Billabong Retreat Sydney

Just 45 minutes from Sydney’s CBD or ten minutes from Rouse Hill, there’s a boutique yoga retreat in the treetops that offers a full day program of yoga and meditation, organic, vegetarian meals and a chorus of cicadas to soothe you to sleep. The 30-bed resort is eco-certified (50 litres of rainwater is allocated per person, per day) and it’s good value for solo travellers, who can opt to share a dorm, as well as groups or couples who might hire a deluxe cabin, complete with rolltop bath. A typical day might start with 7am yoga practice, drawing meditation before lunch, a massage in the afternoon and a discussion about nutrition before a healthy dinner, made by owner Tory von Bergen. Plus, prices include use of the retreat’s bicycles and aqua therapy magnesium swimming pool. Day breaks are available too, from $200pp.