Several Six Senses properties are unveiling new offers and experiences, providing unique ways for travelers to experience destinations including the idyllic mountainside of Crans-Montana, Switzerland and the culturally rich city of Kyoto, Japan. From connecting with nature to unwinding in a brand new spa, Six Senses’ properties are providing unforgettable experiences centering wellness and sustainability.
On the Vietnamese island of Con Dao, Six Senses Con Dao prepares to open a brand new, 24,000-square-foot spa, further deepening the resort’s connection with the brand’s dedication to wellness. Overlooking nature and providing the opportunity to bring the local ambiance into the treatment rooms, the spa at Six Senses Con Dao was designed as a holistic wellness area, prioritizing the energy of the space to enhance the effects of each spa treatment.
Spa programming will offer a mix of modern, western technology with ancient eastern philosophies. Wellness screenings will use tools to analyze clients’ bodies and create a treatment plan, though each treatment is also guided by Ayurvedic principles, incorporating ancient knowledge of bodies’ needs and how to treat them. Individual treatments will be complemented by yoga sessions, sound healing, meditation, and intensive wellness retreats.
Six Senses Kyoto, the Six Senses brand’s first property in Japan which opened this Spring, invites guests to learn about the sekki calendar through the Koyomi afternoon tea. Rather than the four seasons, traditional Japanese sekki calendars divide the year into 24 unique micro-seasons, and Six Senses Kyoto’s Koyomi afternoon tea menu is updated regularly to incorporate locally sourced, fresh ingredients evocative of the current micro-season in the baked goods, jams and other accompaniments.
In addition to the tea offerings, the property’s spa has introduced Omakase treatments in which clients fill out a survey detailing facts about themselves and their preferences, and the expert spa practitioners select a curated treatment including scrubs and facial techniques specially tailored to the individual guest. Many of the ingredients used are also reflective of the sekki micro-season, making it an ideal pair with the Koyomi afternoon tea.
Six Senses Crans-Montana – Switzerland
While Six Senses Crans-Montana is known as a ski-in, ski-out facility in the Swiss Alps, the mountain range has no shortage of warm weather offerings. In addition to traditional hiking, wineries and golf courses surrounding the resort, the property recently began offering meditative walks with yaks. Intended to unplug and re-center oneself, guests leave all electronics behind and embark on a journey with a yak from a local animal rescue and rehabilitation center. The animals walk very slowly and are incredibly attuned to the emotions and movement of humans, so guests reach a meditative state, becoming connected with the yak and moving together as one around the lush mountainside.
Closely aligned with Six Senses’ dedication to sustainability and environmental stewardship, Six Senses Laamu recently celebrated the first anniversary of the Sea Hub for Environmental Learning in Laamu (SHELL), a 2,336-square-foot exhibition space designed for guest education and immersive marine conservation experiences. At the SHELL, Six Senses Laamu guests can experience hands-on activities in a marine laboratory or kids’ zone, explore the colorful and vibrant local marine life, and view displays of diverse underwater scenes of the Laamu atoll.
The SHELL houses a working marine laboratory run by the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI), a collaborative endeavor featuring marine biologists from the property and three partnering NGOs: Manta Trust, Blue Marine Foundation, and Olive Ridley Project. The SHELL has expanded MUI’s research capabilities, with notable projects including coral larval restoration, sea turtle DNA analysis, and identification and registration of over 1,000 turtles and more than 140 manta rays in Laamu Atoll. Throughout the past year, the SHELL has welcomed 24 distinguished visitors, including renowned naturalist and BBC presenter Steve Backshall. Engagements with university professors, researchers, and even astronauts during Karman Week, have led to valuable research endeavors.
Six Senses Laamu and Six Senses Kanuhura recently unveiled a new enchanting underwater experience for guests aged six and above – PADI Mermaid courses. Aspiring mermaids and mermen of all skill levels will be equipped with a monofin and colorful fabric tail, mirroring the hues of the ocean, and guided by certified PADI scuba dive instructors.
Participants will have fun, gain valuable underwater skills, learn awe-inspiring secrets of the sea, and can hire a professional photographer to capture Instagram-worthy content.
