Thailand Detox & Yoga Escape: Phuket Beach Cleanse and Wellness Week

The programme runs for seven nights and is built around three fixed meals a day plus juices, all prepared in-house. Portions and calories are controlled, meat is off the menu, and the kitchen leans on raw and steamed vegetables, whole grains, legumes, miso soups and fresh fruit. You eat at set times with the rest of the group, which is a big part of why people book it — there's no willpower involved because there's nothing to decide.

Mornings begin around 07:00 with yoga or stretching on the covered deck, followed by breakfast at 08:30. Mid-morning is typically a guided walk along the beach or through the surrounding rubber plantations, or a fitness session on the sand. Lunch is at 12:30, then the afternoon opens up: you can use the pool, book a massage, walk to Nai Yang beach, or just read. Late afternoon often has a second yoga session or a workshop — one day is a raw and detox cookery class, another is a nutrition talk with the resident health advisor.

Staff weigh and measure you at the start and end of the week if you want that, and adjust your food plan based on how you're responding. It's not a fasting programme — you eat three times a day — but it is deliberately light and clean, and most people report sleeping better within a few days and feeling less bloated by the end.

The centre is smaller than the big Phuket wellness resorts, which means the group is manageable and the staff know your name by day two. The trade-off is fewer facilities: there's a pool, a steam room, a yoga deck and a treatment room, but no gym floor or tennis courts. If you want to lift weights or do serious cardio, you'd be doing it on the beach.

Phuket itself is worth a couple of hours of your afternoon. Nai Yang is inside the national park area near the airport, with a long quiet beach, and the busier spots of Patong and Bang Tao are a taxi ride south. Most guests do one excursion midweek — a temple visit or a boat trip to the Phi Phi islands — but the schedule doesn't include one, so it's on you to arrange it.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation (shared or private room) - Three detox meals per day plus fresh juices - Daily yoga and stretching sessions - Guided beach walks and fitness sessions - Raw and detox cookery class - Nutrition talk with the resident health advisor - Initial and final health consultation with measurements - Use of pool and herbal steam room - Airport transfers

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Thai visa fees if applicable - Additional spa and massage treatments - Optional excursions (temple visits, boat trips) - Personal expenses and souvenirs - Alcohol and caffeinated drinks (not served on the programme)