More activities
Beyond the extension to the F&B, Six Senses is also increasing its focus on families, children and teens.
“I think Zighy had a reputation as being a very much honeymoon destination and I think over a period of time we’ve sort of gravitated towards families,” observes Philipson.
“We want to try and do something a little bit more dynamic with kids and teens, and hoteliers on the whole aren’t known for being great teen/kids activity arrangers, so we’ve got a company called Absolute Adventure on board. They’ll have a team of people based at the resort with their own 4x4s, mountain bikes, canoes, and they will run the kids club and teens club and take them on excursions.”
Activities will include archery, abseiling the wine tower, rock climbing, survival skills and slack lining, while there are also plans for children to have the option to stay in a desert camp area within the resort during busy holiday periods.
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“It’s like luxury boy scouts or luxury brownies,” says Philipson.
And it’s not just the youngsters that have more to do. The Six Senses Spa programme is also being expanded: “We have a fairly large spa facility at Zighy Bay. We’re gravitating ourselves towards more of a wellness spa.
We will launch five packages that are three-day, five-day and seven-day in length, ranging from detox to fitness to wellness to spa treatments,” says Philipson.
“They include a variety of daily activities from meditation to yoga to pilates to aqua aerobics. We have a jungle gym in the resort so there will be outdoor exercise, mountain climbing, mountain biking if it’s a fitness- related package; wellness will be sessions with the naturopath, a raw-food diet programme and a purity blend of minerals and juices. They’ll be packaged up and we’ll sell that directly and through our tour operator partners,” he says.
“And we’re creating it in such a way that you’re not bound to these packages. So for a guest that has come on a regular leisure trip, they can avail of part of the treatments,” adds Vas.
“We’ve talked about adding things like iridology, blood tests, colonics,” says Philipson, explaining that the wellness focus is being prioritised at Zighy Bay and Six Senses Yai Noi in Thailand, following the closure of the Six Senses Sanctuary destination spa.
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