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Make health, wellness and spa treatments part of your travel experience and return from your holidays feeling refreshed and invigorated

Top 10 trips to soothe your body and soul

From religious pilgrimages to natural hot springs, there are plenty of ways to rejuvenate yourself on your travels

1. Trace the River Ganges to its source, India – join Hindu pilgrims on a spiritual and spectacular stroll in the Himalaya to reach the start of the holy river.
2. Walk the Camino de Santiago, Spain – Europe's ultimate pilgrimage trail, the Way of St James weaves from France across northern Spain to the city of Santiago de Compostela – or add on an extra few days to finish at Atlantic-side Fisterra, the 'end of the world'.
3. Take a dip in a traditional spa, Estonia – the Baltic coast is dotted with grand old bathhouses offering a range of treatments (chocolate body wrap, anyone?).
4. Strip off in a Japanese hot spring – immerse yourself in the healing waters, and singularly Japanese culture, of a steaming onsen (hot spring).
5. Check into an Indian ashram – find holistic healing and meditation, subcontinental style. Ashrams can be cheap as chips – just make sure you like early starts and veggie food before signing up.
6. Learn to scuba dive, Dominica – picking up a new skill does wonders for the psyche, as does learning to float safely and serenely with the fishes of the Caribbean.
7. Laugh in Mumbai, India – head to the beach in this Asian megapolis for a hilarious dose of early morning laughter therapy.
8. Float in the Dead Sea, Jordan – take a dip in the super-salty – and super-therapeutic – waters then go for a hike in nearby Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve.
9. Learn capoeira in Salvador, Brazil – have a go at this most graceful martial art by taking lessons in its pulsating birthplace.
10. Steam with the locals in a hammam, Damascus – search out a public bathhouse in the labyrinthine Syrian capital, the perfect intro to local culture. Note, hammams are either single sex or have different opening hours for men and women – find out before you go.

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