How to Do Wellness Better On Vacation in 2024

Wellness will continue to be a top travel trend in 2024.

Folks now more than ever are looking beyond yoga and the spa for holistic experiences like bonding with nature and improving mental health while on vacation.

Let’s take a look at a few distinct properties that have what health-conscious travelers are looking for when it comes to taking their wellness game up a notch while away from home.
Think: animal therapy, chakra cleansing, seaside meditations, and more.

Let Animals Heal You in Puerto Rico

Animal-assisted therapy, or spending quality time with animals, is known to help reduce anxiety, heart disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other serious conditions in humans. At the iconic Caribe Hilton – Hilton’s first-ever international property – guests will find everything they need for a rejuvenating escape, including the chance to bond with gentle giants and heal. Leave your passport at home and enjoy the resort’s popular partnership with a local manatee conservation center which offers a unique ‘Caretaker for a Day‘ experience. When you’re done learning all about how to care for and feed manatees, you can check out the resort’s beautiful tropical garden which offers a koi pond, peacock sightings, and views of the historic San Gerónimo Fort. You can’t go wrong with some seaside ‘yo-lates’ or an afternoon at one of the on-site Monica Puig tennis courts, either.

Cleanse Your Chakras in Cabo

The newest luxury resort in Cabo, Corazón Cabo Resort & Spa, has a lot going on for wellness enthusiasts. Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and inner harmony amidst serene surroundings with the resort’s new ‘Cleanse Your Chakras‘ package, which provides guests alignment and energetic cleansing with copal, a back massage, reflexology and more. The chic resort also recently debuted Aqua Yoga as a new golden hour activity guests can welcome the day with at the break of dawn, atop a paddle-board overlooking the famous Cabo Arch from the city’s highest rooftop. Participants can perfect their pose at the infinity pool while simultaneously enjoying striking, unique sea views and practicing their balance on the water. Corazón Cabo was recently the first-ever resort to partner with the world’s largest therapy platform, BetterHelp, and remains committed to holistic health.

Meditate by the Sea at a Lush, Former Palm Tree Farm

The Westin Resort & Spa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico has everything one needs for a wholesome, family-friendly escape, including new seaside meditations, boho outdoor picnics, and an abundant ecosystem. The former palm tree farm-turned wellness resort – located in one of the friendliest cities in the world – is a great location to spot sea turtles this fall/winter, as their hatching season runs from August-December. Guests can also become friends with giant iguanas who like to hang out by the pools on-site, which are also home to hundreds of palm trees. Between wildlife sightings, guests can enjoy new vegan and healthy eats, yoga by the sea, amazing massages at the spa, a large, state-of-the-art WORKOUT® fitness studio, sauna, Westin’s signature Heavenly® Beds, and ‘temper tents’ which the property recently debuted for children featuring padded play mats, and stress balls. There’s also a brand new mocktail menu! You’ll feel brand new by the end of the trip.