Group trip energy. Retreat benefits. Phones optional.
All the fun of a friends trip. All the good stuff of a retreat.
Plus a low-tech (or no-tech!) setting that lets you actually be there.
A better way to do the group trip.
A few days away with your favourite people on a thoughtfully planned retreat — designed to help you actually spend meaningful time together.
Surf. Yoga. Slow mornings. Long dinners. No notifications.
Enough structure to feel intentional, enough freedom to actually relax.
No spreadsheets
No group chat chaos
No pressure to transform by Sunday
No scrolling at the table
Low key planning. High key payoff.
Because sometimes you want more than just another vacation.
'We should get together soon' has been on the group chat way too long.
At some point — gradually, then suddenly — the people you were closest to scattered. New routines, new cities, new partners. The kind of friendship where you knew the details of each other's days, slowly became the kind where you catch up over text messages or FaceTime calls that keep getting rescheduled.
And here's the thing nobody mentions: adult friendship requires intention, a plan. A deliberate plan that this (these people, this time) is worth making space for.
And when it happens, when everyone actually shows up, it's worth every bit of the effort it took to get there.
Not just to handle the logistics, but to create the conditions for the thing you've actually been missing: slow mornings where nobody has anywhere to be. Long conversations that finally have room to finish. The quiet comfort of being around people who have known you through all your versions.
The kind of trip where everyone leaves feeling lighter, closer, and more like themselves than when they arrived.
Because time moves faster than we plan for. A friends retreat makes it easy to stop and be somewhere.
The Friends Retreat exists to make that easier.
Low tech. High connection.
Put the phone in a drawer and see what happens.
(Although not mandatory, but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.)
Real conversation. Without a screen in every hand, talk gets longer, deeper and funnier. Stories finish. Silences are comfortable.
Friendship that deepens. Relationships are built on shared time and attention. A few days together does what months of group chats can’t.
Back to being human. No feed, no inbox, no audience. Just you, as you are, with people who already like that person.
Back to nature. Ocean air, bare feet, open-air yoga, long walks, a night sky you can actually see. Being outdoors slows you down in the best way.
Can't go fully off-grid or prefer a gentler approach? Use your phone for set check-in times. A check-in with family or work is never a problem. Let's find what works.
What's included.
PLUS ✓ Accommodations ✓ Airport transfers ✓ Retreat host All the details handled.
See FULL LIST of what's included on The Experience page.
Yoga
Open-air yoga sessions. Designed to compliment the surf and vacation vibes, not wear you out. And optional, always.
Surf
Beginner-friendly lessons, ocean time, beach hangs. The kind of fun that makes you forget you're an adult with responsibilities.
Good Food
All meals included, shared tables, locally sourced ingredients. The setting for the conversations you came for.
Temazcal
A guided sweat lodge ritual — heat, herbs, clay, and a cold plunge. Simple, intense, resetting.
Check available dates.
Browse upcoming retreat dates.
Tell us about your group.
Short form. Two minutes.
We reply within 48 hours.
Pricing, dates, answers. A real person.
Hold your spot.
A deposit holds your spot. The rest follows.
How it works.
Book your flight, pack your bag and you're all set.
Simple enough that your friends will actually say yes.
Time moves faster than we plan for.
This is how you get ahead of it. Stop almost going. Start actually being there. Make the plan your future self will thank you for.
Perfect for...
Friends' getaways
Bridal parties
Team retreats
Book clubs
Family reunions / vacations
Milestone birthdays
A week away just feels better when someone else handles the planning.
