Wellness & Yoga Tour to Ananda in the Himalayas Near Rishikesh, India
Overlooking the spiritual town of Rishikesh and the Ganges river valley in Northern India, Ananda is a retreat dedicated to restoring balance and harmonizing energy through a holistic approach to wellbeing. It integrates traditional Indian wellness practices of Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta philosophy with the best of international wellness experiences and healthy organic cuisine to bring about the union of mind, body and soul.
Wellness programs are offered at 3 levels – Foundation, Comprehensive and Intensive.
Foundation wellness programs (Starting 5 nights), these provide an introduction to understanding your body and mind from a holistic perspective. Wellness consultants offer guidance to creating a healthy ongoing lifestyle of positive habits and dietary changes to meet your health goals. Select wellness therapies and personalised wellness cuisine help start your wellness journey. The program encourages participation in daily group sessions like yoga, meditation, and Vedanta classes. It includes 1 hour of customized wellness sessions daily, tailored to individual needs.
Comprehensive wellness programs (Starting 7 nights), these are immersive programs to address proactive health goals, ongoing lifestyle issues, and moderate disorders. These programs include continuous wellness consultations with experts prior to arrival, during the program and post departure to guide and monitor progress and achieve wellness goals. These programs include therapies, personal sessions of yoga, meditation, fitness, and other wellness practices, averaging 2 hours of wellness sessions daily.
Ananda’s signature Intensive Wellness Programs (Starting 7 nights) are journeys of deep commitment to achieve transformative results. They are ideal for addressing more challenging wellness objectives or for cases with deep seated chronic issues or complex disorders. These programs include continuous wellness consultations with experts prior to arrival, during the program and post departure to guide and monitor progress and achieve wellness goals. With the highest frequency of daily therapies and multiple personal sessions of yoga, meditation, fitness, and other wellness practices, these programs average 3 hours of wellness sessions daily.
Sample itinerary:
Day 1: To be met on arrival at Delhi airport. Overnight stay at an airport hotel.
Day 2: After an early breakfast, transfer by road to the Ananda in the Himalayas
resort. The journey time is between four and five hours. Check-in by 2:00 pm. Each stay at the resort begins with an initial consultation. These wellness consultations are done pre-arrival, on-site and post stay. All stays are on full board with three wellness meals daily.
Day 3 onwards: The cumulative effect of yoga, breath work, meditation and therapeutic bodywork creates a shift that feels steady and sustainable rather than temporary. Ananda’s experts on Ayurveda, Yoga and emotional healing share guidance on how one can undertake this journey. Take a 5, 7, 14 or 21 nights program suiting your requirement. There is a Select your goals below to refine your search heading given under the PROGRAMMES page on the website. Click on the PROGRAMMES page and then tick one of the boxes. Example: Detox and Cleansing. By ticking this box, the site will open on a page which will give details of a 7, 14 or 21 day package for detox and cleansing along with the rates including the stay.
Excursions: The resort offers the following excursions by car at additional costs. These activities may be scheduled during the guest’s stay and can be incorporated into the itinerary without affecting the overall program structure. Please let us know if you wish us to book these on your behalf:
a) Ganga Aarti at Parmarth Ashram Rishikesh on the banks of the holy Ganges river.
b) One-hour golf round with a Visiting Master.
c) Round-trip transfer to Rajaji National Park. The duration of the transfer by road is about one hour each way. The safari charges at the park gate are extra and payable separately. It is necessary to take permissions and tickets from the forest department before entering the premises of the park. Permits are available at each gate of the park. Jeep safaris are offered for a duration of 3 hrs each in the morning and evening, from sunrise to sunset twice a day.
Morning:6 am to 9 am and
Evening:3 pm to 6 pm ( the times are subject to change depending upon the seasons ).
Guests must report at the gates at least one hour before the safari start time for the verification of their passports. The passports in original must be carried for the safari. It is suggested that jeeps be booked in advance since their availability is sometimes less than the demand. We can assist you with booking the game-drive in advance.
The cost of the game-drives is as under (*subject to change):
Ticket price: Rs. 600.00 per person
Cost of hiring a Gypsy jeep: Rs. 3500.00 for the jeep.
Entry charges for the jeep: Rs. 500.00
Cost of an experienced guide: Rs. 1500.00
Additional charges are levied for cameras.
Game drives are conducted in open jeeps on rugged terrain with un-metaled tracks and over hills. One may view abundant wildlife including elephants, leopards, tigers and indigenous Himalayan birds. The park remains open from 15NOV to 15JUN.
The end of your stay at the resort: Check out of the resort by 11 am. and be transferred either by road to Delhi or to the Jolly Grant airport in Dehradun to take a flight to Delhi. The journey time from the resort to the airport is about 44 minutes. Flights to Delhi operate daily from about 9:30 am to 7:50 pm.
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