Naviva®, A Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita, Mexico

Property Overview

• With 15 luxury tents surrounded by 48 forested acres (19 hectares) on the edge of a private peninsula, Naviva is an adult-only sanctuary that harnesses nature to create an environment that fosters community, personal growth, and appreciation for local heritage.
• All-encompassing Naviva stays offer an inclusive experience that removes transactions and build connections. Nightly rates include all food and beverage including specialty meals prepared to enjoy throughout the property, one complimentary spa treatment per guest, daily practices and rituals, and Unscripted Naviva experiences.
• Naviva is designed through the lens of biophilic design and biomimicry – in which all building forms, interior designs, and guest experiences tie back to a natural phenomenon, creating a resort concept that is fully derived from nature.
• The Resort features spacious indoor and outdoor areas that invite the verdant sights and sounds of Riviera Nayarit’s unique flora and fauna.
• Each tent features floor-to-ceiling canvas that can be rolled up or down, blurring the line between the indoors and outdoors. The open-air living room and separate king bedroom flow out to a private patio featuring a plunge pool and expansive outdoor living area, where an outdoor shower along with a hammock or a firepit offer forest-framed refuge. Oversized bathrooms house deep soaking tubs and skylit showers that reveal uninterrupted visual connections to the outdoors.

Architect and Interior Designer: Luxury Frontiers

Landscape Architect: EDSA

Local Contractors: Bamboo Architecture Company, Black Palm Development, Groupo Larde, Skysense, Techotense

Signature Treatments:

• Temazcal House of Heat: The House of Heat invites guests on a personalized temazcal journey guided by a dedicated curandero to produce a mind-body awakening. Guests can choose from several focus areas, such as gratitude or devotion, to drive their customized experience. The House of Heat includes a ceremonial fire pit with seating inspired by traditional Mayan stools, a pre- and post-ceremony gathering space and an outdoor shower area.
• Refuge Retreat: The ultimate cocooning experience to awaken the senses and deliver a regenerative reset and transformation. Guests are blindfolded throughout the Naturaleza Body Scrub, Sound Healing, and Mayan Mud Massage, before they reawakened with a Warm Bath and Gemstone Facial. 
• Shamanic Sound Journey: A unique restorative ceremony utilizing indigenous sounds with a creative spectrum of instruments, vocal activations and touch, guests experience mental and emotional healing in mystical ways.
• Free-diving Breathwork: Challenging the limits of the mind and body, guests will gain their PADI Certification while learning breathwork that deepens breath efficiency while challenging the human limit and mental discipline.

Restaurant: Copal Cocina de Leña

• Cuisine: Highlighting uncommon ingredients from local purveyors including farmers and fishermen, Copal has no set menu but is instead led by Chef Sofia Mojica and is customizable to each guest’s preferences.
• Seating: 30
• Executive Chef: Sofia Mojica

Additional Dining:

• Light bites inspired by local harvest at Selva Pool and La Solana Beach
• In-tent dining available around the clock including a personalized menu
• In-tent mini-fridge and bar set up complete with customized beverages and a selection of snacks and light bites
• Flexible all-day dining across the Resort, such as picnics in the forest, lunches on the beach, or garden dinners

Unique Dining Experiences

• Explore Mexico’s hidden wine scene with local experts
• Cook a gourmet meal alongside Chef Sofia Mojica
• Roast Mexico’s finest coffees alongside local cafeteros
• Experience chef-prepared dinners in the forest, garden or beach
• Enjoy impromptu molcajete salsa making, tortilla pressing and other spontaneous cooking classes

Special Features:

• Naviva’s two private spa pods are inspired by the seed of the local Ceiba tree. Each cocoon-like spa structure offers a sense of safety that invites shifts in internal energy. Between transformative spa rituals, guests can spend time in each spa pod’s personal garden, outdoor shower or timber soaking tub.
• Each guest tent has its own expansive private deck and plunge pool, overlooking striking views of tropical jungle meeting the rugged coastline.
• Naviva encompasses 48 forested acres (19 hectares) on the edge of a private peninsula, exclusively available for the Resort’s 30 guests, with a trail system for hiking, biking and running.
• Secluded La Solana Beach, 575-foot (175-metre) expanse of Pacific beachfront
• Access to fitness facilities at Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, including state-of-the-art Technogym equipment and a private fitness studio

Sample Fitness Activities:

• House of Heat Temazcal Ceremony
• Nature trail hike
• Strength training incorporating boulders and trees
• Kundalini Rising Yoga

On-site Activities:

• Massages
• Facials
• Body Treatments
• Rituals
• Energy Healing Therapies
• Breathwork & Meditation
• House of Heat
• Community Mind & Body Movement
• Community Rituals & Gastronomy
• Signature Naviva Experiences

Energy, Carbon and Water Reduction:

• Solar panels provide 80 percent of the property’s electricity
• Energy-saving guest room controls and building systems
• When selecting materials, embodied energy was considered stemming from the extracting and processing of raw materials, manufacturing of construction materials, transportation and distribution, and assembly and construction
• Indoor-outdoor tent space design incorporates natural ventilation and passive cooling
• Bathroom walls are finished with Tadelakt, a recyclable and biodegradable lime-based plaster product applied by hand that absorbs the majority of carbon dioxide emitted during its production
• Water conservation measures in place, including rainwater capture for irrigation
• Installation of SOURCE Hydropanels that use the power of the sun to extract clean, pollutant-free drinking water from the air, meeting all drinking water needs of our Resort
• Permeable concrete is used on all vehicular and golf cart paths, increasing infiltration, reducing runoff and preserving the natural stormwater systems
• Water-efficient landscaping, including the use of greywater for irrigation

Waste Reduction:

• Small batch on-site water filtration and bottling plant utilizing reusable glass bottles and nanotechnology to reduce waste and remove impurities and toxins from the water
• Elimination of single-use plastics, including water bottles and bathroom amenities
• Waste management plan implemented to reduce, reuse and recover key waste streams, converting them to valuable resources with limited solid waste sent to the landfill
• Recycling program in place
• Organic waste diversion program in place, including on-site composting

Sustainable Food and Beverage:

• Local, sustainable and seasonal menu items available
• On-site garden supplies herbs and vegetables to the Resort’s kitchens
• Food waste reduction program in place

Biodiversity and Conservation:

• Resort tents, structures and pathways were designed around trees and animal habitats across 48 forested acres (19 hectares) to conserve biodiversity in the area
• Local biologist advises the Resort on managing insects and pests without damaging the ecosystem
• Naviva features significant measures to protect natural wildlife and their habitat such as paths and paving that mimic the colours of soil and rocks, which help native animals and insects recognize the site as unaltered. Lighting types and levels, such as low-watt LED lights, throughout the Resort also help preserve animal habitats and limit light pollution.

Community:

• Guests can engage in educational tours at local, natural, cultural, historical or heritage sites to learn more about the local community, including immersing in a personalized traditional Mexican Temazcal ceremony, embarking on a guided hike to learn more about nature in the area, and visiting award-winning local artist Jose Juan Esparza at his private home and studio
• Naviva continues to provide the local community with opportunities for skill transfer, employment, education and infrastructural growth, as well as new opportunities for local businesses to thrive. In addition, the experiential guest journey at Naviva embraces local heritage and traditions. The Resort has worked with local artisans, designers and vendors including Baufaktory, Taracea, Rassttro, ANORA Casa, Ensemble Artisano, Estudio Caribe, Casa Armida, Taller Luum, Namuh, Manuel Vargas, Caralaga, Emma Boomkamp, Abel Macias and Carlos Vielma.
• Employees complete annual Human Trafficking Awareness training

Purchasing Practices:

• Eco-certified cleaning products used along with automated dispensers that provide only the necessary amount of product
• Focusing on partnering with sustainable suppliers for Resort purchasing and products
• Collaboration with Mexican designers, artists and manufacturers throughout the design and construction process, not only to support local businesses but also to create spaces with an authentic connection to the local culture