Wearing loose-fitting pyjamas, your body surrenders. With gentle strength, the diminutive Thai therapist cajoles your every limb into relaxed submission—like a pretzel slowly unwinding to the music and low-tone chants. Jasmine scents the air. Somewhere in your awareness, you’re in Thailand; you slip into a state of mind-body-spirit balance that the Thai call Sabai Sabai. Every saddle sore from the day’s horseback ride is dissolved. This is, after all, the heart of British Columbia’s ranchlands.
Echo Valley’s unique East-meets-West harmony blends western hospitality with a touch of Thai in its distinct landscapes, architecture, food and spa experiences. Choose European spa services in the Cariboo Spa, or traditional Thai wellness therapies in the ranch’s Baan Thai, with its open terrace, curlicue gables, plus ornamental artefacts, silks and furnishings. Trained in Thailand, your therapist is one of the few who knows the rejuvenating secrets of Royal Thai Massage. Try the Luk Pra Kob (herbal bag) treatment to melt away stress, and the detoxifying steam with its exclusive blend of Thai herbs and spices.
The setting sun turns the honey-colored cedar log walls to gold. A bear saunters across the meadow beyond. A peregrine hawk swoops by. You hear the bluegrass trio start to play by the open fire and smell the sizzling barbecue. First Nations drums welcome the dusk. You resonate with its beat, feeling the gift of Sabai Sabai within and without.
