Yoga, Pilates and Jungle Living in Tulum: Six Nights in Chemuyil, Mexico

Days start early if you want them to. There is an optional sunrise meditation, then coffee, tea and fresh local fruit before the morning practice — either an energising flow or Pilates. Breakfast is cooked by local chefs and eaten in the garden. The middle of the day is free: swim in the pool or the cenote, read in a hammock, book an on-site massage, or head out to the beach.

Lunch is fresh and nourishing, then an afternoon movement practice or workshop. That could be an alignment lab, breathwork, a sound bath or the temazcal ceremony. Dinner is prepared by the local chefs, and evenings wind down around a campfire, with a restorative practice, or with nothing at all.

What separates this from a generic Tulum yoga week is the site itself. The retreat centre is private, set between jungle and sea, with a rooftop shala for practice and a cenote you can swim in without leaving the property. The group also gets out: a beach excursion and visits to neighbouring cenotes are included, and there are optional trips to Mayan archaeological sites and a protected coral reef for snorkelling.

Heather Vaught and Majo Reina Mencias lead the twice-daily classes. FLY co-owners Jessica Bartley and Holly Bussmus also travel with the group. The teaching is pitched at every body type and experience level — the page is explicit that you can deepen an existing practice or just move in the sun.

The accommodation is a set of large casitas, each holding four to five private bedrooms with AC and ensuite bathrooms, arranged around shared indoor-outdoor living rooms. It is comfortable rather than hotel-polished: airy rooms, tropical birds in the morning, a short walk through the jungle to class.

Chemuyil sits just outside Tulum. Tulum International Airport (TQO) is about 30 minutes away and Cancún (CUN) about 1 hour 15 minutes. Group shuttles run from both on arrival and departure days.

What's included

- 6 nights accommodation in airy casitas with AC and ensuite bathrooms - Shuttle transfers to and from the airport on arrival and departure day - 3 meals daily prepared by local chefs - Fresh fruit, coffee and tea - 2 daily movement classes (Vinyasa flow, Yin, Pilates) - Optional workshops: guided meditation, breathwork, alignment labs, sound baths - Temazcal (sweat lodge) ceremony - Beach excursion - Visits to nearby cenotes - On-site swimming pool and cenote - Wifi

What's not included

- Airfare to and from Cancún (CUN) or Tulum (TQO) - Travel insurance - Spa treatments - Additional off-site activities - Alcohol