Boracay has always been the favorite escape of many world-weary city dwellers. Even if in the past few years it has acquired a more hedonistic reputation, it’s still a place to get away from it all.
Tirta Spa is a place you can call your own at least while you indulge in the treatments hidden in the more quiet enclaves of the island. The one-hectare lot seems much more expansive with villas designed in an Asian fusion manner. As you enter a gong signals your arrival and wards off bad spirits and, perhaps later, a bad back! After an exhaustive but comprehensive consultation, you are led to a semi outdoor abyss of tranquility. Even if it’s raining you still feel the luxury of your well thought of surroundings.
Each villa is kitted out with Vichy showers and dreamlike Asian décor. You will at once forget your troubles and where you are!
Despite its thoroughly pan-Asian setting the Filipino treatments are what sets it apart. The blissful Luya at Calamansi (ginger and lemon) exfoliates while balancing internal energy. Ginger is known for its penetrative nature and its ability to “warm” the body. While lemon exfoliates gently and revitalizes at the same time. Then a Banahaw Tea bath made with a mix of exotic herbs such as tanglad, sambong, manzanilla and banaba heals the body from external and internal pains. Then surrender to the traditional hilot, the local massage that kneads warmth into problem areas and makes the knot go away.
A treat for both locals and tourists out to try something new. It’s Filipino hospitality like no other.
Tirta Spa (6336)260-24-88 or vist www.tirtaspa.com.