Santani Wellness Resort & Spa in Sri Lanka is a success story for the wellness traveller. It’s a boutique wellness retreat offering minimalistic luxury in a nature-rich setting for those seeking healing through quietude, yoga and Ayurveda. Santani is not a strict health retreat and gracefully doesn’t feature a heavily-packed daily schedule. It’s a place that lends back time.
With breath-taking views of the mountains, Santani in Sri Lanka offers a holistic Mindful Triathlon holiday for you to explore your well-being. The pristine surroundings engage you to enjoy a range of outdoor activities from power hiking to mountain bike rides. Guided hikes will increase your energy levels resulting in improved fitness, and the calm minimalistic ambience indoors will uplift your guided mindfulness experience. Meditative breathing and yoga sessions will help increase your vitality, while the gentle Ayurvedic Shirodhara will help promote sound sleep and reduce stress. This healing break assures to alter your balance and enhance your understanding of a mindful lifestyle.
Key Information
What's included
4 nights accommodation | |
Full board (healthy gourmet meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner) | |
Return private transfers (included, but optional) | |
Flights available on request |
- 1 x Mindful Triathlon Health Consultation (30 min)
- Choose 4 private 1-on-1 activities, lessons and treatments from the 3 elements below:
Be Active
- Guided hiking (120 min)
- Nature walk (120 min)
- Power hiking
- Power walk
- Biking (120 min)
Be Mindful
- Guided mindfulness
- Mindfulness Walk (120 min)
- Mind training classes
- Meditation (30min) *
- Moving meditation
- Pranayama (30min) *
- Chakra balancing (30min) *
- Ajapajapa meditation (30min) *
- Bhramadhi (30min) *
Be Balanced
- Basic Yoga
- Hatha yoga (90min)
- Awakening chakra (30min) *
- Yoga Nidra (30min) *
- Sidodhara treatment
- Abhyangam treatment
- Takradhara treatment
- Anuloma Viloma pranayama (30min) *
- Kapalabhati pranayama (30min) *
- Bhramari pranayama (30min) *
- Sheetali pranayama (30min) *
- Meditative breathing (30min) *
- Ajapa Japa meditation (30min) *
- Chakra Balancing meditation (30min) *
- Vedanatic Meditation (30min) *
* If you select any of the 30 minute item, you can go for two different options per day
- Complimentary attendance to group classes including yoga, aqua aerobics and meditation (subject to weekly schedule & availability)
- Complimentary use of steam room, sauna and thermal salt water pool
Added Value
Exclusive for Health and Fitness Travel guests
- Private Yoga Nidra or mediation session (30 min)
- 20% discount on all additional treatments
DEPARTING BETWEEN | SHARING FROM Per person, based on two guests booking together and sharing a room (unless otherwise stated) | SINGLES FROM Per person, based on private single occupancy (unless otherwise stated) |
---|---|---|
01 May - 20 Dec 2024 | USD4,110 | USD5,230 |
01 May 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 | USD2,740 | USD3,860 |
21 Dec - 10 Jan 2025 | USD4,530 | USD6,210 |
21 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025 | USD3,310 | USD4,990 |
11 Jan - 30 Apr 2025 | USD4,850 | USD6,200 |
11 Jan 2025 - 30 Apr 2025 | USD2,980 | USD4,330 |
Enquire with us to include flights from your preferred airport
7 nights accommodation | |
Full board (health gourmet meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner) | |
Return private transfers (included, but optional) | |
Flights available on request |
- 1 x Mindful Triathlon Health Consultation (30 min)
- Choose 7 private 1-on-1 activities, lessons and treatments from the 3 elements below:
Be Active
- Guided hiking (120 min)
- Nature walk (120 min)
- Power hiking
- Power walk
- Biking (120 min)
Be Mindful
- Guided mindfulness
- Mindfulness Walk (120 min)
- Mind training classes
- Meditation (30min) *
- Moving meditation
- Pranayama (30min) *
- Chakra balancing (30min) *
- Ajapajapa meditation (30min) *
- Bhramadhi (30min) *
Be Balanced
- Basic Yoga
- Hatha yoga (90min)
- Awakening chakra (30min) *
- Yoga Nidra (30min) *
- Sidodhara treatment
- Abhyangam treatment
- Takradhara treatment
- Anuloma Viloma pranayama (30min) *
- Kapalabhati pranayama (30min) *
- Bhramari pranayama (30min) *
- Sheetali pranayama (30min) *
- Meditative breathing (30min) *
- Ajapa Japa meditation (30min) *
- Chakra Balancing meditation (30min) *
- Vedanatic Meditation (30min) *
* If you select any of the 30 minute item, you can go for two different options per day
- Complimentary attendance to group classes including yoga, aqua aerobics and meditation (subject to weekly schedule & availability)
- Complimentary use of steam room, sauna and thermal salt water pool
Added Value
Exclusive for Health and Fitness Travel guests
- Private Yoga Nidra or mediation session (30 min)
- 20% discount on all additional treatments
DEPARTING BETWEEN | SHARING FROM Per person, based on two guests booking together and sharing a room (unless otherwise stated) | SINGLES FROM Per person, based on private single occupancy (unless otherwise stated) |
---|---|---|
01 May - 20 Dec 2024 | USD5,990 | USD7,960 |
01 May 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 | USD4,620 | USD6,590 |
21 Dec - 10 Jan 2025 | USD6,820 | USD9,780 |
21 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025 | USD5,600 | USD8,560 |
11 Jan - 30 Apr 2025 | USD6,900 | USD9,280 |
11 Jan 2025 - 30 Apr 2025 | USD5,030 | USD7,410 |
Enquire with us to include flights from your preferred airport
10 nights accommodation (alternative durations allowed) | |
Full Board (healthy gourmet meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner) | |
Return private transfers (included, but optional) | |
Flights available on request |
- 1 x Mindful Triathlon Health Consultation (30 min)
- Choose 10 private 1-on-1 activities, lessons and treatments from the 3 elements below:
Be Active
- Guided hiking (120 min)
- Nature walk (120 min)
- Power hiking
- Power walk
- Biking (120 min)
Be Mindful
- Guided mindfulness
- Mindfulness Walk (120 min)
- Mind training classes
- Meditation (30min) *
- Moving meditation
- Pranayama (30min) *
- Chakra balancing (30min) *
- Ajapajapa meditation (30min) *
- Bhramadhi (30min) *
Be Balanced
- Basic Yoga
- Hatha yoga (90min)
- Awakening chakra (30min) *
- Yoga Nidra (30min) *
- Sidodhara treatment
- Abhyangam treatment
- Takradhara treatment
- Anuloma Viloma pranayama (30min) *
- Kapalabhati pranayama (30min) *
- Bhramari pranayama (30min) *
- Sheetali pranayama (30min) *
- Meditative breathing (30min) *
- Ajapa Japa meditation (30min) *
- Chakra Balancing meditation (30min) *
- Vedanatic Meditation (30min) *
* If you select any of the 30 minute item, you can go for two different options per day
- Complimentary attendance to group classes including yoga, aqua aerobics and meditation (subject to weekly schedule & availability)
- Complimentary use of steam room, sauna and thermal salt water pool
Added Value
Exclusive for Health and Fitness Travel guests
- Private Yoga Nidra or mediation session (30 min)
- 20% discount on all additional treatments
DEPARTING BETWEEN | SHARING FROM Per person, based on two guests booking together and sharing a room (unless otherwise stated) | SINGLES FROM Per person, based on private single occupancy (unless otherwise stated) |
---|---|---|
01 May - 20 Dec 2024 | USD7,870 | USD10,680 |
01 May 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 | USD6,500 | USD9,310 |
21 Dec - 10 Jan 2025 | USD9,130 | USD13,340 |
21 Dec 2024 - 10 Jan 2025 | USD7,910 | USD12,120 |
11 Jan - 30 Apr 2025 | USD8,960 | USD12,350 |
11 Jan 2025 - 30 Apr 2025 | USD7,090 | USD10,480 |
Enquire with us to include flights from your preferred airport
Location Overview
Nestled towards the south of Sri Lanka, amongst dense greenery and mountains, is the Santani resort. With lush greenery surrounding the predominantly glass complex, the sanctuary blurs the distinction between indoors and outdoors, encouraging you to be at one with nature as you rest, relax and meditate. This destination is ideal for those seeking to immerse themselves in a natural setting, as the building follows a minimalistic style throughout to encourage calmness.
Dining
Based in the heart of the Sri Lankan mountains, the Executive Chef focuses Santani’s nutritional meals on being locally and naturally sourced. Their menu has a trio of specially designed menus aimed to detoxify your body during your stay. Choose from detox, vegetarian or spa and feel uplifted on your journey to well-being.
Facilities & Services
Facilities Pavilion with lounge area and bar |
Services Self-serve laundry |
Resort Address
Aratenna Estate
Werapitiya
Kandy
00013
Sri Lanka
Good to Know
- Check-in time starts at 2pm
- Check-out time is noon
Activities
- Jungle boot camp
- Wildlife safaris in Wasgamuwa
- Explorative hiking
- River swimming
- Excursions
- Golfing
- Cooking classes
Wellness Facilities
The Spa
Santani’s spa facilities meet a high level of luxury. The beauty of simplicity is felt throughout the resort especially in the spa which includes a wealth of deluxe rooms where you can receive various treatments as well as make the most of the thermal salt baths, steam room, sauna. Many of the treatment rooms have terraces that look onto paddy fields.
Wellness Approach
Santani’s philosophy centres around becoming one with nature and simplicity to encourage a deeper connection with oneself. Each guest’s experience is a bespoke journey, catering to their needs to accomplish the release of stress and total feeling of restoration. The minimalistic approach of the sanctuary will leave you with clarity of mind and the ability to focus.
Accommodation Overview
Santani traditionally names their 20 room accommodations the ‘Ambalamas’ meaning ‘place of rest.’ The contemporary dwellings come in the form of 16 single bedrooms and 2 two-bedroom suites, and were based on the meditation caves in the surrounding mountains. They are stylishly minimalistic yet comfortable. Each room is targeted to detox your brain from distraction, however in-room WiFi is available.
Mountain View Chalet
Garden View Chalet
All Rooms Include
- 2 x Lounge chairs
- Extra large pillows
- 100% cotton high-thread count sheets
- Coffee and tea making facilities
- Minibar
- Personal safe
- Two closets
- Mini bar
- Balcony
- Two recycled teakwood safari chairs
- Complimentary bathrobes
Added Value
Exclusive for Health and Fitness Travel guests
- Private Yoga Nidra or mediation session (30 min)
- 20% discount on all additional treatments
Our Reviews
Highs
- Santani prides itself on being an eco-friendly retreat
- It is highly intimate, with only 16 rooms and a back-to-nature décor.
- Cuisine is locally and naturally sourced, and the menus are designed to detoxify the body.
- Set in the Sri Lankan mountains, you can enjoy a range of activities such as explorative hikes, jungle boot camps, wildlife safaris and river swimming.
- The climate is warm all year round, averaging low 30’s between December and March, perfect for getting a bit of winter sun.
- Whilst simplicity is a running theme throughout the resort, luxury is not compromised.
- Yoga and meditation is widely encouraged, helping you to develop a deep connection with yourself.
- An ayurvedic wellness programme is offered at this retreat.
Lows
- There is no temperature control, so the rooms can get quite cool in the evenings.
- The resort is a long way from the airport (4.5 hours), and the last 1.5 hours are up winding mountain roads. There is, however, an option for a 40-minute sea plane and 40-minute drive.
- The retreat currently does not have the license to sell alcohol
- The retreat is very secluded.
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