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REIMAGINING WELLNESS at SHINTA MANI WILD Staying true to its name, the Cambodian luxury jungle camp Shinta Mani Wild – A Bensley Collection, has created an allinclusive wellness program to ignite your adventurous spirit and reconnect with the wisdom of nature. Arrival into the camp is by a 400m zip line over the forest canopy, a river and waterfalls into the appropriately named Landing Zone Bar where you are met by the General Manager and your Bensley Adventure Butler.
The three-night stay is available for groups of two to six adults and includes unlimited Khmer Tonics Spa treatments, healthy plant forward cuisine and beverages, yoga and/or fitness classes, forest bathing, breath-walking, trail running and a WILD spa experience learning ancient Khmer beauty practices and how to make your own body products from nature.
One of the highlights of your wellness stay is yoga at sunrise atop the 7-storey far east zip-line tower which looks out over the forest canopy. Witness the jungle's transition from night to day in this epic location with a guided walk to the zip line tower followed by yoga at sunrise and an adrenalin filled 400m zip line ride to Headquarters to enjoy a hearty and healthy breakfast.
Described by Bensley as a “utopia of sustainability”, Shinta Mani Wild – A Bensley Collection's comprehensive
Shifting gears to bring you a raw and immersive wild wellness stay like no other, the 'Wellness at WILD' threenight stay enhances the original WILD experience and is tailored to suit your wellness needs. Choose one of three carefully designed programs – ReWILD (for fitness enthusiasts including activities such as trail running, mountain biking and fit-yoga classes), Reconnect (for health-minded travellers who enjoy a balanced wellness lifestyle) and Restore (for those needing some time out to rest and recover from stress).
Perched over 1.5km of river and waterfalls, Shinta Mani Wild – A Bensley Collection's 14 one-bedroom tents (100sqm) and one two-bedroom tent (140sqm) were meticulously designed to evoke designer and co-owner Bill Bensley's vision of what it might have been like on a luxury safari in the jungles of Cambodia with Jacky O', who travelled throughout the Kingdom with King Sihanouk in 1967. Creative luxury adventures include exploring the untrammelled waterways of Southeast Asia's last wild estuarine ecosystem aboard a custom Bensley-designed expedition boat; or joining armed Wildlife Alliance rangers on anti-poaching patrols. Ever changing menus are inspired by sustainably foraged wild edible plants, as the camp's Executive Chef guides guests through the forest to discover – and taste – Cambodia's natural larder.
