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So what’s the best national park for a yoga retreat or your yoga and hiking vacation?!
Well really, they can ALL be very good national parks that!
National parks come with amazing views, and they are outdoors, so you really can’t go wrong in making any national park a part of your vacation.
So, what exactly IS a yoga and hiking vacation?! Well, you could make it into a few different things.
A hiking and yoga vacation could mean that you hike to your yoga spot. You could make it a day hike or an overnight backpacking trip.
Or you could make it something like you stay outside a national park and do your yoga and wellness sessions there, and then include some hiking excursions to the national park.
Either way, you’ll get yoga AND national parks! (Which tends to mean yoga and hiking.)
Booking your yoga retreat
The yoga retreats below are listed on bookyogaretreats.com.
You can take a look at the daily schedule to see if it seems exciting to you.
You can check to see the different types of holistic approaches are included.
And you can see the FOOD that is offered. In some cases they get detailed as to what the meals will be like. You can confirm that there are vegan and vegetarian options available.
You’ll find pictures of the retreat’s surroundings.
You can also read up on the instructors and their backgrounds in training to get an idea of what their approach to yoga is and the type of information you may learn at the retreat.
And most importantly, you’ll be able to find reviews of people who have participated in the retreat, positive and negative experiences!
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Here are some wellness retreats that combine yoga and national parks to take a look at to get you started
1. Yoga retreat in Utah: Yoga + Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park
5 days/4 nights wellness, yoga, and hiking retreat
When to go: September 2023, October 2023, November 2023
Cost: Starts at $1,900
For this Utah yoga retreat, you’ll stay at a luxury cabin just outside Zion National Park, and then included in each day is a hiking trip to Zion National Park (3 days) or Bryce Canyon National Park (1 day).
Zion is one of the top visited national parks in the US.
Both parks are known for their geological formations, with Bryce Canyon being known specifically for hoodoos.
Get more info and read the (glowing) reviews about this Utah national park yoga retreat.
See in pictures what makes Zion National Park great and what makes Bryce Canyon National Park great.
2. Yoga retreat in Arizona: Yoga + Grand Canyon National Park
4 days/3 nights wellness, yoga, and hiking retreat
When to go: May 2023, June 2023, July 2023, September 2023
Cost: Starts at $1,000
For this Arizona yoga retreat, you’ll stay about 45 minutes outside of Grand Canyon National Park, and the retreat will include a visit to the Grand Canyon.
You can also stay in a yurt during your retreat, and this means that you can also make your retreat a classic Arizona glamping experience!
Also included can be swimming or hiking in Sedona (another Arizona icon and known for its energy vortex), stand-up paddle boarding, or rock climbing.
You can decide when you want to go (based on availability, of course!) on this northern Arizona yoga retreat from May through September.
This yoga retreat is for all skill levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced.
Get more info and read the reviews about this Grand Canyon national park yoga retreat.
See in pictures what makes Grand Canyon National Park great.
3. Yoga retreat in California: Yoga + Yosemite National Park
3 days/2 nights backpacking and yoga retreat
When to go: June 2023, July 2023, August 2023, September 2023
Cost: $1,000 per person
For this California wellness retreat, you’ll be hiking, camping, and doing yoga in Yosemite National Park!
You’ll be hiking to see beautiful viewpoints. (This also means you’ll be hiking to your yoga spots!)
You can decide when you want to go (based on availability!) on this California national park yoga retreat from July through September, with your overnight gear (aka camping gear) included.
Best suited for beginner and intermediate skill levels. Vinyasa yoga is practiced.
A trip like this would also likely be much more enjoyable if you trained for the hiking part of it in advance too! Because it’s at high altitude, it’s also possible you’ll feel out of breath quicker than usual too.
Get more info about this Yosemite national park yoga retreat.
4. Yoga retreat in Washington state: Yoga + Olympic National Park
7 days/6 nights yoga, meditation, hiking, forest bathing, and beach vacation
When to go: August 2023
Cost: $1,000 per person
This Washington wellness retreat will spend some time taking place within Olympic National Park, including camping for 4 nights at a national park campground, 1 night backcountry camping (you’ll hike to your camping spot), followed by a night of staying at lodging on a river.
Included is meditation in the forest! Riverside yoga hearing the flow of the water is also included.
If you’re looking for a yoga retreat that will allow you to get in touch with nature, this retreat may be for you!
Planned activities include: forest bathing (forest therapy), sunset walk, swimming at a lake or river, hiking to waterfalls, soaking in natural mineral hot springs, silent meditation walk, beach yoga, riverside yoga, maybe see some wildlife, and then of course the camping.
See more about the activities in the program and sample daily schedule section.
Hatha yoga is practiced.
Get more info about this Olympic national park yoga retreat.
Want to explore more options for a yoga and hiking wellness vacation?
If you aren’t committed to going to a national park, there are many more yoga retreats that have a theme of yoga and hiking that don’t specifically including national parks. These wellness retreats are devoted to getting outdoors and walking around in nature, though!
Take a look here at more yoga retreats that including hiking activities!
HAPPY RETREATING IN A NATIONAL PARK!
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