Chick Trips

New York City Even world-weary spa vets get slack-jawed over the Jade Igloo sauna and sake-infused ponds at Juvenex Spa (646/733-1330, juvenexspa.com/). Rejuvenation remedies from around the globe are administered 24/7 at this hidden Midtown gem, open to women six days a week (Monday is for the guys). Just $65 buys four-hour access to the sauna and ponds, a diamond-shaped glass steam room with Chinese herbal infusions, a detox sauna made of yellow clay, and baths saturated with ginseng, seaweed, or tea. The herbal gyno cure ($55) goes where no U.S. spa has gone before. Lay your head a few blocks away at the sleek Thirty Thirty Hotel; neutral-tone doubles cost $139 (30 E. 30th St.,  800/497-6028, thirtythirty-nyc.com/).

Ojo Caliente, New Mexico Stress cases will benefit from the healing waters at the unpretentious Ojo Caliente Spa, one of the nation's oldest health resorts (800/222-9162, ojocalientespa.com/, from $90 for two). The emerald springs, a combination of five types of mineral water, bubble through the arid hills and once soothed the muscles of members of the Pueblo tribe. Today, many people drive an hour north from Santa Fe for soaks ($20 on weekends), the detoxifying milagro relaxation wraps ($9), and stays at the 1916 mission-style adobe hotel ($99 double, $129 for a cottage).

Mother nature is a woman, in case anyone forgot

Moab, Utah Picture Thelma and Louise, but without Brad Pitt. No fun? Well, you can savor western scenery and have a much happier ending. Stay with three friends in a four-person suite at the Sorrel River Ranch Resort, situated on a green alfalfa field surrounded by a crimson landscape (877/359-2715, sorrelriver.com/, $309). From the ranch, one four-hour hike goes through the red-rock formations of Fisher Towers; another threads along a lush creek bed to Morning Glory Bridge, a natural stone arch. If you fly into Salt Lake City, there's a 250-mile road trip involved. Baby-blue 1966 Thunderbird convertibles are in short supply, though, so rent a Ford Mustang for about $45 a day by finding a deal through BreezeNet (breezenet.com/). And mind the cliffs.

San Diego Catch your first wave at La Jolla Shores beach at a weekend clinic offered by Surf Diva, a school for women. Its package consists of a couple of two-hour lessons, plus board, wet suit, and leash rental (858/454-8273, surfdiva.com/, beginners $130, intermediate $95). Stay at the Sea Lodge, a B&B right on the sands where your class will meet (858/459-8271, sealodge.com/, $169). Surf Diva also operates a five-night summer "boarding school" that includes lodging, lessons, gear, and all food for $1,250 per person.

Boerne, Texas The Guadalupe River Ranch, 85 miles from Austin and 30 miles from San Antonio, is in the heart of Texas Hill Country (800/460-2005, guadaluperiverranch.com/). Half-hour trail rides are $20; a full hour is $10 more. If it's too hot to horse around, kayaks are $20 and tubes rent for $10; grab a cold drink and float lazily down the Guadalupe. At night there's a campfire marshmallow roast and a sing-along. A group of four can share a cottage with two queen-size beds and a screened porch for $174 per night.

Boise, Idaho So you want an adventure, but you don't want to rough it? Splurge on Mackay Wilderness River Trips in Boise, which has an odyssey for even the girliest of girls: rafting along the Middle Fork of Idaho's Salmon River (800/635-5336, mackayriver.com/, $995 for a full three-day weekend). The rapids are gnarly Class IV's and V's, but the buff guides do most of the work while you sit back and revel in the adrenaline rush. When you arrive at camp the tents are up, the down pillows are fluffed, and warm showers await. The guides cook gourmet dishes like paella and prime rib over an open fire.

Vieques, Puerto Rico Dive into a two-night Golden Heron Ecotours package at the Crow's Nest Inn (787/741-0033, crowsnestvieques.com/, $217), which is surrounded by hills on Vieques, one of Puerto Rico's loveliest islands. During the day, you'll snorkel and explore in your Jeep (both included). Before dusk, you'll take a kayak trip through the delicate mangroves. And after dark, picnic on the beach and swim in the bioluminescent bay. Vieques is a 30-minute prop-plane trip from San Juan on Vieques Air Link (787/741-3265, $45 one way, $85 round trip).

Nags Head, North Carolina Fly to Norfolk, Va., and drive 80 miles south to Nags Head, home of the hang gliding center at Kitty Hawk Kites, in Jockey's Ridge State Park (877/359-8447, kittyhawk.com/). The $189 Taste of Flight deal includes one beginner lesson on the dunes and a 2,000-foot-high tandem flight. Come down off the high at the First Colony Inn, a historic B&B where porch sitting is an art; triple rooms go for $200 a night and include breakfast and afternoon tea (800/368-9390, firstcolonyinn.com/).

Girls just wanna have fun, fun, and even more fun

Lahaina, Maui One upside to partying in Hawaii--as if you needed another one--is that you can recover on the beach the next day. The smart money checks into the Ohana Maui Islander in Lahaina (800/462-6262, ohanahotels.com/, from $99). It's steps from the water and close to shops, bars, and restaurants; if you take an airport shuttle ($37 a person), you won't need a car. Admire the sunset from the bar at Kimo's (845 Front St., 808/661-4811), then find dinner and more ocean views a few doors south at Lahaina Fish Co. (808/661-3472). After that, follow your nose down Front Street for cocktails. Repeat until Monday. And remember, aloha conveniently means hello and good-bye.

Memphis Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, across the street from the King's mansion and operated by his estate, sells a Graceland package (from $151) that allots a one-night stay in a double room and two tickets for the Platinum Tour, including maximum access to the mansion and its museums (877/777-0606, elvis.com/epheartbreakhotel). The next day, take the hotel's free shuttle 15 minutes north to Beale Street, where you can plumb the unrivaled jukebox of Memphis greats at a barbecue joint called the Pig (167 Beale St., 901/529-1544) and catch some tunes at B.B. King's Blues Club (143 Beale St., 901/524-5464).