But save that for the afternoon, because you wouldn’t want to miss the morning’s activities: A private yoga lesson in a pagoda set on the rice paddies; nearby elephant trekking; and the chance to learn how to cook Thai food. The lesson begins with a dawn stroll through the local food market and ends with a resplendent lunch prepared in an open, hillside kitchen that would bring Martha Stewart to her knees.

Even people who eschew massages won’t want to miss out on the spa, an oasis of orchids there the pampering includes a foot bath in rose-petal water and a golf-cart ride back to your room, lest you be too relaxed to stumble the few feet without assistance.

$550/night for a terrace-view pavillion;
www.fourseasons.com.