Munkudil Ayurveda Yoga Retreat

Beautiful place! The Resort is located in the heart of nature, on the banks of the river. We spent a week there and were very pleased. The rooms are very clean. Great staff, very kind and caring people! We were fed superbly, the food was incredibly delicious! We were treated with great respect and care. Munkudil employs excellent, professional Ayurvedic massage therapists. Each procedure was done according to all the rules of Ayurveda! My friends and I were completely delighted. Thank you very much!

Utterly amazing and very special spot right on the very peaceful river. Great place if you want to hang out and do nothing.

Staff are wonderful. Special thanks to Salesh for being so friendly and helpful in every way!

Check ahead of time whether kayaking / boat trips are possible based on past heavy rain if you are keen on that.

Yoga classes of a slower style than we are used to and very expensive at 1500 (everywhere else we have found them to be a third of that price).

Dear Munkudil Team,
We three families stayed here for one day trip 29th July. It was a gr8 atmosphere and tasty food. We explored the beauty of the river and stayed very much.the lunch provided was excellent, but it was very unfortunate that the dinner made us very disappointed. The marketing executive shared us a superb menu and we were excited to explore together after mesmerizing river baths in the evening. Later once the dinner was placed we didn't find any dishes in the menu shared. At the same time some of the dishes were served for lunch.
Suggestion/Recommendation:
1- Drinking water availability in all rooms
2-Food needs to be sufficient as per shared menu.
3- Availability of sufficient bath towels, since this is located near the river.

If you seek a quiet, river front, serene space to unwind, look no further (family friendly). Mankudil offers a home away from home, amazing staff, home food, yoga and Ayurvedic treatment options. Thoroughly enjoyed and strongly recommended!

It is a perfect place to treat yourself and enjoy the beauty of nature. The entire staff here is very welcoming and kind. The food is amazing and completely organic. One of the most peaceful places I have ever been to.

The location of the resort is great. It is on the bank of the river, we calm, well maintained.
The staffs are very friendly and taking care of all your needs to make you feel that you are stay is enjoyable. The are very helpful and supportive. The Ayurvedic massage was nice. Appreciation to all staffs including Ayurvedic massage teams

We cannot forget the mouth watering food. They have made whatever we we liked. We would like to visit again.

Thanks you all for the rememberable stay.

Beautiful, serene location away from all the hustle, on the banks of river. Good rooms, delicious traditional food, courteous & helpful staff. A nice, clean pool.

One of the finnest Ayurveda yoga retreat centre in Kerala. Great facilities that will surely satisfy your every needs. Homely food will surely make you more of a traditional malayali and of course the Nature Beauty it's absolutely stunning. Elephants, peacock, migration birds etc.to see on the riversides. The fresh cool air will make your day wonderful and joyful. In my opinion it's the best one for Nature lovers.don't waste time come fall love with Nature.

We spontaneously booked this place the day when we arrived in Kochi. God somehow brought us to this place with no expectations. He knows what our body, mind and soul needs. We had Ayurveda treatment including the check-up with the doctor, oil massage, vegetarian food which was amazing and made me fall in love to Indian food and of course the yoga (2x/day) with Harry who is a very good teacher. I love how he taught us proper breathing.
We indeed relaxed like we never did before. The staff were also nice and genuinely friendly like we've found a family and a home in India. We can really say that they love and enjoy what they do.
We were also blessed that the other guests were a nice company especially during meals (3x/day). It was awesome. I would love to come back to this place again.

I was here only for a few days, but I totally fall in love with this place and became part of the family when I left. The scenery is amazing, I can gaze for hours enjoying the nature beauty; the staffs are all very kind and always take care of your needs, and they prepared delicious vegetarian Indian food. And I have to thank Hari for arranging everything here, he patiently answered my questions since booking the retreat, giving 2 daily yoga classes with varieties, taking us to the town for dinner, considerate and helpful.
I would really like to be back again and again! Wish you all the best.

It has been absolutely fantástic! You come here with the idea to experience a bit of yoga and/or ayurveda and you come back home with a deep connection with the Indian culture. Starting from the welcoming to the final yoga session, me and my wife enjoyed all the yoga classes with Hari (thanks again for all the moments), the ayurvedic treatments, the amazing local and fresh food, the view from the building, the architecture and all the details that connect you with this wonderful land. We are already talking about it to all our friends!

Please go for Bamboo birds watching cottage.
This will be the best room at Munkudil.
Just relax with out phone, trafic, testion
Absolutly awesome place with an ayurvedic package

Highly recommended. Friendly and helpful staff. Stunning location in nature. Much more of a retreat-feeling than a clinic-feeling, very nice treatments nevertheless (disclaimer: I have no previous ayurveda nor yoga experience, but it felt very good!). Stayed a week, could easily have extended!

I went to Munkudil to get some help winding down and to try out ayurvedic treatments for depression, anxiety and stress. I had a fairly brief consultation with a doctor who (via an interpreting secretary) prescribed various herbal medications, treatments and yoga. While my ailments aren't fully treated or gone (that wasn't my expectation or hope) I definitely do feel lighter and less stressed. I would attribute it partly to me just taking a break in this serene place away from the everyday bustle, but I believe the care and attention I received definitely played a major role.

The house is fantastic. It's a small mansion, or a large villa. There are 5 or 6 riverside rooms, a tree hut (on the roadside) and a room on top of the house. The house overlooks a swimmable river with clear water. From my terrace I saw many wild animals, including a herd of wild elephants! And the property is filled with various artwork, making it just a little bit more interesting.

My room was clean and fresh with decent beds, clean sheets and blankets. There was air-conditioning and a fan in the room. I did need to chase out the odd critter (expect it - you're basically in the forest!), but when the staff saw one of my attempts they hurried to help. There are only a few signs of the house aging, like a leaky shower faucet and some broken lights - but the staff were quick at fixing whatever I asked for. There are plants and green everywhere around the house. There's also a small pool with natural water from a well on the property, but I never used it (I preferred the river!). There are CCTV cameras in and around the house (but not in the room, of course).

Apart from an English woman also staying to help set up shop (the house was previously leased, and is now run anew by the owner) I was the only person staying here most of my week, so I basically had the place to myself!

There are neighbouring houses but you don't see them and rarely hear them. The occasional moo or honk can be heard but it's nothing compared to most of India - or to the sound of nature when the sun has set.

Not all, but most of the staff speak only little English - communication was never a problem though.

My only piece of criticism would be the aquariums, albethey beautiful I don't subscribe to any animal living in cages. Apart from that, the feeling you get from Munkudil is a very nature-loving, caring and organic one.

My standard day:
~06: 30 - Wake up, have a cup of tea with a slice of lime overlooking the river and the jungle, saying good morning to birds flying upstream.
~07: 30 - Yoga for about 60-90 minutes. I'm a newbie but enjoyed it a lot!
~09: 00 - Medications followed by breakfast, often a tasty curry and a chutney with dosa or idli. (I can imagine this would depend on whether you get prescribed a strict diet or not, I was not. All food is vegetarian though.).
~10: 00 - Ayurvedic treatment: full body hot herbal oil massages and pouring of medicinal liquids (cold buttermilk, I think it was) over my forehead. Total somewhere around 60-90 minutes. (I definitely lost my perception of time during treatments!)
~13: 00 - Lunch, usually curries, veggies and chutnies with rice and some fruit for desert.
~16: 00 - Tea.
~19: 00 - After saying goodbye to the birds flying back downstream it's time for more medication and dinner. Very varied dishes (again, probably depends on your diet) ranging from tasty to incredibly delicious.

There's isn't a whole lot to do in between the semi-scheduled activities. Even I could find the calm to read a book here.

Many heartfelt thanks to the lovely staff Hari, Lalu, Praseedha, Omana, Debena and Regani and good luck with Munkudil!

PS. I got nothing for writing this short essay, in case you were wondering:)