Take a Break from the Boozy Girls' Night Out, Take One of these Amazing Healthy Girlfriend Getaways

“Cheers” to a girlfriends’ getaway (Getty Images)

Why wait for New Year’s to make those healthy resolutions? Start now with a healthy girlfriends’ getaway. Spending time with close friends is inspiring and nurturing and a good way to encourage each other to try new things or just relax. Instead of a girls’ night out that starts off with a bang and ends with a raging hangover, grab your friends and head to one of these healthy and active retreats.

Red Mountain Resort, St. George, Utah

Hiking in the red mountains surrounding St. George, Utah (Red Mountain Resort/Facebook)

This magical place inspires a healthy lifestyle and ignites personal passion. The resort beckons with the beauty of the red-rock mountains, clean air, and friendly staff. Pals can bond during meditation, yoga, Nordic walking, all-day hikes at Zion National Park, hand and foot MELT class (using foam rollers to relieve sore muscles), canyoneering, Meet the Mustangs (an up-close experience with wild horses), and spa treatments such as agave-nectar wraps, body and foot massages, and facials. Suites are spacious yet cozy, including a living room with a fireplace that sets the scene for group gatherings. The Red Mountain Essential Retreat Package With a Friend starts at $215 a night, and it includes accommodations, three daily meals, hikes, fitness classes, healthy-life classes, cooking demonstrations, and pool and walking trail access.

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Deep Water Cay, Bahamas

Relax with a swim in the crystal blue waters of the Bahamas. (Elana Kalis/Flickr)

The unpretentious luxury and Bahamian hospitality of this tropical paradise make it a fave for girlfriend groups. Long stretches of white sand, an infinity pool, and in-room massages help pals relax, but there are plenty of exciting group activities, such as deep-sea fishing and snorkeling. The outdoor-activities manager and the culinary team can craft unique experiences and personal menus for the group. Check out the Blue Water Adventure Package, which includes three nights’ accommodation and meals, plus ladies’ choice of an activity per day (flats or skiff fishing, snorkeling, a beach excursion with a boat tour and picnic on an island, or discovery scuba with diving up to 30 feet). Packages start at $2,369 for double occupancy.

Ten Thousand Waves, Santa Fe, N.M.

Gorgeous mountains outside Sante Fe (Photo: Getty Images)

Inspired by Japanese mountain hot spring resorts, this spiritual oasis is made for connecting with friends. In winter, hit the slopes and then come back to enjoy a serene spa package. The Nippon Nirvana spa package at $260 for three hours works wonders for sore muscles. There’s even a women-only tub (called Kojiro) that is open until 8:15 p.m. so that the whole party can relax together. For girls groups, Ten Thousand Waves offers the Crescent Moon House, ($229 per double occupancy per night) which holds four guests but is large enough to be a central private meeting room for a gathering of up to 22 people. Private rooms are also available for groups at Izanami restaurant free of charge. And ask for a sake tasting by sake master Gordon Heady.

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Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts, Mexico

Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita in Riviera Maya, Mexico (Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts)

Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts know how to indulge girlfriends, and with three locations in Mexico to choose from — Isla Mujeres Cancun, Riviera Maya, and Los Cabos — where to go will be the toughest decision of the trip. Zoetry’s $140 per person Girlfriends Getaway Package offers a mani-pedi session; access to the spa; 10 percent off all spa treatments; daily yoga; one morning’s room service with mimosas, fruit, and pastries and more. Zoetry’s all-inclusive room rates start at $424 per per person, per night. (Book five rooms with your girlfriends and the sixth room is free.) Enjoy the Bulgari bath products (what girl doesn’t love that!) and heart-healthy dining options with local produce. Pals can also take Spanish lessons, ceramic painting classes, culinary classes, and ecology tours together.

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The BodyHoliday, Castries, Saint Lucia

Wish you were relaxing at the BodyHoliday in Saint Lucia? (The BodyHoliday/Facebook)

The BodyHoliday is basically wellness heaven for girlfriends. Located on beachfront property on the gorgeous Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, this all-inclusive luxury resort has the motto “Give us your body for a week and we’ll give you back your mind.” And there’s so much to do: Included in the rates (which start at $500 per person, per night, for double occupancy, with group rates available) is a 50-minute spa treatment a day at the award-winning wellness center, various group activities from kayaking to yoga to scuba diving, all the healthy meals (and some naughty ones, too), plus more.

Rancho de los Caballeros, Wickenburg, Ariz.

Dust off your inner cowgirl with horseback riding in Arizona. (Rancho de los Caballeros)

Rancho de los Caballeros has a bespoke horsey retreat just for cowgirls called Giddy-Up Gals Western Vacation Package. This trail-ride bonanza is led on weekends only this fall (and throughout the year if you can round up five other girlfriends to go with you — they’ll do the package for six or more people at any time). Activities include horseback riding in the clean desert air, cow wrangling, and a hayride to a cookout for dinner under the stars (with western music and s’mores, of course). There’s also a spa to help soothe ride-weary legs (treatments are not part of the package). The deals start at $585 for two per room per night or $945 for four per room per night. All meals are included, as are the horse-riding activities.

Williamsburg Lodge, Colonial Williamsburg, Va.

Colonial Williamsburg is a great place to get hands on with a class or two. (Getty Images)

This is a destination not thought of often for girls’ weekends, but it should be. This colonial town re-creates life from the 1770s, and getting into the history and role-playing is half the fun. But the reason why Colonial Williamsburg makes this healthy-retreat list is not for the costumes — it’s for the group rates, incredible spa, and brand new cooking school, Taste Studio. Taste Studio cooking classes are perfect for group amusement. The Garden to Guest class starts with a 45-minute tour of the historic gardens and some history about America’s first foodies. Then, after picking fresh herbs, the class goes into the state-of-the-art kitchen for a cooking lesson. After lunch, the group can walk just mere steps to the award-winning The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg. The Lodge has group rates all year for six rooms or more.

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