If you're aching for a luxury vacation at a deluxe spa in the Caribbean, holiday travel guides suggest you head to the Dominican Republic. Spa accommodations there are magnificent and many of the luxury spa resorts offer all-inclusive vacation packages so you can leave everything behind and relax and enjoy yourself.

Coral Canoa Beach Hotel
Amidst an abundance of tropical vegetation sits the all-inclusive Dominican Republic spa resort, Coral Canoa Beach Hotel. It's located on one of the Dominican Republic`s best beaches, and it's also surrounded by the Parque Nacional del Este, home of the biggest archaeological remains of the Taino culture. Take a dip in the pool, soak in an invigorating Jacuzzi, snorkel in the warm Caribbean waters or burn calories at the gym. Vacation packages also include sunfish and windsurf lessons, badminton and water polo, basketball, archery, beach volleyball, sailing, kayaking, snorkeling and scuba diving, and aerobics and Latin dance classes.

Sun Village Resort & Spa
Another fabulous Dominican Republic spa is the Sun Village Resort & Spa. Visitors can lounge by the pool, relax in the sunshine or chill on the white sandy beaches that lie on Cofresi Beach. All of the resort's airy rooms are furnished in a relaxed plantation style, and have either a terrace or balcony. The hotel offers 24-hour food and beverage service, child care and nanny services, and massage services. Outdoor activities include shark, dolphin and sea lion encounters at Ocean World, Jeep tours, whale watching, waterfall climbing, white water rafting and more.

Ocean Bavaro Spa & Beach Resort
Set on one of the most beautiful white sand beaches in Bavaro-Punta Cana, is the Dominican Republic spa Ocean Bavaro Spa & Beach Resort. Fitness activities at the hotel include stretching, aerobics, basketball, volleyball, tennis, archery, dance lessons, beach games, table tennis, kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving, windsurfing and sailing. If you'd rather relax on your luxury vacation, the resort has three pools and two Jacuzzis where you can unwind.