Huatulco spa experiences offer a unique combination of age-old techniques with newer treatments, such as avocado masks and chocolate baths—all just a step away from the sea and its wonderful healing properties.

Health tourism in Huatulco is growing, and many hotels offer spa services as an essential amenity. Today, for men and women alike, a holiday is incomplete without such treatments, and Huatulco spas draw on the area’s natural richness to develop treatments.

In Huatulco, a resort develops its own culture without losing sight of its pre-Hispanic origins. It becomes a space where the body and mind are free of the daily stress of major cities.

The treatment menu in the various centers includes relaxation massages; aromatherapy; reflexology; shower massages; stone massages; and body exfoliation with marine salts, coffee, and oats. Also popular are wraps using avocado, algae, volcanic clay, and aloe vera; and body baths in algae and oats. There are also various types of local temazcal saunas.