New Year, New You: Travel to Asia Inspires Spiritual Detox

DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2014) - The new year is a natural time for reflection, peace and awakening. It's a time when many people make New Year's resolutions to be healthier, happier, or more motivated. Imbued with a natural aura of sacred tranquility, Asia is the perfect stage for embarking on the New Year refreshed and renewed. Whether you want to get a head start on your New Year's resolutions, rejuvenate after the holidays or experience a refresher on the wonder of travel, Asia delivers like no other region of the world.

Asia Transpacific Journeys, a luxury tour operator that artfully conceives exotic and renewing journeys to Asia and the Pacific, understands the correlation between travel to Asia and revitalization. Asia's ancient cultural traditions foster a sense of peace and offer ample opportunity for meditation and personal reflection while ancient lifestyle practices invite physical rejuvenation and healing.

For travelers seeking spiritual awakening and physical rejuvenation, Asia Transpacific Journeys offers a unique experience in mystical northern India, an idyllic Asian location rich in history and sacred traditions. You and your traveling companions will be privately transferred through the scenic Himalayan foothills to Ananda in the Himalayas, a holistic retreat that specializes in a contemporary approach to the Indian healing system of Ayurveda. Detoxification of mind and body is encouraged with daily yoga lessons, guided meditative natural walks and a wide selection of innovative spa treatments. Experienced chefs prepare meals designed to support each guest's personal constitution.

For a different perspective on relaxation and rejuvenation, Asia Transpacific Journeys offers a quintessential Japanese spa experience. In Yamanaka, a quaint village perfect for escaping the bustle of everyday life, travelers check into a luxurious ryokan and don fine cotton robes, traditional attire at a Japanese spa. A welcome kaiseki supper of carefully prepared and presented dishes immediately establishes the impeccable level of service and attention to detail that guests can expect. After dinner, soak in the ryokan's atmospheric natural hot spring pools.

Whether you desire a holistic retreat in the Himalayas, a tranquil Japanese spa experience or another rejuvenating vacation of your own creation, Asia Transpacific Journeys delights in using their in-depth regional knowledge to assist you in experiencing a perfectly fulfilling and rejuvenating beginning to the New Year.

Asia Transpacific Journeys has been crafting private Custom Journeys and Small Group Trips to Asia and the Pacific since 1987. Our highly decorated staff is committed to providing exceptional service and deeply insightful cultural interpretation based on firsthand experience. Asia Transpacific Journeys has been honored with the designation of World's Best Tour Operator by Travel + Leisure, received a Travel + Leisure's Global Vision Award and was highlighted in National Geographic Traveler's Best Trips feature. www.AsiaTranspacific.com, 800-642-2742.