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| Ayurveda Massage - For Health and Healing - For Rejuvenation - For Feeling Good | ||
| A unique holiday for those who would like to enjoy the benefits of Ayurvedic treatments in an authentic setting at the famous Ayurveda Centre at the Taj Residency, Calicut. Choose from a range of rejuvenation and detoxification programmes (with 7, 14, 21 or 35-day treatments), perhaps enhanced by a finale by the backwaters or an Indian Ocean beach. | ||
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| Ayurveda Dhara treatment - Taj Residency, Calicut | Pool & Jacuzzi - Taj Residency, Calicut | |
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The principles of a holistic healing shastra called simply 'Ayurveda', were first pioneered more than 5,000 years ago. 'Massage' - a word derived from the Greek - is the oldest of all techniques for relieving pain, shaping the organs, regenerating tissues and correcting almost all internal malfunctions. In Ayurveda, the human body constitutes three functional entities, the balance of which maintains health. Acknowledging the importance of massage, all special treatments in Kerala are formulated with a holistic approach to the body and mind. A Golden Days 'Ayurveda Tour' Based at the Ayurveda Centre at the Taj Residency, Calicut our tour incorporates the very best hospitality of this famous centre bearing the trademark Taj hospitality, with a great deal of very serious pampering! The air-conditioned Taj Ayurvedic Centre offers rejuvenation and detoxification programmes as well as effective treatment for arthritis, rheumatism, spondilitis, back problems, Migraine, obesity, blood pressure and nervous disorders. The Centre has fully qualified doctors, trained therapists and yoga instructors. The facilities include three treatment rooms (with self-contained bathrooms and steam rooms), a yoga room and meditation centre. Treatment in Ayurveda involves a life-style consultation and the actual treatment - a cleansing of body, mind and soul. Ayurveda teaches that an imbalance in any one of these dimensions leads to 'ill being'. It is only after a detailed consultation that the physician determines the cause of imbalance and the patient is given a detailed description of the recommended treatment. There is a choice of 7, 14, 21 and 35-day programmes. The 7-day programme is geared towards revitalisation by overcoming tiredness and fatigue - achieved with medicated herbal oils administered during the daily sessions of oil therapy, the internal medicines, as well as the prescribed yoga postures. The 14-day programme is a more intensive course where the oil therapy pervades beyond the 7 layers of skin, right down to the bone marrow and results in the alleviation of joint pain, spondilitis and insomnia. The 21-day programme allows the oil to penetrate right into the body to benefit internal organs and operates as a detoxification process. The 35-day programme is the ideal therapeutic package as it takes 28 days to convert food into its final essence (Ojas). The 35-day allows complete detoxification. 12-Day Ayurveda Tour (with 7-day treatment programme) Day 1 London/CochinDepart London-Heathrow by overnight flight. Day 2 Cochin On arrival at Cochin you will be met and transferred and transfer to the Taj Malabar Hotel for a 2-night stay (Room & Breakfast). Optional evening sunset cruise. Day 3 Cochin Half-day sightseeing of Cochin, exploring the area around the Jewish synagogue known as Jew Town (once the centre of the spice trade), with several curio shops. Visit St. Francis Church, Fort Cochin constructed by the Portuguese in 1510 and believed to be the first European-built church in India. Vasco da Gama was initially buried here, though 14 years later his remains were taken to Portugal. See Bolgatty island, site of the Bolgatty Palace built by the Dutch in 1744 (and now a hotel), and, of course, Cochin's famous Chinese fishing nets. There's time later for an Ayurvedic body massage (optional). Day 4 Cochin/Calicut After breakfast transfer to Cochin railway station for 11 am departure by the Parasuram Express. On arrival in Calicut at 3 pm transfer to The Taj Residency, Calicut for a 7-night stay (Room & Breakfast). Days 5/10 Calilcut Six days of personalised therapeutic treatments, rest and total relaxation! Day 11 Calicut/Cochin Return by train to Cochin station and transfer to Cochin airport for your overnight flight to London. Day 12 London Arrive London-Heathrow this morning. EXTENDING YOUR STAY AYURVEDA
EXTENSIONS The above itinerary can be extended to include 14,
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14-day programme £2000 KERALA EXTENSIONS We can tailor your holiday to include longer stays at any point visited en route. |
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| Taj Malabar Hotel - Cochin | ||
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| Taj Malabar Hotel - Cochin | ||
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| Chinese Fishing Nets - Cochin | ||
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| Restaurant, Taj Malabar Hotel - Cochin | ||
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| Ayurveda Massage - Taj Residency, Calicut | ||
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| Guest Room - Taj Residency, Calicut | ||
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| INCLUSIVE
PRICES (valid until 31 March 2009) from £1490 per person in twin Supplements apply for July/August/December 2007 departures - details on request Price Includes: Economy class round-trip flights from London to Cochin • Airport departure tax and airline insurance surcharge • 9 nights in shared twin/double accommodation • Breakfast daily at the Taj Malabar Cochin • Full Board (vegetarian) at the Taj Calicut • A daily programme of Yoga massage and treatments at the Taj Calicut • Private air-conditioned car transfers • Sightseeing (with English-speaking driver-guide) and entrance fees • Parking, toll charges and driver allowance • Assistance of our local representatives when required. Price Excludes: Personal insurance and any special insurance for activity sports • Government taxes • Tips, porterage and expenses of a personal nature. A valid passport (minimum validity 6 months from return date) is required. All clients must be fully insured from the time of booking. |
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