Santani Wellness Resort and Spa

The journey (To Santani) reminds you just how nail-bitingly impatient you really are. Because when you finally reach it and bump along the rocky track to see purple roses floating in pools and birds flitting about the trees and misty hills in the distance, you immediately feel all stress melt away.

Set on a working tea estate, Sri Lanka's first high-end wellness resort has Ayurvedic-based spa treatments and a chef who serves exceptional vegan dishes (and plenty of biodynamic wine).

The first destination spa in Sri Lanka is all about wellness—and not the ascetic Western kind that’s all juicing and boot camps. Santani’s approach is more subtle, with ayurvedic spa treatments, meditation, and health food.

One of Sri Lanka’s best dedicated spa properties... It’s Eden for those battling stress, exhaustion, or weight gain, or anyone with a simple desire to put away the iPhone (Wi-Fi access is by request only) for an escape into the great, refined outdoors.

... The focus, clearly, is on healthy living; from the cleansing foods to the tailor-made spa, yoga and therapeutic programmes, including ones that deal with trauma and sleep deprivation.