Name: Big Banana Island Retreat
Address: Valiapazhampilly Thuruth, Chendamangalam, 683512 North Paravur, India, Vypin, Vypin, Vypin, 683512, India
Rating: 10

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Big Banana Island Retreat is truly a special place on Earth—not just for the rare beauty of its surroundings, offering a safe haven for those lucky enough to visit, but especially for the people and the exceptional care they provide.

Whether you seek rest, healing through Ayurveda, learning, personal or spiritual growth, this is a place where you can have an unforgettable experience.

From the yoga classes to the fabulous cooking, the opportunities for life guidance, Ayurveda consultations and treatments, the lush gardens, and the comfort of the rooms—every last detail has been carefully thought out to nourish your body, mind, and soul.

I am deeply grateful for my time here, which has left me renewed and inspired. I wholeheartedly recommend Big Banana Island Retreat to anyone seeking a transformative and peaceful getaway, and I can’t wait to return one day.

Nourish your body, mind, and soul.

Having already come in 2020, I returned in 2024 again for a 10-day treatment. The place is magical with the 5 bungalows by the water. The birds, the sounds of the temples, the sound of the river, everything is conducive to rest.
Yoga classes are given every morning in French and English and aim to relax us. No performance objective.
Ayurvedic treatments are given with great kindness by therapists.

Ayurvedic treatment

What a wonderful place. Geraldine, her husband and the staf are most welcoming. Nice, caring, listening. A magnificent garden, nice rooms, a paradise in a wonderful nature. The ayurvedic treatments are great, the food excellent. Geraldine perfectly knows the insider tips, and will do her best to satisfy her clients. I can only recommend. GO!!

A wonderful place to disconnect

I enjoyed my stay in this Heaven . Geraldine and Deepan take care of us , so attentive people .
The bungalows are confortable
The food is vegetarian, tasty , fresh ,colorful,various, made with love .(cooking look available)
Geraldine’ Yoga is a delicat wake up of our senses.
The Ayurvedic massage/cure is in the traditionnel way ; the therapist is an expert  and follows an doctor ‘ s prescription.
Body and soul are in a so peaceful area :
I didn ‘t want to go back …

An Ayurveda retreat so peaceful

I highly recommend this beautiful retreat grounded in a heavenly location, by a peaceful river. Both Deepan and Geraldine make sure each guest receives the full benefits from the well thought-out program : delicious, fresh and refined vegetarian meals, relaxing ayurvedic treatments, yoga classes and meditation sessions make this a well rounded cure for the body and mind.
The whole setting offers a unique opportunity to reconnect to nature and one's self.
Many thanks to the entire team for their unrelenting kindness and care.

Heavenly retreat

A little paradise, peaceful piece of land near the Periyar River. 
Just enjoy the landscape, the nature, the yoga, the meals, the great ayurvedic treatments.
A place to meditate and to reconnect yourself with nature, a place to rest, a place to experiment...the place to be!
A great place to understand what is yoga and Ayurveda and how it can benefit your body, your soul and your spirit.

Little paradise

Great stay ! People were all lovely and very professional too. Ayurvedic of high quality. Yoga course were great too. Geraldine and Deepan are very attentive. The place is beautiful with very clean and charming cottages. Food is very good too. We were also able to swim in the river and to have boat trip in the backwaters. My son played football with children from the nearby village. Many thanks !

Peaceful stay

I stayed 4 weeks at this beautiful place on that beautiful Island in the middle of the Periyar River. It was a unique experience full of tropical nature, great Yoga and Ayurvedic treatments. Alone the concert of the birds in the morning, the meditative flow of the Periyar and its hourly changing atmosphere, magical! 
Geraldine, the leader of the retreat is a sensitiv and very nice host.
Great food, cooked by Indian moms, is quite authentic Kerala food, just less hot...The room was perfect for my needs, airy, big enough, very clean. 
Thank You so much for all the staff of BBI for making my stay so enjoyable and unforgettable.
I already miss my bicycle trips and walks in this lush and tropical landscape. 


Extraordinary Place to come back to yourself

Big bungalows, most pleasant outside shadowed eating place, quiet and discreet surroundings, a river where to bath.
AND so good welcome and attention to visitors and excellent food.
Top quality ayurvedic cure.

Ahhh....most serene retreat!

Deepan and Geraldine are just fantastic all the team is so nice and sweet (Ayurvedic Doctor, massage people, cookers, servers etc)
The location is so beautiful, on a small island of 700m/ 300m. Great ayurvedic treatment, made yoga practice in the morning, followed by various massages with oil, hot pouches etc... excellent food under the management of “chef” Deepan and with product from the garden
And on top of that, yoga classes and exchanges / discussions with Geraldine and Deepan.
I warmly recommend it


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