Tao Garden is a serene slice of heaven on earth. Set in uncluttered lush garden grounds and on lilly-padded lotus ponds, and surrounded by vegetable gardens, fruit orchards and rice padi fields, Tao Garden is the perfect place to get away from the hussle and bustle, relax, rejuvenate, contemplate life, and/or take part in one of the many workshops it hosts. Accommodations are comfortable and comodious, and the staff cannot do enough to assist and make your stay enjoyable. They were such a delight. The services and amenities at Tao Garden are world class and provided at very reasonable prices. From the onsite clinic and recreational facilities, to the aryuvedic and Thai spa treatments...everything runs smoothly and without fuss. The restaurant serves healthy and delicious buffet food. The neighboring village is a couple of minutes walk up the road, providing a look into Thai village life, complete with Bhuddist temple, a small market, some arts and crafts shops, and a few local restaurants and cafes. My wife and I participated in Masahiro Ouchi's TaoZen Healing Love workshop, attended by some 35 people of all ages from Japan, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia and the US. It was a splendid group of people and many friendships were made. I cannot recommend Tao Garden highly enough to those seeking relaxation and place to rejuvenate...its a very special place.

Tao Garden is a place where you must be prepared to spend money. It worths though every cent. If there is heaven on earth, then this is one of the places where you can actually find it. Peaceful and with an amaizing natural environment, this is a space where you can let your body, emotions and mind be healed. Balanced quality food, great rooms and average rooms, great service and slow service, lots of smiles. They really do their job those guys even when they are not "perfect". It's up to you if you are able to let yourself go with the flow and not think about those money and that insect and all that silence... I was there for an workshop and maybe I was more easy going than usual. But still, it's a fabulous place to revive yourself!

My time at Tao Gardens was amazing. Pern was always checking to make sure everything was great for me and to see if there was anything I needed to help make my stay better. Nom did such great work with my body during our treatment time. Thank you to all who made my stay at Tao Gardens so special. If you need a place to relax and rejuvinate this is the place to go!

On my way to Bhutan in October, I took the short hop from Bangkok to Chiang Mai to rest for a few days before heading to the Himalayas. It was wonderful to eat great organic food, receive relaxing and health promoting massages, do Chi Kung exercises and just generally get over jet lag before I continued my journey.

They picked me up from the airport and brought me back as well as had transportation into town one night. I liked being out of the city in the relaxing country side.