Varkala Cliff & Beach Chill Retreat
★ 4.0 (2)📍 Varkala· by The Wandering SoulsVerified ✓
Highlights
- ✦ Sunrise yoga on the North Cliff
- ✦ Papanasam beach and the mineral springs
- ✦ Kappil lake where the backwaters meet the sea
- ✦ Surf lesson with a local instructor
- ✦ Janardanaswamy temple and the Sivagiri Mutt
- ✦ Sunset from the helipad ground every evening
Quick facts
- Group size
- Up to 14
- Transport
- train
- Stay
- hostel
- Difficulty
- easy
- Duration
- 4D3N
- From
- Bangalore
What's included
Stay
- ✓ 3 night(s) stay — hostel
Food
- ✓ Meals as listed in the day-wise plan
Transport
- ✓ AC tempo traveller / bus from the boarding hub
- ✓ All local transfers, tolls, parking and driver charges
Team
- ✓ SoloTrips-verified trip captain throughout
- ✓ First-aid kit and emergency support
Not included
- ✕ Meals not listed in the itinerary
- ✕ Entry fees and camera charges unless stated
- ✕ Personal expenses, tips and anything not in inclusions
- ✕ Travel insurance
Day-wise itinerary
Day 1 — Train to Varkala, cliff sunset⌄
Overnight train from Bengaluru arrives at Varkala Sivagiri late morning. Check in on the North Cliff, an easy afternoon on Papanasam beach, then sunset from the cliff edge and dinner at a shack.
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🏨 Cliff-top hostel, North Cliff
Day 2 — Yoga, surf lesson and springs⌄
Sunrise yoga on the cliff, breakfast, then a beginner surf lesson at Edava. Afternoon at the mineral springs and the Janardanaswamy temple, evening free.
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🏨 Cliff-top hostel, North Cliff
Day 3 — Kappil backwaters and Anjengo⌄
Kayaking where the Kappil backwaters meet the sea, then the Anjengo fort and lighthouse at Anchuthengu. Back for a long lunch and a nap before the sunset ritual.
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🏨 Cliff-top hostel, North Cliff
Day 4 — Sivagiri and the train home⌄
A quiet morning at the Sivagiri Mutt and a last swim, then the afternoon train back to Bengaluru.
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Cancellation policy
| Cancel before | You get back |
|---|---|
| 15+ days | 90% refund |
| 7+ days | 50% refund |
| 3+ days | 0% refund |
Refunds processed within 7 working days.
About the organiser
The Wandering Souls✓ Verified
310 trips completed · since 2019 · ★ 4.6
The Wandering Souls runs slower, smaller trips with a stated focus on making solo women travellers comfortable — female trip leads on every departure, verified stays, and a no-alcohol policy on retreat itineraries. Backwaters, beaches and meadows rather than summits.
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★ 4.0 · 2 reviews
★ 5 · Exactly what a solo trip should be
Booked alone and knew nobody on the bus. By the second morning we were splitting breakfast and swapping camera rolls. Captain kept the timings tight without making it feel like a school trip.
★ 3 · Fine, but the food was repetitive
No complaints about safety or logistics, and the stay was decent. Three meals of the same menu got old though, and one viewpoint was skipped because we ran late.