Sri Lanka Wellness Retreat

Arrive and transfer directly to your Ayurveda resort in Bentota. Meet your Ayurvedic doctor for an initial consultation and settle into the resort rhythm with a welcome herbal drink.

Full Prakriti analysis with your Ayurvedic doctor, followed by your first day of prescribed treatments. Shirodhara (warm oil over the forehead), Abhyanga (full-body massage), and steam therapy are typical first-day protocols. Evening riverside walk.

Second full treatment day. Morning: Udvartana herbal powder massage. Afternoon: Nasyam nasal therapy, pool rest, and herbal meals. Boat safari along the Madu River through the mangrove ecosystem.

A lighter treatment day — restorative Marma point therapy. Optional yoga at sunrise on the beach. Afternoon at the river lagoon. Optional: visit to a local Buddhist temple.

Morning: final Bentota treatment. Transfer to Kandy (approximately 3 hours). En route, stop at a traditional spice garden for a guided tour of Ayurvedic medicinal plants and a cooking demonstration.

Morning puja at the Temple of the Tooth Relic — the holiest Buddhist shrine in Sri Lanka. Afternoon at Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya. Traditional Sri Lankan cooking class in the evening.

Scenic drive through the tea country to Nuwara Eliya (approximately 2.5 hours). Check in to your colonial-era hotel. Afternoon tea estate walk through the silver mist.

Early drive to Horton Plains, arriving before 7am. The 9.5km circular trail ends at World's End — an 870-metre sheer drop with views to the sea on clear mornings. Return for a late breakfast at your colonial hotel.

Transfer from Nuwara Eliya to Bandaranaike International Airport (approximately 3 hours). Depart refreshed and restored.