When we first planted the seeds that would become Song Saa, we weren’t just building a private island resort. We envisioned a place where people and planet could regenerate together. Now, almost two decades later, those seeds have sprouted into one of the most acclaimed – and more importantly loved – luxury wellness retreats in Southeast Asia.

On our tiny island in the Gulf of Thailand, Song Saa invites you to experience true wellbeing. For us, this means being deeply connected to our highest selves, to nature’s rhythms and to each other. Here the jungle acts as your guide, the waves’ rise and fall reminds you to breathe and our offerings, from gentle nature walks to sacred spa ceremonies, are crafted to reconnect you with the multitudes contained within the present moment.

If you're seeking a holistic wellness retreat or longing for a meaningful nature retreat in Cambodia, Song Saa welcomes you to rest as well as remember the wildness that lies within each of us.

Why choose a nature-based retreat in Cambodia?

We may be biased but we believe Song Saa is among the most breathtaking luxury wellness retreats in Southeast Asia. Our resort spans two islands – Koh Bong and Koh Ouen, known locally as ‘the sweethearts’ – both covered in dense jungle where white bellied eagles cruise overhead and lime-hued butterflies flit through the gloom. Our waters, including Cambodia’s first Marine Protected Area, are crystalline and the coral reefs so healthy our resident marine biologists have documented rare spawning events.

However, choosing a nature retreat in Cambodia isn’t just about scenery (though meditating on the boulders as the sun rises over the horizon is soul-stirring stuff). It’s also about immersion, in the land itself as well as in Khmer culture.

Theravada Buddhism has been the state religion since the 13th-century and is deeply interwoven into every aspect of Cambodian life, from the cultural to the spiritual. To reflect this, our wellbeing offering, Saraan Sanctuaries by Song Saa, is informed by two Buddhist concepts that we believe root our holistic wellness retreats firmly in Cambodia.

The first is metta – loving kindness – which is something we aim to weave into all our offerings, from our multi-day journeys to our one-off massages. The other is mindfulness, as described by the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta.

Our mindfulness retreats encourage calm through everything from digital detoxing to sound baths under the stars. We believe that a holistic wellness retreat in Cambodia should offer a profound reconnection to self and spirit that lingers long after you leave our shores.

Healing through stillness: Song Saa’s wellbeing philosophy

At Saraan Sanctuaries by Song Saa, we honour stillness not as an escape from life but as a way back in. Our radically raw wellbing spaces are seamlessly integrated into the island’s natural beauty so you can breathe, reflect and simply be.

Our holistic wellness retreat in Cambodia is built on the belief that healing begins when we slow down enough to hear the body, mind and heart. It’s why our eco-spa journeys begin with a detailed medical assessment but our treatment rooms are a constellation of open-air sanctuaries, either nestling in the jungle canopy or perched on the rocky coastline of Koh Bong.

Guests seeking mindfulness retreats can choose from four-, five- and seven-night journeys that have each been designed to counteract some of the stresses so common in the modern world. For example our Beating Burnout journey, which offers deep rest through Khmer reflexology while cultivating resilience through personal training in our primal jungle gym.

Forest rituals and local healing traditions

Not all remedies come in bottles. Some are found in the curve of aloe-leafed orchids, the scent of crushed lemongrass and the wonder of the vast banyan tree outside our gym. As part of our nature retreat in Cambodia, we invite guests to take part in rituals such as tree ordination. This moving ceremony sees local monks adorn a tree in the same saffron robes they wear themselves while chanting sacred blessings, a moving reminder that, for many, trees are considered sentient beings.

Our resident botanist is quietly documenting the flora found on the island as well as throughout the wider Koh Rong Archipelago. This living library of knowledge not only informs the teas, oils, and therapies found on our eco spa menus, is also the first time any such a project has been attempted. All the results are shared with the Cambodian government to help inform their environmental policies.

Inside our eco-luxury spa treatments

We like to think that our holistic wellness retreat in Cambodia offers guests healing in its most elemental form: fresh air, birdsong, the smell of hot earth after the rain. We very much see ourselves as in partnership WITH Mother Nature, which is why our eco-spa consciously treads lightly on the extraordinary environment we are lucky enough to call home.

Our therapists have worked closely with our resident botanist to create a low-carbon treatment menu that makes use of foraged plants and minerals. In order to maximise our guests’ nutritional intake at our holistic wellness retreat in Cambodia the fresh juices and smoothies served at our raw bar are pressed or shaken by hand to avoid disturbing the many birds who share our jungle.

As one of the most regenerative luxury wellness retreats in Southeast Asia, we believe that profound healing is only possible when nature is also benefitting.

Booking your reconnection experience // Plan your visit to Song Saa Private Island

From multi-day mindfulness retreats to intuitive eco-spa journeys and soul-stirring nature immersions, each Saraan Sanctuaries experience is designed with love to help you soften, slow and return to the multitudes contained by the current moment.

Whether you're seeking one of the most intimate and immersive luxury wellness retreats in Southeast Asia or you're ready to explore a holistic wellness retreat that’s rich in Khmer culture, our island sanctuary offers space to rest, reconnect and begin anew.

Ready to begin your journey? Check our availability here or visit our contact page to speak to our experienced spa manager, Mana Kannoi, to discuss your needs.

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