Yoga and Surf Wellness Escape in Hiriketiya Bay, Sri Lanka

The retreat runs for eight days and seven nights at Salt House, a beachside property just 50 metres from Hiriketiya Beach. The morning routine alternates between vinyasa-style yoga and sunrise kayak sessions. Surf lessons are scheduled three times during the week, with boards and instructors included, and the bay is known as one of Sri Lanka's most consistent beginner-to-intermediate breaks.

Ayelen brings a background in dance and a training in sound healing, so her yoga sessions tend to be movement-focused and her sound baths are a proper part of the schedule, not an afterthought. Jazmin trained as a swim and scuba instructor, worked as a kayak and tour guide, and has been doing massage therapy for over five years. Between the two of them, they cover the activity side and the recovery side of the week.

The program includes a traditional Sri Lankan cooking class with a local family, a safari trip, one 50-minute massage, a sauna and cold plunge session, and three group dinners at Salt House—including a rice and curry night and a poke bowl night. The other evenings you'll head out as a group to the restaurants around the bay. There's also a movie night and a sunset sound bath woven into the week.

Hiriketiya itself is a small bay surrounded by palm trees, with a few guesthouses, casual restaurants, and a wellness community that has grown up around the surf. The location is part of the appeal: it's not a developed tourist town, just a jungle-backed cove with good waves and a relaxed rhythm. The facilities at Salt House include a swimming pool, a yoga shala, free wifi, laundry, and parking.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation at Salt House - 3 daily meals (breakfast and 3 dinners included; other meals at your own cost) - Daily morning yoga classes - 3 surf lessons with instructors and boards - Sunrise kayak session - 1 × 50-minute massage - Sauna and cold plunge session - Traditional Sri Lankan cooking class - Safari trip - Sound bath session - Evening yin yoga - Movie night - Luggage storage - Parking - Wifi connection - Welcome circle and closing ceremony

What's not included

- Flights costs - Travel insurance - Visa fee - Lunches (except the cooking class lunch) - Dinners on nights not specified - Airport transfers (available for an additional fee) - Extra massages and treatments