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Ashtamudi Ayurveda Week - 7 Days (Kochi, Varkala, Kollam & Kerala)

4.4(8 reviews)7 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Seven days of treatment set by a physician, not a menu. Seven days at a NABH-accredited centre with a resident physician, lakeside rooms and two therapists on every abhyanga.

The Monsoon Ledger
Runs this trip
Wellness retreat
Seven days of treatment set by a physician, not a menu
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Ashtamudi LakeA registered physician sets the programme after a pulse and dosha assessment.
  • Treatment roomsPurvakarma is the preparation phase — oil and heat, over several days, before anything else.
  • Ashtamudi canalsThe canals behind the lake are narrow, shaded and quiet, and a kayak goes where the houseboats cannot.
  • Varkala cliffThe closing consultation gives you a diet and routine to take home, which is the half of Ayurveda that actually does the work.
  • Papanasam Beach
  • Varkala, then outTrivandrum is an hour south of Varkala, which is much closer than going back to Kochi.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 6 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Consultation with a registered Ayurvedic physician
  • All prescribed treatments including the main procedure
  • Daily yoga and a prescribed Ayurvedic diet
  • Closing consultation with a written home regimen

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Kochi and out of Trivandrum
  • Alcohol, coffee and non-Ayurvedic food, which the centre does not serve
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Treatments not prescribed, however much you want them

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Ashtamudi Retreat

Hotel

Days 1–5

Varkala Residency

Hotel

Day 6

What you'll eat

6 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 6 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on days 2–5

16 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

The Monsoon Ledger
4.4 (8)

Based in Jaipur

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.5/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
3.9/5
Accommodation
3.8/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Tara D'Souza – Delhi2026-05-20 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Simple food, well made, and enough of it.

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Nina Hoffmann – Berlin2026-05-20 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Would book with them again.

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Divya Reddy – Jaipur2026-05-20 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would book with them again.

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Farah Qureshi – Chennai2026-05-20 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Recommended.

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James Whelan – Auckland2025-04-28 · Verified booking

Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Worth every rupee.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Aditi Rao – Pune2025-04-28 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.

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Karan Shah – Bengaluru2025-04-28 · Verified booking

Kerala done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would book with them again.

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Carla Mendes – Lisbon2025-04-28 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

Reply from The Monsoon Ledger

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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