Six Senses Vana is an international ashram, luxury wellbeing retreat and a world-class blissful sanctuary. A spiritual spot in which to reconnect with your deepest self through a fully customised programme.
Where you are going...
Six Senses Vana is situated on the slope of a lychee and mango plantation in the northern Indian province of Uttarakhand, nestled at the foot of the Himalayas. This region is a significant pilgrimage site for Hindus who come to express their faith along the holy Ganges River. It is also where The Beatles discovered their spiritual journey. Discreetly located in one of Dehradun’s more upscale neighborhoods, the retreat is surrounded by forests, hills, and trees on three sides. The nearest airport is Dehradun Airport, approximately a one-hour drive away.
Why you’ll love it...
The unique appeal of Six Senses Vana is underscored by the substantial number of returning guests it attracts. More than just a destination spa, Vana is a warm refuge, a retreat, and an embrace for the soul. It offers a space where you can physically and mentally catch your breath, pause, and work on your personal goals. This intimate destination spa prioritizes personal growth, healing, and relaxation, rejecting the notion of set and pre-determined cure programs. Your doctor at Vana will craft a personalized plan for you, fully tailored to your specific needs at that moment. Here, you'll discover peace and tranquility along with the knowledge necessary for stress reduction, detoxification, or weight loss. Additionally, gentle guidance is provided to support healing from emotional or physical challenges.
Six Senses Vana is not only somewhere people rest and heal; it is also somewhere to learn and develop new habits. Your retreat at Six Senses Vana goes hand in hand with your personal wellness journey and your relationship with eating and food. The team offers advice and shares knowledge to help you make informed choices and develop better personal habits. The wellness team and the kitchen work in synergy to offer you what you need. Gradually, you will build up a new personal rhythm for yourself.
This philosophy not only applies to the food, but also the sessions and treatments. The treatments provide immediate relief, but also have a rebound effect on your mind, emotions and long-term goals. For example Abhyanga massage (four-handed massage with scented Ayurvedic oils). Through interim consultations, you and your doctor will review your progress and fine-tune your programme, making minor adjustments.
There are 55 treatments and consultation rooms, steam rooms, a Finnish sauna, infrared sauna, indoor and outdoor pools and a well-equipped gym. There are ample quiet spots – both indoors and out – for meditation and yoga. The treatment menu is extensive.
Holistic Activities and Sports
Yoga
Chanting
Meditation
Cooking classes
Readings
Tennis and badminton
Wellness workshops
Hikes and excursions
Music lessons
What’s on the Menu
Food in India is traditionally seen as divine. And as food is offered to the gods, so the Six Senses Vana kitchen offers food to its guests. The food is what gives Six Senses Vana and its guests strength and vitality. The nature and environment dictate the menus, and the kitchen will adapt meals to your personal goals and preferences. Due attention is also given to feeding the brain with information. Food can either heal or harm, which is why you are given a wealth of advice about food that you can take home with you and use to make your own healthy choices. There are two restaurants: at Anayu, you’ll enjoy traditional Ayurvedic meals, whilst the menu at Salana features vegetarian and vegan options, but also organic meat, fish and poultry.
At Six Senses Vana, the kitchen staff crafts everything fresh, from bread and butter to wasabi and ice cream – nothing comes out of a packet. All products used are organic and sustainably grown, either nearby or in the resort's own herb and vegetable garden. The in-house apothecary serves as a bridge between nutrition and traditional medicine. It produces drinks, tinctures, extracts, herb mixes, and preparations prescribed by the doctors based on the principles of Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine), natural medicine, or modern Western dietetics.
Whether you eat alone or in company is up to you. There is a communal table where you can exchange your experiences with others, and absorb the wisdom of the doctors and therapists who will also pull up a chair here.
We love
The morning ritual: the yoga and ‘Om chanting’, a powerful start to the day
The extensive (holistic) activity programme: try the Raga therapy! This ancient music therapy promotes deep relaxation, reflection and rest. Or take a meditative walk through the yoga orchard
Rishikesh and Haridwar: two sacred Hindu towns in the North. Well worth a visit
Daily use of smart Bio-hacks- compression therapy, pain relief and tension release
Good to know
The starting price mentioned is indicative and may vary depending on availability at the time of booking. Certain discounts may not be included.
From € 1.300 p.p. sharing a room / From € 1.700 p.p. single room
Pureandcure Benefits
Complimentary roomupgrade from Garden room to Forest room (guaranteed) OR from Bodhi Suite to Forest Suite (subject to availability)
Complimentary signature treatment (30 minuten) per person every five days
Discounts on your stay! Request a tailor-made offer now!
Yoga
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Yoga
From € 3.100 p.p.
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Min. 5 nights, full board, yoga and treatments
From € 3.100 p.p.
Min. 5 nights, full board, yoga and treatments
What’s included
Complimentary airport transfers from Dehradun Airport
Stay in the selected room type
Full board cuisine for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (drinks excluded)
Yoga consultation and screening upon arrival
Departure wellness consultation
Daily2x private treatment or session (choice of yoga, meditation, fitness session and specialized treatments such as massages, Tibetan treatments and Ayurveda)
Attire to wear within and outside Vana, footwear, summer, and winter accessories
Daily use of smart Bio-hacks- compression therapy, pain relief and tension release
Good to know
The starting price mentioned is indicative and may vary depending on availability at the time of booking. Certain discounts may not be included.
From € 9.750 p.p. sharing a room / From € 11.500 p.p. single room
Pureandcure Benefits
Complimentary roomupgrade from Garden room to Forest room (guaranteed) OR from Bodhi Suite to Forest Suite (subject to availability)
Complimentary signature treatment (30 minuten) per person every five days
Discounts on your stay! Request a tailor-made offer now!
Weight Management
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Weight Management
From € 9.750 p.p.
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Min. 14 nights, full board, Ayurveda
From € 9.750 p.p.
Min. 14 nights, full board, Ayurveda
What’s included
Complimentary airport transfers from Dehradun Airport
Stay in the selected room type
Full board cuisine for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner (drinks excluded)
Wellness consultation upon arrival
Departure wellness consultation
Daily 3x private treatment or session (choice of yoga, meditation, fitness session and specialized treatments such as massages, Tibetan treatments, natural healing and Ayurveda)
Attire to wear within and outside Vana, footwear, summer, and winter accessories
Daily use of smart Bio-hacks- compression therapy, pain relief and tension release
Good to know
The starting price mentioned is indicative and may vary depending on availability at the time of booking. Certain discounts may not be included.
From € 9.750 p.p. sharing a room / From € 11.500 p.p. single room
Pureandcure Benefits
Complimentary roomupgrade from Garden room to Forest room (guaranteed) OR from Bodhi Suite to Forest Suite (subject to availability)
Complimentary signature treatment (30 minuten) per person every five days
Discounts on your stay! Request a tailor-made offer now!
Important
Flights to Delhi (DEL) and domestic flight to Dehradun Airport (DED) in 1 hour or fly to Delhi and take a train to Dehradun (6 hours)
Transfer time from airport: Dehradun - 60 minutes
Check-in 2 PM / Check-out at noon
Early check-in and late check-out is possible with an extra charge and subject to the availability
There is a mandatory surcharge for holiday gala dinners (not yet shown in the price)
There are one heated indoorpool and one outdoor pool
Internet is free
Bathrobes, towels and slippers are provided in your room
Passport and Visa
Ensure your passport is valid and you have a visa if necessary. Whatever nationality you are, please check the terms and conditions that may apply of your passport requirements when travelling to India so please contact your nearest visa office. All foreign nationals entering India are required to possess a valid international travel document in the form of a national passport with a valid visa obtained from an Indian Mission or Post abroad.
All Individual visa seekers are requested to apply for the Indian Visa through online application link. Or apply by typing the URL: https://indianvisaonline.gov.in. In either case, no hand written application form will be accepted by any of the Indian Mission/ Post, where-ever online Visa facility has been implemented.
Health Information for Travellers
Some vaccines are recommended or required for India. The CDC and WHO recommend the following vaccines for India: typhoid, Japanese encephalitis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rabies, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and influenza, depending on which area you travel to.
For more information, please consult your GP (doctor) or a health travel clinic at least six weeks before you go.
Rooms
The interiors of the modern, comfortable bedrooms are calming, decorated with natural materials and have floor-to-ceiling windows with view of the hills and trees.
Six Senses Vana biedt werkelijk een levensveranderend perspectief op welzijn. Hun alomvattende benadering van gezondheid, waarin Ayurveda, Tibetaanse geneeskunde, fysiotherapie met Dr. Arushi, reflexologie met Dr. Subhash, acupunctuur met Dr. Dimple gecombineerd worden, heeft voor mij een revolutionaire impact gehad. Hun deskundige en bedreven beoefenaars hebben mijn aandoeningen nauwkeurig kunnen diagnosticeren door simpelweg mijn pols te lezen, wat mij verbaasde. Ze hebben niet alleen mijn medische problemen aangepakt, maar Dr. Prashant heeft mij ook geleerd hoe ik een gezond leven kan leiden. De nadruk op zelfzorg en het stellen van jezelf boven anderen heeft diep resonantie gevonden bij mij.
De biologische voedingsopties, samen met diverse wellnessprogramma's zoals Ekanga Patra Pinda Svedana met Kaizizhiala, Hor Gyi Metea, Hot & Cold Stone Therapy, Shirodhara, Detox Body Buff, hebben mij geholpen een staat van balans en welzijn te bereiken waarvan ik nooit had gedacht dat die mogelijk was. De integratie van acupunctuur, reflexologie en mentale wellness heeft mijn ervaring bij Six Senses Vana verder verrijkt. De holistische aanpak van genezing en verjonging verdient echt lof. De serene en rustige omgeving vormt de perfecte achtergrond voor mijn wellnessreis. Het volledige team zorgt ervoor dat je genezen terugkeert en dit heiligdom onderhoudt, en streeft ernaar dat je er optimaal van profiteert.
Mijn persoonlijke kookles met chef-kok Ashish, Babysha die subtiel erop stond om geen 2 eiwitten te mengen, Ankit die ons tijdens onze maaltijden vermaakte - de lijst is eindeloos. Na 20 jaar doktersbezoeken hoop ik nu aan mijn wellnessreis te beginnen en ik ben van plan om elke 6 maanden terug te keren. Een verborgen parel zijn de kunstwerken rondom het hoofdgebouw en de wellnessruimtes. Van de open vlaktes tot het kabbelende water met levende vissen, zo metaforisch en toch zo passend voor de wellnesservaring. Mijn oprechte dank aan het hele team; jullie leveren allemaal fantastisch werk.
Anneke
June 23, 2023
Vana is dé plek om naartoe te gaan als je jezelf wilt verwennen, de zorgen van het leven wilt vergeten en zowel je innerlijke als uiterlijke zelf wilt revitaliseren. Het was mijn eerste keer en zeker niet mijn laatste keer. Ik heb er een week doorgebracht en vertrokken als een vernieuwd persoon, volledig ontspannen en opgeladen.
Vana biedt Ayurvedische behandelingen in combinatie met Tibetaanse massages, gezichtsbehandelingen en talloze yogaklassen - alles wat je nodig hebt om jezelf te verwennen. Alle behandelingen zijn van uitstekende kwaliteit. Het eten is ook absoluut heerlijk. Ze bieden een variëteit aan vegetarische en niet-vegetarische gerechten in het hoofdrestaurant en vegetarische en niet-vegetarische Thali in hun tweede restaurant. Je wordt verwend met keuzes in alles.
Hoewel sommigen het misschien wat prijzig vinden, is elke uitgegeven cent aan Vana een investering in je welzijn die aanzienlijke voordelen oplevert. In tegenstelling tot andere wellnessresorts waar je niet buiten het terrein mag komen, kun je bij Vana de omgeving verkennen als je dat wilt. Het team regelt dit graag voor je. De vrijheid om je activiteiten te bepalen is een opmerkelijk aspect.
Ik raad ten zeerste aan om jezelf te trakteren op de yogayama-behandeling, de diepweefselmassage en de ontspannende ayurvedische massage, die wordt aangeboden op je eerste dag. Bij Vana hoef je alleen de kleding mee te nemen waarin je bent gereisd; ze voorzien je van comfortabele witte kleding om tijdens je hele verblijf te dragen, waardoor het overbodig is om veel outfits in te pakken - onthoud alleen je badpak.
Ik begon deze reis alleen en vertrok met prachtige vriendschappen. Ik wil het hele Vana-team van harte bedanken voor hun uitzonderlijke gastvrijheid en zorg tijdens mijn verblijf.
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