8 Days Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, and Cooking Holiday in Kerala, India

During this vacation you will have:

• 5 yoga and meditation lessons (90 minutes morning yoga class with the instructor and two hours yoga practice in the evening)
• 3 Ayurveda wellness treatments (one-hour Ayurveda massage and one-hour steam bath)
• 3 cooking lessons (Kerala recipes) (one-hour cooking lessons and one-hour cooking practice)
• Consultation with yoga and Ayurveda therapist (after yoga lessons)

Daily schedule

• 06:00 Pranayama meditation session
• 06:30 Asana (Hatha yoga practice)
• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 Resting time
• 13:00 Lunch (Kerala traditional vegetarian meal)
• 15:00 Relaxation therapy or cooking lessons
• 17:00 Herbal tea and snacks
• 17.30 Guided local tour
• 20:00 Vegetarian dinner
• 21:00 Bedtime

• Guided bicycle ride in the village
• Guided local tours

Riverdale Villa is located at Karipputhatt, at Aymanam Village, in Kottayam district of Kerala. It is a small strip of land with paddy fields alongthe River Meenachil. The nearest village town is Aymanam and the Vembanadu lake is only 20 minutes away from here by car.

Aymanam village has captured the imagination of many well-versed authors. One can see and read the beautiful description of the village in Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize-winning novel, “The God of Small Things”. Situated within 10 kilometers radius of Kumarakom, Aymanam is a tiny village that has Lake Vembanad to its left and River Meenachil flowing from its right.

The village abundantly blessed with nature’s bounty, almost two-thirds of the land is covered with paddy fields (rice). As in any Kuttanad village, the paddy fields lie below sea-level.

Riverdale Villa is set in the middle of the agriculture farms, fishing ponds, prawns and fresh water hatcheries; it is a house of openness and light, serenaded by birds, shaded by trees and lulled by gentle breeze from the backwaters.

The three sides of the house has moving water body connecting the Vemabanadu lake to the west in Kumarakom. A ride in the canoe through the river and canals to reach Kumarakom boat jetty is indeed very scenic and inspiring.

Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening coffee, snacks, mineral water, coffee / tea are included in the price.

• Birding at Thattekkad
• Cycling in forest or village
• Enjoy barbecues
• Lowland forest trekking
• Mayapott candlelit dinner
• Motorboat cruise
• Plantation visit
• River kayaking
• Spice gardens and shops visit
• Visit forest and wildlife
• Visit a local village
• Visit nature preserves
• White water rafting

• 5 yoga and meditation lessons (90 minutes morning yoga class with the instructor and 2 hours yoga practice in the evening)
• 3 Ayurveda wellness treatments (one hour of Ayurveda massage and one-hour steam bath)
• 3 cooking lessons (Kerala recipes) (one-hour cooking lessons and one-hour cooking practice)
• Consultation with yoga and Ayurveda therapist (after yoga lessons)
• Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, evening coffee, snacks, mineral water, coffee / tea
• 7 nights accommodation (2 nights on a houseboat and 5 nights at a homestay)
• Guided local tours
• Guided bicycle ride in the village

• Airport transfers

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 15% of the total price.
• The deposit is fully refundable if the booking is cancelled up to 7 days before the arrival date.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.