Rajasthan Spas

Rajasthan is a well known luxury destination, with heritage and luxury hotels that create dream vacations. The best spas in Rajasthan are also found at some of these very hotels. With superb facilities and special features, these spas are good enough to be a complete destination by themselves. The facilities for rest and rejuvenation and treatment therapies include yoga, ayurveda, massage treatments, meditation, and much more, in opulent environs.

While the word spa is of Latin origin, from the term 'solus per aqua' (health through water), India has had Ayurveda, a holistic system of wellbeing, since the time of Vedas. A science using natural remedies, Ayurveda treatments give entirely a natural experience that rejuvenates and recharges.

Most resorts of Rajasthan are located in the rugged Aravali hills amidst lush greenery. The ambience itself is soothing, adding to the charm of a spa holiday in Rajasthan. Elite travelers who expect nothing but the best are right at home in the luxury resorts of Rajasthan. The Spas in these resorts have facilities for both ayurvedic and western style of treatments. Trained and experienced professionals viz. physicians, psychologists, nutritionists and physical therapists are available to consult with and to administer massages, facials and body treatments in a quiet, serene atmosphere.

The popular spa resorts of Rajasthan are:

Raj Vilas Palace, Jaipur

Location: 13 km from Jaipur city, 28 km from Jaipur airport and 10 km from Amer Fort

Raj Vilas Palace has 54 deluxe rooms in cluster of 4 & 6, each cluster having a private central courtyard. Each bedroom is elegantly appointed with 4-poster king-size bed, spacious marble bathroom overlooking a private walled garden, sunken bath, shower, dressing room and walk-in-closet, personal bar, TV, CD and video players, in-room safe and twin telephone lines. A private deck for sunbathing and outdoor dining is also there. The outdoor dining pavilion overlooks the pool.

Spa: The Spa at Raj Vilas is located in a restored Rajasthani mansion (Haveli), set around a garden courtyard offers non-clinical programme for relaxation and beauty.  There are therapy rooms, a heat treatment area with stream rooms, saunas and showers, a gymnasium and a whirlpool in the spa’s garden.

Udai Vilas Palace, Udaipur

Udai Vilas is located on the azure Pichola Lake and is designed as a traditional Rajasthani Palace. Surrounded by thirty acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, decorative fountains and pavilions, Udai Vilas has spacious and elegantly appointed guest rooms. Rooms with a clear view of the Pichola Lake and City Palace are available here. The Deluxe Suites and the Maharaja Suite have private swimming pools.

Spa: The spa at Udai Vilas is of the non-clinical type. Several private Spa Therapy Suites and facilities for relaxation and rejuvenation are available here. The resort has two large swimming pools that are heated during winter. The spa here is managed by Banyan Tree.

Vanya Vilas Palace, Ranthambore National Park

While Vanya Vilas is located conveniently to enjoy Ranthambore, the home of Tiger, people even come here just for the Spa experience.  Vanya Vilas has twenty-five luxury tents with embroidered canopies, each air-conditioned with an area of 790 square feet. The interiors are spacious and beautifully appointed with teak wood flooring, luxurious marble bathrooms with free standing bathtubs, separate showers, private deck for sun bathing and outdoor dining, make Vanya Vilas truly special.

Spa: The Spa at Vanya Vilas has dedicated & experienced people handling Spa & Ayurvedic Treatments. The Spa is one of the most distinguished activities at Vanya Vilas. In the natural environment of the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, the Spa is set over the lake, overlooking the turquoise and lapis blue tiled pools, in a courtyard with a fountain. Steam rooms, showers and private therapy suites are available here. It has therapies like the Indian Spice Wrap and the Orange Wrap.

Aman-E-Khas, Ranthambore National Park

Aman-i-Khas is a wilderness camp. Experience rural Rajasthan combined with nature at this resort. The camp is situated on a gentle slope in the confines of the Ranthambore National Park and overlooks the Rajasthan desert. Apart from being accessible by plane, train and road, Aman-i-Khas can also be reached by helicopter. An organic garden here gives the freshest of ingredients that are used in the kitchen and the spa.

Spa: The Spa Tent has a small fountain in its midst and contains two separate treatment areas, each featuring twin massage tables.  The therapists at Aman-E-Khas distil the knowledge of healing arts into spa treatments like massages, scrubs, stretches, facials and foot treatments.
Half or full hour Reiki sessions as well as guided Yoga and meditation are available. To fully experience India, you can also get yourself decorated with traditional henna art using local ingredients, herbs and spices.

Aman Bagh, Jaipur

Aman Bagh is a one and a half hour journey from jaipur by road.  Aman Bagh is surrounded by a walled oasis at the head of a gorge that opens into a large valley. During the monsoon season, the gorge gets flooded and becomes a lake that recedes gradually throughout the year until the monsoon rains return again. Rocky hills and knolls surround the valley.

Spa: Yoga, Qigong, Meditation and Reiki are available at the Spa at Aman Bagh for a complete wellness experience. Highly-skilled therapists provide healing therapies as well as facials, massages, scrubs and traditional henna art. Treatments use Aman Spa products which are made from the purest ingredients.

Devigarh is also a popular spa destination in Rajasthan. To read more about Devigarh, click here