Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat

From €1590 or USD $1690 per person

Deposit €500 or USD $690

19 – 26 May 2024

Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat highlights

  • Yoga retreat set in a magical location near Lecce, the Florence of the South
  • Accommodation in a Private Villa
  • Morning Hatha-Vinyasa flow yoga (90 minutes)
  • Evening Restorative Yoga (90 minutes) working on all chakras
  • Learn with Riccardo, our experienced teacher with international experience
  • Stunning hiking through Salento, the South-easterner area of Italy
  • Meet like-minded individuals and share experiences
  • Aperitif on Opening evening (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
  • All Breakfasts and Dinners included
  • Holistic and Sports Massage services available
  • An array of optional activities including cycling, hiking, sightseeing and relax on the beach
  • Make new friends from all over the world: great group atmosphere
  • Join your Italy Gay Travels hosts, Sergio and Kendall

Ostuni, Puglia

€1590 or USD $1690 in double room.

At the moment of Booking a Deposit (€500) is required. Final Payment is due no later than 60 days before Departure.

Solo traveller? Your own en-suite private Room at a very special price: please add a Single supplement of only €490 or USD $549

4-8 people

Fly either to Bari or Brindisi airport.

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Price per person (based on shared double room)

  • €1590 or USD $1690 in Double Room Shared

Single supplement per person

  • €490 or USD $549 in single room

At the moment of Booking a Deposit (€500) is required. Final Payment is due no later than 60 days before Departure.

Services included

  • 7 nights including breakfast
  • 7 Dinners
  • Full use of Masseria facilities
  • 3 hours daily yoga classes (typically morning and late afternoon)
  • Information material
  • 24-hour phone assistance

Services not included

  • 3.5% Credit Card Commission Fee
  • Return flights
  • Transport to and from Brindisi or Bari airport
  • Some meals and drinks
  • Entrance fees and tips
  • Sports/holistic massage services
  • Guided tours
  • Hotel tourist taxes
  • Insurance and everything not listed as Included

Optional Extras

  • Guided day trips to cities including Lecce, Alberobello, Locorotondo and others
  • Guided excursions to the beach
  • Visit to Olive Groves and Oil / Local delicacies tasting session
  • Cooking Class
  • Wine Tasting Sessions
  • Sports/holistic massage services (€65 per hour session)

Transfers To/From Brindisi airport are available, please inquiry for costs

Duration

  • 8 days / 7 nights (7 days of activities)
This tour is accessible to anyone with a basic yoga ability. You need to be in relatively good shape. The daily classes are tailored to everyone so that no matter your level you will learn and progress. If you have not done any yoga we advise that you book yourself on a few classes before the holiday to familiarize yourself with the basic yoga postures.
Selection of apartments in Masseria (farmstead).
7 breakfasts and 7 dinners included.
Upon arrival to the masseria you will be greeted and briefed on the activities of the week ahead. You will be provided with an assistance number you can call us at any time during your stay.

Join Italy Gay Travels on an exclusive Gay Yoga Retreat in the southernmost tip of Italy, Puglia.

The Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat is a full week in a private villa with a pool and beautiful sea views, nearby to stunning beaches. The Villa is close to Gallipoli, the gay beach resort in Southern Italy, and Lecce, known as the ‘Florence of the South’. Set among acres and acres of ancient Roman Olive Groves as far as the eye can see, this magical and tranquil place is the perfect spot to relax and tune out from the noise of our constant fast paced lives! The Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat is designed in such a way that you can either choose this week to improve your practice and spend the rest of your time in a place that is totally restorative and meditational or you can engage in an array of optional activities to discover the magical surroundings. For those who want the practice and a chance to see and do some amazing things, there is an array of add-ons including cycling, trekking, massage services, sight-seeing and dining out.

Visit amazing beaches, explore the quaint towns and villages, and ride through the natural landscape at your own pace.

Primarily we will focus on yoga! No matter what your level, the Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat ensures you are in safe hands. Our Hatha-Vinyasa based dynamic yoga sessions will keep you feeling invigorated and transformed. You will be led by our fun, fantastic and experienced Yoga Instructor: Riccardo. We will start each day with a strengthening based Hatha-Vinyasa flow and evenings will be more calming and restorative.

For more information about the style of yoga we will focus on and the instructors please email info@italygaytravels.com .

For those really looking for the mind, body, spirit experience: look no further. Our Puglia Gay Yoga Retreat offers the perfect solution. The exclusive Villa we have carefully selected offers great services: its equipment features a swimming pool, wifi and on-site massage services and use of a fully equipped kitchen. We will also spend all dinners altogether in typical restaurants enjoying local food: please do let us you’re your dietary requirements so we can tailor the meals accordingly.

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Day 1: Saturday

Welcome

Make your way over to the Private Villa! Close to Gallipoli and Lecce and hidden within acres and acres of ancient olive groves, this is the perfect spot to forget about your troubles, clear your mind and just relax. Upon arrival you will be greeted and shown your room as well as given a tour of the facilities that are at your disposal for the duration of your stay. If the weather is good why not take a splash in the pool?

In the evening, when the group is altogether, join us for an aperitif, alcoholic or non-alcoholic as you prefer. This will be the perfect opportunity to get to know your fellow yogis as well as your hosts Kendall and Sergio. You will also get to meet your Yoga Instructor Riccardo. Remember: this is like a home for one week so please make yourself at home.

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Day 2 to 7

Daily Program

Typically the days on the Gay Yoga Retreat start with an early morning session of Yoga. We will meet either on the rooftop overlooking the olive grove or outside in the grounds of the estate. Each yoga session will be tailored and there will be a mix of familiar poses as well as introducing more challenging ones, depending on your experience. Don’t be too worried about your level, Riccardo is here to help and the classes are designed for everyone to progress.

A hearty breakfast will follow the morning yoga session! We cater for all so please let us know your dietary requirements!

Between breakfast and the early evening yoga class you will have the opportunity to do as much as you like or as little as you like! The Masseria is fully equipped with a bar, Restaurant, Swimming pool, quiet areas and Wi-fi. You can either stay in the Masseria and focus on meditation or you can rent a bike and explore the nearby towns and landscape of Puglia.

There is also an array of activities that we can organise for you, these include:

  • Guided Cycling/trekking of the area
  • Massage treatments (sports/holistic/deep tissue)
  • Cooking classes. Learn the ways to cook the typical regional dishes
  • Wine Tasting experiences
  • Visit to local olive groves with olive oil / Local Delicacies Tasting sessions
  • Guided tours to the nearby cities including Otranto, Lecce, Nardo’, Gallipoli and others

Evening classes will be from 18:00 to 19:30 and will be in the form of the restorative and calming Yoga.

Optional Day Trips to Lecce, Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castro (and Boat Ride), Nardo’ and much more

We are happy to offer guided tours to visit Lecce, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castro, Nardo’, Galatina and many more quaint little towns in the surrounding areas. You will have the opportunity to discover beautiful sites belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Cost: from €65 per person, light lunch included

Other Optional extras 

  • Private Yoga classes @ €75 for 75 minutes
  • Sports/Holistic/Shiatsu massage @ €65 for 60 minutes

 

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Day 8

See you soon!

After breakfast, we all say goodbye (no tears hopefully) to this Gay Yoga retreat! We hope that we see you the next time.
We have designed this exclusive Gay Yoga Retreat for flexibility to ensure that everyone has the best experience. For any other questions, please email info@italygaytravels.com.

1 week with us is not enough? Then you should consider adding our very own all-gay back to back Bike Vacation in Salento, the Southern area of Puglia