Spa & Massage

Enjoy the day and relax with the unique Spa and Massage Tour package in Can Tho city. You will be picked up at your hotel by your personal driver (included in price). We will stop at a nice local restaurant, where some small healthy snacks and drinks are served (included in price). Then you will enjoy a relaxing massage and Spa services by our experienced professional massagists and Spa experts.

The massages and Spa services are provided at our clean and comfortable massage facilities in Can Tho centre.

Duration: approx. 3 hours
Departure: 10 AM or upon request

Price: $US 52 per person for a 3-hour massage tour experience

The tour includes: Stops at a beautiful restaurant, healthy snacks and drinks, massages and free pickup at your hotel in Can Tho city.

After your booking you will instantly receive an email with your reservation data.


Benefits of the Asian massage include pain relief, reduced trait anxiety and depression. Independent studies have confirmed that massages even help to reduce blood pressure and heart rate. [Wikipedia]

The massage practices in the Mekong Delta are influenced by Traditional Chinese Medicine practices of Tui Na and Qigong brought to Can Tho by South Chinese traders who settled in the delta already in the 18th century. Other influences are massage practices of nearby Thailand.

The Chinese Tui Na Massage is a form of massage akin to acupressure (from which shiatsu evolved). Choreography often involves thumb presses, rubbing, percussion, and stretches [1]. One branch of qigong (Qìgōng, 气功 or 氣功) is qigong massage, in which the practitioner combines massage with other techniques [2].

Thai Massage is a combination of influences from Indian, Chinese, Southeast Asian cultural spheres and traditions of medicine. The founder of Thai massage and medicine is said to have been Shivago Komarpaj (ชีวกโกมารภัจจ์ Jīvaka Komarabhācca), who is said in the Pāli Buddhist Canon to have been the Buddha’s physician over 2,500 years ago. The art as it is practiced today is likely to be the product of a 19th century synthesis of various healing traditions. Even today, there is considerable variation throughout South East Asia.

References:
[1] Silva, L., Schalock, M., Ayres, R., Bunse, C., & Budden, S. (2009). Qigong Massage Treatment for Sensory and Self-Regulation Problems in Young Children with Autism: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63, 423–432
[2] Silva, L., Schalock, M. & Gabrielsen, K.(2011). Early Intervention for Autism with a Parent-delivered Qigong Massage Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(5):550–559.