You will experience some of the most colourful, healthy and truly tasty food on the planet. Home-cooked meals and the chance to dine out alfresco style in one of the many tiny street-side restaurants around the local area. This trip is all about caring for your body and what you put into it is just one element of the exciting journey you'll take part in during your time here.
Modern, spacious double ensuite rooms with access to the veranda and just steps away from the garden and yoga area.
A Day in the Life
6am – Wake up to a locally picked banana and fresh coffee
6.30am – Surf lesson just five minutes tuktuk drive away
7.30am – 10 min tuktuk to our sanctuary
7.45am – Communal, silent breakfast with fresh smoothie bowls and coffee
8.30am – Free time
12.30pm – Communal, traditional Sri Lankan lunch
3pm – Authentic, fairtrade, craft and wellness workshops
4pm – Relaxing Sri Lankan tea time
5pm – Yoga session
6.30pm – Free time
7pm – Home cooked meal on the veranda or street food adventure
8.30pm – Return to our Sanctuary
“Island Spirit inspire people travelling to Fiji, Sri Lanka, Barbados and Vanuatu to make positive changes throughout their lives by introducing them to island-based responsible travel and sustainable projects with sensitivity to local values and tradition.”
9 Night Escape
Silent breakfasts with smoothie bowls
Homemade, traditional lunches in the sanctuary
Home-cooked or street food adventures for dinner
6 studies of Hatha and ashtanga asanas (yoga postures) on our roof in the jungle canopy Guided meditation
1 ayurvedic massage
6 surf lessons with local teachers
6 optional, authentic, fairtrade, craft/wellness workshops
Double bedroom with ensuite
Airport collection (3.5 hours drive to the villa)
Ethical Through and Through
It’s time we change the way we travel. If we are to fly long haul let’s do it consciously: offset your carbon footprint, buy locally produced meals, ditch the plastic bottle employ the community. Actively take part in applied conservation projects.
We are the first company in the world to be a member of the World Fairtrade Organisation and specialise in responsible travel so you know your money is going to the right places. A unique space that prioritizes cultural values and environmental welfare while nurturing all your needs and surpassing expectations. We embrace the local community with open arms, nurture the environment and promote the sharing of skills and personal connections.
Our Specialities
Yoga, surfing, locally sourced vegan meals, wildcrafted workshops, including:
Batik printing
Supping
Weaving
Intro to permaculture
Meditation
Soap making
Lacemaking
The lagoon boat ride and cinnamon making trip
Lampshade making
Travel without plastic workshops
Carving
Plastic bricks
Sri Lankan Dance
Yoga dance
Beach clean-ups
Mangrove planting
Ocean ecosystem workshops
8.30 pm – Return to our Sanctuary
“Island Spirit inspire people travelling to Fiji, Sri Lanka, Barbados and Vanuatu to make positive changes throughout their lives by introducing them to island-based responsible travel and sustainable projects with sensitivity to local values and tradition.”
Introducing Sri Lanka’s first Fairtrade, Wellness Haven. A wildcrafted sanctuary nestled under a mango tree near Hiriketiya beach in Southern Sri Lanka.
Our affordable, authentic, wellness experience has been designed to create flexibility and choice for those who are passionate about nurturing their bodies, mind and soul. You won’t find this anywhere else.
Treat yourself to start or continue your yoga and surf practice from a different perspective, where mother nature rules. We have created a unique space for those intrigued about the culture and skills of our Sri Lankan community.
It’s time we change the way we travel. If we are to fly long haul let’s do it consciously: offset your carbon footprint, buy locally produced meals, ditch the plastic bottle employ the community. Actively take part in applied conservation projects.
We are the first company in the world to be a member of the World Fairtrade Organisation and specialise in responsible travel so you know your money is going to the right places.
A unique space that prioritizes cultural values and environmental welfare while nurturing all your needs and surpassing expectations. We embrace the local community with open arms, nurture the environment and promote the sharing of skills and personal connections.
Yoga, surfing, locally sourced vegan meals, wildcrafted workshops, including:
Batik printing
Supping
Weaving
Intro to permaculture
Meditation
Soap making
Lacemaking
The lagoon boat ride and cinnamon making trip
Lampshade making
Travel without plastic workshops
Carving
Plastic bricks
Sri Lankan Dance
Yoga dance
Beach clean-ups
Mangrove planting
Ocean ecosystem workshops
22nd October 2022
9 nights all-inclusive £930
17th December 2022
7 nights all-inclusive £780
24th December 2022
9 nights all-inclusive £1210
Double en-suite bedrooms with access to your communal veranda.
From the UK we have recently seen flights as low as £547 on Opodo, LHR-COL.
Book before 30th September 2022 and receive a 10% discount.
Free one-hour yoga flow download on payment of your deposit
Add on workshops and lessons available.
Tailormade, Fairtrade, off the beaten track, tours around Sri Lanka also available.
We’ve spent five years growing our community in Sri Lanka and listening to what people want to receive and what locals want to teach.
We are a small, social enterprise where more often than not, you will not only talk directly with Kirsty, the Director but be taught yoga and a variety of workshops by here too! You are not one of the masses, this is more personal and you are much more connected with both the local people and the environment you are in. By travelling with Island Spirit you are already helping generate fair income for the local people.
Creating opportunity for everyone.
A constant, relaxed flow of active participation.
We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge and passion.
Join our rare and unique, Fairtrade, travel chain designed for ethically minded travellers.
