The Real Deal: Six nights' accommodations, meals, yoga classes, activities, daily massages, and cultural events for $1,900 per person
When: Mar.-Nov. 2006
Details: Airport/resort transfers and hotel taxes are included. Based on a Sunday arrival in Brazil and a Saturday departure. A visa is required for U.S. citizens and costs about $100; contact the nearest Brazilian consulate several weeks before departing
Book By: No deadline; based on availability
Contact: The Island Experience, 347/416-6517, theislandexperience.com
The wellness package includes a six-night stay (Sunday to Friday) at the new Island Experience lodge on a private beach with a pier, surrounded by rainforests. Each of the lodge's nine rooms has a private veranda overlooking the ocean.
The program combines nutritious, vegetarian meals--often enjoyed outdoors--with rain forest hikes, snorkeling, kayaking, painting and samba or capoeira classes, and three nights of cultural entertainment. In total, there are 7 to 12 outdoor yoga classes; 45 hours of supervised activities; and a one-hour full-body massage daily.
Participants are split into different groups based on fitness level, and range in age from teens to 50s. In keeping with the program's philosophy, Island Experience requests no smoking and no drinking alcohol or caffeine during the program. For more information on what to expect, check their FAQs: theislandexperience.com/programFaqs.htm
Getting to Brazil: The lowest fares we've found for travel to Rio in late August are: $867 (multiple carriers) from New York City; $996 (TAM Linhas Aeras) from Miami; $1,104 (American Airlines) from San Francisco; $1,214 (American Airlines) from Chicago; $1,268 (Delta) from Phoenix
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