Alpino Atlantico Galo Resort, Madeira | Wellbeing Escapes
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Alpino Atlantico

Canico, Funchal, Madeira

Woman in a robe sits at a wooden desk with a smiling Ayurveda expert
Lawned terrace with four-poster daybeds with white curtains and wooden loungers, overlooking a belt of greenery and the sea
Group of people wearing black sit on blocks on yoga mats in a studio with floor-to-ceiling windows
Terracotta-roofed resort on a green hilltop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Airy restaurant with blue walls, a wooden floor, tables and chairs and a buffet station to the right-hand side
Relaxation area with loungers, a rattan sofa and bohemian wall mural, with floor-to-ceiling patio doors opening onto a sea-view terrace
Indoor pool with a grotto-like rock wall, ceiling spotlights, and surrounding loungers
Three people sit cross legged on orange mats in an airy studio, as a woman at the front of the class play a sound bowl
Two people in active wear cycle in the mountains under a blue sky
Smiling woman in white looks down at her mug while sitting on a wooden daybed
Hotel room with cream walls, white bedding with pink rose petals, a blue armchair and a balcony where a woman sits looking out to sea
Table with a white tablecloth laid on a sunny terrace overlooking palm trees and the sea
Woman lies on her front with herb parcels on her back in an open-air treatment cabin
Woman in a robe sits at a wooden desk with a smiling Ayurveda expert
Lawned terrace with four-poster daybeds with white curtains and wooden loungers, overlooking a belt of greenery and the sea
Group of people wearing black sit on blocks on yoga mats in a studio with floor-to-ceiling windows
Terracotta-roofed resort on a green hilltop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Airy restaurant with blue walls, a wooden floor, tables and chairs and a buffet station to the right-hand side
Relaxation area with loungers, a rattan sofa and bohemian wall mural, with floor-to-ceiling patio doors opening onto a sea-view terrace
Indoor pool with a grotto-like rock wall, ceiling spotlights, and surrounding loungers
Three people sit cross legged on orange mats in an airy studio, as a woman at the front of the class play a sound bowl
Two people in active wear cycle in the mountains under a blue sky
Smiling woman in white looks down at her mug while sitting on a wooden daybed
Hotel room with cream walls, white bedding with pink rose petals, a blue armchair and a balcony where a woman sits looking out to sea
Table with a white tablecloth laid on a sunny terrace overlooking palm trees and the sea
Woman lies on her front with herb parcels on her back in an open-air treatment cabin

Overview

Alpino Atlantico is a compact, adults-only Ayurveda retreat perched on Madeira’s southeast coast, with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean. With just 27 rooms and suites, it’s an intimate, peaceful base for a break.

The heart of the experience is the Ashoka Ayurveda Cure Centre, where doctor-led consultations and personalised treatment plans combine Ayurvedic therapies with yoga, meditation and tailored nutrition. Traditional programmes range from deep cleansing Panchakarma to strength and rejuvenation plans, each designed to rebalance your mind and body.

Meals are full board, spotlighting Ayurvedic vegetarian cuisine drawn from fresh, local and seasonal produce.

While the focus here is on structured healing, guests also have access to the wider Galo Resort facilities nearby (including gym, pools and saunas) if you want a little extra movement or relaxation beyond your treatments.


When to go

Madeira is full of microclimates but stays warm almost all year round. Temperatures in winter are 18 – 22 degrees and in summer 24 – 26 degrees. There is about 2,450 hours of sun a year.
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What we love

  • The range of authentic Ayurvedic spa treatments overseen by in-house Ayurvedic doctors. No need to go to India!
  • The vegetarian Ayurveda cuisine, which is prepared using fresh and seasonal produce to balance all dosha types
  • The daily prescribed herbal tea: you are given your own flask so you can sip all day long

Who should go

  • Solo travellers who want to get away from it all and meet like-minded people
  • Those seeking a transformative, results-driven Panchakarma detox programme 
  • Ayurveda enthusiasts who don’t want to travel all the way to India

Offers

  • Free return airport transfer (per room) with min stay 5 nights, with pre-booked wellness programme only
  • Free 10 minute hand massage for all guests
  • Repeater offer: Free Ayurveda package upon arrival (tongue scraper, sesame oil for daily oral and nasal care) 
  • Early Booking Offer 2: 10% discount on accommodation between 01 May - 31 Oct 26, if booked and paid by 15 Feb 26
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Stay without Programme

Just the hotel, no programmes
£98
per person
What’s included

Strengthening Cure - Stress Management 13 day/14 nights retreat

This special treatment strengthens your mental and psychological power and revitalizes your body, mind and soul. We include the cleansing treatment because it is necessary to strengthen your physical constitution, with targeted mental coaching, holistic kinesiology, meditation, breathing techniques, systematic therapy and hypnotherapy. This treatment is good for crisis situations, excess stress, or a sense of hopelessness and will help you to set and achieve new goals. Minimum 14 nights stay.
£4,361
per person
What’s included

Panchakarma Cure, 10 day/11 nights retreat

The classic Ayurvedic cleansing treatment is designed to rid all the toxins, chemical and drug residues from your body tissues. This treatment is the best prevention against diseases as well as one of the best treatments for countering the effects of ageing. The cleanse helps to activate and strengthen your body’s power to heal itself, especially from chronic diseases.
£3,166
per person
What’s included

Regeneration Cure 6 days/7 nights

Holistic physical recovery and gaining vital energy. An intensive recovery programme in which you can address physical complaints over a shorter period of time. With two soothing Ayurvedic treatments a day, team of doctors can play a targeted role in helping you to get and stay healthy. We recommend this programme to anyone who wants to achieve the best possible results in a short space of time.
£1,885
per person
What’s included

Relaxation Cure 6 day/7 nights retreat

Rasayana is the Sanskrit word for “rejuvenation”. It is designed to help your body relax and recuperate. The finely tuned treatments serve the body’s regeneration and mental balance, focused on your physical and emotional well-being.
£1,704
per person
What’s included

Weight Management with Ayurveda 6 day/7 nights retreat

Our specialists aim to achieve and maintain healthy weight for you. The combination of the Eastern and Western healing systems serve to reduce weight with the treatments and the diet tailored to you. We work with you to develop a holistic concept that is geared towards the digestive balance and metabolic conversion and gives you practical tools to achieve a sustainable and healthy weight.
£1,952
per person
What’s included

Ayurveda Immune Booster 6 day/7 nights retreat

The aim of the cure is to strengthen the immune system. According to Ayurveda, 80% of it is in the digestive tract. Therefore, we focus on this during the cure. The program includes extensive nutritional advice including Ayurvedic nutritional supplements, private yoga and pranayama lessons as well as individually tailored Ayurveda and cleaning treatments. A trip to the wonderful nature of Madeira – for forest bathing – rounds off the program. As usual, the whole thing is looked after holistically by our two Ayurveda doctors.
£1,925
per person
What’s included

Kalari Cure (for Musculoskeletal System) 6 day/7 nights retreat

Intensive Ayurveda Treatment for the Musculoskeletal System with the Help of the Marma Therapy (Kalari) - Ayurveda is optimally supplemented with Kalari therapy, which dissolves blockages and tensions on the myofascial level. The treatment is particularly suitable for relaxing your body cavities and the organs they contain so that they have more space to function more dynamically. This treatment can reduce pelvic and abdominal pain. Work on the chest area will make breathing easier and deeper, reduce pressure on the heart, and help you have more restful sleep. Working on the organs of the head and face helps your entire system becomes clearer, freer, and more relaxed, which also reduces the intensity of migraine attacks. All in all, Kalari therapy reduces pressure and stress in the spine and joints, which in turn has a lasting positive effect on posture, flexibility, and vitality.
£1,785
per person
What’s included

Wellness

The Ashoka Ayurveda Cure Centre is tucked away in a quiet corner of the retreat. Experienced Ayurvedic doctors and therapists create fully personalised programmes based on your individual dosha combination (body make-up). Following a detailed consultation, your plan may include a tailored nutrition programme, locally sourced therapeutic herbs, Ayurvedic body treatments, Reiki, yoga and meditation. The centre has seven treatment rooms, a relaxation room, yoga studio and Ayurvedic shop.

Guests can also access facilities at Alpino Atlantico’s sister hotels: Sentido Galomar, 300 metres away, and Sentido Galosol, 400 metres away. Galo Active Health Club at Galosol has a fully equipped gym, more than 40 fitness classes, an indoor pool, Jacuzzi and saunas. Ashoka Spa at Galomar, meanwhile, offers international beauty treatments, massages, detox therapies and energy work, alongside four sea-view saunas – infrared, bio, Finnish and steam – plus two outdoor pools.

Example treatments at Alpino Atlantico
  • Abhyanga (full body oil massage)
  • Shirodhara (warm oil treatment)
  • Shiatsu (Japanese massage therapy)
  • Mukabhyanga (facial and head massage)
  • Acupuncture
  • Yoga Nidra
  • Yoga (gentle Hatha)
  • Tai Chi
  • Meditation
  • Energy healing
  • Workshops on Ayurveda and lifestyle

Activities

Activities available at resort
  • Cooking classes
  • Workshops on Ayurveda and lifestyle
  • Energy of healing
Activities available at the surrounding area
  • Head into Funchal to explore the old town, restaurants, bars and quaint shops
  • Hotel can arrange extreme sports such as cycling, hiking, boat tours or scuba diving
  • Go hiking or trekking as nature on this island is still unspoilt

Sample Weekly Class Schedule

Please note - Classes are subject to change and seasonal adjustments

Rooms

Alpino Atlantico has just 27 rooms and suites, each with a private balcony overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Spacious and light-filled, they feature floor-to-ceiling windows that make the most of the views.
Hotel bedroom with white bedding, a terracotta tiled floor, glass desk area and a balcony with a sea view
Sea view room with balcony

Size: 28 square metres

These first and second-floor rooms come with a king-size or twin beds with orthopaedic mattresses and blackout curtains for a restful sleep, an en-suite with a shower, and a balcony with sea views. Facilities include air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, a flatscreen TV, safe, telephone, mini bar, herbal tea making facilities, a pillow menu, bathrobes, slippers and a hairdryer.

Hotel living area with rattan sofas with blue cushions, a tiled floor, black framed pictures and a balcony
One bedroom suite
Size: 48 square metres

These spacious ground-floor suites come with a bedroom with a king-size bed with an orthopaedic mattress and blackout curtains for a restful sleep, a separate living room, en-suite with a shower, and a terrace with sea views. Facilities include air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, a flatscreen TV, safe, telephone, mini bar, herbal tea making facilities, a pillow menu, bathrobes, slippers and a hairdryer.

What’s on the menu

Dining at Alpino Atlantico is entirely vegetarian, with all guests on an Ayurvedic full board basis. Menus are designed around the three Ayurvedic doshas – vata, pitta and kapha – which relate to your individual make-up. The buffet is balanced to include all three, rather than tailored to a single dosha.

Guests following a Panchakarma cleansing programme are served specialised meals to support their treatment. Food is full of flavour, made with herbs from the on-site garden and seasonal fruit and vegetables sourced locally. Just so you know, alcohol isn't available.

Colourful buffet spread including fruit, vegetables, nuts and salad
Alpino Atlantico Restaurant
Where all meals are served in a light, buffet style. Choose between indoor and outdoor seating, both with stunning views across the Atlantic. There’s a communal table for those in a sociable mood, as well as individual tables for quieter dining.

Location

Alpino Atlantico sits on Madeira’s south-east coast, in a tranquil corner overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The drive from Cristiano Ronaldo Funchal International Airport takes around 15 minutes, and the charming capital, Funchal, is even closer – well worth a day trip for its Farmers’ Market, authentic restaurants and waterfront wine bars. 
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Families, Children & Infants

Due to nature of this retreat, Alpino Atlantico is adults-only.

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