9-Day Yoga & Massage Wellness Escape in Lovina, Bali

Set on Bali's northwest coast, this nine-day escape pairs a steady yoga practice with genuine downtime and a serious relaxation component. It is well suited to anyone who wants to move each day without a punishing schedule, whether you are travelling solo or sharing a room with a partner or friend. With no specific fitness level required and a deliberately relaxed rhythm, it leans towards beginners and intermediate practitioners, though the real draw is the balance it strikes between activity and rest.

The practice itself is simple and consistent: a 60-minute yoga class each morning and another each evening, held at the yoga shala. That rhythm leaves the middle of the day open, so you can head out on an excursion or simply lounge by the pool. Woven through the week is a treatment or two at the on-site Jaya Spa, where your package includes a Balinese traditional massage and a warm stone massage. Alongside the mat work, there are excursions to look forward to, from a nature walk through the Mayong rice plantation and Munduk waterfall to a visit to a coffee plantation.

Home for the week is Puri Bagus Lovina, a four-star beachfront resort made up of 40 spacious villas and suites built in traditional Balinese thatched-roof style. The rooms are set amid manicured tropical gardens that give plenty of privacy between them, and the architecture keeps you firmly in Bali: open-air verandahs and outdoor showers are the norm. You can choose between the Superior Garden View Room, a 25-square-metre room with a wide verandah and balcony chairs in a garden setting, or the Deluxe Ocean View Villa, which shares the same layout but looks straight out to the sea with coconut trees swaying in view. Every room comes with individually controlled air conditioning, satellite cable TV, an IDD telephone, tea and coffee making facilities, a hairdryer, bathrobes and slippers, and a minibar, plus a basket of tropical fruit replaced daily. The atmosphere is quiet and tranquil, and you can walk directly onto the black-sand beach from the property.

A typical day eases in with morning yoga at the shala, followed by an American breakfast at the Saraswati restaurant, an open-air venue with views of the sea and gardens. The hours that follow are yours, for an excursion or time by the pool, before lunch at Saraswati or the seafood grill. An evening yoga session leads into dinner. The kitchen serves both international and Indonesian cuisine, with options for gluten-free, organic, raw, vegan and vegetarian diets, and the staff are happy to bring light snacks and tropical cocktails to the poolside through the day.

Your package covers eight nights' accommodation, two daily meals of American breakfast and either lunch or dinner, daily mineral water and a seasonal fruit basket, and two daily yoga sessions. The two spa massages are included, along with a morning sunrise cruise with dolphin watching, snorkelling at Lovina Beach, the nature walk, a Jamu herbs drink making and tasting, a purification at the Sudhamala holy fountain in Singaraja, and a Balinese cooking class with a local chef. Prices start at 868 EUR per person for the Superior Garden View, with ocean view and twin-sharing options also available.

What's included

- 8 nights accommodation at Puri Bagus Lovina - 2 daily meals (American breakfast and lunch or dinner) - Daily mineral water and seasonal fruit basket - 2 daily yoga sessions (60 minutes each) at the yoga shala - 1 Balinese traditional massage at Jaya Spa - 1 warm stone massage at Jaya Spa - Morning sunrise cruise with dolphin watching - Snorkeling at Lovina Beach - Nature walk at Mayong rice plantation, Munduk waterfall, and coffee plantation - Jamu traditional herbs drink making and tasting - Purification at Sudhamala holy fountain in Singaraja - Balinese cooking class with local chef - Spiritual activities canang (offering) making - Spiritual-social visit to Ananda Seva Dharma meditation center - Welcome drink upon arrival - 21% government tax and service charge

What's not included

- International flights - Airport transfers (available at US$60 per way) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Additional spa treatments - Alcoholic beverages - Lunch on some excursion days