Bodhi Forest Retreat
Bodhi Forest Retreat nurtures soul and soil, offering sanctuary, mindful retreats, and the chance to participate in the cycles of creation and regeneration.
Bodhi Forest Retreat sits just a stone’s throw from Bodhi Khaya, carrying forward the same spirit of sanctuary while opening new possibilities for connection, creativity, and renewal.
As our dedication to conserving the Uilenkraal Valley deepens, so do the spaces we are building to serve both guests and the land.
Here you can enjoy all the beauty and peace that Bodhi Khaya is known for, while also stepping into the future we are growing: a place where ancient forests and trails lead you into the heart of the valley, and where a new barn workshop offers space for learning, making, and gathering.
Bodhi Forest Retreat is rooted in soil and soul, where people, land, and community grow together.
The Barn
Our new multi purpose workshop venue and retreat space. The interior can be set up for many options including yoga and other movement modalities, art creation, food workshops and talks.
Main retreat space
At our main retreat house, we have 6 comfortable double or single rooms. 3 rooms are en-suite and also lead out to an enclosed communal courtyard. We also have 2 rooms that share a bathroom, and another room with bunk bed dormitory-style sleeping with an ensuite.
Separated from these rooms, there is a self-contained flatlet with a fireplace and its own sitting area, perfect for longer stays or facilitators. There is a large communal sitting area to relax and enjoy the large selection of books, which leads outside to the gardens and mountain views.
There is also a large communal dining room, sitting area and large fireplace as well as an outside wood-fired sauna and swimming deck at our dam.
En suite rooms
Our 3 double or single rooms with their own bathroom and courtyard entrance lead from the main sitting room with plenty of space to relax, reflect and curl up with a book by the fireplace.
*Candlewood Room
*Hard Pear Room
*Wild Plum Room
Sugar Bush Room * sleeps up to 4 sharing an ensuite (no courtyard door).
Wild Plum Room
Beautiful double or single bedroom with ensuite bathroom, shower and closet. This room leads from the main sitting area and has its own backdoor to the communal courtyard.
Candlewood Room
Cosy twin bedroom with ensuite bathroom, shower and closet. This room leads from the main sitting area and has its own backdoor to the communal courtyard.
Hard Pear Room
Beautiful double or single bedroom with ensuite bathroom, shower and closet. This room leads from the main sitting area and has its own back door to the communal courtyard.
Sugar Bush Room
Tucked away in the corner of our main sitting room is our family-style dormitory bedroom with bunk beds, which sleeps up to 4 but can also be used as a single or double room. This room has a full ensuite bathroom with a shower and closet.
Buchu and Arum rooms
Our self-contained flatlet in the main house has its own bathroom and sitting room with a fireplace and back door leading outside. There is a comfortable double room as well as a single room in the flatlet.
Buchu Room is a comfortable double or single room, while Arum is a single room. This space is best suited for a facilitator or a small family.
Sharing Rooms
We have 2 beautiful double rooms that share a bathroom and both lead o the main sitting area. Sweet thorn is a smaller double room right next to the bathroom while Milkwood is a more spacious bedroom with its own door leading to the outside area and a bit further away from the shared bathroom.
Milkwood Room
In the main house, we have a beautifully appointed double or single room featuring large views over the gardens and seperate entrance with its own outdoor area. This room shares a bathroom and is situated in the main lounge area.
Sweet Thorn Room
Cosy double or single bedroom with shared bathroom, shower and dressing table. This room leads from the main sitting area and shares a bathroom with Milkwood Room.
Trailer homes
Settled into the ancient forest clearings are our cosy trailer homes. All meals are included with trailer home stays and can sleep doubles or singles. The trailer homes have access to communal bathrooms in the main workshop area and are well-lit and spaced out for privacy.
Bietou
Double or single trailer home settled at the edge of the ancient forest and walking trails.
Honeybush
Double or single trailer home settled at the edge of the ancient forest and walking trails.
Imphepho
Double or single trailer home settled at the edge of the ancient forest and walking trails.
Tortoiseberry
Single trailer home settled at the edge of the ancient forest and walking trails.
Ironwood cabin
Double or single cabin settled at the edge of the ancient forest and walking trails.
BODHI FOREST RETREAT PRICING & PACKAGES
Room Rates
Included in the rates:
Accommodation type of choice
3 nourishing vegetarian meals per day
Fresh fruit, tea,rusks and locally roasted coffee
Daily meditation
Daily beginner-friendly yoga
Hiking on any of our beautiful trails.
Swimming and use of our facilities
Wood-fired sauna
MAIN FARMHOUSE ROOMS ( 8 rooms, 6 en-suite, 2 share a bathroom)
Double or single room en-suite with courtyard access
*Candlewood Room
*Hard Pear Room
*Wild Plum Room
Single occupancy R2 250 pn
Double occupancy R3 450 pn
Double, single room or up to 4 people with en-suite
*Sugar Bush Room
Single occupancy R2 250 pn
Double occupancy R3 450 pn
Sleeping 3 R4 550 pn
Sleeping 4 R5 550 pn
Double or single room sharing a bathroom
*Milkwood Room Single occupancy R2 000 pn
Double occupancy R3050 pn
*Sweet thorn Room Single occupancy R1 800 pn
Double occupancy R2 950 pn
Flatlet with 1 double and 1 single room and bathroom
(seperate entrance and own sitting room with fireplace)
*Arum Room Single occupancy R1 800 pn
*Buchu Room Single occupancy R2 000 pn
Double occupancy R3 100 pn
TRAILER HOMES
( 4 Doubles and 1 Single) Double or Single trailer homes
*Bietou (Double bed)
*Honeybush (Double bed)
*Imphepho ( 2 Single beds)
Single occupancy R1 600 pn
Double occupancy R2 600 pn
Double or Single Cabin
*Ironwood (2 Single beds)
Single occupancy R2000 pn
Double occupancy R3100pn
Single trailer home
*Tortoiseberry
Single occupancy R1 600 p
We also offer the option of renting out the entire retreat main space and/ or the trailer homes and this can be with or without meals included. Contact us for more details on this offering.
Please note that we require a minimum stay of 2 nights.
*Activities on facilitated retreats may differ from our core offering. Please email us or call with any queries you may have.
You can find a list of FAQ on our website: https://www.bodhikhaya.com/faq as well as more details about our facilities included in your stay.
Grootbos Road, Stanford, 7210 Tel: 072 385 6978 Email: info@bkr.co.z