Chris' Spa

After owning a gym for two years, we realised how important exercise is for many people (ourselves included). With this in mind, we have persuaded Tom to add a Spa to the list of facilities offered at Lupita.

Chris has spent the past few weeks designing the structures that will house the massage rooms, gymnasium and yoga / meditation area. Tom and Belinda initially wanted to position the Spa on the south side of the island, but after spending some time at the proposed site, we realised that it is not tranquil enough for a Spa. So Chris, Madonna and I spent an afternoon rowing around the north side of the island and have found a gorgeous place for the Spa to be built.

As we will be running the lodge for at least a year, we are currently completing our Fitness and Nutrition Courses through ISSA. We plan to offer "Wellness Weeks" to the guests who would like to change the way that they look. We are looking forward to being able to help clients with guidance on their Nutrition and personalised Fitness routines during these weeks, and hopefully the Spa on Lupita will be a truly unique venue in which to do this.

Chris plans to build the three massage rooms around these lovely rocks, on stilts, over the water. They will all have glass floors so that guests can watch the fish in the lake below them while they are having a relaxing massage. Every room will be completely open at the front to take advantage of the spectacular views of the Congo and Mvuna Island. There will also be steps at the front of these rooms, leading down into the lake, so that guests can enjoy a cup of warm, ginger tea at the water's edge after their massage, manicure or pedicure, or even have a swim among the fish.