3 Day Holiday with Yoga in Amsterdam

Facilities

At your arrival day Ilma will try to schedule your first yoga class together with you depending which time you will arrive.

The following days will have approximately the following program:

• Yoga (usually at 8:00 am)
• Breakfast
• Choice of activities created by you

There are no excursions included, but if you wish to book a bike tour in the area or a campervan tour to nearby cities, just discus the availability and price with Ilma.

Ilma Yoga House is situated in a beautiful nature area called Gaasperplas. There is the possibility to walk or jog around the lake, and swim in it in the summer. The lake hosts a sailing club, canoe, windsurfing and dragon boat facilities, is popular with dogs, and has a sheltered public beach on the south shore. It even has a dog beach! Free bike and Free canoeing can be done when you are with Ilma Yoga House.

Surrounding the Gaasperplas are the nearby villages of Abcoude and Weesp, the AMC medical center, Ziggo Dome, and the Amsterdam Arena, where AJAX has their home base. One of Amsterdam's principal campsites is located in the area as well. One of Amsterdam's metro lines (53) terminates at the station of the same name; in 20 minutes you will reach the city center.

Private tours to Volendam, Edam, Monickendam, Zaanse Schans, Keukenhof, and the beach area are possible with the campervan; just contact Ilma in advance to make this possible.

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At Ilma Yoga House you are welcome to prepare your own meals. If you have booked a yoga only retreat, a self-service breakfast is included. If you wish to have lunch as well you can use the kitchen to prepare something or order from outside or from Ilma Yoga House. If you have special dietary requirements or allergies, please let Ilma know so she can prepare for that.

The beautiful area the Gaasperplas used to be a flower exhibition area 20 years ago; the Floriade. Now you can still enjoy the parks and the lake. All is resonating very peacefully with its surrounding.

Other means of recreation are; sailing, canoeing, camping, horse riding, playing tennis and surfing.

• There are city tours with the camper van
• Massages are offered (25EUR/30minutes)
• Free canoes available
• Bikes are rented (10 EUR/24hrs). For bike lovers, there are little villages close by, like Weesp and Abcoude, Loosdrecht and Vinkeveen, which offer water recreation. You can also bike to Amsterdam (1 hour) or take the subway (20 minutes) to the city center.
• Visit the Amsterdam Arena and/or the Heineken Music Hall
• Rent skeelers (a kind of inline skates) or borrow some tennis rackets to play on the public court

If you wish to do one of the below activities, please contact Ilma:

• Take a bike ride in the countryside
• Take a camper trip to the tulip fields (only in end March & April )
• Visit any other place by camper (Edam, Monickendam,Volendam Zaanse schans)

Massage treatments are bookable on request: 25 EUR per half an hour.

For people who like to have a whole day of spa, you can go to Spa Weesp (just 10 minutes by car or 20 minutes by bike from the Yoga House).

• 1 yoga class per day
• 1 meditation session daily
• Daily meals
• 2 nights accommodation

• Insurances
• Massages
• Transport from and to Ilma Yoga House (available upon request)
• Lunch and dinner
• City tours

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 1 days before arrival.