Kimi Ora Health Spa Resort, Nelson

Advantages: Kiwi welcomes you to Aoteoroa - Land of the Long White Cloud
Disadvantages: Long way from anywhere, don't let this put you off

...Kia-ora. Welcome to my place...... Fished up by Maui, a Maori God, in never-never-land tales, New Zealand is a true paradise, in the South Pacific. The myth tells that he stepped all over bush-clad land; leaving crystal-clear lakes in his footsteps, glistening in cool-green native bush, amid massive, rugged mountains, some so virginal they stand today, unconquered by man. In the millions of years that this beautiful country has evolved it has seen primitive life, the Moriori, Maori and European settlement, less than 200 years ago - so it is a new country in civilised history. It's thought that the Maori arrived in their wakas (canoes) around 1000 years ago, from an area you won't find on any map but it is loosely called Hawaiki. Maori legend tells of Kupe, the first warrior, finding The Land of the Long White Cloud... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Good cooking
Disadvantages:

...This land, located amidst the sea and the mountains, offers a wide variety of traditions: you may happen to get into a village and let yourself be carried away by its strictly mediaeval atmosphere – from the dishes, to the dresses, the shows, the craftsmen –. Or else, choose to try chestnut-based dishes or food cooked in the local cast-iron "testi" (sort of moulds), just like they used to do one thousand years ago, in the trattorias of the Lunigiana, or taste some fresh fish cooked in the restaurants by the sea and washed down by Candia wine from the Apuan hills. As to health, you can even treat your body with the renowned mineral waters gushing out of the Apuan Alps or in the spa resorts of S.Carlo or Equi Terme.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: wonderfully clean
Disadvantages: not disabled friendly enough

...The Dead Sea is well known for being the place where anyone can float. In fact it is all you can do in the sea as it is so saturated with minerals and salts which have great health giving properties.This is because it is the lowest place on earth and also one of the hottest. There are 2 resort Hotels just 40km from Amman, The Movenpick is beautiful and very expensive at £30 per day for access to their private beach and spa centre ( Treatments extra ), or the Dead Sea Resort hotel which is only £10 per day for the same, treatments such as mud baths are extra. We went for the mud bath and it was a real experience. The clinic is a medically recognized place with fully qualified staff to administer the varying treatments all of which are based on the Dead sea products.The mud bath is especially good for circulation and weight loss. I... Read review

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