3-Day Balinese Yoga & Cultural Wellness Escape

This retreat is run by a local couple, Wayan and Nyoman, who founded it to create jobs and support women in their village. It’s a genuinely small, family-run place, and that comes through in how guests are treated. The staff—many of them local women trained by the resort—prepare the meals, lead the activities, and generally make sure you feel at home. The retreat is short and flexible, so you can extend your stay if you want more time.

The daily rhythm is simple but satisfying. Each morning, after breakfast, there’s a 90-minute yoga class, often as the sun comes up. The styles rotate between Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, and Yin, taught by a small team of local instructors. Afternoons are given over to an immersive cultural activity—you can choose from a list that includes traditional Hindu ceremonies, a visit to a shaman, gamelan music workshops, river tubing, rice paddy treks, or a Balinese cooking class. There’s also a one-hour spa treatment included, and plenty of time to use the pool or wander down to the beach.

The setting is one of the best things about this place. Belumbang is a real working village, and the resort sits right beside rice paddies with a river running past the garden. It’s quiet, green, and noticeably cooler and less hectic than the tourist hubs. The resort grows vegetables and fruits that end up in your meals, and there’s a strong emphasis on sustainability and supporting the local community. This isn’t a luxury resort—it’s an authentic, comfortable, and caring place to experience rural Bali.

What's included

- Airport pickup and drop-off (one-way airport transfer from DPS) - 2 nights accommodation in a private, eco-friendly Balinese villa - 3 delicious vegetarian meals per day, plus juices, smoothies, and unlimited water, coffee, and tea - Daily 90-minute morning yoga & meditation classes (Vinyasa, Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin) taught by experienced instructors - Choice of daily immersive Balinese cultural activities (e.g., cooking class, traditional ceremony, village trekking, river tubing, gamelan workshop, shaman visit, and more) - Deeply relaxing sunrise/sunset cycling - Tamas & Klangsah – coconut leaf weaving workshop - Delightful Balinese cooking class - Immersive culture event – Balinese traditional Hindu ceremony (subject to availability) - Super fun river fishing excursion - 'Lazy river' river tubing - One deeply relaxing 1-hour Balinese spa treatment - Rice paddies sightseeing & trekking - Welcome drink - Free laundry service - Luggage storage - Free parking and Wi-Fi

What's not included

- Travel insurance - Visa fees - Flights - Additional activities not included in the itinerary - Additional treatments and spa services - Optional upgrades (extra spa treatments, surf classes, private classes, etc.)