1. Music in Macau
Mandarin Oriental, Macau
For those who like to add a little culture to their vacaction, Macau’s 2019/2020 Concert Season is reason enough to head to the south coast of China.
As is Mandarin Oriental Macau’s ‘Melodious Orchestra in Macau’ package that includes two VIP concert tickets, a night in a luxurious Deluxe City View room, and a beautiful three-course set lunch at the five-star hotel’s Vida Rica restaurant (Dhs1,220 a night, running over limited dates until July 2020). Guests can choose from an evening listening to Lu Shao-Chia on January 11 or the season’s closing concert with world-renowned pianist, Rudolf Buchbinder, July 24-25. Music to your ears.
2. The ultimate in relaxation
Courtyard Bali Seminyak Resort, Bali
So much more than a bohemian paradise, Bali is a melting pot for arts, culture and cuisine. Head south, and Seminyak boasts one of the best beaches in Indonesia, and is also home to designer boutiques, and a multitude of amazing restaurants and art galleries. This tropical oasis is also known as one of the world’s most beautiful destinations for some good old fashioned R’n’R. Enter Courtyard Bali Seminyak Resort, with its ‘Seminyak Ultimate Relaxation’ package, and you’ve got the perfect combination of culture, zen, style and service.
With a minimum five-nights stay, the package includes airport transfers, a stay in one of its Deluxe Pool View rooms (or a Deluxe Family Room), daily breakfast, cocktails and canapes, a three-course dinner, a set-lunch, a 60-minute treatment at Zanti The Retreat, and refreshments from What The Truck. Starting from AED478 a night, and running until August 1, 2020, book early to ensure you get the dates you desire. Once booked, you can kick back, relax and dream about your Balinese adventure.
3. Channel your inner Yogi
Arambrook Boutique Hotel, Cape Town
While the beauty of yoga is that you can do it wherever your heart desires – the perfect on-the-go exercise, if you will – why not reward your wanderlust at the same time, and take your yoga skills on the road. Arambrook Boutique Hotel in Cape Town offers the perfect way to combine vacation, culture and exercise, with its week-long rejuvenation Makona Retreat. Your holistic holiday will connect you with like-minded people and allow you to disconnect from the world around you.
The retreat includes vinyasa and Jivamutki yoga classes, natural beauty workshops, meditation and massage, excursions to Babylonstoren Farm and Oranjezicht City Farm Market, all fuelled with private dining courtesy of the chefs at Arambrook. The offer includes a choice of Superior Suite (from AED9,033) or Presidential Suite (AED14,000), with additional top-ups including make-up coaching, healing energy workshops and private yoga sessions.
4. Penang’s glamorous getaway
Shangri-La Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Malaysia
From the beautiful beaches of Batu Feringgi, to the world-famous UNESCO world heritage site of Georgetown, experience it all when you book a two-night stay or more at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Malaysia. The Penang Getaway package, from AED575 per night (for a minimum of two nights stay), includes AED175 to spend in any of the beautiful resort’s bars and restaurants, or even at Chi, The Spa – as well as 15 per cent discount on all à la carte spa treatments – daily breakfast at Spice Market Cafe and a daily scheduled bus service to and from Georgetown, Penang’s colourful, multicultural capital.
Escape to Penang and experience everything that this unique Island has to offer
Seamlessly blending the worlds of past and present, your stay at this Shangri-La property will exude an elegant sense of tradition with the coolness of contemporary five-star luxury, amidst the verdant canopy of century-old rain trees and tropical gardens. Immerse, indulge and enjoy.
