Host your Retreat with Us
Bodhi Khaya offers two all-inclusive venues to hold your next retreat: the main centre of Bodhi Khaya with its meditation hall, accomodation and dining room, and the newly opened Wild Pod, the perfect space for smaller groups. Our helpful team is on hand to assist with everything from bookings, to marketing, to holding the space. Treat your participants to healthy, nourishing food and the gift of vast, exquisite surroundings and its uniquely wild nature.
Please read The Facilitators Booking Guidelines before applying as it will answer many of your questions. Thank you!
Bodhi Khaya Main Centre
Exclusive Use
Bodhi Khaya provides a plug and play solution for Exclusive Retreats. As a facilitator, you can focus your energy on what you do best, while we handle the finer details of your retreat. Situated in breathtaking natural surrounds, Bodhi Khaya offers an exceptional space for a memorable retreat experience.
Please view all the info you need to know about booking our venue for Exclusive Use in our Facilitator Booking Guidelines.
Our rates include:
• Accommodation type of choice
• 3 nourishing vegetarian meals per day
• Use of meditation hall and facilities
• Refreshments - teas, fruit, rusks and locally roasted coffee
• Hiking trails
• Swimming and use of our facilities (eg. Wood-fired sauna)
Wild Pod & Cottages
The Wild Pod offers a more intimate retreat space, that can be catered or self catered. The Wild Pod sleeps up to 14 people if all are sharing, and an additional 8 people if booked with the Cottages. It features a communal dining area, lounge, yoga hall, sunroom and deck, with magnificent views over the valley. Please find all the info you need in the Facilitator Guidelines and the Wild Pod Pricing below.
Our rates include:
• Accommodation type of choice
• Use of the Wild Pod
• Refreshments - teas, fruit, rusks and locally roasted coffee
• Access to hiking trails
• Access to swimming and use of our facilities (eg. Wood-fired sauna)
FAQs about Hosting your Retreat
How many people can the venue hold?
Main Centre: We can host up to 35 people if all are sharing, excluding camping. With camping we can host up to 50. Wild Pod: 18 sharing and up to 30 with camping.
How are bookings managed?
You have the option of using our online booking system RetreatGuru to take bookings for your retreat, either including or excluding your facilitation fee. In the case your facilitation fee is included, we will pay you out the week following your retreat. Should you wish to take your own bookings, the payment guidelines in the T’s & C’s will apply.
What is included in the rates?
Main Centre rates include accommodation, 3 vegetarian meals per day, refreshments, access to hiking trails, swimming dams, wood-fired sauna, cleaning services and use of our facilities and spaces. There is also yoga, chi kung and meditation on offer upon request.
Wild Pod: Includes venue and facilities only as standard. Meals and activities available at an additional rate.
What if I don’t get enough bookings to meet the minimum requirement?
For more information on this please view our Teacher Guidelines.
Will you help us market our retreat?
Main Space: As a facilitator, you are responsible for filling your retreat. We will support your marketing efforts by listing your retreat on our website, including your retreat in our monthly newsletter and resharing your posts via our social media platforms.
While we value your creative expression we may in some cases use our own digital flyer design to display your retreat on our website.
Wild Pod: As a facilitator, you are solely responsible for marketing your retreat.
Who can I contact with more questions?
Please email retreats@bkr.co.za.