totally rejuvinated, relaxed and ready for adventure. Wetlands Earth spa invites you to stimulate your senses. Just relax and let yourself be pampered by our dedicated, friendly staff.

If you would like more information on these and other fantastic spas in South Africa, as well as other wellness opportunities, please visit http://www.wellnessfinds.co.za

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