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ORILLIA AND AREA’S FOUR SEASON PLAYGROUND!

If you are looking for
four seasons of outdoor

wellness and spa experiences,
you have come to the right place!
Orillia and Lake Country has you covered.

Black River Wilderness Park Vettä Nordic Spa

Vettä Nordic Spa is nestled in 26 acres of pure After a night of glamping or camping, you might be
Oro-Medonte beauty, surrounded by rolling hills, trees, If you prefer your spa day to have a more indoor vibe, ready for some goat yoga, or perhaps yoga on a SUP.
and some of the best sunsets around, year-round. check out Casino Rama’s Balance in Life Light, love, and laughter are promised with goat yoga
Try its signature Finnish Nordic spa experience. Vettä Spa, with a full line of indoor spa services, including at Menoke Winds Dairy Farm, with the goats
is best summed up in the words of Eric Harkonen, its manicures, pedicures, facials, and massage. There is taking a very interactive role in your yoga class. Or, try
Founder and President. also a pool and steam room to enhance your indoor your balance with yoga on a SUP, or lakeside yoga with
spa experience. Sunrise Yoga Studio, on the shores of beautiful
“Vettä is a Finnish-inspired Nordic Spa that cele- Lake Couchiching.
brates Finnish lifestyle and culture,” says Harkonen. Outdoor wellness comes in a different form at Sunrise Yoga Studio
“Finland is where time is cherished and spent wisely Glen Oro Farm. Here, in the glen, with the hills Perhaps you prefer your yoga surrounded by trees,
among friends and family. This world is busy, loud and on one side and wetlands on the other, enjoy farm life, instead? Vicki Tree Yoga has what you need, with
fast-paced, yet Vettä offers an opportunity to turn the glamping, horseback riding, and more with the 43 acres of forest in Oro-Medonte, a large barn-like
phones off, disconnect from technology and be in the guidance of the Saila family, third-generation owners yoga studio, and a smaller screened building which
moment without distraction.” of this special place. You can glamp in an explorer’s makes yoga amongst the trees come alive.
tent or gaze at the night sky in a stargazer dome. Enjoy
Harkonen continues, “Our guests are choosing to having a chef cook locally sourced food for you right
spend their time reconnecting with their friends, loved at your own private fire, or order a charcuterie box or
ones, or possibly their inner thoughts. They journey dinner in from Eclectic Café in Orillia. Whatever your spa
through the traditional and authentic Finnish sauna and wellness jam:
cycle of steam, cool, relax, and repeat – socially or in Maybe your outdoor wellness comes in the form of water, trees, fast,
solitude.” camping in your own trailer or tent, or perhaps renting or slow, Orillia and
a yurt or cabin in nature. You can do all this and more
“Our culinary team collaborates with local farmers, at Black River Wilderness Park, hosted Lake Country has it all.
food artisans and regional food distributors to source by Rama First Nation. Campsites and Indigenous
fresh, local ingredients for our delicious Finnish-in- Interpretive Trails are located all along the Black River, Your wellness
spired, seasonal menus that delight and revitalize our making for incredible vistas and the relaxing sounds vacation awaits!
guests,” adds Harkonen. “Our guests leave Vettä uplift- of the flowing river. Bring your own inflatable, and
ed, nourished, and recharged, ready to face their daily take a leisurely ride down the river for the ultimate in Glen Oro Farm
routine with renewed energy and spirit.” outdoor wellness experiences.

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