Rustic Wellness Retreat in Lakeland
Finland 5 Days 4 Nights
EUR580
Total package price for 1 traveler
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Overview
Highlights
- Enjoy a mindful digital detox retreat, practicing the art of "living in the moment" and getting attuned to your natural rhythm without distractions, rejuvenating your body and mind in the pristine Finnish Lakeland nature celebrating all things nature and all things pure.
- Unwind and enjoy the charming Finnish countryside hospitality in a picturesque pastoral village quaintly lying amidst rolling green hills, placid lake, and wooden village houses in Northern Savo Lakeland, away from the bustling city life.
- Meditative 'Shinrin-yoku' or 'forest bathing' in the pristine Finnish wilderness in the Korkeakoski canyon nature reserve, known for its beautiful Korkeakoski waterfalls - Finland’s highest uniform waterfalls, bogs, and forest creeks, accompanied by a holistic healer.
- Experience the rejuvenating Finnish sauna traditions in a 19th-century rustic rural house-turned-museum, “Kalapuro” in a traditional wood-heated sauna under the guidance of an expert holistic healer and and enjoy treatments such as wild herb foot bath and sauna whisks.
- Indulge in cleansing and relaxing wild herb sauna bath with birch sauna whisks and peat sauna masks using Lehtopeat’s approximately 5000-year old Finnish turve or peat and local sauna specialties such as Koivumahla or fresh Birch sap juice
- A deeply relaxing session of sound therapy in the village house using hand-forged Tibetan bowls, Finnish drums, gongs, and other musical instruments using their vibration frequencies to promote circulation, energy flow, and rejuvenation.
- Enjoy traditional Savonian cuisine, with the ingredients sourced from local farms and forest, including Savo-special ‘Mustikkakukko’ or blueberry pie.
- Learn about wild food and wild herb foraging from a wilderness guide and making wild herb treats such as nettle pancakes or wild herb lotion.
- Enjoy a meditative yoga session accentuated by the elements of water and pristine green space.
Who is this for?
This off-the-grid outdoor-nature-wellness-sauna trail is ideally curated for small groups of adventurous, independent, and active travelers, particularly women and couples who want to detox, relax, and reboot amidst nature. It includes a pampering week of multiple sessions of traditional sauna baths, wild herb and peat treatments, sound therapy sessions and meditative forest bathing to nourish your spirit from the burnouts of daily life by rediscovering your inner strengths and positivity in a digital-free zone. This particular trail could also be customized to suit specific halal or other dietary needs and smaller groups of travelers and groups with kids.
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#Womenretreat #Shinrin-yoku #Digitaldetox #Naturewellness #Guided #Peatsauna #Soundhealing #Canyontour #Offbeatandoffgrid #Finnishvillageculture #Adventureholiday #Foresthiking #Openfirecooking #Wildherbs #Sauna #Slowtravel #Finnislakeland #Halalholiday #Summercottage #Livelikealocal #Holistichealing #Forestbathing #Hiking #Offbeat #Mindful #Sustainable #Finlandvillage #Wildherbfood #Wildfoodforaging #Maaninka #NorthSavo
At a glance
Price Includes
Four nights accommodation in a boutique village inn.
Four breakfasts.
Light forest picnic made on open fire.
One lunch.
One multi-course traditional Savonian dinner.
A guided Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing session in the Korkeakoski forest reserve including hiking in the Korkeakoski canyon trail (3h).
A sound therapy session in the rustic 19th century village house (1.5 hrs).
A wild herb foraging session followed by traditional Finnish wild herb sauna (1.5 -2 hrs).
One peat sauna session with wild herb foot bath.
A guided nature yoga session (1 hr).
Transfers between Kuopio/Siilinjärvi and Maaninka.
Price Excludes
International and domestic flights.
Schengen visa.
Travel insurance.
Anything not mentioned explicitly in Inclusions.
A full-board package (with lunch and dinneron every day) can be tailored @35€/person/day.
Add-Ons
A guided canoeing session to the Pirunpesä (Devil's nest) cliff starting from Tuovilanlahti harbor, including canoe rentals, guidance, safety vest and lunch @115€ /person (2 hrs).
A half-day trip to sample the exquisite gastronomic delicacies of the city of Kuopio, who has been awarded as the European Region of Gastronomy capital 2020-21, could be arranged on demand.
Learn to bake Finnish traditional pastries such as Karelian pies (Karjalan piirakka) or artisan bread (Rieska) @70€/person.
Itinerary
Accomodation: Village B&B Inn.
Charming Lakeland Savo
- Pick up and transfer from Kuopio railway station/airport or Siilinjärvi train station to Tuovilanlahti, a charming Savonian village amidst rolling green pastures, rustic village houses, and azure lakes.
- Check-in to the village B&B inn, just a stone's throw away from the Tuovilanlahti beach, an ideal spot to unwind and enjoy a relaxing swim in the peaceful lake.
- In the evening, experience the amazing world of wild herbs with your wilderness guide helping you to identify wild herbs and forage the ideal plants for preparing a Finnish wild herb sauna bath for you. You could even make your own sauna 'Vihta/Vasta', a wild bouquet whisk made from young birch twigs and other aromatic plants for the massage and stimulation of the skin during the sauna bath. You will enjoy an exceptional traditional sauna bath in the 19th-century Village house-turned-museum Kalapuro. The sauna, an essential part of the Finnish culture, is extremely therapeutic and an ideal start for a detox break.
- Retire to your lodging.
Accomodation: Village B&B Inn.
Shinrin-yoku in Korkeakoski
- After a hearty breakfast at the village inn, set off for a guided meditative stroll in the pristine Finnish wilderness in the Korkeakoski canyon nature reserve, known for its beautiful Korkeakoski waterfalls - Finland’s highest uniform waterfalls. Surrounded by bogs, creeks, and giant trees, and silent except for the gurgling water streams and rustles of the wind among the trees, the nature reserve is an ideal eco-antidote for a mind and brain burned out from everyday pressures of work and life.
- During the walk, your wilderness guide will also make a campfire in nature where you get to experience a light forest picnic made from the wild herb snacks, a real treat to all your senses.
- Return to the village.
- Enjoy a nice buffet lunch in the village inn restaurant.
- You have the afternoon free for swimming in the lake or strolling in the village. Late summer and autumns guarantee an abundance of berries in the forest.
Breakfast, Lunch
Accomodation: Village B&B Inn.
Forest Yoga
- You will have a relaxing day starting with a hearty breakfast.
- In the afternoon, you will experience the relaxing power of an outdoor yoga session conduit to nature and all the natural elements. The tri-effect of yoga, nature, and mindfulness works wonders to soothe your stressed-out body and mind.
- You have the rest of the day for yourselves.
Breakfast
Accomodation: Village B&B Inn.
Peat Sauna & Sound therapy
- In the afternoon, you will indulge in the peat ('Finnish turve') spa treatment, applied as a body and facial mask. Peat is a 100% natural organic natural product drawn from the earth, where bioactive ingredients have combined and formed a substance with skin-nourishing acids and minerals. The therapeutic effects of peat are numerous. It is used for muscle relaxation, skin cleansing and radiance, increase in metabolism, and body detox. In addition to all these effects, it is proven that peat is suitable for practically any type of skin as it has no allergenic effects.
- After the nourishing spa session, enjoy a multicourse traditional Finnish dinner including Savonian delicacies such as Mustikkakukko and locally sourced fresh ingredients from farms and forests.
Breakfast, Multicourse dinner
Accomodation:
New Beginnings!
- After the breakfast, and you will bid good byes to the village
- Transfer to Siilinjärvi/Kuopio.
Breakfast
Know Before You Book
- The program could be combined with Helsinki or Kuopio itinerary on demand.
- Halal, vegetarian and other special dietary requirements can be implemented if informed in advance; the program could be made into a full-board package on demand.
- The in-house restaurant of the village inn serves typically Savonian and Finnish cuisine.
- An afternoon to sample the exquisite gastronomic delicacies of the city of Kuopio, who has been awarded as the European Region of Gastronomy capital 2020-21, could be arranged.
- We reserve the rights to make alterations to the program and/or to the itinerary.
Accomodation & Acivities
*The accommodation is in a boutique village bread and breakfast inn on a twin-sharing basis.
**The given images should be used only as standard references.
