Celebrated on June 21 2024, International Yoga Day highlights the physical and spiritual prowess that yoga has brought to the world stage. While it is an important source of exercise and healthy activity, for many, these routines are a way to connect the body, mind and soul in a way that has existed for centuries. In celebration, we have selected the world’s top yoga retreats for you to choose from for your next yoga holiday, showcasing the best of this ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice!
Experience a top luxury yoga retreat in Ubud, Bali
For a truly transformative wellness experience, head to COMO Uma Ubud in Bali, and don’t miss the signature COMO Shambhala Retreat offering a range of relaxing and invigorating Asian-inspired treatments. Alongside a gym and a 25-metre outdoor pool, the resort even boasts an open-air yoga pavilion to practice stretching and breathwork, either in the morning or afternoon and even privately. Working closely with the resort’s yoga expert, Wayan Budiarta, guests are treated to a bespoke programme tailored to their specific needs, with a focus on conscious sequence, body awareness, flexibility and strength. Also available are children’s yoga or family yoga sessions for two adults and two children over the age of five, helping to improve concentration, stimulate the imagination and release energy in a fun, safe environment. Overall, COMO Uma Ubud certainly offers some of Bali’s top luxury yoga retreats that are sure to rejuvenate the mind and body.
Turquoise Holidays offers four nights at COMO Uma Ubud Bali from £695 per person including accommodation in an Ubud Room with daily breakfast and return airport transfers. International flights not included – Turquoise can create a tailor-made holiday to Bali incorporating COMO Uma Ubud, including fights.
Indulge in yoga, nature & wellness retreat experiences in Vietnam
Avana Retreat is a beautiful rural sanctuary, perched on the edge of a hillside, surrounded by the lush jungle and unspoilt verdant valleys of Mai Chau, a four-hour drive from Hanoi. With a dedicated spa and yoga platform – ‘H’mong Cottage’ is built into the jungle and overlooking the waterfall that runs through the property – there is no better place for true relaxation which is what makes Avana one of the top yoga, nature and wellness retreats in Vietnam. Choose from the slower, more contemplative ‘Yin Yoga’ focused on channelling calmness and posture, or ‘Hatha Yoga’ focused on increasing strength, flexibility and balance. Combine with breathwork sessions and singing bowl meditation for the ultimate, restorative retreat.
Turquoise Holidays offers four nights at Avana Retreat from £595 per person including accommodation in a Bauhinia Mountain Suite with daily breakfast and return transfers from Hanoi. International flights not included – Turquoise can create a tailor-made holiday to Vietnam incorporating Avana Retreat, including flights.
Six Senses Ninh Van Bay – set in a sublime bay accessible only by boat, enjoy this escape from reality, and prepare to share the sea here with just a few other guests and a handful of local lobster fishermen in their traditional coracles. Equipped with its very own yoga deck and meditation shala, the resort boasts plenty of spaces for outdoor yoga led by practitioners Tran Thi Kim Xuyen and Anna Phan. With over 20 years of experience, Ms. Xugen specialises in Reiki, chakra balancing and meditation, while Anna’s focus is on mindfulness, sound healing and wellness workshops. Ideal for complete novices and adaptable for more experienced practitioners, the ‘Discover Yoga’ wellness programme encourages immersion into the daily practice of hatha yoga to quiet the mind while relieving muscle tension and improving strength. A seven-night programme features sumptuous facials and massages as well as personalised yoga sessions, guided meditation, yoga nidra and aerial yoga – all of which is informed by an initial wellness screening and yoga consultation.
Turquoise Holidays offers 7 nights at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay from £3,630 per person, including international economy class flights, transfers and accommodation in a Beachfront Pool Villa with daily breakfast. Offer: 20% discount for stays of more than 4 night. Plus complimentary daily activity included from cooking classes, fishing trips, Yoga, beach picnics and even pack and go laundry. Price based on travel from 3 September – 30 November 2024 and includes one night in Saigon and 7 nights in resort.
Yoga Retreats In Bora Bora – Spend sunrise sampling SUP yoga on azure waters!
Taking full advantage of its magnificent setting on a private motu (islet) in Bora Bora’s turquoise lagoon, the views from Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora are simply breathtaking. You can’t miss the lush green peak of majestic Mt Otemanu, with white sand beaches and coral islets adding magic to the enchanting vistas. Benefit from these stunning views in one of the resort’s many outdoor yoga sessions atop the over-water sunrise yoga platform. Choose from group or private sessions – why not sample the resort’s ‘SUP Yoga’ offering while paddleboarding across dazzling azure waters.
Turquoise Holidays offers seven nights at Four Seasons Bora Bora from £7,985 per person including accommodation in a Beach View Overwater Bungalow Suite, daily breakfast, island transfers and international flights. Includes a 44% discount, saving over £10,000 per couple. Blackout dates and conditions apply.
Fiji Yoga Retreats – Zero-waste paradise promising restoration and balance.
Head to the idyllic island of Malolo in Fiji’s picture-perfect Mamanucas for powder-soft white sand, aquamarine waters, a lush tropical landscape and incredible sunsets. Central to the Six Senses ethos, sustainability permeates through every inch of Six Senses Fiji without compromising quality, and the resort is proud to be entirely solar-powered with a zero-waste concept. With a jam-packed calendar of visiting practitioners, the resort offers everything from hatha yoga sessions promoting a healthy mind-body connection to body balancing practices which incorporate crystal placement, aura cleansing, singing bowl vibrations, breathwork, gentle stretching as well as visualisation.
Turquoise Holidays offers seven nights at Six Senses Fiji from £4,495 per person including accommodation in a Hideaway Pool Villa with daily breakfast, international flights and return road and launch transfers to Malolo Island. Enquire now and get ready to enjoy your Fiji yoga retreat!
Have you found a favourite from our list of the world’s top yoga retreats? Get in touch to enquire about a yoga retreat for your next 2024/25 holiday. These beautiful destinations are sure to have you feeling renewed and refreshed.
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