More of a boot camp than a break, but guaranteed to send you back vibrant with health. Set in a Portuguese valley north of Lagos on the Algarve coast, this holiday is packed with good intentions

From days one to 11 you have nothing but fruit and vegetables juices.

The last three days are spent readjusting to solid food. The idea is that the entire gastrointestinal tract is cleansed and all toxins eliminated from your system.

Oh, and the fasting programme starts an 7.30 am with yoga, and finishes at around 8pm with an evening meditation. This is not for the fainthearted.~

Still, massage, reflexology and Eric are offered five times a week, and if you starve to death you'll look superb by the end.

Recover from all these health rigor's afterwards on the nearby Algarve coastline, with its retaking havens offering golf, bars and beachlife.