Two monks in maroon robes beside a monastery wall
Hilltop monasteries & villages

Countryside Yoga & Wellness Retreats

Hilltop monasteries and village hideaways such as Namobuddha, far from the traffic and the crowds.

Private retreats

Retreats in Countryside


Buddhist monks studying scriptures in a sunlit monastery hall
Stillness, properly taught

Meditation Retreat Nepal

6 days · Kathmandu Valley & Namobuddha

Six days of guided meditation in the Kathmandu valley — monastery teachings above Boudhanath and silent forest mornings, with Hotel Barahi (Comfort) or the contemplative luxury of Dwarika’s (Luxury) as your base.

From US$ 1,180 per person

Hands holding a brass singing bowl during a quiet meditation
Dhulikhel · Ayurveda & yoga

Himalayan Wellness Retreat at Dwarika's Sanctuary

8 days · Dhulikhel: Dwarika's Sanctuary

Eight days of Ayurveda, yoga and quiet on the Dhulikhel ridge, with five all-inclusive nights at Dwarika's Sanctuary and a doctor-led treatment plan. You begin and end in Kathmandu at Hotel Barahi (Comfort) or Dwarika's Hotel (Luxury).

From US$ 4,110 per person

Shaded stone path under old trees leading to a small hilltop temple
Gokarna & Nagarkot · 6 days

Kathmandu Valley Forest and Mindfulness Retreat

6 days · Gokarna Forest Resort & Kavya, Nagarkot

Six quiet days at the edge of the Kathmandu valley: three nights at Gokarna Forest Resort among old forest, with meditation at Kopan Monastery and an evening kora at Boudhanath, then two nights at Kavya Resort & Spa on the Nagarkot ridge for hydrotherapy and sunrise yoga facing the Himalaya.

From US$ 1,700 per person

Pink dawn light on a long Himalayan range above blue hills
Nagarkot · 4 nights at Kavya

Nagarkot Himalayan Sunrise and Hydrotherapy Retreat

5 days · Nagarkot: Kavya Resort & Spa

Four nights at Kavya Resort & Spa on the Nagarkot ridge, about 1.5 hours from Kathmandu: sunrise over the Langtang range, yoga in the pavilion, salt therapy and hydrotherapy pools, an Ayurvedic massage, and a walk down through the hills to the old temple of Changu Narayan.

From US$ 1,830 per person