6 Massage & Spa Treatments in China Worth the Day

1.Authentic Chinese Body/Foot Massage, Hair& Head SPA

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 76 reviews · 1 hour · from $2Our pick

Meet Bonnie from China Voyagers for a 60-minute Shanghai wellness session with Tui Na, foot massage, cupping, moxibustion, or a hair and scalp spa. Bonnie can explain each treatment and translate with the staff. Tea and snacks follow, while treatment prices are paid separately.

“The experience was incredible! I truly recommend it. Bonny was very flexible with my schedule, the space was clean, the massage was simply amazing and very relaxing!”

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2.Shanghai Guided Royal Banquet Photo (Incl) with Massage Opt

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · 3 hours · from $20Top rated

Meet Bonnie or Xi at 1485 Beijing West Road for a three-hour English-guided royal banquet in Shanghai. Watch court dance, music, and tea rituals, enjoy Chinese dishes, and add traditional costume, makeup, front-row seating, or massage. Your guide explains the ceremony and takes photos throughout.

“Our guides Bonnie and Xi explained were fantastic, they explained everything about the activity and followed us during the event. They also arranged a special surprise with the restaurant and some gifts for my girlfriend birthday, so cute! The restaurant is really nice place and the food delicious as well, with many dishes served during the show (really nice to see, even if difficult to understand everything). We also chose the traditional dress and make up option, really worth to do in order to have nice and memorable photos to remember this special activity! Recommended!”

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3.SHUIGUO luxury SPA & Recreation Club day ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 6 - 16 hours · from $60

Shuiguo luxury SPA & Recreation Club gives you a long, flexible break from Beijing with hot spring baths, high-temperature saunas, volcanic rock rooms, salt caves, hydrotherapy, and unlimited fruit, drinks, Haagen-Dazs, and Lavanila ice cream. A locker, towel, disposable underwear, and sauna clothes are included.

“I can’t recommend this highly enough. For people who aren’t used to this kind of thing, because it’s not common in our countries - just go for it. Super relaxing and cleansing experience. The guide provided all the information I needed and the staff were very helpful”

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4.Chongqing Luxury Hot Spring and Massage Luxury Meal Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $10

Spend 6 to 7 hours with a private English-speaking guide, driver, and car, starting at your hotel. Soak in more than 30 pools at Bishan Hot Springs, then enjoy a Chinese-style full-body massage and unlimited food, drinks, and desserts before your hotel return.

“This is a perfect trip, very enjoyable, comfortable, relaxing, with the best hot springs in Chongqing, unlimited delicious food, and what I think is the best massage I have experienced in more than ten countries. Hot springs are like a paradise Read more”

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5.Small-Group Gong Relaxation Experience in Hong Kong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $115

Meet at Red Doors Studio in Wong Chuk Hang for a one-hour gong meditation with practitioner Martha. You’ll begin with breathing and gentle stretches, then rest for 45 minutes among Asia’s largest meditation gong collection before tea and snacks.

“Incredible experience, I have never felt so relaxed! Martha was very generous in sharing her knowledge!”

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6.3-Day Beijing Tour Tai Chi, Peking Duck, Hotpot and Spa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $559

See Beijing’s imperial landmarks, practice Tai Chi at the Temple of Heaven, paint a Peking Opera mask, eat Peking Duck and hotpot, and visit Mutianyu, Olympic Park, 798 Art Zone, hutongs, and Qianmen. The small group, capped at 15, suits first-time visitors and families.

“We took the Shanghai tour last month and it was very amazing so we booked for this Beijing tour again. Beijing does feels very different from Shanghai, I guess it's a little bit more political. However, we did enjoy the tour a lot. Again, the activities are the ones attracts us the most. It's really a lot of fun!”

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