The perfect resort for a beach holiday, Soma Palmshore has everything you need to relax, rejuvenate and see life from a new perspective.
Soma Palmshore Beach Resort is located on Kovalam Lighthouse Beach in Kerala, which is world-renowned for its palm trees, sun, sand, and surf. The resort offers its visitors much more than an ordinary beach holiday. Guests can enjoy comfortable stays, delightful cuisine, rejuvenating Ayurvedic treatments, tranquil yoga, the traditions and culture of authentic India, and much more!
Managed by the company Somatiram, The Soma Palmshore resort was created as a unique destination that has incorporated the best of the worlds of Ayurveda, yoga, and spa. The retreat invites guests for an unforgettable holiday, where they can forget the hustle and bustle and truly relax under the warm rays of the eastern sun.
Location — Kerala State, Kovalam City.
Distance to Trivandrum Airport 15 km, 20 minutes by car.
Distance to the beach – 5 minutes on foot.
The perfect resort for a beach holiday, Soma Palmshore has everything you need to relax, rejuvenate and see life from a new perspective.
Soma Palmshore Beach Resort is located on Kovalam Lighthouse Beach in Kerala, which is world-renowned for its palm trees, sun, sand, and surf. The resort offers its visitors much more than an ordinary beach holiday. Guests can enjoy comfortable stays, delightful cuisine, rejuvenating Ayurvedic treatments, tranquil yoga, the traditions and culture of authentic India, and much more!
Managed by the company Somatiram, The Soma Palmshore resort was created as a unique destination that has incorporated the best of the worlds of Ayurveda, yoga, and spa. The retreat invites guests for an unforgettable holiday, where they can forget the hustle and bustle and truly relax under the warm rays of the eastern sun.
Location — Kerala State, Kovalam City.
Distance to Trivandrum Airport 15 km, 20 minutes by car.
Distance to the beach – 5 minutes on foot.
Ayurveda and Yoga in Soma Palmshore
Prepare for a true holiday at Soma Palmshore Beach Resort, with rejuvenating Ayurvedic treatments and massages offered by the Somatheeram group.
Ayurveda in India, not just medicine, it is an ancient science of life that is still very relevant in the modern era. Soma Palmshore offers a wide range of Ayurvedic wellness treatments, including basic massage sessions, Pizhichil, Njavarakizhi, Shirodhara, Vasthi, Sirovasthi, Udvarthanam, Abhyangam, Nasya, Thalam, etc.
While Ayurveda has a healing effect on the body and mind, Yoga addresses spiritual health. Yogic exercises, with their preventative and therapeutic properties, help to bring about natural order and balance between hormones and metabolism, improving energy circulation. These methods naturally treat stress and stress-related disorders.
Meditation and Relaxation
Meditation is the achievement of a high level of concentration and immersion into the inner depths of consciousness. The path of meditation consists of three stages: dharana (concentration), dhyana (tranquillity), and samadhi (enlightenment). By focusing attention on a particular object for a long time, consciousness becomes fixed and dhyana, or tranquillity, is attained. This, in turn, leads to samadhi, or enlightenment – the true goal of meditation.
With a focus on holistic wellness, Soma Palmshore Beach Resort aims to create an atmosphere that inspires people to live a life full of vibrant experiences and meaning. Here you can transcend the everyday and find harmony with nature and yourselves.
Soma Palmshore Beach Resort Ayurvedic Cuisine Restaurant
Soma Palmshore Ayurvedic Resort has two wonderful restaurants catering to all tastes and a beachside café.
The restaurant, which overlooks the sea, serves a varied menu of the freshest seafood and Ayurvedic vegetarian dishes.
In another restaurant with a variety of cuisines, you can try diverse Indian, Tandoori, Continental, and Chinese dishes that truly delight gourmets. You can also order custom-made meals, which can be something exotic or, conversely, traditional.
A la carte dining or buffet. Food is served for breakfast, lunch, dinner, gala dinner, candlelit dinner and special events.
The cafe, located in close proximity to a private beach, serves snacks and cold drinks.
Hotel dining
Breakfast 4 euros
Lunch/dinner – €7 or à la carte
- Exclusive mandatory New Year's Eve dinner €60 per person.
- Exclusive mandatory Christmas Eve dinner, €40 per person.
Sights near Soma Palmshore
What to see and do in Soma Palmshore during your leisure time:
Visiting a fishing village
Kovalam, a picturesque fishing village, is situated 14 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. It is a beach paradise that has long attracted travellers from near and far.
Beach and bays
Relax and unwind on the scenic beaches of Kovalam, or indulge in active pursuits in the surrounding areas. Kayaking, swimming, surfing, and water skiing are just some of the available amusements. Alternatively, test your skills as a local fisherman and join them in catching exotic fish by renting tackle and a canoe. Embark on a cruise on a luxurious catamaran. Or, spend a day exploring the backwaters on a traditional houseboat. Marine activities include fishing and deep-sea diving. Each adventure will offer you new opportunities and create unforgettable experiences.
Shopping
If you love interesting souvenirs, you must visit the numerous craft shops located all over Kovalam, which sell locally produced handmade items. However, for the best prices, you'll have to stroll to the shops that are further away from the beach.
Culture and Tradition
You can spend your evening watching authentic dances called Kathakali, or the martial art Kalaripayattu, so smooth and graceful that it sometimes seems like one is an extension of the other. To relieve stress, try a traditional Ayurvedic massage at Soma Palmshore Beach Resort, which will surely rejuvenate and revitalise you.
What can I visit?
Napier Museum — contains bronze sculptures, ornaments and a miniature of «Taravada».
Kutiramalika Palace Museum — apart from it offering an insight into Kerala's classical architecture, sculpture and carving. It also features exhibits from Travancore.
Museum of Science and Technology — contains animated and interactive exhibits covering all scientific disciplines.
Vizhinjam marine aquarium Rare fish species from the Vizhinjam harbour area, supported by scientists from the Department of Fisheries, Government of Delhi.
Shri Anantapadmanabhaswamy Temple Located in Thiruvananthapuram, this temple, dedicated to Vishnu, features a unique idol of Lord Vishnu reclining on the hood of the serpent Ananta, from which the city gets its name.
Vettukad Church – is located 7 km from Thiruvananthapuram. An annual event called «Feast of Christ» is also held there.
Shanghumukham Beach It is located just 8 km from the city of Thiruvananthapuram. The sunsets there are simply magical. This place is very close to the airport and the tourist village of Veli. The beach is famous for its 35-metre mermaid sculpture, and there is also a starfish-shaped restaurant there.
Varkala Beach — a beautiful place uniting nature and religion from all corners of India. Majestic high cliffs with crystal-clear mineral springs, as well as the ancient Jamardana Swami temple and the Nature Centre, will not leave you indifferent — this day trip will surely be remembered for a long time.
Koyikkal Palace — 18 km from Thiruvananthapuram, on the way to Ponmudi hills, was built in the 15th century.
Fortanchuteng — 56 km away, built by the British East India Company.
Pannumudi — 61 km from the city, it inspires awe with its beauty and splendour. Here, high cliffs blend with cascading waterfalls and vast networks of caves – this place should be on your must-do list if you love adventure.
Padmanabhapuram Palace — 74 km away. Built in the 14th century.
I had long dreamed of going to India, to the state of Kerala, to do an Ayurvedic Panchakarma. I really wanted to experience this healing in its very homeland, to see how it all works there. Of course, I had already tried elements of Indian and Tibetan practices and use them all the time — but the versions adapted here. I myself had never been to India or Tibet before.
Before the trip I was very nervous: how would I manage on my own, without English and without roaming? But it all worked out! Huge thanks to Panchakarma Club and to Olga Solovyova personally. She helped with buying the tickets, booking the clinic, and arranging the meeting and the transfer.
In the end the flight was comfortable, though with a change — there are no direct flights there. There was enough time between flights to get my bearings. I travelled light — luckily it was summer. But I was already unwell when I flew: because of accumulated stress, I had a flare-up of irritable bowel syndrome.
On the morning after check-in (I was given a twin room) there was a consultation with an interpreter. They examined me, determined my doshas and prescribed treatment, which was adjusted a little in the first days. The symptoms passed as early as the third day, to my enormous delight! The magic little tablets helped — two before meals — which let me eat normally. After meals I also took a mixture.
Every day for 10 days I was given various massages: rubbed with oils, tapped with herbal pouches, poured over with different preparations. To finish the procedures — a mask for the face and head. After that, 30 minutes of rest on the veranda with a view of the ocean, with a mask on my face and coconut milk served straight from the coconut.
Surprisingly, as a result my measurements went down, and I even put on weight — and I was glad. It meant there had been swelling I was not aware of.
Every day there were also physiotherapy sessions, which they call yoga there, but which were essentially therapeutic exercise. Between the procedures and the yoga I managed to sunbathe a little on the balcony and have lunch. Two days were set aside for short outings to the sights — on those days the yoga was cancelled.
On arrival, communication was arranged for me at the hotel. I was given a portable Wi-Fi that worked everywhere, both at the hotel and on the outings. I used it both to make calls and to be online. Very convenient — a little box.
At my request, there was also a photoshoot in a sari.
And later, on an outing, the clinic gave me a sari as a gift.
At that time of year the ocean was closed for swimming, but twice I persuaded a lifeguard to accompany me for photos — and got some lovely shots, having a little swim. There was no rain, the sun was not scorching, and the humidity was comfortable.
The people in Kerala are very beautiful, dark-skinned, well-dressed, and incredibly kind-hearted. They love Russians there, are drawn to us, and dream of coming too. I wish I had a magic door so I could stroll around India without a ten-hour flight.
There is something complementary between us — that is a fact.
After the treatment I felt considerably better, but I am still taking the medications. I was given the prescription; I did not buy them there — I bought them here.
Good afternoon!
I spent 14 days at the hotel, undertaking a Panchakarma course. This was my first trip to India, and I'm very glad I chose this hotel. The staff were excellent and friendly, with a very attentive approach. Deciding to book a bungalow was the right choice as it was further away from the noise and closer to the sea.
A quiet, small beach with sun loungers for hire.
I liked the Panchakarma course, to be honest I expected more in terms of cleansing, but the method is adapted for Europeans, so everything is humane.
The only downside is that the hotel isn't new and could do with a renovation. The nature and location of the hotel are wonderful, I highly recommend it. Thank you Panchakarma.club for your help in choosing the hotel and organising my tour, your responsiveness and professional approach to work are much appreciated.
I wish everyone a great holiday.