10 Best Vegan-Friendly All Inclusive Resorts Around the World

From the beaches of Mexico to Bora Bora, you’ll find these luxury, 5-star, vegan-friendly resorts across the globe. Four Seasons Resorts are known for their luxury accommodations, exceptional service, and breathtaking locations. Each resort offers a unique experience, but they all share a commitment to providing guests with a memorable and indulgent stay.

Each resort’s vegan options vary, but no matter which location you choose, the onsite chefs are ready and able to ensure you’re satiated! There has been significant effort into developing more sustainable dining initiatives as a company.  

At the Four Seasons Punta Mita, the resort hired vegan chef Leslie Durso, whose goal was to ensure at least a few vegan options on each restaurant menu, but ended up adding over 250 across the resort!

St. Lucia is well known for its dramatic beauty, and this stunning vegan-friendly resort puts you in the heart of it. The luxury beachfront resort is in the scenic Soufrière region of St. Lucia, nestled within a 600-acre tropical estate, offering breathtaking views of the iconic Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

While falling head over heels in love with the scenery is nice, it won’t do you any good if you’re hungry, but that’s no problem because there is a fully vegan restaurant! Anse Chastanet is home to Emeralds, a vegan restaurant that offers a globally-inspired tapas-style menu with fabulous dishes like Cauliflower Accras with Lime. In addition to Emeralds, all onsite restaurants offer vegan and vegetarian menus, so if you’re traveling with a group, there will be no worries about being left out (although your non-vegan traveling companions will love Emeralds)!

If you love St Lucia, another property to consider is the vegan-friendly wellness resort Body Holiday.

This luxury wellness resort is renowned for its holistic approach to well-being, combining traditional healing practices, plant-based cuisine, and a tranquil natural environment. The retreat focuses on integrating mind, body, and spirit, offering a range of wellness programs and services. Guests can participate in personalized healing rituals, yoga and meditation sessions, spa treatments, and various workshops to promote balance and inner harmony.

One of the highlights of Fivelements Retreat is its commitment to sustainability and its connection to nature. The retreat is set in a lush, riverside location, surrounded by tropical gardens and sacred trees. The architecture and design of the retreat blend seamlessly with the natural surroundings, creating a serene and harmonious environment.

Fivelements Retreat also offers a unique vegan-friendly dining experience (which can be enjoyed as an all inclusive package or without meals). You’ll fall in love with their gourmet plant-based cuisine made from organic, locally sourced ingredients. The menu is designed to nourish the body, mind, and soul. When you want to explore, you’ll be within easy reach of vegan-friendly Ubud, which is only a 25 minute drive.

This collection of 5-star luxury all-inclusive resorts is peppered throughout Spain and Greece and offers an upscale experience in picturesque locations that’s been praised by Conde Nast and Trip Advisor. You’ll fall in love with their spacious rooms and villas that overlook sweeping views of the turquoise sea and sprawling mountain ranges.

In addition to the unforgettable setting, the resorts are well known for their world-class dining menus, which Michelin-starred chefs have designed. While that sounds great, it’s not great if there isn’t anything vegan! Rest assured, the chefs didn’t forget about their vegan friends and created special menus at most restaurants. You can enjoy meals like vegan Moussaka, house-made gyoza dumplings, and Thai yellow curry.

The resorts are also committed to creating a greener holiday and have developed programs to reduce chemicals, energy, water, and waste while investing in solar panels and LED lights. They’re also actively working on cutting their consumption of single-use plastic; so far, they’ve cut nearly a million pounds. Their Greek resorts are accredited by Travelife Gold, Green Key, and Blue Flag.

Check this out, if you’re looking for more vegan and vegan-friendly hotels in Greece!

Nestled in the breathtaking beauty of the Maldives, Atmosphere Kanifushi offers an unparalleled tropical escape that seamlessly blends luxury with sustainability. The vegan-friendly resort, situated on a pristine island, will make your jaw drop once you set eyes on its overwater villas and white sandy beaches.

The resort has implemented a range of sustainability initiatives, including a commitment to reducing its carbon footprint, minimizing single-use plastics, and engaging in marine conservation efforts.

In addition to that, you won’t have to think twice about eating as one of it’s signature restaurants, Just Veg, is fully vegetarian (don’t worry, they understand that vegetarian and vegan aren’t the same thing!). The menu features a mix of Mediterranean, Arabic, and Indian flavors.

If you’re after a truly sustainable escape that supports both the local community and environment, Playa Viva is an ideal choice. Nestled among vibrant tropical forests, mangroves, and stretches of pristine beach, this eco-luxury resort is a certified B Corp., seamlessly combining modern amenities with a dedication to environmental preservation.

The resort offers thoughtfully designed eco-chic casitas and unique treehouses where you can unwind after activities like guided nature hikes, kayaking through mangroves, or sunrise yoga sessions on the beach.

When it comes to dining, you’ll enjoy some of the freshest, healthiest Mexican cuisine, crafted with organic ingredients from Playa Viva’s own regenerative permaculture farm, ensuring each dish is both sustainable and flavorful. Vegan meals are a core part of their culinary approach, not an afterthought. Note: the resort is closed during August and September, the rainy season.

Imagine mastering the art of true relaxation or indulging in a Farm-to-Spa ritual, like the Mini Miracle-Coffee Scrub (I’ve got my eye on that one!). This luxury wellness retreat, perched on a mountainside with stunning views of the Nicoya Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean, offers all that and more.

Beyond a wide range of wellness and spa treatments, the resort features two onsite restaurants with exceptional vegan meals (everything is gluten-free). Many dishes highlight ingredients either grown onsite or sourced locally. At the lunch café, Gratitude, you’ll find delicious choices like portobello tacos, jackfruit sliders, and vegan crab cakes. Tea and wine enthusiasts will also love the selection of rare teas and organic, biodynamic wines.