Why you should choose a nature Kenya safari wellness retreat in 2022.
After so much disruption in the travel safari industry, the year of the travel reset is upon us.
Some suggest all travel could become wellness travel, as manic getaways are replaced by slower, closer, more mindful experiences and with tentative travelers demanding that health and safety be front-and-center.
There is a strong call for a new “ecosystem of wellbeing”. There is a real push for a future where there is unity between climate health and wellness. So the health of our planet and the health of civilization need to be looked at hand in hand.
More travel will become regenerative (leaving a place better off than you found it), overtourism will be challenged, undertourism corrected, and people will crave nature immersion and purpose-driven experiences.
Nature, nature, nature
Experts at the Global Wellness Summit all agreed that in an era of lockdown and social distancing (and with new awareness that the destruction of the environment spurred COVID-19) that there is a profound new value being placed on nature and wilderness as healing.
Slow down, your moving to fast
Elaine Glusac, Travel Columnist, The New York Times explained how this is the dominant trend in wellness travel:
"Sadly, in travel, we’ve temporarily lost connection to other people (one of travel’s wonders), and that people connection is being replaced with nature connection, which provides unique healing and solace in a pandemic.
She noted that slow, human-powered travel (cycling, hiking, walking, paddling trips) is growing fast, not only because they’re wellness experiences, but because they’re also naturally socially-distanced activities.
Sustainable travel
She also argued that there is a pronounced uptick in interest in sustainable travel–and in the newer concept that takes it all further, regenerative travel, which is not just reducing your carbon footprint, but actually leaving the place better than you found it.
Sarah Miller, Luxury Brand Ambassador, Wall Street Journal explained that more people have now permanently woken up to the fact that the way that:
We as a human species interact with other species (and encroach on their natural habitat) has caused our own sickness.
Changing diets
And with this unprecedented awareness of how sustainability links to human wellness, she predicts everything from an even more powerful surge in vegan and plant-based eating to so many more carbon recycling, tree-planting and coral-reef-saving initiatives.
We are excited to be incorporating some of these great wellness trends into our luxury Kenya wellness retreats in 2022 - stay tuned as we continue to launch more trips in early 2022.
Your Kenyan Safari Retreat offers a luxury wellness experience for body, mind and soul
We invite you to experience our award-winning Kenya wellness retreat. If it’s time to fill up your cup and reconnect with yourself on a deeper level, we’d love to help you rejuvenate, unwind, reawaken and experience the very best of Kenya safari. Dive into transformational yoga and meditation classes with your favourite host or our own teachers, enjoy safari life on foot, horseback or game drives and restorative healing sessions. How much or little you do is all up to you.
Take a look at our wellbeing retreat packages and luxury Kenya retreat accommodation options. We’d love to hear from you and help you plan your memorable and transformative retreat in the wilderness.