Wellness hOLIDAY
7th- 13th October 2024
Quinta da Conceição Azeitao - Portugal
We have now opened the booking for our 2024 Wellness Holiday! We’ve been able to secure an additional night for next year, which will enable a day off mid week for a possible trip out.
Our philosophy is ‘Yoga for All’ which really means all abilities, no matter if you are a novice or have been practising all your life. We would love for you to join us at this wonderful location. The format will be 3 classes a day, pre-breakfast, pre-lunch and pre-dinner and you are free to do as much or as little yoga as you like. It’s your holiday, and like your practice, we want you to feel free to do what’s right for you.
To reserve your space (or spaces) please email us directly with the number of people and your room preference (single occupancy or sharing). We will then send you our bank details so that you can transfer the deposits. We do have an age limit of 18. Please let us know if you have any questions.
The Venue
Quinta da Conceição is a magnificent, newly restored and refurbished 1715 baroque manor house guest house with character filled bedrooms and suites, grand living spaces and a beautiful swimming pool. The house is surrounded by charming gardens, cork oak forests and unspoilt countryside. It is located near Azeitão just 30 minutes south of Lisbon airport.
The Rooms
The house has a mixture of spacious twin and double rooms all with en-suites and wifi. One suite offers a twin and a double with a shared bathroom. There are additionally two, 2 bed, 2 bath apartments in a recently converted outbuilding right next to the main house. These apartments are each set up with twin and double rooms, each room has its own bathroom. Please let us know if you are part of a larger group and would prefer to be together, in an apartment for example. We will endeavour to allocate the rooms as best we can, according to demand.
The Food & Drink
Breakfast will include fresh fruit, juice, tea, coffee, cereals, toast, preserves, eggs etc. All meals will be freshly prepared, healthy and seasonal. House wine will be available with dinner and there is a well-stocked honesty bar if you fancy something else like a beer or Gin & Tonic. Please do let us know if you have any special dietary requirements.
The Itinerary *
Monday: Arrival, check in (late afternoon), welcome, dinner.
Tuesday - Wednesday: 3 yoga sessions per day, breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Thursday - free day to explore local towns / Lisbon or beaches.
Friday - Saturday: 3 yoga sessions per day, breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Sunday: Breakfast, check out, departure.
* Subject to slight changes
The Yoga
The indoor yoga space is a renovated outbuilding adjacent to the main house (below right), with heating/ air conditioning, plenty of natural light, and separate toilet facilities. We’ll be kitting it out with mats and blocks, so no need to try and stuff those into your case if you want to travel light, but if you are attached to your own mat, then its totally fine to bring it.
The morning session will run from 08:00-09:00, a gentle start, awakening, movement and flow. The second session will run from 11:15-12:45 and will explore Asana and Pranayama. Afternoons are free for other activities. The late afternoon session will run from 17:00-17:50.
Other Activities
You can simply relax with a book in and around the house and grounds, by the pool, or make use of the sauna and steam room, pool towels provided. Treatments such as massage will be available, (booked separately). We can also arrange optional workshops on nutrition, wellness, Ayurveda, sound healing, Tibetan bowls etc. if enough interest. If you like your gardening, I’m sure there is plenty to help out with, whether its weeding or harvesting something seasonal from the vegetable garden for dinner.
Further afield, there are wonderful beaches (from 15 mins away) with water sports, golf courses (12 courses from 5-60mins away), winemakers (e.g. Jose Maria de Fonseca), walking, biking, tennis and even Portuguese ceramic tile painting. The city of Lisbon with all its history and culture is approx 30 mins away. You are free to come and go as you please, you may even wish to hire a car. Whatever you decide to do, assistance in arranging any of the above will be at hand.
Prices
All prices are per person, includes all yoga, full board accommodation for 6 nights. The number of rooms is limited so the single occupancy rate is higher than sharing.
Sharing a twin room with en-suite: £1,150
Sharing a double room with en-suite: £1,150
A double and twin with shared en-suite: £1,300. This option is 2 separate rooms that share a bathroom.
Sharing a double and twin with shared en-suite: £950 This option is based on the same 2 rooms above, but requires a group booking of 4 people sharing the 2 rooms and the same bathroom.
Single occupancy double or twin room with own en-suite: £1,475
Flights & Transfers
Flights and transfers are not included in the price. Transfers can be arranged for groups to make it more cost effective once the flights are booked, so please do let us know which flights you are on and if you would like to join a group transfer. Several airlines fly to Lisbon including EasyJet, Ryan Air, British Airways, TAP and Wizz Air.
Booking and Payment options
A non-refundable deposit of £300 per person will secure your space, the balance will be due by Saturday 1 July 2024, but can be paid at any time prior to that date. Cancellation and refund policy: 100% refund (excluding deposit) possible up until 30.04.24. 50% refund (excluding deposit) possible between 01.05.24 and 30.06.24. 25% refund(excluding deposit) between 01.07.24 and 31.07.24. No refunds possible after 01.08.24.
To reserve your space (or spaces) please email us directly with the number of people and your room preference (single, twin, double etc.). We will then send you our bank details so that you can transfer the deposits. We do have an age limit of 18. Please let us know if you have any questions.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Namaste!
Kerry & Declan
K: +447801065225
D: +447798643589