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Jungle Bay Yoga Retreat Planning Guide
JUNGLE BAY, the Caribbean's new wellness/spa resort is located on the rain forest island of Dominica. Facilities at our "barefoot-luxury" eco-resort include two large open air indoor studios with polished wooden floors plus several open deck practice areas. JUNGLE BAY was designed to accommodate the ultimate yoga retreat. Accommodations are 35 rustic, elegant cottages elevated on wooden posts, perched like bird nests between the coastal forest canopy. Other distinct features include an open pavilion restaurant that offers a range of fish, chicken and organically grown vegetarian cuisine accompanied by fresh tropical fruit juices. Spa du Soleil, perched over the coastal cliff, provides a range of massages, manicures & pedicures. A volcanic stone swimming pool and a rustic beach cabana are also part of this amazing creation, all painstakingly tucked away on 55 acres of unspoiled seaside jungle. The architectural design concept of JUNGLE BAY incorporates all facilities and amenities necessary to host a world class Wellness Retreat. DOMINICA, also
known as the "nature island of the Caribbean", is the best tropical destination to
host the JUNGLE BAY concept due In 2007, JUNGLE BAY was awarded the prestigious "World Saver Award" by Conde Nast Traveler for commitment to socially responsible tourism and Islands Magazine recently names Jungle Bay the Top Green Resort in the World in it's 2009 Blue List. JUNGLE BAY has been featured in over 80 major publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Outside Magazine. The resort has been ranked as one of the world's top ten luxury eco-resorts by Forbes Magazine, the Independent (UK) and Destination Weddings & Honeymoons.
    PLANNING A JUNGLE BAY YOGA RETREAT Planning a JUNGLE BAY Yoga Vacation/Retreat is quite simple
and straight forward, even if this is your first retreat. We have already done
most of the planning and logistical arrangements you will need to make your
retreat simple and fun. Your contribution will be to attract a group of ten or
more people to travel with you to a world-class eco-resort on a rain forest
Caribbean island to practice Yoga and to enjoy a fun filled vacation. This will
take some effort on your part however if you are prepared to do the marketing
the rest of the retreat preparation is quite simple. Our current retreat leaders
are generally amateur yoga teachers who want to enjoy nature and adventure with
friends and make a little money.
With a booking of a JUNGLE BAY Yoga Retreat, you will get: - 250 color postcards to support your promotional activities- a 2 hour marketing training by telephone to help you set-up your promotional strategy - a Marketing, Public Relations and Sales Toolkit to help you attracting and booking participants to your JUNGLE BAY Yoga or wellness vacation retreat A typical example of a JUNGLE BAY Yoga or Wellness Vacation: An organizer, (Yoga institute, group or individual) who we will call "Yoga Bob" from Bridgeport Connecticut, decides to organize a Yoga Vacation to JUNGLE BAY. Yoga Bob contacts yoga@junglebaydominica.com and sets aside dates for his first yoga retreat. Bob is assisted with flight recommendations arrangements, he projects the amount of accommodation that will be needed and decides on an itinerary of morning yoga classes and afternoon activities which include a half-hour massage, hike to spectacular Victoria Falls, ocean kayaking & snorkeling, more snorkeling at volcanic Champagne Beach, an afternoon at a hot sulfur spring, a fun walk to frolic in the mineral rich White River plus a hike to Zom Zom lookout point. Bob commits by paying a retreat reservation deposit of $1,000, which is refundable, less an administration fee, between four and six months prior to his scheduled retreat date (depending on the time of year). The JUNGLE BAY staff provide Bob with photos and print content that he will use to develop a flyer. Bob also plans to develop a simple website specific to his upcoming Vacation Retreat. He plans to link his site to the JUNGLE BAY website and will be posted on the new JUNGLE BAY Retreat Calendar. Yoga Bob plans to contact fellow teachers, his students and other potential participants by word of mouth, printed flyers, e-flyers, maybe a small ad in the local paper, and post flyers in his neighborhood Co-Op and Whole Foods grocery store etc, etc. Bob secures commitments of $500 from each participant, $350 of which he will transfer to JUNGLE BAY two months prior to his retreat date. Bob can continue to sell his retreat up to the week prior to his retreat however he is aware that bookings within two months of his retreat are based on the availability of JUNGLE BAY accommodations.
THANK YOU Thank you for considering a yoga/vacation retreat at Jungle Bay, Dominica. If you would like to pursue a yoga retreat with us or if you have any questions, please contact us at: yoga@junglebaydominica.com or phone 767.446.1789 To assist in responding to your enquiry please provide us with the following: |
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DIVE!
Escape Wedding
to the island's un-spoilt natural beauty. The
rugged, island of Dominica is home to several waterfalls, natural hot springs,
rivers, mountain lakes, underwater volcanoes, sea turtles, whales, tropical
birds, giant ferns, lush vegetation and a laid back lifestyle. The island of Dominica
is committed to ecologically sustainable development. JUNGLE BAY'S coastal
forest site was carefully selected to provide the perfect atmosphere to relax
& re-energize in close proximity to the many natural attractions of
Dominica. JUNGLE BAY site is surrounded by majestic waterfalls, ocean pools,
rivers, rugged coastline, hiking trails to scenic vistas and laid back villages
whose residents still engage in traditional farming and fishing.
accommodations
(single or double occupancy) in our rustic cottages with semi-outdoor showers, a welcome
cocktail dinner, breakfast & lunch daily (participants purchase their own
dinners), one half-hour spa treatment, four excursions that can include hikes
to waterfalls or other natural attractions such as snorkeling, or ocean kayaking. Our evenings are memorable yet relaxing - we offer activities such as our herbal
presentation, Caribbean cooking class and Caribbean heritage dancing. We can also
customize a package to suit your group's interest or level of physical fitness.
For example, one of our groups is into scuba diving so we developed a special
dive package; another group has participants who are a little older so they prefer daily spa treatments
and more wellness activities as opposed to hikes.
Additional Marketing, Public Relations and Sales Support -- NEW for 2009!
Bob's creativity and hard work has paid off reasonably well;
he was able to attract twenty people (this is typical) to the "First
Annual Yoga Bob Jungle Island Retreat". For his love of Yoga, hard work
and propensity to have fun, Yoga Bob gets to spend a week on an exotic
Caribbean island teaching morning Yoga classes to his twenty new
and old friends, discovering waterfalls, snorkeling, ocean kayaking, getting
aromatherapy massages, laying out by the ocean or stone pool, eating tasty
organic foods, checking out the natural herbal teas and dancing the evenings
away to the sound of the Atlantic waves. Because Bob attracted twenty clients
he was able to offer his second complimentary packages to his
assistant/girlfriend. Bob plans to leave Jungle Bay physically exerted but
mentally relaxed with some new clients for his Yoga practice and over eight
thousand dollars. 
