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The Estate provides guests with the rare opportunity to shed old habits, nurtured by leading specialists in contemporary holistic health.

The elevated level of care and intimacy gives you the chance to re-connect with nature’s rhythms and the time to discover new passions. You are treated as individuals with complex ambitions for a better, richer life ahead.

Come here alone, engage at your own pace, and experience the powerful camaraderie created by shared goals. Many of The Estate’s guests don’t just make life-changing improvements to their health; they also leave with life-long friends.
The first Como Shambhala retreat was located at Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Others have since opened at Uma Paro in Bhutan, Uma Ubud in Bali and Cacoa Island in The Maldives. The Como Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri has drawn on all this previous experience to produce a spa resort that whilst only opening January 2006 is already winning awards around the world:

Baccarat Asia Spa Awards 2006
Spa Retreat of The Year - COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri.
The First Annual Conde Nast Traveller Magazine Readers‘ Spa Awards 2006.
Best Overseas Hotel in The Americas and Caribbean - Parrot Cay.
Best Spa Retreat Overseas - 2nd Place - COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri.

In December 2005, COMO Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri launched in Bali, introducing a new paradigm in residential health retreats. It is known, in short, as The Estate.

As a flagship of the COMO Shambhala brand, The Estate aims to deliver a deeper experience than the fly-and-flop resort while promising a more personalised approach than the current spread of high-end destination spas. It provides an elevated level of care for guests, presenting them with the momentous opportunity to shed old habits.

Individuals can engage at their own pace and on their own terms. They may also experience the shared camaraderie of shared goals.

Shambhala is the sanskrit word meaning…a sacred place of bliss.

The facilities at Begawan Giri are really stupendous. An already impressive intimate luxury resort has had this large spa complex added in the most discreet manner, much of it underground so not as to destroy the areas natural beauty.

Health professionals include Therapists, Consultants, Resident Teachers, Visiting Masters and Activity Guides. There is a resident Nutritionist, Naturopath, Ayurvedic Doctor, Physiotherapist, as well as Fitness, Yoga and Pilates Instructors. Personal Programs include Detoxification, Stress Management, Weight Management, Therapeutic Nutrition, Get Fit and Skin Revitalisation packages are all available.

Facilities are state-of-the-art. Menus focus on organic, fresh and nutritional COMO Shambhala cuisine. Accommodation is villa-style, some with private pools.

The Estate’s substantial health facilities use water from The Source, a natural spring on the estate.

They have been designed by architect Cheong Yew Kuan in local stone, wood and traditional alang-alang roofing.

Interiors are by Japanese interior designer Koichiro Ikebuchi, whose uncomplicated, succinct approach allows guests to engage with The Estate’s greater purpose – to clear the mind for thoughts of better health.

Health facilities include the following:

Nine treatment rooms (including three for couples)
Four Water Garden treatment pavilions
Outdoor hydrotherapy area
Water Garden hot tub
Swimming pools
Yoga room
Pilates studio
Separate male/female steam and sauna
Fully-equipped gym
Consultation rooms.

One of the world’s great spa resorts!

• Address : Begawan Giri,
• Location : Ubud - Bali
• Phone : (+62-361) 978.888
• Fax : (+62-361) 978.889
• Hours Open : 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m., daily.
• Pre-Booking : Essential
• Parking : Yes
• Credit Cards : Yes