Nepal Retreats: Verified Yoga, Meditation & Trek-Wellness

Retreats in Nepal: what you can book

A retreat in Nepal is a structured, multi-day wellness program with your room and meals included, hosted by an operator our team has verified in person. Four kinds make up most of what travellers come for:

• Yoga retreats: Multi-day programs of daily yoga, meals, and a room, from gentle beginner weeks to advanced intensives. (4 verified, from $390.)
• Teacher training (YTT): Yoga Alliance–registered 200 and 300-hour certification courses, usually with a private room. (2 verified, from $1,480.)
• Meditation retreats: Guided and silent programs, from beginner mindfulness to Buddhist courses and donation-based Vipassana. (4 verified, from $440.)
• Trek-wellness journeys: Licensed-guide Himalayan treks with daily yoga and meditation: Annapurna Base Camp, Poon Hill, and more. (2 verified, from $940.)

How verified booking works

You request your dates for free. The operator confirms availability, and only then do you pay a deposit: our commission, 10% or 15% of the total. On a $1,000 retreat with a standard operator, that's a $150 deposit now and $850 paid directly to your host on arrival. If the operator can't confirm your dates, nothing is charged. See how the deposit and balance work, our 5-point verification, and the refund policy in plain language.

Where: Pokhara or Kathmandu Valley?

Route by traveller type, not by superiority: compare yoga retreats in Pokhara and yoga retreats in Kathmandu.

What a retreat in Nepal costs

All prices on NepalRetreat are all-in, in USD, with the deposit shown before you book. The deposit is our commission: 10% at the founding rate, 15% standard. The balance goes to your host on arrival. The founding-rate deposits below are 10% of each typical band; 2026 verified figures:

Donation-based meditation carries no deposit: you give directly to the centre. For the full breakdown, see the YTT cost guide and each listing's own price panel.

Which retreat is right for you?

Start from what you want, not from a category name. Four common starting points, each routed to the verified retreats that fit:

When to come

Spring (March–May) and autumn (September–November) are the clearest, most popular months; winter suits Pokhara and Poon Hill, and monsoon (June–August) is the traditional Ayurveda season. For the full picture, see the best time for a retreat in Nepal.

Trek-wellness: Nepal's signature experience

The one thing global platforms can't copy: a yoga trek in Nepal. Walk the Annapurna trails, sleep in teahouses, and practise at sunrise above the clouds. Try the Annapurna Base Camp yoga trek or the shorter Poon Hill route.

Free & donation-based options

Some of Nepal's most respected practice is donation-based, and we list it without commission. If you want the traditional 10-day course, read our complete guide to Vipassana in Nepal. Monastery life is open too: our guide to staying in a Buddhist monastery covers which monasteries welcome guests and how to arrange it directly. When you'd prefer a supported paid retreat with a teacher and your own room, compare meditation retreats here.

Prepare for Nepal

• Visas: $30/15 days, $50/30 days, $125/90 days on arrival.
• Seasons: when to come for your retreat type.
• Every common question: booking, safety, food, and more.

Why Nepal (and not Bali or Rishikesh)?

Three places dominate the conversation about a wellness retreat in Asia: Nepal, Bali, and Rishikesh. Each is genuinely good at something, so the honest answer is that it depends on what you are after. Nepal is the only one of the three with the high Himalaya on its doorstep, which is why the trek-wellness journey, a licensed-guide trek with daily practice woven into the trail, exists here and almost nowhere else.

The second difference is how you book. Every operator here is checked in person by our Nepal-based team, and trek guides carry a government licence, a layer of vetting most platforms leave to reviews alone. You pay us only the deposit, which is our commission; the balance goes straight to your host when you arrive, so the money stays with the people running your retreat.

The honest trade-off: Nepal has fewer large resort-spas than Bali, and outside Pokhara and Kathmandu the infrastructure is simpler: roads, power, and hot water can be basic. If a polished resort is the point of your trip, Bali may suit you better. If verified teachers, a mountain setting, and paying only once your dates confirm matter more, this is where to look. Read more about how we verify every operator in person.