SwaSwara

Gokarna, Karnataka

A yoga retreat beside Om Beach, and nothing to do but the point of it.

The place

Twenty-four villas set around a pool among coconut groves and paddy, a few minutes from Om Beach — so named because of the shape it makes. A proper retreat rather than a hotel with a yoga mat: full programmes, Ayurveda, meditation, art, and a kitchen built around what the garden grows.

What is there

  • Yoga and meditation programmes
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Art classes
  • Dolphin watching and boat trips
  • Hiking in the Western Ghats behind
  • Om Beach a few minutes away

Getting there

About two hours from Goa's Dabolim airport.