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The overwater spa at the Four Seasons Anahita is firmly rooted in Mauritius's ethnically diverse cultures—African, Indian, Chinese, and European—and their holistic, healing traditions. Eight isolated double suites—each with an indoor-outdoor shower, a steam room, and a sauna—hang over a mangrove-fringed blue lagoon. Four more suites, deeper in the mangroves, offer a tropical bird chorus come sunset. The choice of curative multisensory spa treatments—from Ayurvedic body rituals using Sundari products to Just Pure facials centered on the phases of the moon—seems overwhelming at first. During massages, choose one of the special house-blend oils (nutmeg, ginger, and palmarosa for jet lag). Sugarcane fields roll into the sea all over the island, so try the delightful Sugar Adventure: Brown sugar and ylang-ylang oil combine for a body polish (slightly ticklish upon application, but it gives a satisfyingly smoothing result), followed by a softening deep-tissue massage using a blend of ylang-ylang and coconut oils.