Go quiet. Go far.
Small-group retreats in deserts, mountains and cold northern water. Sunrise practice, long days outside, a sauna, a fire — twelve guests at most, everything arranged.
(01) The idea
Twelve people, one long table, nothing to organise. Since 2016 we've hosted 1,240 guests in nine countries — and kept every group small enough to hear the fire.
Wellness
/ 2 retreats
Breathwork, silence and slow mornings. Effort 1–2.
Adventure
/ 2 retreats
Full days on foot, real ascent, a sauna to finish. Effort 3–4.
(02) Who we are
A retreat company run by guides, not marketers.
We pick places we'd go back to, cook what grows there and plan every hour so you don't have to.
4.9
average from 1,240 guests
38%
come back for another week
(04) How it works
From first click to first morning.
01
Step
Choose your week
Filter by place, month and how hard you want it.
02
Step
Pick a room
Shared, private or premium. Solo guests welcome.
03
Step
Hold it with 30%
Balance due 60 days out. Move your dates once, free.
04
Step
We handle the rest
Packing list, transfers, dietary notes — sorted.
(05) A day here
Wednesday on Mountain Trek & Sauna
Every retreat runs to a rhythm like this. Join all of it, or none of it after lunch.
06:30
Sunrise practice
06:30
Sunrise practice
Forty-five minutes of slow flow and breathwork on the terrace at 1,850 m. Coffee is out before you are.
08:00
Breakfast, unhurried
Rye bread from the valley bakery, alpine butter, eggs any way, stewed apricots.
09:30
The walk
12–16 km with 600–900 m of ascent at the pace of the slowest walker. Two certified guides.
13:30
Long lunch at the hut
Barley soup, mountain cheese, whatever the hut kitchen made that morning. Boots off.
15:30
Nothing at all
Read, sleep, or swim in the tarn at 11°C. Protected time — no programme, no guilt.
17:30
Sauna & cold plunge
Wood-fired sauna at 80°C, then the glacier-fed trough. Three rounds. Optional, always.
19:30
Dinner by candlelight
Venison or wild-mushroom risotto, soft polenta, Kaiserschmarrn to share.
21:30
Fire & stars
Blankets, herbal tea and the Milky Way on most clear nights.
Hold your place with a 30% deposit. Balance due 60 days before you travel.
(09) GUESTS
★★★★★
I came for the trekking and left with a sauna habit and four friends I still message every week. Nothing ever felt rushed.
Hanna K.
Mountain Trek & Sauna · June 2026
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Your room
Shared, private or premium.
Every meal
Local, seasonal, all diets.
Daily practice
Yoga, breath, meditation.
Certified guides
One guide per six guests.
Sauna & plunge
Wood-fired, where the land allows.
Transfers
Airport, both ways.
The gear
Mats, poles, wetsuits, robes.
Twelve at most
Most guests come solo.
Not included
Flights
Travel insurance (required)
Massage & 1:1 sessions
Wine
(11) Questions
Before you reserve
A real person answers within a day — by email or WhatsApp.
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