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If you’re looking at Santani as a viable option for a retreat or vacation, then you’ve already made the right choice. Enveloped by the cool mists of the Dumbara valley high up in Kandy, Santani Resort and Spa is one of the few luxury escapes in Sri Lanka that offer a wide range of activities that suit many different temperaments.
As the name implies, you can have an all-encompassing spa treatment, along with massage and pampering to your heart’s content. For those who don’t usually take the time out for themselves, this can be the perfect solution. You will emerge feeling wonderfully content and happy.
Santani prides itself on having some of the best Ayurvedic doctors and practitioners on their staff. Depending on your goals, they will give you a range of traditional treatments designed to make you feel better in a holistic way. This means a customized meal plan, special herbal decoctions and other treatments at the hands of the best that Sri Lanka has to offer.
Unlike other properties that offer yoga as the latest hotel trend, Santani offers it as a way for guests to learn to reconnect to their body’s energy and the Earth. Visiting masters from all over the world regularly hold workshops and consultations, but there are highly experienced yogis around the year with 2 yoga sessions a day. None of your lycra-clad downward dog here though; it’s all about balance and breathing at Santani.
There is a trail that leads to the Hulu river which meanders along the bottom of the property which will take about an hour. Guests can bathe in the crystal clear and icy cold waters after the dusty trek and make their up again in time for lunch. Alternately, Santani is located in a bird paradise, and the on-site naturalist can take you bird watching or over other little treks that will reveal more natural hidden gems.
If nothing else, Santani has panoramic views of the sunrise and sunset from its rooms, built separately in such a way that not one inhibits the view from the other. The wall facing the valley is entirely made of glass and you can watch the mist form in the valley and rise steaming into the sky from your bed.
From the quiet reader to the outdoorsman, from the businessman looking for rejuvenation to the housewife looking for some inner peace, Santani is ready to welcome you into its folds.
