Glamping in Mexico Meets Luxury with New Four Seasons Resorts

Glamping in Mexico? Consider it done at the New Four Seasons Naviva. The property is the Four Seasons brand’s first adult-only tented resort in the Americas, and is now open as of this month. The proximate nature retreat features 15 luxury “glamping” tents amid 48 foreste acres on a private peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Punta Mita, Nayarit. The unconventional Naviva experience creates an environment that fosters community, personal growth and knowledge enhancement.

Each independent luxury tent has large interior and exterior spaces that flow into one another, providing visitors with indirect links to nature through the use of natural textures and materials. Each tent brings an open-air living area, a private bedroom, and a large deck with a hammock and an outdoor shower. 

The atmosphere at Naviva creates the ideal environment for personal transformation as visitors pursue their passions and discover new ones. Guests can participate in unschedule Naviva events at the Resort, including small-batch Mexican coffee tastings, stargazing, and sunset rituals. They can also partake in Signature Naviva activities such as visiting award-winning local artist Jose Juan Esparza in his private home and workshop, nighttime forest bathing, sound therapy, and breathwork.

Mexico Experiences

Any glamping in Mexico experience must include unusual wellness opportunities. With two spa pods tucke away in the forest, a traditional Mexican temazcal or “house of heat,” an outdoor gym, a tranquil jungle oasis at the Alma Pool, and a private 575-foot (175-metre) stretch of pristine Pacific beachfront, Naviva offers a variety of private spaces that depart from traditional hotel wellness offerings. 

A half-day retreat in one of the cocoon-like spa pods, which were inspire by the seed of the nearby Ceiba tree and provide cocoone refuge, allowing for changes in internal energy, is one example of how each area fosters human connection to nature by immersing visitors in tangible and intangible aspects of the environment. The healing powers of indigenous herbs are incorporate into every holistic ceremony at Naviva, from regenerating reishi and moisturizing snow mushrooms to natural jewels and colorful clays found all throughout Mexico. 

Additionally, Naviva offers visitors the chance to completely concentrate on their physical wellbeing. In addition to strength training in the outdoor open-air gym with views of the Pacific, Naviva offers cliffside yoga sessions at Risco Terrace, beautiful hiking and running trails, and a variety of other exercise options. Visitors can incorporate natural formations like boulders and trees into their workouts at Naviva, connecting to nature with each stretch and breath.

Adventure In Dining

Glamping in Mexico also means adventures in dining. At Copal, the center of Naviva, rustic luxury comes to life while overlooking the Pacific coastline in a shared space perfect for games, reading, conversation, exchanging ideas, and enjoying music. And that includes the experience of live cooking energy emanating from the open-air kitchen that is locate in the center of the restaurant. It’s equippe with classic BBQ pits, wood-fire grill rotisseries, and wood-fire ovens. This kitchen uses only natural open-fire cooking methods. Fresh daily offerings are inspire by and built on the foundation of abundant sea catches and seasonal products.

Glamping in Mexico has its price but it contains an all-inclusive resort experience like none other in Mexico. Luxury tents start at $3,950 per night and include all meals and snacks at any time of the day throughout the resort, as well as 24-hour in-tent dining, pool and beach service, all beverages including premium wine and spirits, one 60-minute spa treatment per guest, community activities, mind and body classes, Unscripted Naviva experiences, guide planning and in-tent amenities. Signature Naviva experiences, rare or specialty-order beverages, additional spa treatments, private classes or training, and airport transfers are available for an additional cost.

Naviva guests also receive full access to the adjacent Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, located just five minutes away where guests can sample ten restaurants and bars, two golf courses, three pools, two beaches and additional spa and fitness facilities. 

Glamping in Mexico with Added Benefits in Tamarindo

Four Seasons Tamarindo near Manzanillo, around 200 miles south of Four Seasons Naviva, find the next new Four Seasons hotel to open in Mexico. The Four Seasons Tamarindo takes glamping in Mexico to the next level. While the guest rooms offer four walls and large spaces overlooking the Pacific, the resort is locate on a 3,000 acre private nature reserve where just 2% of the surrounding area is being develop. Visitors explore this eco-scape through guide excursions on land and sea. The resort includes 157 cliffside and beachfront accommodations – many with private pools – along with authentic dining options, an outstanding golf course, transformative spa and wellness experiences, three pools and three nearly-desert beaches for water sports and long days in the sun.

Resident biologists and researchers lead guests on guided hikes along natural footpaths created by indigenous wildlife, through jungles and along the coastline. They learn about medicinal plants used since pre-Hispanic times, and get to know the 70 endemic species and hundreds more birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles that call Tamarindo home. The resort invests in environmental programs, cultural preservation initiatives and sustainability initiatives that are vital to the locations of their properties. 

Glamping in Mexico and a Taste of Natural Mexico

Guests can taste Tamarindo beyond the menus of the resort’s restaurants while learning about indigenous plant species at the 35-acre Rancho Ortega, where Culinary Director Nicolás Piatti and the kitchen and farm teams are growing the ingredients that will appear on plates later that day.  Guests can meet La Manzanilla fishers, dive in for a macro-photography scuba tour, or paddle out to discover the Reserve’s secret spots along the coast.  Free divers – or those who want to try – will find that the waters off Tamarindo are ideal for underwater odysseys.

Coyul features modern Mexican cuisine, while Nacho is a barefoot taqueria for snacks and midday meals.  Guests can try a cliffside lunch with extended family or a party under the stars as well as in-villa dining around the clock.

Beyond Glamping: Golf

Serious golfers are not forsaken here. The David Fleming-designed El Tamarindo 18-hole links golf course brings photo-worthy winding fairways through tropical jungle and along the rocky coastline. The number of golfers on course at any given time is strictly limited, so golfing at Tamarindo is like having a private course to oneself.

Romance in Mexico

At the resort’s Casa Terrazas pop up spa, couples and individuals enjoy pampering massages indoors or outdoors. Or guests can relax in the seclusion of a private cabana.  For couples dreaming of the ultimate destination wedding, Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo offers a gorgeous setting, and a team of wedding specialists. 

In celebration of its opening, Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo is extending a selection of special packages, including an Introductory Offer featuring 30% savings on the room rate, and a Golf Package for two.

Getting There for Glamping in Mexico and Beyond

Direct flights to Manzanillo-Costalegre International Airport (ZLO) are available daily from Mexico City, weekly from Houston, and now, a fourth weekly flight from Los Angeles.