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Vinoba Ashram, Gotri, Vadodara, Gujarat
Nisargopachar Kendra (Vinoba Ashram)
Gandhian nature-cure stays: diet, fasting and yoga
Details checked on the official site, October 2026 · We never take bookings or commissions
A Gandhian nature-cure centre on a three-acre campus at Vinoba Ashram in western Vadodara, taking about 40 residents at a time. Stays of 10 to 60 days combine a prescribed diet or fast, naturopathy treatments, yoga and counselling under resident doctors.
Started in 1978 by the Vadodara Jilla Sarvodaya Mandal, in the Gandhian tradition
Fasting, juice and raw-food diets alongside hydrotherapy, mud packs and massage
Daily morning yoga, evening relaxation and prayer with health talks
Starts from
₹1,400 / night
per person · Plus GST
About ₹9,800 per person for 7 nights
- Stay
- Meals
- Treatments
- Yoga
- Meditation
General-ward bed incl. diet and routine treatments; ₹1,400 one-time fees; tax extra if applicable
Indicative. Checked on the official site, October 2026.
Before you book
Arrival
Arrive any day
Couples
Couples can share a room
Phones
Phones allowed
Food
Vegetarian food
Booking
Apply on their site
Taxes
GST added to prices
Great for
- serious healing
- budget travellers
- weight & fitness
Maybe not for
- Short breaks: the minimum is 10 nights
Good to know before you go
- Bookings for a month open on the 1st, three months ahead, by phone
- Tea, coffee, tobacco and outside food are not allowed; leaving campus needs the doctor’s permission
- Arrive on a weekday morning with ID, PAN card and your medical reports
Programs & stays
Rooms: Separate men’s and women’s general wards, shared or single rooms, and AC semi-deluxe and deluxe rooms
Program names and lengths change. Check the retreat's calendar for current dates.
When to go
Best Nov–Feb. Nov–Feb is mild and dry; Apr–Jun is very hot; Jul–Sep brings monsoon rain
- Winter · Dec–Feb
Getting there
Nearest airportVadodara (BDQ), ~25 min drive (11 km)
By trainVadodara Jn, ~15 min drive (5.5 km)
- ~490 km from Mumbai, best to fly
- ~1,060 km from Hyderabad, best to fly
- ~1,100 km from Delhi NCR, best to fly
- ~1,540 km from Bengaluru, best to fly
Researched from the retreat's official website and public sources. Details change, so confirm prices, dates and policies with Nisargopachar Kendra (Vinoba Ashram) before booking.
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