Overview

This 2004 launched boutique-style retreat is set among the palm trees which fringe the narrow shoreline -'the golden mile' of Negombo. Designed for guests seeking ayurvedic therapy and relaxation in a quiet natural environment.  There is no escaping the ambience of a luxury spa, with the contemporary design and artfully placed flower bowls beside every doorway - it is hardly surprising they were the 2003 winners of Travel Weekly's World's Best Spa. However, ayurveda is regarded very seriously here and the 'spa' concept rather frowned upon. The focus is on the Kur programme comprising diet, massage and detoxification.

With only 12 luxurious bungalows, you should embrace the exclusive serenity and luxurious bathrooms that accompany your more discerning treatments. Special treatments range from a three-day cleansing and purifying programme through to 30-day progamme of Pachakarma which claims to eclipse established Western medicines.

We found the treatments highly rejuvenating albeit a week's stay is really required to maximise the ayurvedic effects. The effects are long lasting and the ultimate feeling of well being is often not fully appreciated until 3 months on.

Surrounded by lush woodland and and swaying coconut palms, the ambience is soporific and when not dozing with a massage, one is escaping to the poolside deckbeds.

Four resident Doctors and 16 therapists provide about 3 hours of treatment per day for each guest in the privacy of their own bungalow terrace. More specialised treatments are within the health centre. 

Hatha yoga classes twice weekly were our favourite moment as the mentors attempted to train our minds into meditation - not an easy task.

In between treatments, guests may wish to catch the early fishermen pulling  in their catch or mending their nets at sundown. The sunsets are quite magnificent.

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