Nikki's Nest Ayurveda Resort

About the centre

Nikki's Nest is a seaside Ayurveda resort at Chowara, beside an old fishing village in south Kerala. Its website puts it about 20 km from Thiruvananthapuram international airport and says it has worked in Ayurveda health tourism since 1996. The resort calls itself snug and cosy, with a sea-facing yoga floor, a poolside sun deck, a small library and a gift corner.
Ayurveda is presented on pages covering Ayurveda in general, Ayurveda in Kerala and the treatments offered at the resort, though the pages we read do not name individual therapies or durations. Yoga has its own page. Meals are served in two restaurants, one vegetarian and one seafood, and the site also has pages on beach care and on the resort's environmental efforts.
The same group runs a riverside forest lodge near the Peppara wildlife sanctuary, which some guests may like to combine with the coast.
Ask the resort which programme types it currently offers and how long a stay it suggests; we pass your dates to it and ask for a quote.

Who it suits

Guests who want a smaller coastal Ayurveda stay near Thiruvananthapuram airport, with yoga by the sea.

Programme types listed on the centre’s site

• Ayurveda treatments
• Yoga

Questions to ask this centre

• Which Ayurveda programmes are on offer this season, and how long a stay do you suggest?
• How is the yoga timetable arranged, and is it open to guests who are not on a programme?
• The beach is close: what swimming and sea-safety guidance do you give guests?
• Can the vegetarian restaurant meet my dietary needs throughout the stay?
• How is the airport transfer arranged, and what happens if my flight is late?