Spain, Mundo Sundaram 6th – 12th October 2024
Venue Address: Mundo Sundaram, Calle Camino de Solano, Colmenar 29170 Malaga, Spain. (Please note: the name and address are listed on Google Maps)
Text: To Be Announced
To Register: Sundari: sundari@shiningworld.com.
Please Note! We are strictly limited to 33 attendees as we do not have space for more, and we already have 10 people confirmed for this seminar. If you plan to attend, please keep this in mind and do not book if you think you may change your mind. If something unforeseen happens and you need to cancel, please let us know asap so that I can give your place to someone else.
Teaching Schedule:
Daily from the 6th – 11th October:
Mornings: 10:00 am – 12:30 Pm (with a tea break)
Lunch: Served on the premises (optional), costs per person 16, menu to be posted presently.
Afternoons: 4 pm – 6:30 Pm (with a tea break.)
Wednesday 9th: Day Off
We have scheduled a one-day break during the middle of the week so that people attending can do some sightseeing and enjoy the spectacular scenery. See more information about options available in the area at the end of this event posting.
Daily from 10th – 11th Oct:
Mornings: 10:00 am – 12:30 Pm (with a tea break)
Lunch: Served on the premises if required
Afternoons: 4 pm – 6:30 Pm (with a tea break.)
Final Day 12th October
10 am – 12:30 Pm
MEALS – PLEASE CONFIRM CATERING:
To facilitate everyone and make life easier, we will provide catered lunchtime meals every day for a very reasonable cost (16 euros) for those who want it
PLEASE CONFIRM ASAP – if you want me to put your name down for the daily lunch catering and for how many days you would like it.
You are also free to bring your own lunch, we have a fridge on the premises for your use. That way, people attending do not have to worry about finding a restaurant during the teaching. Attendees can stay on the premises and enjoy the pool, sit under a shady olive tree, or go into samadhi meditating on God’s Window, our sublime mountain view, during the afternoon break. There will be no evening classes.
Information About the Area:
Our physical location is near Colmenar, Malaga, in the Axarquia region of Andalucía in southern Spain, about 45 minutes from Malaga International airport. It would be best to arrive there and not at any other airport in Spain. If you cannot afford a car, we can put registrants in touch with each other to share accommodation and transportation.
There are many beautiful towns in Axarquia offering accommodation at a wide range of prices. Sharing accommodation will definitely be the cheapest option. Check out Airbnb, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, or Hotels near Colmenar and find many options, both for catering and self-catering. Google Maps (or Earth) and search for “Romo Cuevas” you will be able to see the local area.
The only town (it’s a hamlet) within walking distance to us is Solano. In the area near us in a radius between 10- and 30-minute drive are the towns of Romo, Mazmullar, Comares, Los Dioses, Los Ventorros, La Alqueria, Colmenar, Corazones, El Zuque, Jaldarin, Las Guájaras, Rio Gordo, Benamargosa and others.
ACCOMMODATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
Villa Gran Solano: Tel Mr Pepe Martos (he only speaks Spanish) + 34 635 04 55 71, Link to House
Finca Maran in Solano, owner Rasmin (mainly self-catering) about a 15-minute walk from us: https://www.fincamaran.com/;
Casa Mariana in Solano, Anni and Trish Nasser offer a fully contained 2 bedroom ‘casita’, which sleeps four and has a pool. It is about 15-minute walk from us. Contact number: +34 635 875962, email: annesolar@gmail.com
Tapaluz – (To Be Confirmed) is a private homewithin walking distance, belonging to friends who are prepared to rent out 3 rooms. Two are separate private rooms connected to the main house (but not part of it and you will not have access to it) each with their own entrance and bathroom, both with aircon. The other is a small cottage with a single bed, toilet and shower, (there is a fan, but no aircon, hot in summer). All three rooms are equipped with towels, electric kettle and cups, but no fridge. If I am waiting for the owner to get back to me to confirm if it will be available for the dates of our seminar. If it is, booking for this property will be organized through me, so email Sundari – sundari.shiningworld@gmail.com.
ACCOMMODATION TO SHARE NEARBY
There are many places available online that are suitable to share, and they would require sharing a rental car as well, which will make costs very reasonable. I will help attendees to liaise with each other and do whatever I can to facilitate a happy stay for everyone.
I have found another villa about a five-minute drive away from Mundo Sundaram. It is walkable if you are very fit, but a car is advisable. It is a beautiful, private home with a main house and a separate cottage that sleeps up to 8 people, depending on if that includes couples or singles. The main house has four double bedrooms, and the cottage has two double rooms. The cottage would be ideal for a couple who wants privacy and will cost slightly more than the rooms in the house for this reason.
I have provisionally booked it for 9 nights, from the 20th – 29th of September which gives a day on either side of the seminar. The owner has given me a price of 1 800 euros for that whole period, which includes both houses, cleaning, towels, bed linen, etc. If that is shared among 6 people, it works out to 33.5 euros per night over 9 nights, which is very reasonable. Those who stay here can work out who pays more for the private cottage, assuming there is a couple who wants to take it, as well as sharing a rental car or cars. The owner lives in the Netherlands, and he wants one person to manage the booking. I am happy to take this on and pay the deposit if I get enough confirmed bookings, so please let me know asap. I need to pay the deposit before the 8th October. Here is the link to the house: Villa Casa Blanca, Romo – https://www.micazu.nl/vakantiehuis/spanje/costa-del-sol/comares/villa-casa-blanca-met-gastenverblijf-21941/
Other places I know of to share not far away are:
Casa Gusta La Vista, Rio Gordo – http://www.gustalavista.com/
Tio Vincente, 10-minute drive from us: http://tiovincente.com/
Casa Trixie, 15 Minutes from us: http://www.casatrixie.com
House to share in Colmenar (15-minute drive), Liz Gorringe, email liz.gorringe@yahoo.co.uk or WhatsApp 07468450597
Other Guest Houses and Hotels Nearby Requiring a Car:
Andalusian Rentals, Maria and Carl Cullimore, accommodation only, Solano, El Romo and several other properties around Axarquia: www.andalusianrentals.com
Cortijo Piltraque, Colmenar (catering – upmarket), about 20 minutes’ drive to us: https://www.cortijo-piltraque.com/;
Villa Pepita, near Romo (self-catering): about +/- 10-minute drive from us: https://www.villapepita.eu/en/;
Casa Estrella, about +/- 15-minute drive from us:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentalReview-g1411714-d12555922-Casa_Estrella_a_mountain_villa_with_spectacular_views_and_pool_CR_MA_01459-Comares_C.html
Vine Ridge Retreats, Jacqui and David Cullimore, accommodation only, several properties around the Axarquia, about 26-minute drive from us www.vineridgeretreats.com
Jingtu Wellness and Spa Resort – Comares(pricey)https://jingturesort.es/
Yoga Studio
Casa Mayor Yoga Studio near Comares (catering) approx. 30 min drive from us: https://www.casamayoryogaretreat.com/
Hotels in Colmenar:
Hotel Arco del Sol is a good option, much quieter than the other hotels, situated about a 16-minute drive from us: https://hotelarcodelsol.com-malaga.com/en/
Hotel Balcon de Los Montes, in Colmenar is lively and pretty noisy, but has pleasant rooms. It offers fairly decent meals and is about a 15-minute drive from us: http://www.balcondelosmontes.es/;
Hotel Belen: Av. los Montes, 11, 29170 Colmenar, Málaga, Spain, 15 min drive from us. www.hotelrestaurantebelen.com/contacto.
Taxis and Shuttle Service:
It might have gone up now due to rising costs of fuel, but the average cost for a regular taxi ride from the airport to Mundo Sundaram should be around 50 euros one way.
Private Taxi Service by a friend of ours, Dave Axon, who knows the area well and he charges considerably less than a regular taxi: Contact him on: axonides@gmail.com
Malaga Airport taxi: www.malaga-airport-taxi.net/;
Transfer Malaga: www.gettransfer.com/
Private Catering:
Helena Demuynck – At the last seminar Helena provided breakfast and dinner for the people who booked Tapaluz through me, and it worked well. If she is available, we can book catered meals at Casa Alegria (above Solano), emailhelena@konsensuslcd.com, tel +32 475 64 58 08. Helena is a wonderful host and chef, and the surroundings are breath-taking.
Restaurants In the Area
Bar El Nino, Closest to us (but not in walking distance) in Romo, which offers only very basic Pub food.
El Molino de Los Abuelos, Comares about a 15-minute drive from us, https://www.hotelrestauranteelmolinodelosabuelos.es/. The food is average but the view makes up for it, plus Comares is a wonderful town to explore.
Table Mountain Restaurant, Los Ventorros, about a 15-minute drive from us. https://www.facebook.com/restauranttablemountain/. Simple but good value food, lovely ambiance especially if you can sit on the terrace.
Venta Ortega, in Benarmagosa, about a 20-minute drive from us, I believe they serve good food, good ambiance. https://g.co/kgs/5CrbZr.
La Heurta, in Casabermeja, a 25-minute drive from us. http://www.restaurantelahuertacasabermeja.es/.Excellent food but the ambiance is a little noisy.
La Taberna de Flores, (very good food) Colmenar 10 – 15-minute drive from Mundo Sundaram.
Venta Galwey, Montes de Malaga, about 25 min drive from Mundo Sundaram. I have not tried their food, but I believe it is very good.
Hotel Arco del Sol, just outside Colmenar. About 16-minute drive from Mundo Sundaram. https://hotelarcodelsol.com-malaga.com/en/. Average quality food at reasonable prices.
Hotel Balcon de Los Montes, Colmenar, 15-minute drive from us, http://www.balcondelosmontes.es/; Average food at reasonable prices.
Information about Activities
Bee Travel – To find out about local tours and activities, check out Bee Travel, at the last seminar they organized a trip for 14 people to the Alhambra. https://bit.ly/RESEÑASAGENCIADEVIAJESBEETRAVEL
Larosilla in Solano offers several activities, one of them being walking tours of the beautiful area around Mundo Sundaram. Please see TripAdvisor for more details on Larosilla or contact Linsey Drake at +34 659 7334401. Other leisure activities such as the local fiestas and ferias, there are several websites giving information about them, one is http://guiaaxarquia.blogspot.com/p/celebraciones-y-fiestas.html. If you are on Facebook, there’s a group called What’s on Axarquia – The Sentinella Edition, which gives you info on all the things that are happening around Axarquia
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