THE HIMALAYA
The Himalaya, route by route.
The 15 most popular yoga & spa retreats in the Himalaya. The ones worth your days on the trail, with prices, durations and who runs them.
21-day 200-hour YTT in Kathmandu with Hatha and Ashtanga training at Nepal Yoga Home, plus lodging, meals, and teaching practice.
Most Popular“Completed 200hours of YTT.”
Whole-day Ayurvedic massage, herbal steam, Shirodhara, and English yoga in Kathmandu, with lunch, water, and tea included.
“The massage, the cleanliness, friendly staff and yoga sesh is definitely a great experience. No one should miss this! The only thing I would suggest is to improve on the lunch meal.”
Shirodhara and singing bowl sound healing at Aarya Wellness in Kathmandu, plus traditional oil massage. Private, 2.5 hours, $140.
“Very pleasant experience. I have car pick up at the hotel and drop off. I have Sidhodara massage and buy an extra deep tissue massage. It is so wonderful and relaxing. Sound healing is excellent. The place is clean. Staff is extremely nice and courteous. Sound healing guru is knowledgeable. Masseuse has strong and warm…”
6-hour Kathmandu spa with a 2-hour massage plus unlimited sauna, steam, and Jacuzzi in private ladies and gents sections for $95.
“Truly one of the best massages I have had!The hot tub/sauna and steam room added to already great experience.Highly recommend!”
3-night Ayurveda and yoga detox retreat in Kathmandu with a personalized Vata/Pitta/Kapha plan, vegetarian meals, massage, and meditation.
“I have a wonderful experience in the Nepal Ayurveda Home. The package is is just perfect for my short break plan..a relax and fruitfull break. A good combination of Yoga session and lectures and match with the Ayurveda treatment...thanks for a wise package offer.”
10 days of Ayurveda and yoga in Kathmandu with meals, lodging, dosha-based detox, massages, and heritage-close calm at Nepal Ayurveda Home.
“A beautiful experience and a homely and accepting environment where you can feel good and look after your health and wellbeing under the supervision of the kind and skilled staff at Nepal Yoga Home. Something for everyone from fantastic Read more”
A 21-day Ayurveda and yoga retreat in Kathmandu with doctor consults, daily therapies, and two yoga sessions, plus Thamel homestyle stays.
“My 21 days in Ayurveda is outstanding. I can't forget throughout my life.Every single moment in yoga home was very joyous with lots of life lessions, relaxation and detox. I found my physical and emotinal problem were healed very well at the end of the course.”
14-day Ayurveda and yoga detox near Kathmandu with doctor-led treatments, Hatha yoga, meditation, and all meals at Nepal Ayurveda Home.
“This place is OUTSTANDING . Having spent the last two years battling cancer, I came here for POST CANCER treatment by attending their Ayurveda Detoxification and Rejuvenation programme. It was a life changer. They taught me how to heRead more”
Easy Kathmandu hike to the White Monastery area and Swayambhunath, finished with 1-hour massage plus sauna and steam. Pickup included.
“Great hiking routes and pleasant massage. I have booked trip with Saara tourism nepal,they have provided excellent service. I am so happy.”
A 5-day Kathmandu yoga and meditation retreat with heritage temple visits, daily breathwork, and valley hiking for $586.67.
“I did short yoga, spa and tour aroud kathmandu i am really get recharged and rejuvenated. All the program is cler and the guide and owner are very helpful.”
A 4-hour Kathmandu spa reset for trekkers: body scrub, trekkers massage, pedicure, and a bio facial with natural products. Small group.
“Spa day with my daughter after trekking. Simply Bliss. Beautiful ladies, wonderful skills - 4 hours of complete relaxation and skillful massage and facial. Felt so refreshed and relaxed. Great value.”
Kathmandu hotel pickup and a 2-hour spa package: 1-hour full-body massage plus sauna and steam, with green tea.
“Parts of the spa were unisex spaces but we had a nice massage which helped us recover from two weeks of hiking”
Evening sound bath at Kathmandu’s Golden Temple Singing Bowls center. Learn bowl frequencies, relax 1 hour, $35.90.
“Very mind opening experience with a very professional therapist. My friend went in with some pains she got from trekking, and came out with the pain vanished. As for myself, i feel rebalanced, at peace and blockages gone after the sound bath session. It was truly powerful.”
5AM yoga on the Ganges ghats in Rishikesh: 2 hours of hatha asanas, pranayama and meditation, English guide, mats.
“We agreed beforehand to get picked up at the hotel at 05.15 am. Long story short, she never picked us up but we had to walk somewhere and due to the whole miscommunication, our yoga session was only 1h instead of 2h. Poor equipment also. We wouldn't recommend.”
Kathmandu yoga, meditation and Reiki retreat with hotel pickup, Sattvic meals, and optional 1–3 day programs in a calm mountain setting.
From the Kathmandu Valley to Everest Base Camp, and every trail between.
