Sustainable fasting vacation 2025 – Plan your healthy start into the new year now Marilou Cabatingan, 12/15/202408/19/2025 The year is drawing to a close. Perhaps you are already in the midst of Christmas preparations and baking your first cookies for the Advent plate? As much as we look forward to this season of cookies, gingerbread, and feasting, some of us are already feeling the urge to do something for our health after the holiday frenzy and, if possible, make a fresh start. But instead of feeling guilty and booking the first “detox” that comes along after the holidays, you can plan your fasting vacation for 2025 now. To make it easier for you, we answer the most frequently asked questions about fasting on vacation and introduce you to the fasting programs offered by sustainable hotels. All you have to do is book ?? How can I fast in a sustainable way? Fasting (we are referring to therapeutic fasting, not religious fasting) means going without food for a period of time, either completely or partially, to give the body time to detoxify and cleanse itself. A desired effect is that after fasting you will eat more consciously and perhaps use food and other resources more consciously. You can read our article “Sustainable fasting?” here, where we explain different types of fasting, give you tips for your fasting cure, and also discuss what this has to do with sustainability. Therapeutic fasting is one of the options for a healthy and conscious lifestyle. Therefore, it makes sense to choose a sustainable hotel for your fasting vacation. By combining your fasting cure with a stay in a sustainable hotel, you can be sure that aspects such as sustainable energy production, CO2 reduction and organic food are taken into account. Why combine fasting and vacations at all? Of course, you can do a healing fast at home on your own – and even go to work and go about your usual daily routine. But anyone who’s tried it (like me) will tell you it’s not the best idea. Often you don’t just want to avoid food, but you also want to take a step back from other things and find some time to rest and reflect. Many people associate vacations with fun and “indulging” – but taking care of your health while traveling has become a trend, and indulging and enjoying increasingly means doing what is good for you. Fasting on vacation is easier and has many advantages: You are in a group of like-minded people who have the same goal as you. There is professional (medical) guidance and support. Fasting food is available depending on the type of fast. So you don’t have to worry about shopping or cooking. An accompanying program with easy hikes, yoga, meditation, forest bathing, etc. will support your regeneration. Beautiful surroundings and wellness services will make your fast a real vacation. How much does a fasting vacation cost? For a hotel fasting retreat, including accommodation, fasting meals, support, spa and program, you should expect to pay around 1000 Euros per week. You can find an approximate price for each hotel here in the article. Exact prices are available through the links provided or upon request. Fasting vacation in Tenerife 2025 according to F. X. Mayry The OCéANO Health Spa Hotel on Tenerife has an affiliated F.X. Mayr Center – especially for fasting guests! This means that when you come here, you can enjoy the amenities of the hotel, such as the swimming pool, seawater pool, gym and yoga classes – but when it comes to “eating” and other activities, you will only be with other people who are fasting. You will be cared for by trained therapists and doctors in a picturesque setting between the Atlantic Ocean and volcanic mountains. In 2025, three types of fasting cures will be offered: Classic (Ideal for beginners | for intestinal cleansing, stomach problems and as a fresh start) Detox (Focus on detoxification, abdominal treatment and bowel activation, especially for irritable bowel syndrome) Active (Combined with an exercise and training program designed specifically for you based on your fitness level) Dates in 2025: Classic: 14 or 21 days; Detox: 10, 14 or 21 days; Active: 10, 14 or 21 days – All treatments are available year round. Price: For example, a classic 14-day fast starts at 1,660 euros per person. Sustainable fasting vacation in Germany 2025 1 Fasting in a healing climate in SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA In Germany, the Hotel SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA focuses on “selfness” and fasting. It is located in the climatic health resort of Bad Herrenalb (which also has a healing spring) and has its own thermal swimming pool. You can see the Black Forest through the hotel’s large panoramic windows. During a fasting cure at SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA, you will be accompanied by daily fasting talks and receive a special program with guided hikes, forest bathing and mindfulness impulses. In 2025, two 6-night fasting cures will be offered: Fasting cure according to Dr. Buchinger Fasting cure with an alkaline diet Dates in 2025: From January to December 2025, there will be several monthly dates for a one-week fasting cure at the SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA. Price: from 1,020 euros per person (6 nights) 2 Alkaline fasting at Gerbehof Nature Resort The Naturresort Gerbehof is a family-run organic hotel on the German side of Lake Constance. Here you will be surrounded by orchards and forests and enjoy natural furnishings with lots of wood. There are guided alkaline fasting retreats where you avoid not only acidic foods, but also other “acidic” things like stress. Bioenergetic motivation according to Viktor Philippi is integrated. For 2025 there are: Alkaline Fasting Cures (5 Nights or 7 Nights) MyDetox: A web-based program (app) that prepares you for your fast three days before you arrive at the Gerbehof and provides you with tips, recipes, and shopping lists for an alkaline lifestyle afterward. Dates 2025: All year round. Some time flexibility is an advantage, as dates are set upon request. Price: From 740 Euros (5 nights) 3 Liver fasting at the Klosterhof – Alpine Hideaway & Spa The Klosterhof – Alpine Hideaway & Spa offers fasting guests an additional spa package At Klosterhof – Alpine Hideaway & Spa, Dr. Andreas F?rber combines his medical health center with a wellness hotel. The location in the Berchtesgadener Land is not only ideal for hiking, but with its alpine nature it also provides the perfect setting for fasting retreats. During your fasting retreat, you will enjoy the personal attention of your host, Dr. Andreas F?rber, and his team of nutritional specialists. Liver fasting according to Dr Worm Together with TV-nutrition expert Isabell He?mann, Dr. Andreas F?rber offers regular group retreats on liver fasting according to Dr Worm. Liver fasting helps to prevent fatty liver and high cholesterol levels and is the ideal way to get rid of bad eating habits. Liver fasting according to Dr Nicolai Worm involves 3 daily meals (shakes) and 2 snack times (vegetables). This helps to keep your insulin levels constantly low and thus promotes the breakdown of fat in the liver. You will be supported throughout the entire fasting week and receive additional cookery events, lectures, materials and your progress will be reviewed individually. Dates 2025: The next retreat will take place from 16 – 23 March 2025. Price: from 1,820 euros per person in a double room / 2,443 euros per person in a double room (7 nights) Fasting vacation at the Biohotel Grafenast in Tyrol Be on top. Come down. Enjoy nature. High up in the Biohotel Grafenast, you have a magnificent view of the Inn Valley. The panorama is truly uplifting and an ideal setting for a physical and mental reset. The family-run hotel has just 23 rooms and includes a spa area with several saunas and a beautiful meditation and yoga room. Dates in 2025: April 4-12, 2025: Ayurvedic Fasting Week with Yoga October 2025: Buchinger Fasting Hike or Alkaline Fasting (exact date to be announced) Price: Seminar costs for the Ayurvedic fasting week in April: 420 euros, accommodation and fasting meals from 123 euros per day Sustainable hotels that support you during your customized fasting program If you don’t need a group for your fasting cure, but would like to have individual support and a pleasant vacation atmosphere for yourself, then this is possible, for example, at the CERVO Mountain Resort in Zermatt, Switzerland. If you wish, you can have your personal fasting program designed and carried out here. Zermatt, at the foot of the Matterhorn, is car-free and considered one of the most beautiful villages in Switzerland. The resort has a beautiful spa area with a wide range of treatments to support your fasting program. Individual fasting is also possible at My Arbor* in South Tyrol on the Plose. “We are happy to support our guests who are fasting,” says the adults-only hotel. Special dietary requirements are part of the “My Concept”, where guests are individually catered for and staff trained accordingly. A final tip for fasting You should do a therapeutic fasting program in an appropriate setting and not squeeze it into your daily routine. It is said: “When we are young, we waste our health to make money, and when we are old, we spend our money on health.” It doesn’t have to be this way. Fasting for health is primarily for healthy people and is a preventative measure that can benefit people with poor eating habits, overweight, stress, and digestive problems. The money you spend on a fasting vacation is therefore an investment in your own health and can contribute to a more conscious and sustainable lifestyle in general. Lifestyle Travel