5-Day Yoga, Surf & Balinese Culture Wellness Retreat in Bali

The Dukuh Retreat is set in the middle of working rice paddies, about an hour and a half from Bali's airport and 40 minutes from the tourist strip of Canggu and Ubud. The resort itself is a collection of traditional Balinese-style bungalows with modern comforts—air conditioning, en-suite bathrooms, and private terraces. The grounds are lush and quiet, with a small pool, a garden where many of the vegetables served at meals are grown, and a short path down to the river.

A typical day starts early. After a breakfast of local fruit, eggs, and coffee, there's a 90-minute yoga class—Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, or Yin, depending on the day and teacher. The instructors are all local: Putu, Tedy, and Bingwati, each with their own training story and style. After lunch, the real cultural program kicks in. You can choose from a long list of activities, like a traditional gamelan music workshop, a coconut leaf weaving class, a visit to a Balinese shaman, or a purification ceremony at a local temple. There's also a river tubing trip and a supervised fishing excursion.

The retreat includes a surf lesson on the black-sand beach with a private coach—beginners are welcome—plus a cultural tour to the famous Tanah Lot temple. You get a one-hour Balinese spa treatment every other day, and there's an option to do yoga right on the beach at sunrise. The whole place runs on a sustainability ethos: the resort is locally owned, employs village women, and most of what you eat is grown on site or sourced nearby. It's a genuinely immersive cultural experience, not just a resort stay with a few add-ons.

What's included

- Airport pickup - 4 nights stay in a Balinese-style villa - 3 delicious vegetarian meals daily and all-natural juices/smoothies - Daily morning yoga and meditation classes - Sunrise/sunset cycling - Tamas & Klangsah (coconut leaf weaving) workshop - Surf lesson with a private coach - Cultural tour to Tanah Lot Temple - Gamelan music workshop - Immersive cultural event (Hindu ceremony) - River fishing excursion - River tubing - 1-hour Balinese spa treatment every other day - Rice paddies sightseeing and trekking - Balinese cooking class - Water, coffee, and tea all day - Free Wi-Fi - Free laundry

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional treatments and activities not listed - Personal expenses