Ayurveda hospital · Kerala, India
Back to Roots Ayurveda
The site describes Back to Roots as an Ayurvedic hospital and retreat for in-patient treatment, with eight programmes of seven days or more and a founding physician whose clinic group is in the UAE.
Who it suits
Who this house is for
The site presents it as an in-patient Ayurvedic facility, though its FAQ also pitches it for "a health vacation". The homepage lists ten treatment areas, from spine and joints to neurological rehabilitation and what it calls supportive cancer care. All eight programmes run seven days or more.
The signatureShuddhi, the Panchakarma programme, published at 10 to 30 days. Its page says the choice of Panchakarma is determined by a thorough Dosha analysis.
- Physician-supervised Panchakarma
- In-patient Ayurvedic treatment
- Programmes of a week or longer
- Farm and village setting
What it is known for
Why this house has its reputation
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The Guest Journey page sets out the stay: an optional online pre-consultation, a plan from the resident Ayurveda doctor on arrival, then one to two therapy sessions a day. It says the Vaidyas are available for online consultations afterwards.
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Eight programmes, each with a published duration: de-stress, slimming, skin and hair, and post-natal care at 7 to 21 days; therapeutic, rejuvenation, pre-conception and Panchakarma at 10 to 30 days.
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The Ayurveda centre page says the property has the tools for complete Panchakarma — Vamana, Virechana, Vasti, Raktamoksha and Nasya — and the homepage says it prepares its own Ayurvedic medicines, oils and formulations.
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The team page lists three physicians, all BAMS, with qualifications for each, including a Resident Medical Officer. The founding physician offers an optional online pre-consultation.
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The experience page says milk comes from the property’s own goat and cow farm, fruit, vegetables and spices are homegrown, and no pre-packaged spices are used; spices are sun-dried and ground at community spice mills.
Programmes here are arranged on request
Tell us what you want from the stay and we will put together the programme, room and rate with Back to Roots Ayurveda, confirmed in writing.
Your accommodation
The rooms, and which one to ask for
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Executive Suite
Described as independent cottages in the traditional architectural style, with a living area, bedroom, kitchenette and two private bathrooms, one open and one closed.
Ask for this room - 02
Junior Suite
A separate category with the same features as the Executive Suite.
Ask for this room - 03
Nalukettu Rooms
Ensuite rooms in the main building, named for the Kerala Nalukettu style, which the page describes as known for a central courtyard and sloping roofs.
Ask for this room
Room categories and names are as published by the property and confirmed in writing at the quote.
Wellness at Back to Roots Ayurveda
Who is actually here
The team page lists three Ayurvedic physicians, all BAMS, and a wellness manager. The founder, whose clinic group is in the UAE, also holds an MD in Shalyatantra.
Described by role and qualification rather than by name, because staffing changes. Ask us to confirm the current team and how guests are assigned before you book.
- Treatment rooms with wooden Ayurvedic tables, wooden steam chambers and shirodhara equipment
- Ayurvedic medicines, oils and formulations, which the homepage says the property prepares itself
- Temple of Lord Dhanwanthari, which the recreation page places at the centre of the property
- Swimming pool with loungers
- Yoga and dance floor
- Natural pond with fish that guests can feed
- Farm with chickens, ducks, cows and goats, which the bio-farming page says supplies milk and eggs
- Walkways through nutmeg plantations and lawns
- Bicycles for guests
- Free wi-fi, laundry, housekeeping and 24-hour check-in
- Airport transportation and taxi service, as listed on the room pages
Eating here, and how the days go
At the table
Eating here
On a structured programme meals may be part of the schedule rather than chosen from a menu. We confirm the dining format before you book.
- On-site restaurant
Unnamed, with no published menu, serving at fixed hours. The room pages list a vegetarian Ayurveda diet menu and the FAQ says diets are personalised; the experience page says milk comes from its own farm.
- Non-vegetarian dishes with physician approval
The FAQ says an easy-to-digest vegetarian diet is often recommended, but the physician may permit non-vegetarian dishes if treatment will not be hampered.
Between treatments
How the days go
What there is to do when you are not being treated — on site, and within reach.
- Daily yoga classes, mornings or evenings
- One-to-one therapeutic yoga sessions by arrangement
- Two-hour Ayurveda workshops with the Vaidyas
- Kerala dance or classical music performances by local artists, on request
- Cycling around Poolani village
- Fishing on the Chalakudy river, with the catch cooked traditionally
- Consulting a traditional Kerala astrologer, by appointment
- A weekly staff-guided local tour, which the experience page says is part of the packages
- Local temple festivals, depending on the time of visit
Location & season
Kerala, India
The one place on earth where Ayurveda is at once a licensed medical system, a 120-year-old pharmaceutical industry and a tourism product.
- Nearest airport
- Cochin International, Kochi COK
- Transfer
- Ask us to arrange the transfer from Kochi airport.
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Make a trip of it
Around your stay at Back to Roots Ayurveda
The excursions and extra stays we arrange in Kerala, placed by when to take each — so a day out never lands on the wrong day of a treatment course.
Before you begin
Arrive early — see the country while you are fresh
Extra stay · 3 nights
Kochi & the backwaters
The obvious and correct opener: fort Kochi, a barge night, and an unhurried arrival into the time zone before anyone takes your pulse.
Nature · Overnight, or a half day
A night on the backwaters
A converted rice barge from Alleppey through the Kuttanad channels. The overnight is worth it; the three-hour version is a queue of identical boats.
Culture · Full day
Fort Kochi and Mattancherry
The Chinese fishing nets, the Paradesi synagogue, the Dutch Palace murals and a spice-market walk. Five hundred years of Portuguese, Dutch and Jewish Kochi in one walkable afternoon.
During the stay
Light enough for a rest day or a free afternoon
Your stay at Back to Roots Ayurveda · 7–21 or 10–30 days, by programmeCulture · 3 hours
Kathakali, properly
Arrive an hour early to watch the make-up go on — it is the better half. Ask us for the Kochi hall that still plays to Malayali audiences rather than the tourist matinée.
Culture · 2 hours
The oil kitchen and the pharmacy
At the houses that still compound their own preparations, ask to be shown the room. Most will say yes and few guests think to ask. It is the single most convincing hour of the fortnight.
After you finish
The reward, once the treatment is done
Extra stay · 5 nights
The Golden Triangle
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur on the way home. Long flights internally and worth every one of them if it is a first trip to India.
Extra stay · 4 nights
Tamil Nadu temples
Madurai, Thanjavur and Chettinad — the living Dravidian south, three hours east and a different civilisation.
Nature · Full day, or two nights
A tea estate day in Munnar
Four hours up from Kochi into the Western Ghats at 1,600 m. Genuinely cold, entirely different country. Too far and too long for a treatment rest day — take it before or after.
Nature · Two nights
Periyar, for the elephants
A tiger reserve where you will not see a tiger and will see elephant, gaur and hornbill. A boat on the lake at dawn is the version worth doing.
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Begin with a conversation
Plan your stay at Back to Roots Ayurveda
Tell us your dates and what you want from the stay. A specialist comes back with a written quote for Back to Roots Ayurveda — room, programme, flights and transfers.
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Share your plan
Two minutes: when you would like to start, how long, your nationality and your WhatsApp number.
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Talk it through
A wellness travel specialist picks it up on WhatsApp or a free call — length, room, season, and whether this is the right house for you.
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Your written quote
Room, dates, treatments, flights and transfers in one quote, with the current cancellation terms.
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Confirm when ready
Nothing is paid until you confirm in writing. One team then looks after the whole journey.