Come Back to Yourself,
Above Samaná Bay.
Spa treatments, yoga, sound healing and wellness experiences at a boutique resort in Las Galeras, Samaná, where the natural setting supports you to reconnect before the session even begins
The Natural Setting of
Araya Is the First
Treatment.
Salt air. Open views. The sounds of the hills. The quality of stillness that only comes from being genuinely away.
Most wellness experiences ask you to create calm in a clinical room. At Araya, the calm is already here, built into the elevation, the landscape, and the unhurried pace of the property.
The treatments and rituals available here are designed to work with that environment. To take what the setting has already started and carry it deeper.
Whether you are adding a single treatment to your stay, building a personal wellness itinerary, or hosting a private retreat for a group, everything here begins with the same intention: to help you return to yourself.
wellness AT ARAYA
Relaxation Massage
Release tension, quiet the mind, and let the afternoon slow down completely
Body Therapies and Enhancements
Targeted treatments for deeper comfort, available as standalone sessions or combined with other rituals.
Reflexology and Foot Care
After days on jungle trails, boat decks, or hidden beaches, your feet deserve this.
Facial and Skin Rituals
Refreshment and renewal for skin that has been living in sun, salt air, and tropical warmth.
Aromatherapy Bath Experience
Prepared in your villa by advance request, one of the most restorative ways to end an evening at Araya.
Begin Your Morning Above the Jungle.
The yoga sala at Araya is open-air, surrounded by the sounds and views of the hills, with the kind of natural light that makes it easier to be present than anywhere else. Sessions are available for all experience levels. Whether you have practiced for years or are stepping onto a mat for the first time, the setting creates the right conditions.
Self-Guided Practice
When the sala is available, guests are welcome to use the space for their own quiet practice.
Guided Yoga Sessions
Morning sessions in the open-air sala, suitable for all levels of experience.
Sound Healing
An immersive experience designed for deep rest, where vibration and stillness do the work together.
Private Sessions
Yoga and sound healing can be arranged privately for individuals, couples, or small groups by request.
Yoga Sala
Host Your Retreat Somewhere That Does the Work With You
Araya offers retreat leaders something increasingly rare, a destination that feels genuinely undiscovered.
The yoga sala, spa facilities, sound healing experiences, natural surroundings, and the quality of stillness here make this property exceptionally well suited to wellness and yoga retreats seeking a setting that is authentic, transformational, and visually extraordinary.
We work with retreat leaders to design the full experience around your program , accommodation across the four private villas, shared meals at Las Estrellas, wellness sessions, and curated excursions into the natural world of the Samaná Peninsula.
The entire property can be privately reserved for retreat groups, giving your participants an experience that feels entirely removed from ordinary life.
Who comes to Araya for retreats: Yoga and meditation retreat leaders, wellness coaches, sound healing practitioners, mindfulness teachers, and creative and leadership retreat hosts seeking a setting that Tulum offered a decade ago, before the crowds arrived.
January to March: Humpback Whale Season
January to March: Wellness With the Most Extraordinary Backdrop.
There is no better setting for a morning yoga practice than watching the bay come alive below you during whale season.
Guests visiting Araya between January and March can pair their wellness experience with the Soak. Watch. Wonder. Experience, beginning the day on the mat in the open-air sala, then watching humpback whales move through the waters below from their private balcony soaking tub.
Stillness from above. Wonder from below.
Discover the Whale Season Experience
Create Your Own Wellness Experience
Whether you are adding a single treatment to your stay, building a full personal wellness itinerary, or planning a private retreat for a group, our team will help you design the experience that fits your time at Araya.