Swantara
SWANTARA
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A three-day digital detox

Leave the screen. Return to yourself.

Swantara is a journey through mind, body and spirit, rooted in nature, temples and quiet views. Three days to slow down and reconnect with yourself, with the land and with the people beside you.

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First batch · leaves Bangalore 6 AM, Fri 30 October

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12 seatsSamarya, Chikkamagaluru · 30 Oct to 1 Nov 2026

Within, around and beyond

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Before the journey

So many of us live inside a quiet cage.

Days of sameness. A feeling that nothing quite means anything. A creative spark, pressed down by daily life and by what the world expects of us.

Even kindness has shrunk to a quick “thank you”, a “sorry”, a half-hearted smile. What we need is change: rest, renewal, and time to connect with nature and with each other.

The world is full of apps that soothe the chaos. Very few reach its root. We wanted to make something for the human in us.
Why Swantara

Three days. Three parts of being human.

Each day of the journey tends to one part of you, so you leave whole.

Day one · Fri 30 Oct Mind Arrive at Samarya, hand in your phone, and settle into meditation, yoga and an evening walk to Hirekolale Lake. See the day Day two · Sat 31 Oct Body Coffee estates at first light, a hidden temple, The Art of Noticing, and a trek up Bandekallu Gudda. See the day Day three · Sun 1 Nov Spirit A last morning walk, then the temples of Beluru, Halebidu and Belavadi on the road home. See the day

Mind · Day one

Quiet the mind.

Friday 30 October

Meditation and yoga with experienced teachers, to help you meet emotional turmoil with calm and find the stillness that waits beneath it.

Breathe with us

In for four · hold for two · out for six

The day, hour by hourScreen time today: one hour, 7 to 8 PM Itinerary for Friday 30 October

  1. Leave Bangalore

    Breakfast on the way.

    Travel

  2. Arrive at Samarya, Chikkamagaluru

    Rest and reset.

    Arrive

  3. Vegetarian buffet lunch

    Meal

  4. Introductions and an ice-breaker

    This is where phones are handed in.

    Phones away

  5. Meditation and yoga

    In a quiet, serene hall.

    Practice

  6. A slow walk to Hirekolale Lake

    Nature

  7. E-device zone

    An hour with your phone, if you want it.

    Screens on

  8. Vegetarian buffet dinner

    Meal

  9. Bonfire, light music and a talent show

    Together

Body · Day two

Wake the body.

Saturday 31 October

A walk through coffee estates, an afternoon trek and a long look at the land around you, to stretch your muscles, steady your balance and open your eyes to the hills.

Walk with us

Lift

Walking meditation · lift, move, place

7 AM · The estate

Among the coffee

A plantation walk and a hunt for a hidden temple, with meditation and yoga at one of the temples.

11 AM · The workshop

The art of noticing

Two hours outdoors, learning to see the small things that a busy day hides.

3:30 PM · The trek

Bandekallu Gudda

A trek up the hill, with yoga and meditation at the top.

The day, hour by hourScreen time today: one hour, 7:30 to 8:30 PM Itinerary for Saturday 31 October

  1. Coffee plantation walk and hidden temple hunt

    Meditation and yoga at one of the temples.

    Nature

  2. Vegetarian buffet breakfast

    Meal

  3. The Art of Noticing

    A workshop in nature.

    Workshop

  4. Vegetarian buffet lunch

    Meal

  5. Free time

    The swimming pool, or simply rest.

    Rest

  6. Trek to Bandekallu Gudda

    Yoga and meditation on the way.

    Trek

  7. E-device time

    Screens on

  8. Buffet dinner

    Meal

  9. Bonfire and an easy evening

    Together

Everything on the way

You only need to arrive.

Each journey is a complete travel plan. We take care of the details, so your attention can stay where it belongs.

  • TransportFrom Bangalore and back, with the heritage tour on the way home.
  • FoodVegetarian buffets through the three days.
  • StayTwo nights at Samarya, Chikkamagaluru.
  • Expert guidesEvery session is led by people who know their practice.
  • Phone-free daysPhones are kept safe, with an hour of screen time each evening.
  • BelongingA small group of twelve, sharing the same road.

Spirit · Day three

Rekindle the spirit.

Sunday 1 November

A call to a renewal that has no name, and a fresh love for a good life, found through people and nature. The journey ends among old temples on the road home.

Listen with us

Turn your sound on, tap the bell, and listen until it fades.

One sound · one breath · then silence

Beluru

Chennakeshava Temple

Halebidu

Hoysaleswara Temple

Belavadi

Veera Narayana Temple

Three Hoysala temple towns, visited together on the afternoon of day three.

The day, hour by hourHome in Bangalore by the evening Itinerary for Sunday 1 November

  1. Nature walk, meditation and yoga

    Practice

  2. Breakfast

    Meal

  3. Break and packing

    Rest

  4. Leave for the heritage tour

    Beluru, Halebidu and Belavadi.

    Heritage

  5. Lunch on the way

    Meal

  6. Depart for Bangalore

    Travel

All sessions are led by experts. Timings may shift a little with the weather and the group.

A mindful, spiritual journey that fills the soul.

The journey, complete

What we offer

Two paths, one purpose.

We are building a place, and a plan, for people to step beyond their screens and feel the things that make life real.

01Now booking

The Digital Detox

Three days that tend to mind, body and spirit, in places rooted in nature, temples and serene views. A complete travel plan, from the road there to the last quiet morning.

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02Coming next

Zeal to Heal

A safe, non-judgemental space for changemakers and unconventional minds. Relaxed meditation and yoga to wake creative zeal, and open circles to share ideas for a better world. Many brilliant ideas never take flight because no one listened. Here, everyone is heard.

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Where we go

The road ahead.

We begin close to home, in the coffee hills of Karnataka.

Now booking · Batch 1

Chikkamagaluru

Samarya × Swantara

Our first journey, among the coffee hills of Karnataka.

30 October – 1 November 202612 seats
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Next batch · Batch 2

Chikkamagaluru

Samarya × Swantara

The same three days of mind, body and spirit, for our second group.

13 – 15 November 2026
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Early 2027

Sakaleshpura

Swantara × Sakaleshpura

We explore the region in December, with plans set by January 2027.

Who we are

A group of travellers and loving humans.

We want everyone to be part of a greater change, by connecting people to themselves and to nature.

More about us

Prasad

Co-founder

Pavan

Co-founder

Jahnavi

Marketing Executive & General Executive Manager

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Let’s change the world for good.

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