Sri Lanka
Wellness retreats in Sri Lanka
The 2 wellness houses in Sri Lanka worth the flight, what each is good at, and how long you need. Nobody pays to be listed.
- Houses
- 2
- Programmes
- 2
- From
- US$2,380
- How long
- 7–21 nights
Where to go
2 houses, and what each is for
Ayurveda hospital
Beruwala · Sri Lanka
Barberyn Reef
One of the first purpose-built Ayurveda resorts anywhere, and the property that opened Ayurvedic tourism to a Western audience.
FromUS$3,020Bookable with usRetreat
The hill country near Kandy · Sri Lanka
Santani Wellness Resort
The contemporary hill-country alternative to the coastal Ayurveda houses — a minimalist property on a former tea estate at altitude.
FromUS$2,380Bookable with us
What you can book
2 programmes
Barberyn Reef · 21 nights
The annual cure
The three-week Ayurvedic cure that Northern Europeans have taken here every year for four decades.
US$3,020gentleSantani Wellness Resort · 7 nights
The sleep reset
A circadian reset at altitude in the Sri Lankan hill country, with cool nights doing half the work.
US$2,380gentle
When to come
The season in The Ayurveda coast
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ayurveda coastSri Lanka | Jan: book this | Feb: book this | Mar: book this | Apr: book this | May: we would talk you out of it | Jun: we would talk you out of it | Jul: we would talk you out of it | Aug: we would talk you out of it | Sep: we would talk you out of it | Oct: we would talk you out of it | Nov: perfectly good | Dec: book this |
The Ayurveda coast. December to April is the dry, calm-sea window on the southwest coast, and when the Ayurveda houses run at capacity with their long-stay European guests. The Yala monsoon soaks this coast from May: some properties simply close, and the ones that do not are quietly discounting a fortnight of rain.
Asked and answered
Questions we actually get
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