Rejuvenate Your Body, Invigorate Your Spirit, Embrace Adventure

Your Best Self

San Miguel offers so much more than just colonial charm and art. It’s a perfect spot for those seeking wellness and adventure! With fantastic spa treatments, relaxing hot springs, thrilling hot air balloon rides, and exciting horseback adventures, this enchanting city is packed with opportunities to rejuvenate and have fun. Enjoy our friendly guide to the top wellness and adventure experiences!

Great Spas

Sense Spa

This sanctuary offers treatments inspired by Mexican healing traditions using local ingredients like agave and volcanic clay. Enjoy the signature Mole Body Experience and don't miss the HydraFacial treatments. The spa features treatment rooms, steam room, sauna, and serene outdoor spaces.

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Feel Urban Spa

This contemporary spa offers high-end treatments such as 3D collagen facials, hydrotherapy rituals, and a temazcal ceremony for detoxification inspired by Chichimeca-Otomí heritage. It features private treatment rooms, a premium double cabin with sauna and steam bath, and sound healing massage with Tibetan bowls.

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Laja Spa

Inspired by the Laja River, this elegant colonial-style spa offers holistic therapies like moon phase exfoliations and rose quartz couples massages. Enjoy the Mexican Ritual with herbal pouches and relax in the lush garden or colonial-style plunge pool.

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Essential Massage & Watsu

offers something truly different—aquatic bodywork and deep healing massage therapy. Watsu is a gentle treatment performed in warm water, blending massage, joint movement, and stretching—ideal for stress, chronic pain, or emotional release. Also offers deep tissue, lymphatic drainage, and reflexology.

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Yoga, tai chi & meditation

Essencia Yoga Spa

Takes a holistic approach with rituals aligning body, mind, and soul. Many therapies use pre-Hispanic ingredients and local herbs. Sessions can include guided meditation, energy healing, private yoga, sound healing, and cacao ceremonies. Perfect for a full-day reset or custom wellness plan.

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Clear Cloud Tai Chi

A 15-minute walk from El Jardín the school is run by renowned instructor Lydia Wong, author of Rhythms of the Tao. Lydia has spent 40 years crafting a holistic system that understands tai chi, qigong, and yoga as energy medicine. Her unique style leaves students feeling radiant, light, and uplifted

Yoga Center of San Miguel

The Yoga Center of San Miguel is a welcoming space for both beginners and experienced practitioners. With supportive instructors, you can deepen your practice in the peaceful energy of San Miguel. Drop-in classes make it easy to maintain your wellness routine while traveling.

Meditation Center of San Miguel

A serene sanctuary for mindfulness and inner peace, this center offers a quiet refuge from travel. Learn meditation techniques or deepen your practice through guided sessions, silent sits, and workshops. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned practitioner, you'll find a welcoming community and skilled teachers to support your journey.

Mineral Hot springs

La Gruta

About 30 minutes north of Centro is a family-friendly hot springs destination open Wednesday-Sunday, 7am-5pm. Admission: 250 MXN ($12 USD). The highlight is the Gruta, a man-made cavern accessed through a narrow stone tunnel with clear blue hot water. There are four thermal pools in lush gardens. Best visited early on weekdays to avoid crowds.

Escondido Place

Experience upscale thermal pools connected by tunnels in nature. Open daily from 8am-5pm. This property, 20 minutes from town, features a 14-room hotel, full-service spa, restaurant, four ponds, and a shop. The beautifully landscaped grounds are perfect for a day's visit. Bring your own towels or rent on-site.

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The Mayan Baths

Provides a lavish, immersive experience in a secluded area. Features underground thermal pools connected by tunnels made of stone, quartz, and glass illuminated with candlelight. Open Saturdays and Sundays 10am-7pm. Perfect for watching the sunset with a cocktail after a day of water therapy.

Reservations required: WhatsApp +52 415 101-0045. Camino Hacia Xote, 10 minutes from Centro

Grutas Tolantongo

Mexican bucket-list destination worth the drive. Stunningly beautiful grottos set on a mountainside with natural hot spring pools overlooking incredible valleys and mountainscapes. Includes hiking, thermal pools, hanging bridge, waterfalls, zipline, camping, restaurant, and hotel. 3.5 hours from San Miguel in Hidalgo state.

Adrenaline Time

Hot Air Balloons

Globo San Miguel, founded in 1993, is the original balloon company in town with over 30 years of flying experience locally and 45+ years internationally. Meet at Zibu restaurant inside Live Aqua Hotel. Classic sunrise flights (45-60 minutes) cost about $150-180 USD per person. Exclusive private flights are available for couples and special occasions, including ground transportation and a sparkling wine toast upon landing.

Coyote Canyon Adventures

Offers zip-lining, cliff rappelling (50-meter/150-foot descent), and combination adventure packages. Award-winning and internationally renowned since 2000, they've served over 40,000 visitors. They work in partnership with rural communities practicing responsible, sustainable tourism.

Zip Lines

Fly 150 meters high over the stunning Águila Cola Roja (Red Tailed Eagle) Canyon next to Picachos volcano. The circuit includes varying altitudes and distances, plus a 110-meter suspension bridge. Duration: approximately 2 hours. Cost: 750 pesos ($45 USD) per person. Guides: Luis, Alan, Gustavo, and Raphael are frequently praised for their professionalism and encouragement.

ATV Tours

Experience the rugged beauty of the Mexican countryside on an exhilarating ATV adventure. These guided tours take you through dramatic landscapes around San Miguel de Allende, where dusty trails wind through desert terrain and up to scenic viewpoints. Discover areas most visitors miss, crossing streams and climbing hills in the high desert.

Horseback riding

Coyote Canyon Adventures

Has been offering San Miguel's finest horseback riding excursions since 2000. Expert cowboy guides lead you safely through working cattle ranches, into Coyote Canyon (Cañada de la Virgen), through rivers, over plains, across gorges, and down sheer cliffs—all while sharing in-depth knowledge of native flora and fauna.

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Full Day Ranch Adventure

Includes ranch visit where you milk cows, make fresh cheese quesadillas, chase chickens and pigs, feast on campfire-cooked lunch, then afternoon exploring Coyote Canyon on horseback.

Half Day Adventure

(2.5 hours riding): Ride through the deepest part of the canyon, crossing the river with opportunities to gallop. Reach the highest part for spectacular views. Includes organic Mexican lunch at the ranch. Perfect for non-riders—horses are gentle and guides are patient. Tour cost includes lunch and transportation from downtown San Miguel (30-minute drive to canyon).

Overnight Camping Adventure

Combines ranch visit, horseback excursions, and camping in Boca de la Cañada with all gear provided. Enjoy four campfire meals, cold beers for adults, marshmallows for kids, a bonfire, stargazing, swimming, and roping lessons. Upgrade to stone cabins. Start at 8:30 am, return next day at 11 am.

Hiking

El Charo del Ingenio

A privately-funded ecological reserve and botanical garden with a network of meandering paths for strolling, hiking, and jogging. The spring-fed pool nestles within an impressive canyon. Dedicated to conserving rare, threatened, and endangered Mexican cacti and plants. Includes remains of an old mill and hacienda. More adventurous types can scale canyon walls for the best bird-watching spots.

Canada de la Virgen

Step back in time at an ancient ceremonial site that predates the Spanish arrival. This archaeological complex sits on a hilltop overlooking the highlands, where pre-Hispanic civilizations tracked the sun and stars. The site features pyramids aligned with celestial events. Your guided tour begins with a scenic drive, followed by a walk through the desert landscape to the pyramids. The site is carefully preserved and limited to small groups.

Classes in Parque Juarez

Zumba with Cesar

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8:30am at the basketball courts. Fun community dance fitness class. Perfect way to start your day with movement and meet locals. Just show up—no reservation needed!

Yoga & Tai Chi

Free public classes regularly held in the park. Check local schedules or just walk through the park in the morning to find classes in session. Locals practice throughout the week, especially on weekends.