Bali has hundreds of places promising transformation, but the best retreat is the one that fits the way you actually want to spend your days. This guide brings together 20 standout yoga retreats across the island—from disciplined jungle practice and affordable cultural immersion to women-only wellness, surf camps and riverbank luxury.
We checked current programmes, recent guest feedback, active booking information and published prices. Each entry explains the yoga style, retreat format, food, likely budget and the traveller it suits best. Prices are snapshots and can change with dates, occupancy, room choice and exchange rates, so confirm the final total and inclusions before paying a deposit.
The 20 best Bali yoga retreats at a glance
| Retreat | Area | Best for | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Blooming Lotus Yoga | Ubud | Committed beginners, solo travellers and future teachers | US$350–$2,879 |
| 2. Goddess Retreats | Ubud | Solo women, first retreats and a nurturing group atmosphere | From US$2,499 / 7 days |
| 3. Pelan Pelan Bali | Cemagi | Longer stays, couples and solo travellers who need to decompress | €779–€2,835 / 1–4 weeks |
| 4. Yogmantra Bali | Gianyar | First-time Bali visitors who want yoga and sightseeing | US$1,250 / 12 days |
| 5. Udara Bali | Seseh | Spa lovers, choice-seekers and flexible arrival dates | IDR 4.335m–5.1m / night |
| 6. Lumeria Yoga | Ubud | Independent travellers and short stays with flexible dates | US$253–$300 / night |
| 7. Solana Wellness Retreat | Ubud | Burnout recovery and guests wanting personal support | US$1,800–$2,500 / 6 nights |
| 8. Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat | Sukawati | Yoga teachers, retreat leaders and themed groups | IDR 1.5m–1.8m day retreats; residential quote |
| 9. Bali Wellness Retreat & Yoga Travel | Across Bali | Facilitators building a private group retreat | From US$120–$140 pp / day |
| 10. Balitrees Retreats | Tabanan | Cultural immersion and travellers who prefer rural Bali | About US$320–$720 / 5–10 days |
| 11. Suenyo Eco Retreat | Tabanan | Couples and design lovers seeking seclusion | Dynamic room rates; rituals from IDR 1.45m |
| 12. Surf & Yoga Canggu | Padonan, Canggu | Active solo travellers and beginner-to-intermediate surfers | IDR 6.214m–19.304m / 3–7 nights |
| 13. The Ark Bali — The Reason Retreat | Penestanan, Ubud | First-timers and travellers who dislike packed schedules | US$1,900–$2,800 solo / 7 days |
| 14. The Palm Tree House | Canggu | Friends or solo women wanting a flexible luxury programme | US$2,394–$2,994 / 7 days |
| 15. Ubuntu Bali Eco Yoga Retreat | Canggu | Ashtanga practitioners and longer independent stays | IDR 3.7m / 2 nights to 14.58m / 6 nights |
| 16. Bali Yoga Retreats | Ubud | Budget-conscious beginners and flexible dates | US$499 shared; US$699 private / 5 days |
| 17. Gaia Retreat Center | Ubud | Structured inner work and health-focused stays | US$1,695–$3,000 / 5–7 nights |
| 18. Rapture Surfcamp Padang Padang | Pecatu, Uluwatu | Social surfers from beginner to advanced | About €54–€125 / night |
| 19. The Shala Bali | Ubud | Travellers wanting clear package choices and rice-field calm | IDR 15.23m–35.4m / 3–6 nights |
| 20. Fivelements Retreat Bali | Mambal, near Ubud | Luxury seekers and couples who value spa and food | Roughly US$209–$358 / night; programmes extra |
How to use this guide
Start with the Best for column rather than the price. A fixed group retreat can be wonderfully supportive but leaves less freedom; an in-house yoga stay is more flexible but asks you to create your own rhythm. Surf camps are sociable and active, while detox and luxury wellness programmes devote more time to treatments, food and rest.
Our top 20 yoga retreats in Bali
1. Blooming Lotus Yoga — Best for serious practice on a sensible budget
Blooming Lotus feels like a yoga school rather than a resort with a class added on. Set above a sacred river around 15 minutes from central Ubud, it offers focused short retreats and residential teacher training in a calm jungle setting.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Yoga immersion, meditation and teacher training
- Yoga style: Hatha, Vinyasa, pranayama and meditation
- Price range: US$350–$2,879
- Food: Organic vegan meals
- What is included: Four- and seven-day retreats; 200-hour teacher training; accommodation and meals
- Best for: Committed beginners, solo travellers and future teachers
2. Goddess Retreats — Best women-only luxury retreat
This polished women-only week is designed for guests who want the decisions made for them. Yoga and meditation sit alongside generous spa time, cultural excursions and space to rest, with enough structure to feel supported without a boot-camp atmosphere.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Women-only yoga, wellness and spa
- Yoga style: Vinyasa, slow flow, Yin and Yoga Nidra
- Price range: From US$2,499 / 7 days
- Food: Health-focused meals; dietary needs accommodated
- What is included: Yoga, meditation, spa treatments, excursions and room options from shared to private villa
- Best for: Solo women, first retreats and a nurturing group atmosphere
3. Pelan Pelan Bali — Best for yoga, massages and slow living
Pelan pelan means take it easy, and this peaceful base among rice fields near Cemagi lives up to the name. The yoga-and-wellness programme balances classes and treatments with unhurried afternoons, giving the week a relaxed rhythm rather than a relentless schedule.
- Location: Cemagi
- Retreat type: Boutique yoga and wellness; surf options available
- Yoga style: Vinyasa and Yin
- Price range: €779–€2,835 / 1–4 weeks
- Food: Daily breakfast and homemade weekday lunches
- What is included: Five weekly classes, massages, a facial, cooking class, excursion, airport pick-up and shuttle
- Best for: Longer stays, couples and solo travellers who need to decompress
4. Yogmantra Bali — Best yoga-and-culture value
Yogmantra pairs morning practice with a full programme of Balinese culture. Its 12-day retreat moves from pranayama and yoga into temple visits, markets and evening meditation, making it particularly attractive to travellers who want more than a beautiful shala.
- Location: Gianyar
- Retreat type: Residential yoga, meditation, massage and touring
- Yoga style: Traditional Hatha, pranayama and meditation
- Price range: US$1,250 / 12 days
- Food: Vegetarian breakfast and dinner
- What is included: Private accommodation, daily excursions, yoga, meditation, daily massage and airport transfer
- Best for: First-time Bali visitors who want yoga and sightseeing
5. Udara Bali — Best oceanfront yoga, detox and spa retreat
Udara is the option for variety. Overlooking the ocean in quieter Seseh, its flexible individual programme lets guests mix aerial yoga, grounded Yin, sound healing, ecstatic dance and an unusually substantial spa.
- Location: Seseh
- Retreat type: Flexible individual yoga, sound healing and spa
- Yoga style: Aerial, Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, restorative and breathwork
- Price range: IDR 4.335m–5.1m / night
- Food: Full board and afternoon tea
- What is included: Daily classes, sound-healing ceremonies, full board and a massage for every night
- Best for: Spa lovers, choice-seekers and flexible arrival dates
6. Lumeria Yoga — Best flexible in-house retreat in Ubud
Lumeria works beautifully for travellers who want a retreat atmosphere without fixed group dates. Stay in a bungalow, dip into the rotating class schedule, use the sauna and cold plunge, then wander into Ubud when you want more independence.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Self-directed in-house yoga and wellness stay
- Yoga style: Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and meditation
- Price range: US$253–$300 / night
- Food: Meals vary by stay package
- What is included: Accommodation, unlimited yoga classes and unlimited sauna access; two-night minimum
- Best for: Independent travellers and short stays with flexible dates
7. Solana Wellness Retreat — Best intimate eco-luxury reset
Solana targets a clear goal—stress recovery, detox, fitness or relationships—rather than offering a generic wellness week. Small groups and striking bamboo architecture create a cocooned, high-touch experience in the jungle outside central Ubud.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Stress, detox, fitness and personal-growth immersions
- Yoga style: Vinyasa, mindful movement, meditation and breathwork
- Price range: US$1,800–$2,500 / 6 nights
- Food: Plant-based, gluten-free and farm-to-table
- What is included: Accommodation, meals, yoga, workshops, bodywork, ceremonies and selected excursions
- Best for: Burnout recovery and guests wanting personal support
Visit Solana Wellness Retreat →
8. Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat — Best for specialist hosted groups
Floating Leaf has evolved into a specialist setting for facilitator-led groups. Its sea-and-rice-field location, organic dining and open-air yoga space give organisers a beautiful canvas, while day visitors can book compact yoga-and-spa experiences.
- Location: Sukawati
- Retreat type: Hosted groups, venue hire and day wellness
- Yoga style: Facilitator-led; equipped open-air yoga spaces
- Price range: IDR 1.5m–1.8m day retreats; residential quote
- Food: Organic local menus with vegan and vegetarian options
- What is included: Yoga spaces, spa, pool, cultural activities and tailored group support
- Best for: Yoga teachers, retreat leaders and themed groups
Visit Floating Leaf Eco-Luxury Retreat →
9. Bali Wellness Retreat & Yoga Travel — Best for retreat leaders comparing venues
This locally based retreat specialist is useful when one property cannot meet every requirement. It matches teachers with venues across Ubud, East Bali and the north coast, then helps assemble accommodation, food, transport, spa and excursions into one package.
- Location: Across Bali
- Retreat type: Retreat planning and hosted venue packages
- Yoga style: Defined by the visiting teacher or group
- Price range: From US$120–$140 pp / day
- Food: Healthy half-board included in sample packages
- What is included: Venue sourcing, accommodation, selected meals, spa treatment, excursion and airport transfers
- Best for: Facilitators building a private group retreat
Visit Bali Wellness Retreat & Yoga Travel →
10. Balitrees Retreats — Best for traditional Balinese yoga and culture
Balitrees offers something increasingly rare: a retreat built around local village life rather than an imported wellness formula. Guests practise Balinese Watukaru yoga among rice terraces and join healing, cooking and cultural activities coordinated with the surrounding community.
- Location: Tabanan
- Retreat type: Community-run yoga, meditation, culture and spa
- Yoga style: Traditional Balinese Watukaru yoga and meditation
- Price range: About US$320–$720 / 5–10 days
- Food: Three freshly prepared Balinese meals daily
- What is included: Accommodation, daily practice, meals, massage and village cultural activities
- Best for: Cultural immersion and travellers who prefer rural Bali
11. Suenyo Eco Retreat — Best for private jungle romance and ritual
Suenyo is a deeply private, design-led retreat beside the Yeh Poh River. Its bamboo pavilions and plunge pools suit travellers who prefer a bespoke stay, adding private yoga, massage, meditation and a purification ritual rather than following a fixed group timetable.
- Location: Tabanan
- Retreat type: Eco-luxury stay, private yoga, spa and Balinese ritual
- Yoga style: Private yoga and meditation
- Price range: Dynamic room rates; rituals from IDR 1.45m
- Food: Indonesian cuisine with locally rooted ingredients
- What is included: Bamboo pavilion accommodation, private pools, spa menu and bookable purification experiences
- Best for: Couples and design lovers seeking seclusion
12. Surf & Yoga Canggu — Best all-inclusive surf-and-yoga camp
Surf & Yoga Canggu is energetic without losing its retreat feel. Days move between the bamboo shala, coached surf sessions and video analysis, with rice fields around the property and enough communal space to make it easy for solo travellers to meet people.
- Location: Padonan, Canggu
- Retreat type: Residential surf, yoga and wellness camp
- Yoga style: Twice-daily mixed-level yoga and mindful workshops
- Price range: IDR 6.214m–19.304m / 3–7 nights
- Food: Breakfast and dinner included in Balance packages
- What is included: Accommodation, yoga, surf coaching, equipment, video analysis, ice bath and meals
- Best for: Active solo travellers and beginner-to-intermediate surfers
13. The Ark Bali — The Reason Retreat — Best gentle all-inclusive week
The Reason Retreat at The Ark takes a spacious approach to wellness. Instead of filling every hour, the seven-day programme combines gentle yoga, creative workshops, local food, waterfall and temple trips, breathwork and long pauses around the pool.
- Location: Penestanan, Ubud
- Retreat type: Boutique wellness, culture and restorative group retreat
- Yoga style: Slow flow, Yin, meditation and breathwork
- Price range: US$1,900–$2,800 solo / 7 days
- Food: Fully vegetarian full board
- What is included: Meals, airport transfers, massage, yoga, crafts, ceremonies and excursions
- Best for: First-timers and travellers who dislike packed schedules
Visit The Ark Bali — The Reason Retreat →
14. The Palm Tree House — Best choose-your-own women’s retreat
The Palm Tree House runs year-round and lets guests choose the emphasis. Zen packages centre on yoga and spa, Active packages add surf or fitness, while Healing packages explore Ayurveda, detox and Balinese therapies.
- Location: Canggu
- Retreat type: Women-only yoga, surf, fitness, Ayurveda and spa
- Yoga style: Yoga varies by chosen Zen, Active or Healing package
- Price range: US$2,394–$2,994 / 7 days
- Food: Healthy retreat meals and refreshments
- What is included: Accommodation plus a custom mix of yoga, surf, fitness, spa, healing and sightseeing
- Best for: Friends or solo women wanting a flexible luxury programme
15. Ubuntu Bali Eco Yoga Retreat — Best eco-conscious Canggu stay
Ubuntu hides a pocket of greenery inside busy Canggu. It is especially appealing to Ashtanga practitioners, but the programme also includes guided classes, meditation, bodywork and short themed retreats for guests who want structure.
- Location: Canggu
- Retreat type: Eco stay, scheduled retreats and yoga intensive
- Yoga style: Mysore Ashtanga, Hatha, guided classes and meditation
- Price range: IDR 3.7m / 2 nights to 14.58m / 6 nights
- Food: Breakfast included; fuller retreat packages add meals
- What is included: Yoga-inclusive rooms, pool and optional coaching, detox, massage and sound healing
- Best for: Ashtanga practitioners and longer independent stays
Visit Ubuntu Bali Eco Yoga Retreat →
16. Bali Yoga Retreats — Best affordable flexible-start programme
Bali Yoga Retreats keeps its offer simple: a short residential programme, meals and daily practice at an approachable price. Flexible start dates make it useful for travellers fitting a retreat into a longer Indonesia itinerary.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Residential yoga and meditation retreat
- Yoga style: Hatha, Vinyasa, pranayama, meditation and philosophy
- Price range: US$499 shared; US$699 private / 5 days
- Food: Vegetarian meals included
- What is included: Accommodation, food, daily practice and a five-day programme with flexible starts
- Best for: Budget-conscious beginners and flexible dates
17. Gaia Retreat Center — Best for detox or deep meditation
Gaia sits among rice fields close enough to walk into central Ubud, yet its programmes feel contained. Choose the treatment-heavy detox and yoga retreat or a quieter transcendental meditation stay, both supported by an on-site wellness setup.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Detox, yoga, meditation and private group hire
- Yoga style: Dynamic and restorative yoga, meditation and breathwork
- Price range: US$1,695–$3,000 / 5–7 nights
- Food: Detox liquids or nourishing meals depending on programme
- What is included: Accommodation, transfers, treatments, yoga or meditation, workshops and selected excursions
- Best for: Structured inner work and health-focused stays
18. Rapture Surfcamp Padang Padang — Best for surf-first travellers who still want daily yoga
Rapture is a surf camp first, which is exactly its appeal. The Padang Padang base offers a pool, open-air practice space and a sociable rhythm built around the best breaks on the Bukit Peninsula, with yoga helping tired shoulders recover.
- Location: Pecatu, Uluwatu
- Retreat type: Surf camp with yoga and half board
- Yoga style: Daily recovery-focused surf yoga
- Price range: About €54–€125 / night
- Food: Breakfast daily and five dinners weekly
- What is included: Accommodation, daily yoga, half board and surf guiding; coaching and equipment packages cost extra
- Best for: Social surfers from beginner to advanced
Visit Rapture Surfcamp Padang Padang →
The Shala sits among rice paddies but remains convenient for Ubud. Its unusually broad menu ranges from a straightforward Healthy Holiday to spa, Ayurvedic, Pilates and therapeutic-yoga programmes, so it is easy to match the intensity to your mood.
- Location: Ubud
- Retreat type: Yoga, spa, Ayurveda, Pilates and healthy-holiday packages
- Yoga style: Daily Hatha/Vinyasa-style yoga, therapeutic yoga and meditation
- Price range: IDR 15.23m–35.4m / 3–6 nights
- Food: Vegetarian full board with drinks and snacks
- What is included: Transfers, accommodation, meals, yoga, treatments and selected in-house experiences
- Best for: Travellers wanting clear package choices and rice-field calm
20. Fivelements Retreat Bali — Best high-end Balinese healing sanctuary
Fivelements is one of Bali’s original eco-conscious wellness addresses. Bamboo architecture curls along the Ayung River, while plant-based cuisine, Balinese healing, sacred arts and a serious spa make it ideal for a restorative splurge rather than an austere yoga intensive.
- Location: Mambal, near Ubud
- Retreat type: Luxury wellness, Balinese healing and spa
- Yoga style: Hatha, Yin, meditation, breathwork and sacred arts
- Price range: Roughly US$209–$358 / night; programmes extra
- Food: Refined plant-based cuisine
- What is included: Suites or villas with bookable wellness journeys, healing rituals, yoga and spa treatments
- Best for: Luxury seekers and couples who value spa and food
Visit Fivelements Retreat Bali →
Which part of Bali is best for a yoga retreat?
Ubud has the island’s deepest yoga ecosystem and the widest choice of teachers, vegetarian cafés and healing treatments. Choose it for an immersive practice or teacher training, but stay outside the centre if traffic noise bothers you. Cemagi, Seseh and Canggu mix rice fields, beaches and surf; the farther west you go, the calmer the atmosphere becomes. Tabanan is best for rural culture, while Uluwatu and Pecatu suit travellers who want dramatic coastlines and surf to lead the day.
Best time for a Bali yoga retreat
April to October is Bali’s drier season and the easiest period for beach time, excursions and outdoor shalas. July and August bring the largest crowds and often the highest room rates. November to March is wetter and more humid, but showers are frequently intense and short; quieter roads, vivid green rice fields and better-value rooms can make the wet season a lovely choice for a retreat centred on practice and spa time.
What to check before booking
- Ask whether taxes, transfers, meals, treatments and excursions are included.
- Compare the daily schedule and maximum group size—not just the number of classes.
- Tell the organiser about injuries, pregnancy, allergies and dietary requirements before paying.
- Confirm cancellation terms and suitable travel insurance in writing.
- Check the newest guest feedback for construction noise, teacher changes and room maintenance.
- For detox or fasting programmes, seek appropriate medical advice before booking.
Editorial note: This guide was comprehensively researched and updated on 2 September 2026. Programmes and prices change frequently; use the official links above for the latest availability.
…..great list! And there is sooo much more!
[…] there’s so much to explore and love here. Getting back to the topic, let’s check out the best spiritual retreats in Bali for […]