Muay Thai & Yoga Retreat in Chiang Mai with Two Daily Training Sessions

A typical day starts early. You'll be picked up from your room around 06:30 and taken to the camp for the first session, which runs roughly 07:00–09:00 and focuses on technique: shadow boxing, pad work with a trainer, and drills on the heavy bags. Beginners are taken aside for the basics — stance, footwork, the standard punches and kicks — while more experienced students work on combinations and timing. Breakfast is back at the resort after that, and the middle of the day is free.

The afternoon session, usually around 16:30–18:30, is the harder one: clinch work, sparring for those who want it, and conditioning — skipping, hill runs, bodyweight circuits. Yoga runs three evenings a week in a shaded pavilion at the camp, mostly gentle Hatha-based stretching aimed at hips, shoulders and hamstrings, which is exactly what you need after two Muay Thai sessions in a day. There's a sauna at the resort for afterwards.

What separates this from a standard Muay Thai holiday is that the camp has its own stadium and runs fight nights every Saturday. If you've been training a while and want to test yourself, the trainers will match you against someone of a similar level and corner you on the night. If you'd rather watch, that's completely normal too — most people do. The trainers are ex-champions from the Chiang Mai and Bangkok circuits and a couple of them still fight professionally, so the pad work is real pad work, not choreography.

The camp itself is a proper training facility: full-size ring, around 20 heavy bags, a separate clinch area, and a weights corner for strength work. Group sizes in the classes are kept small enough that you get individual attention on the pads — usually no more than 12 to a session, though the gym is busier around the fight nights. Instruction is in English, and the trainers are used to coaching people who have never thrown a punch before.

Chiang Mai is a good base for this. The resort sits on the Ping River with mature gardens, a pool and a restaurant, and it's a short songthaew ride to the old town with its temples, night markets and cheap, excellent food. Weekends you can head up to Doi Suthep or out to the elephant sanctuaries, but most people find that two sessions a day leaves them happy to do very little in between.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation at a boutique resort on the Ping River - Deluxe Room (double or twin, single occupancy for solo guests) - Daily shuttle transfers between resort and Muay Thai camp - Two Muay Thai training sessions per day (6 days per week) - Three evening yoga sessions per week - Breakfast daily at the resort restaurant - Welcome dinner on arrival day - Airport transfers on arrival and departure - Access to resort pool, sauna and gardens - Training equipment at the camp (pads, bags, ring) - Free Wi-Fi throughout the resort

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance (required) - Thai visa fees if applicable - Lunches and dinners (except the welcome dinner) - Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks - Thai massage and spa treatments - Optional excursions (temple tours, cooking classes, elephant sanctuaries) - Personal training outside scheduled classes - Personal expenses and souvenirs - Hand wraps and gloves (available to buy or rent at the camp)