Take a wellness vacation to rejuvenate your body and mind while reconnecting with your inner self.
1,725 USD/ Pax
From 1,385 USD/ Pax
Minimum 2 guests/ package
07:00-08:00 | Depart from Hanoi Opera House by our shared Limousine Shuttle Bus for a 4-hour drive to Avana Retreat. |
11:30-12:00 | Warmly welcome by our team upon your arrival. |
While waiting for your room to be ready, enjoy your lunch at our Green Chili Restaurant (with supplement). | |
14:00 | Check-in your room. |
Relax and enjoy your free time after a long transfer. | |
15:00-16:00 |
Settle in your villa/bungalow for some free time before starting your foot relaxation at our Orchid Spa. |
16:00-17:30 | Enjoy a complimentary afternoon snack and Happy Hour (buy 1 get 1) at our Cloud Pool. |
Evening | Dinner is at your own expense. |
20:00 | From Sunday to Thursday: Out-door movie (1.5 - 2 hours). |
Friday & Saturday: Live dance performance (45 minutes). | |
Friday | Sweet potato and corn roasting by the fire (1 - 1.5 hours) and watching a movie at Stilt House Museum (in winter). |
07:00-08:00 | Ease your mind and body in our 45-minute complimentary Yoga class. |
06:30-10:00 | Enjoy your breakfast at our Green Chili Restaurant. |
Morning | Choice 1 of 2 options of half-day excursion as below: Local Village Walk (Easy): For guests seeking a private exploration of Mai Chau, this pleasant walk will give you a memorable experience of some of the most peaceful countryside scenery. With a guide walking alongside, you will slowly meander through ethnic villages, deserted country roads, and a hanging bridge, and stretch your legs on paddy rice fields. Along the way, your guide will provide an insight into the lives of local people and the region's picturesque landscape. OR Half Day Nature Trek (Intermediate): Leave modern life behind to hike into the mountains. Start from Avana Retreat to trek through the nearby forest before you reach the top of a tranquil mountain where you can behold the breathtaking views over Thai villages. Continue to walk on narrow dirt paths, passing local cornfields, cassava fields, bamboo forests, and paddy rice fields to visit other villages. On the trek, you might see farmers, and hear buffalo's bell ringing out in the air. You also visit a local house and listen to them sharing stories and traditional life customs in an ethnic village. |
Return to Avana Retreat by Avana Retreat’s vehicle. | |
Afternoon | Lunch is at your own expense. |
Private Singing Bowl Meditation: Let the soothing hums of singing bowls appease your turbulent mind. Relax and connect with your inner self while tuning in to the bowl's echoes and vibrations. A one-hour session of sound bathing in the tranquil environment of nature will restore your well-being. | |
Return to our Orchid Spa for a Detox Therapy. And relax in the best of both worlds. Enclose into smooth, new skin with our exfoliation elixir, then wraps up in a holistic body mask that highlights the radiant glow of nature’s care (60-minute package). | |
16:00-17:30 | Enjoy afternoon snack (complimentary daily) and Happy Hour (buy 1 get 1) by our Cloud Pool. |
From 18:00 | Dinner is at your own expense. |
20:00 | From Sunday to Thursday: Out-door movie (1.5 - 2 hours). |
Friday & Saturday: Live dance performance (45 minutes). | |
Friday | Sweet potato and corn roasting by the fire (1 - 1.5 hours) and watching a movie at Stilt House Museum (in winter). |
07:00-08:00 | Ease your mind and body in our 45-minute complimentary Yoga class. |
06:30-10:00 | Enjoy your breakfast at our Green Chili Restaurant. |
10:00-10:45 | Scented Candle Workshop is open at Herbal Room in Orchid Spa. Step on the scent journey of rosemary, rose, sweet orange, cinnamon, and so much more to experience the art of candle making. Choose your favorite scents and learn how to craft a candle step by step. A lovely gift to remind you of Avana Retreat. |
Afternoon | Lunch is at your own expense. |
Private Breathwork Class: Engage in Avana’s Breathwork session and you will learn the proper technique for such a simple process. Pay attention to your breath, cleanse the mind, purify the body, and regulate the flow of energy inside. The best aspect is that anyone can do it. |
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16:00-17:30 | Enjoy a complimentary afternoon snack and Happy Hour (buy 1 get 1) at our Cloud Pool. |
Evening | Dinner is at your own expense. |
20:00 | Using natural and local organic herbs and oils, each treatment at Orchid Spa is about cultivating your health by restoring balance, improving mental health, and uplifting emotional well-being. In the privacy and serenity of Orchid Spa, our therapists gently evoke awareness and sensory experiences and bring back the body’s natural and physical balance so that it can heal naturally. And at 8.00 pm tonight, experience a 60-min deep tissue release treatment. This powerful treatment is designed to alleviate deep-seated tension and muscular stress. Enhanced by a special oil of your selection, our therapists will use light to firm pressure and acupressure techniques to warm your tissue and soften the superficial layers. They then move slowly onto the deeper tissue layers to provide your body with deep relaxation and revitalization. |
Morning | Enjoy your breakfast at our Green Chili Restaurant. |
Full day Thai Village Trek Come along for a delightful half-day trip as we explore four charming Thai villages, the very heart of Mai Chau’s rich culture. On this trekking tour, you’ll stroll along trails leading to rice fields and visit the villages, where the daily lives of the Thai people unfold. With each step of the journey, streams, rice fields, corn and cassava farms, and vegetable gardens gradually come into view, revealing the simple yet incredibly beautiful landscape of Mai Chau. A tasty lunch is served end-tour with an opportunity to rest in a local house. |
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Afternoon | Return to the Retreat for an Avana Signature Soothing Treatment of 60-minute. Our signature treatment tailors to your specific needs. It is a combination of individually chosen essential oils, a medium to firm pressure, acupressure points, and the stimulation of circulation. The therapeutic advantage of warm Vietnamese herbal packs is added to this treatment to soothe tired muscles and inflamed joints, increase flexibility, and restore energy to your body. |
Enjoy your leisure time before dinner. | |
From 18:00 | Dinner is at your own expense. |
20:00 | From Sunday to Thursday: Out-door movie (1.5 - 2 hours). |
Friday & Saturday: Live dance performance (45 minutes). | |
Friday | Sweet potato and corn roasting by the fire (1 - 1.5 hours) and watching a movie at Stilt House Museum (in winter). |
07:00-08:00 | Ease your mind and body in our 45-minute complimentary Yoga class. |
06:30-10:00 | Enjoy your breakfast at our Green Chili Restaurant. |
Morning | Take part in another private Singing Bowl Meditation at either H’mong Cottage or Thai Cottage to restore your well-being. |
Afternoon | Lunch is at your own expense. |
Stilt House Museum visit: Beautifully located on a low hill and surrounded by trees and wild grasses, a 1970 traditional Thai stilt house is transformed into a museum that showcases objects that we collected from three ethnic groups living surrounding Avana. Have an insight in the beliefs, rituals, and everyday life of the three groups living in the surroundings through the museum’s collections. | |
Then give yourself a little time to look insight into this mountainous area and its ethnic groups in our complimentary workshops. Local artists perform Traditional Thai Weaving and Rattan Basket on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday or Batik Painting on Monday, Wednesday, Friday at the Stilt House. They will give you a hands-on lesson to make Thai crafts on your own. |
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Experience a ‘Touch of local cuisine’ Try how to prepare some local finger food from Avana Retreat’s Chef, presenting the authentic flavor of Vietnam's northwest mountain cuisine. You will visit our organic garden where you pick vegetables and herbs on your own before diving into a hands-on lesson at Stilt House Museum. Our Chef will show you some techniques and easy ways to prepare some fresh snacks for your afternoon. |
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16:00-17:30 | Enjoy a complimentary afternoon snack and Happy Hour (buy 1 get 1) at our Cloud Pool. |
Enjoy your leisure time before dinner. | |
From 18:00 | Dinner is at your own expense. |
20:00 | Return to Orchid Spa at 8.00 pm for a Vietnamese Energy Healing Treatment of 60-minute. This treatment benefits the healing properties of natural oil to enhance skin penetration and create an overall sense of well-being using a combination of gentle to medium pressure, with long strokes and kneading techniques. |
07:00-08:00 | Ease your mind and body in our 45-minute complimentary Yoga class. |
06:30-10:00 | Enjoy your breakfast at our Green Chili Restaurant. |
Then feel free to relax until your check-out time. You might want to spend more time at the Pool or the magnificent waterfalls. | |
11:00 | Check-out your room. |
12:30 | Say goodbye to Avana Retreat and return to Hanoi using Avana's Limousine Shuttle service. |
6D5N Wellness Package: Unwind and Uplift
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