The Fruitful Spa
Mangos so plump that they burst with juice at first bite; sweet, delicate young coconuts; rich and creamy avocados; The Philippines gives good fruit. Get your fill at plush Amanpulo on jungly, azure-fringed Pamalican Island — here your five-a-day makes it past the breakfast bowl, appearing in traditional Filipino healing spa treatments. Who knew banana leaves could be so soothing?
The Chocolate Harvest
To the chocoholics: your heaven exists, and it’s called Boucan Hotel & Restaurant, in St Lucia. Owned by Brit brand Hotel Chocolat, here everything is cocoa-themed, from the restaurant to the spa – you can even visit on-site cocoa groves to see how beans become bars. Island-specialist holiday operator Turquoise Holidays can book you in to this, and heaps of other glamorous tropical breaks.
The Spice Route
Delicate Ceylon cinnamon; punchy black pepper; fragrant cardamom – Sri Lanka is as much the home of spice as it is golden-sugar sands and luminous waters. Rest your head at the brand new Shangri-La Hambantota, located on the south coast’s ancient spice route, and you’ll not only be able to tour the island’s heady ‘spice gardens’ but also get to taste their bounty in piquant jackfruit curries.
