15 Unforgettable Yoga Vacations Around the World

Regularly practicing yoga at your local gym or yoga studio is great. But a few days at an exotic yoga retreat is even better. It's a chance to immerse yourself in all things yoga, while also experiencing a new destination. There are countless unforgettable yoga retreats and resorts around the world accommodating all types of budgets.

Yoga and an eco-spa, in Costa Rica-does anymore need to be said? Located in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, Blue Osa Retreat & Spa Beach Resort is a tropical paradise where visitors can both relax and renew. The resort includes a world-class yoga studio, beautiful and elegant eco-friendly accommodations and meals harvested from the property's organic garden. If you haven't started packing your bags already, here's one more tidbit to make you drool: The property is only 50 meters from a beautiful remote jungle beach.

Bali is pretty fabulous no matter how you slice it. But a weeklong yoga and meditation retreat in the Balinese jungle is off the charts when it comes to relaxing getaways. Renowned as a center for spiritual and physical healing, SUngai Spa at Nandini Jungle Resort & Spa offers a unique riverfront setting where the sound of flowing Ayung River lulls guests into a state of relaxation. Guests can engage in yoga sessions with yoga expert Mary Tilson, from Florida.

This yoga experience combines perfect surf, deserted beaches, ocean view yoga classes and healthy food. The third annual Practice, Breathe, Surf Nicaragua will take place November 10-November 17 in San Juan del Sur at the Costa Dulce Resort. Your days will begin early with a power yoga class, later there will be surf lessons and an afternoon yoga session. The goal is to send you home feeling healthy, strong and recharged. As for the resort itself, think natural living meets rustic luxury.

Miraval is legendary in the wellness world. Known for its all-inclusive wellness resorts, Miraval's Arizona location offers 120 complimentary wellness activities, lectures and fitness classes weekly, including countless yoga options. To say the yoga offerings here are extensive would be an understatement. Choices include aerial yoga, Boga yoga, yoga groove, yin yoga, chakra vinyasa yoga and dream yoga, to name just a few. In between all the downward dogs, there's also art, photography and cooking classes.

Need another excuse to visit Thailand? Kamalaya Koh Samui, a wellness sanctuary and holistic spa resort located on the island of Koh Samui, provides an excellent option. The resort offers Personal Yoga Synergy Programs that are three, five or seven nights long. Programs include one-on-one yoga sessions with customized instruction and complementary treatments including massages and Ayurveda therapies. Daily yoga sessions will be tailored to your skill

A boutique yoga retreat center in the Caribbean, Casa Om is located 16 miles south of Cancun. The property was built and designed specifically for hot yoga and has a stunning hot yoga room. There are also senior yoga instructors from all over the world leading classes at Casa Om, which offers visitors a variety of options including Vinyasa yoga retreats, Kundalini yoga retreats and Hatha yoga retreats. When not participating in yoga classes, there's a beach to explore on the property as well as a diverse coral reef just offshore.

For half a century the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas has been a top healthy vacation destination. The Nassau-based beach getaway offers a "Yoga Vacation Program" that was designed to ensure relaxation for the body, mind and soul. The daily schedule includes early morning meditations, afternoons filled with activities of your choice such as experiential workshops, attending a lecture or a healing arts session. And of course, there's plenty of yoga each day.

Museflower combines wellness, nature in an all-inclusive vegetarian retreat center. Located in Chiang Rai, Thailand, the retreat offers yoga, meditation, spa time and creative workshops. Yoga retreats range from three, five and seven nights and include two Hatha classes daily. And an optional extra not to miss - luxuriating in the property's Himalayan rock salt pool

Celebrated yoga teachers gather at this facility outside Helena to pass on their yoga knowledge to students. Feathered Pipe Ranch offers a variety of retreat programs throughout the year with visiting teachers. Each retreat is based on a different theme such as Big Sky Bhakti Bliss and also Opening to Joy: Freedom Yoga Under the Big Sky. The ranch meanwhile, is nestled in the pristine Rocky Mountains and surrounded by the Helena National Forest.

Yet another legendary name in the health and wellness retreat world, Cal-a-Vie has received numerous awards for its outstanding offerings. Days here are completely tailored to your specific goals, desires and needs based on more than 100 exercise classes and in excess of 20 different mind, body, spirit classes. Among the yoga choices are Chakra yoga, Aqua yoga, power yoga, Vinyasa yoga and Fun Flex yoga. Three, four and seven-night packages are available.

Located in western Massachusetts, Kripalu is a famed yoga center with a rich diversity of activities. It offers more than 700 programs a year. There's a variety of healing arts packages that allow visitors to experience all that Kripalu has to offer. Each of the packages include treatments and holistic experiences aimed at nurturing, healing, relaxing and educating you during your stay. And when not exercising, you can explore the beautiful grounds. Kripalu is surrounded by more than 100 acres and sits on a hilltop with outstanding views of the surrounding woodlands, hills and valleys.

About as far from it all as you can get, this award-winning luxury spa resort is located in the Himalayan foothills of Northern India. Situated on the 100-acre Maharaja's Palace Estate, Ananda is surrounded by Sal forests and overlooks the small, spiritual town of Rishikesh. Health offerings meanwhile include Ayurveda, yoga and Vedanta. The property offers a variety of wellness and getaway packages.

This wellness mecca has won so many awards it would be impossible to list them all. Located in Tecate, just south of San Diego, California, Rancho La Puerta was established in 1940 and has been going strong ever since. It is a fitness and spa center that offers healthy vacations and encourages integrative wellness for people of all ages. Many experts credit Rancho La Puerta with starting the modern fitness revolution. The ranch offers seven-night stays during which you will have access to hundreds of classes and a renowned spa.

Yoga on a privately owned Greek island? Yes, please. The experience will make you feel like a globetrotting Jackie Onassis. Silver Island Yoga is known for its unique eco yoga experiences aimed at those in search of inner peace and a temporary escape for the hustle of modern life. The exclusive retreat accommodates only 10 guests at a time. And when not practicing yoga you can explore the picturesque island with its 60 acres of gently rolling hills, small idyllic coves and ancient olive groves.

Italy already has so much to offer - history, fabulous food, stunning countryside. But now you can add an outstanding yoga vacation to the Italian mix. Kaliyoga offers seven-day yoga retreats in Puglia (an area named the most beautiful region in the world by National Geographic). The center focuses on Ashtanga Vinyasa and focuses on taking the time to break each pose down and allow the body and mind to fully integrate the subtleties of each posture. There's also plenty of relaxation and therapy offerings here, and outstanding food based on a menu that varies with the season.