Hiking and Yoga Retreat at Suryalila (Sept 2027)

Hiking and Yoga Retreat at Suryalila is an all-inclusive, six-day yoga retreat in Villamartín, Cádiz, in the south of Spain. It is led by Lidiya Petkova and held at Suryalila Retreat Centre. It suits anyone who wants to pair a daily yoga practice with time on foot in the Andalusian landscape, and who would rather have the days planned and the essentials taken care of.

What to Expect

The retreat is built around two things that complement each other: yoga and hiking. The yoga practices are meant to guide you deeply inward. The hikes are chosen to inspire you and to immerse you in nature. Together they give the week a natural rhythm of turning inward and then moving outward, with the body doing the work in both.

The retreat runs for six days and is all-inclusive, so there is little to organise once you arrive. This is a guided retreat with a set programme, which is different from the centre's self-designed stays, where guests choose their own activities.

Part of the purpose is generosity. Ten percent of profits from the retreat go to charitable organisations, so each place taken contributes to something beyond the week itself.

About Lidiya Petkova

Lidiya Petkova leads the retreat and is a musician. She also leads Suryalila's related Adventure and Yoga retreat, which pairs daily energising and restorative yoga with outdoor adventures. Her work in these retreats centres on bringing yoga and the outdoors into one shared week.

The Setting

Suryalila Retreat Centre is in Villamartín, in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. It is a retreat centre with a long-running programme of yoga retreats, teacher trainings and guest-led weeks, and its guests are used to a quiet, nature-focused pace. The hikes on this retreat start from this countryside, and the centre is a calm place to return to afterwards.

Before You Go

Because the retreat is all-inclusive, you do not need to plan your own activities or arrange the main parts of the week separately. Since hiking is a central part of the programme, come prepared to spend time outdoors on foot and bring suitable footwear and clothing for walking in the countryside.

If you are looking for a yoga retreat in Spain that also gets you into the landscape, this week with Lidiya Petkova at Suryalila offers that in a simple, structured form.