Topas Yoga and Wellness Retreat
Trip Overview
Indulge in the enchanting nature and culture outside Sapa on a 4-day weekend wellness retreat at Topas Riverside Lodge and Topas Ecolodge. Enjoy yoga, meditation, delicious plant-based meals, and incredible mountain vistas.
Like the sound of this retreat but want to change the number of days or level of yoga? Simply get in touch and we can arrange the right retreat for you.
Wellness
Everyone is Welcome!
Standard
Tour Price
Come with a friend for just 10.980.000 vnd/person!
Single supplement starting from 15.080.000 VND/person!
Highlights
- Trek little-visited paths through rice terraces in grand valleys.
- Get to know more about the Red Dao ethnic minority culture
- Enjoy your own bungalow and private balcony at the stunning Topas Ecolodge
This Tour is Perfect for
- Getting away from the more heavily touristed trails of Sapa
- Hikers and culture enthusiasts
- Families, couples and solo travellers
Detailed Itinerary
Topas Travel creates tailor-made tours for our guests according to their specific requests. This itinerary has been designed to show you just one of many options
Day 1: Whisked away to the mountains
Hanoi/Noi Bai Airport – Nam Cang Village – Topas Riverside Lodge
Enjoy the comfort of the Topas Mountain Express on your way to the remote Nam Cang Village. A short walk through village and over a wood bridge brings you to Topas Riverside Lodge for your farm-to-table vegan lunch.
Spend the afternoon as you please enjoying the nature that surrounds the lodge. Take a wander, simply sit in peace on the riverside veranda, or book your included traditional Red Dao herbal bath.
At 17:00 a 1-hour yoga session will be held in the calming second floor space of the lodge, with its stunning high roof and views over the jungle. The session will stretch out your back, neck, and shoulders before you head back down, full relaxed, to enjoy a healthy and delicious dinner.
Distance: 5h transfer | Meals: Lunch, Dinner | Activities: 1h Vinyasa | Overnight: Topas Riverside Lodge
Day 2: Adventure awaits
Topas Riverside Lodge – Nam Pa Valley – Topas Riverside Lodge
Begin your day with Wim Hoff method workshop in one of Topas’ natural river pools before you enjoy lemongrass tea and a wide breakfast spread. Next up it will be time for a gentle hike into the jungled mountains.
A narrow path winds up the valley side to an incredible lookout spot where you will see grand mountain peaks, rice terraces and the riverside hut below which is your destination for lunch.
The Nam Pa BBQ hut has been set up by Topas for our guests to enjoy personalised lunches cooked by our Red Dao team. On this wellness break, you can expect plenty of fresh produce which will be prepared while you enjoy a nature meditation and breath technique workshop.
After lunch and your hike back to the lodge you’ll have some time to relax more before a restorative yoga session at 17:30 to end another perfect day in this idyllic landscape.
Later, fall asleep to the sounds of the river after another nutritious dinner.
Distance: N/A | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner| Activities: 20′ Wim Hof Method Workshop – 8km hike – 30′ meditation – 60′ restorative yoga | Overnight: Topas Riverside Lodge
Day 3: Red Dao discovery
Topas Riverside Lodge – Nam Cang Village – Topas Ecolodge
Let the sounds of the river act as an alarm clock as you rise out of bed for a 7:00 Vinyasa flow practice to kick off the day.
Following breakfast you can wander through Nam Cang Village and learn of the exquisite embroidery and botanical knowledge of the Red Dao people. See silversmiths and families creating paper from bamboo. Those who want to wander further can head into the jungle and fields to see how herbs and plants are collected for the herbal baths and medicine.
Back at the Topas Riverside Lodge you can enjoy lunch before your picturesque drive up the mountains to the Topas Ecolodge, one of the most iconic resorts in Asia, just a 45-minute drive away.
The afternoon is yours to simply enjoy everything the lodge has to offer, from the two infinity pools to the Rice Spa and more.
Distance: 45′ transfer | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Activities: 90′ Vinyasa – 2h village visit | Overnight: Topas Ecolodge
Day 4: Up in the clouds
Topas Ecolodge – Thanh Kim Village – Noi Bai/Hanoi
What better way to start the final day of your break than a morning yoga session by one of the infinity pools with jaw dropping views over the mountains? This will be an experience of a lifetime to remember forever.
Ready for the day, you can then take the short walk to the Stilt House Restaurant for an indulgent buffet breakfast.
The remainder of the day is yours to enjoy the mountains before your departure back to Hanoi or the airport.
Extensions to your stay at Topas Ecolodge are of course available, or we can arrange for more travel in Vietnam to the destination of your choice. Our travel designers are able to assist to create the right itinerary for you – simply get in touch.
Distance: 5h transfer | Meals: Breakfast, Lunch | Activities: 90′ Vinyasa and breath technique
Tour Includes
Excludes & Important Notes
- 2-night stay at Topas Riverside Lodge
- 1-night stay in Premium Executive Bungalow at Topas Ecolodge
- All meals as indicated in the program
- 1 traditional Red Dzao herbal bath at Topas Riverside Lodge
- Unlimited access to drinking water during transportation, activities, and at the lodge (please bring your own water bottle)
- Round-trip transport from Hanoi/Noi Bai Airport (join-in)
- 1 x bilingual (ENG and VN) local tour guide during activities on day 2 and 3
- 1 internationally certified English-speaking Yoga instructor
- All entrance tickets and tour permits to local villages and Hoang Lien National Park
- Drinks other than water
- Personal travel items
- Minimum of 10 participants needed for trip to depart
- Prices are quoted in VND and include government VAT
- Cancellations made 30 – 15 days prior to arrival date will be charged 50% of the total amount
- Cancellations made 14 – 7 days prior to arrival date will be charged 70% of the total amount
- Cancellations made within 6 days prior to arrival date or no show will be charged 100 % of the total amount
- In the event of trip cancellation due to Covid-19, we offer a credit valid until end of 2021 to rebook another retreat or any other services with Topas.
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