Chennai :  Give yourself a luxurious break by pampering yourself with some of the best healing and spa treatments in Malaysia. Located in lush settings with the backdrop of the rainforest or overlooking the sea, these spas offer the finest healing therapies from across the world. You can choose between age-old Javanese treatments, traditional Chinese Shiatsu, ancient Indian Ayurvedic practices and other healing treatments and procedures native to Malaysia.

Some of the must-visit spas in Malaysia include:

Spa Village: Winner of Malaysia Spa and Wellness Award 2011 – Best Spa Group, Best Hotel Spa

Visit the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Spa Village for some of the most sophisticated spa treatments, combined with indigenous healing practices. A must-experience is its one-of-a-kind Sensory Room, designed to heighten and soothe the senses.

Sembunyi Spa: Winner of Malaysia Spa and Wellness Award 2011 – Best Spa Ambience

Unwind at this spa, nestled amongst award-winning tropical gardens, with its traditional Asian-style body treatments.  Indulge yourself by trying out the various facials, massages, as well as the Jacuzzi, steam room and sauna.

Banjaran Spa: Winner of Malaysia Spa and Wellness Award 2011 – Best Wellness Programme

Escape to this high-end, luxury hot springs retreat and get set for a sublime experience. Book into a luxury villa and let the many exotic services and treatments leave you pleasurably pampered. Detoxify and rejuvenate with its thermal steam caves, meditation caves and geothermal hot springs, all set in pristine natural surroundings.  Enjoy the healthy but high-on-taste cuisine at the in-house specialty restaurant, Pomelo.  Extend the good times by dipping into your own plunge pool, relaxing in the outdoor Jacuzzi and availing the special butler services.

CHI, the Spa at Shangri-la’s Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa: Winner of Malaysia Spa and Wellness Award 2011 – Best Destination Spa

Feel your vital life force – your Chi – flow freely through your body as expert techniques help release your energy blockages. Soak up the positive vibrations here with a relaxing body massage or hydrotherapy, and meditate or exercise at your own private yoga pavilion overlooking the sea. Luxuriate in the outdoor rain shower, available at select villas.

Borneo Spa: Winner of Malaysia Spa and Wellness Award 2011 – Best Resort Spa

De-stress at this award-winning spa with the best of healing therapies drawn from both, Western and Oriental philosophies. Make sure you try the signature treatments, all administered with the spa’s private label of pure essential oils. Book into any of the fourteen therapy rooms; these come equipped with their own private showers, health bar, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath facilities. You could also elevate your experience by booking into one of the sea-facing rustic cabanas for a soothing alfresco massage.

Mandara Spa: An experience in itself, this spa, touted as one of Asia’s most beautiful tropical rainforest spas, is set above a secluded cove with its own beach. Try their innovative interpretations of classic Asian beauty and body care therapies in the luxurious atmosphere of exotic villas, opening out into the tropical rainforest.