Raw Food Resorts

4/03/2006 at 9:47 AM
Tags: Miscellaneous

At many luxury resorts, the only baking some guests want is in a deck chair, with oil, and white sandy beaches. Their tans are well done, but they are feasting raw.

The raw food movement-- eating nothing that is cooked above 110/ 120 degrees -- is not just for health nuts, celebs, and Californians. It's also for the discerning traveler.

Raw-East
You can taste wonderful avocado and coconut salad and apple and pear spaghetti at Bali's $400 a night Puri Ganesha Villas. The place markets itself as "one of the last laid-back luxury hideaways in Bali" and one of the first catering to the raw food diet. But, not the only.

Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri runs from $495 a night, serves raw cuisine, which goes well with the yogis, energy healers, and life coaches who visit the property. Cleanse the spirit and body during a week-long raw retreat.

Rustic Raw
The Farm at San Benito in the Philippines is both peacock and raw-friendly. This center for holistic medicine, spirituality, and living foods has received accolades from Spa Asia. Expect to pay $1,231.20 for a 7-day "medical retreat" where you can detox beneath the thatched-roof villas and elaborate gardens.

Raw Espania
The Complete Retreat has been helping the detox process since 2002. Located 45 miles northwest of Marbella, Spain, this raw retreat caters to heiresses and businessmen who find common ground over sorbet made only from frozen bananas. An all-inclusive week runs around £1,350 ($2,416).

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