Costs and Practicalities

(Prices have probably gone up from those quoted - please check if you are thinking of going.)

Flights from the UK to Bangkok are £400-£500 return (8-9 hours). Then there is a local flight by Bangkok Airways to Koh Samui. This is £100 return (1 hour). You can also travel from Bangkok to Samui by land and boat to reduce the cost.

A taxi from the airport to the resort is a few pounds.

Once at the resort, the seven day colon cleansing costs around $300 (check for up to date prices) . As you are eating nothing for seven days, there is little to spend on food. You may spend $5-6 (£3) a day on carrot juice, broth, coconut milk and liver flushes. There is a good and very reasonably priced restaurant at the resort itself, so you can look forward to making good use of this after the colon cleansing has ended.

In 2003 there were two centres of the resort; the "Beach" and the "Village". Since then, a third colon cleansing centre has been added on a separate island on nearby Koh Chang. Both islands are reachable by plane from Bangkok airport.

Spa Samui beach - lovely colon cleansing location

The Beach is right on the beach and is the original resort. The cheapest "bungalows" were extremely basic in 2003, and not recommended. Refurbishment has now taken place, so probably these have now been improved. The next level up can have air conditioning, and I would recommend this. These bungalows will also be more "creature-proof".

The rooms at the Beach resort are a steal - typically 1000-1200 baht (£18, $36) a night including air conditioning. There has been considerable refurbishment over the past 5 years and air conditioning and westsern-style bathrooms have been added to many of the old rooms as well as most of the new rooms.

The view across the bay from many of these rooms is fantastic.

The Village

The Village resort is about a mile away and has recently been completed. It is much more modern, clean and tidy. If the thought of occasional creepy crawlies worries you, stay at the Village resort for your colon cleansing.

The prices are higher, but there are fantastic views over the trees to the bay. Being on hilly ground, there is a certain amount of difficult walking at the Village. The nicest (most expensive) bungalows have the highest climbs.

At the time of visiting, the ambience of the Village was not as relaxing and pleasant as that of the Beach. This may well change with time.

Some visitors stay near to the Spa Samui resort, and just come in for the cleansing drinks and colemas. This is quite possible, and there are numerous "bungalows" for rent very near. If you are on a very low budget, this might be the option for you.

To book accommodation for colon cleansing at the Spa, contact them through their web site (address at the end of the article). They require a Visa or Mastercard number to enable them to reserve the room. No charge is made to the card. When you check out, there might be a supplement for paying with a credit card, in which case you might like to take cash with you to pay for the accommodation and the colon cleansing at the beginning of your stay.

Car hire is available locally for about £15 ($30) a day. If you have a few days at the end of the cleanse, you can relax while looking round the island. For the good of your health, I would recommend ending your cleanse with a few days of relaxation. This would make the minimum recommended stay 12-13 days - 7 days for the fast, 2-3 days getting your digestive system used to eating again, and 3 days of relaxation before returning home.

Email facilities are available at the resort and other locations nearby.

If you go to one of these resorts for your colon cleansing please do let me know how you get on.

Resources:
http://www.spasamui.com/
The Spa Samui website and details of the colon cleansing methods used.

A popular UK site offering a herbal colon cleansing programme which they will send out worldwide.

http://www.colema-boards.com/

An American website which sells colema boards (used for colon cleansing), and has its own 7-day cleanse.

http://www.cleanse.net/
Dr Richard Anderson's web site - details of his colon cleansing approach.

http://www.cleanse.net/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=21
Anderson's interesting (and detailed) theory about how "mucoid plaque" forms in the intestines.

An article by Karen Kingston (Author of Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui) about the importance of colon cleansing

Herbal Colon cleansing products

A 90-day Colon Cleansing Programme

The importance of liver cleansing

Herbal liver cleansing products

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