Plant-Based Detox and Wellness Escape in Ubud, Bali

Gdas Bali Health and Wellness Resort sits in Ubud, the village in central Bali known for rice terraces, temples and the Sacred Monkey Forest. The detox programme runs on a fixed daily rhythm. You wake for sunrise walking meditation, move into an energising vinyasa-style flow class, then eat a plant-based breakfast. A wellness consultation early in the stay sets your diet plan and which treatments you'll have. Afternoons are treatment time — jet lag massage, Me-Boreh therapy, colonic hydrotherapy — with access to the resort's wellness facilities in between. Evenings are sunset meditation, aromatherapy bath, and a bedtime ritual of tea and self-reflection.

What makes it different from a standard detox retreat is the treatment list. Colonic hydrotherapy and Me-Boreh (a warm Balinese herbal wrap) are both included as standard. The resort also runs a full wellness facility — gym, swimming pool, cold pool, warm pool, steam room, traditional sauna and infrared sauna — and you get access to all of it during your stay. The programme is graded by length, so a 4-night stay is a short reset and a 9-night stay includes lymphatic massage, cryotherapy, salt therapy, a Meukup heat-and-cold ritual, a Ubud tour and a cooking class.

The food is entirely plant-based and designed around slow digestion and nutrient absorption rather than restriction. Meals are prepared by the resort's kitchen and the cooking class on longer stays teaches you to make some of the dishes yourself, using herbs from the resort's own garden.

The wellness team runs the consultations and treatments. They assess your needs at the start of the stay and adjust the therapy schedule around that. There's no named lead instructor on the programme — classes are run by the resort's yoga and wellness staff, and treatments by their spa therapists.

Location-wise, Ubud is about 90 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. The resort is close enough to walk into Ubud for the market and temples, and the Ubud tour on longer stays covers either the Sacred Monkey Forest, Puri Saraswati Temple, Ubud Palace and Ubud Market, or the Tegalalang rice terraces, a swing, Tegenungan Waterfall and Sukawati Market.

What's included

- 4, 6 or 9 nights accommodation in your selected room - Daily plant-based meals - Health consultation with a wellness expert - Grounding sessions - Energize Flow Yoga classes - Sunrise walking meditation - Sunset meditation - Jet Lag Massage - Me-Boreh Therapy - Colonic Hydrotherapy - Balinese purification ritual - Balinese Lifestyle session - Herb garden visit and Loloh-making demonstration - Evening aromatherapy or herbs bathing ceremony - Bedtime ritual with tea and affirmations - Access to the gymnasium, swimming pool, cold pool, warm pool, steam room, traditional sauna and infrared sauna - Pranayama Yoga, Lymphatic Massage and Cryotherapy (6-night stays and longer) - Tampak Cokor foot massage, Meukup Treatment, Salt Therapy, Melali Ubud tour and Plant-Based Cooking Class (9-night stays)

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Additional treatments or spa services outside the programme - Alcohol and drinks outside meal service