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Add-on experiences

Most guests leave saying the sessions were the reason

Yoga, sound healing, the sauna and fire ritual and garden dinners, all on the property, plus guided adventures on the coast.

4.9 from 64+ verified stays Owner-led, not outsourced Add or drop up to 7 days before

14

experiences to choose from

12

happen on the property

4

categories, art to wellness

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Yoga platform overlooking the valley at Pachawa Retreat Center
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Movement & Breath

Yoga on the Platform

Practice on the wooden platform built out over the valley, with the whole Alentejo waking up in front of you.

90 minutes 1–20 guests Local and visiting teachers
  • Mats, blocks and bolsters provided
  • Sunrise or golden-hour slots
  • Open-air platform over the valley

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Breathwork and meditation space at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Movement & Breath

Connected Breathwork Journey

A guided breathwork journey held in the shade, with time afterwards to lie still and let it land.

2 hours 2–20 guests Sabine & Markus
  • Guided from start to close
  • Held indoors or on the platform depending on heat
  • Long integration rest afterwards

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Fire circle at Pachawa Retreat Center
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Ceremony & Healing

Cacao Ceremony by the Fire

Ceremonial cacao, a fire, and a circle where the group finally says out loud why they came.

2 hours 2–20 guests Pachawa circle hosts
  • Ceremonial cacao prepared on site
  • Fire circle under the Alentejo sky
  • Opening or closing format

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Eco dome under the night sky at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Ceremony & Healing

Sound Healing Under the Stars

Bowls, gongs and voice on the platform after dark, in one of the least light-polluted skies in Europe.

90 minutes 2–20 guests Guest facilitators
  • Blankets and bolsters provided
  • Held after dark
  • Ends the day without a screen in sight

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Session space at Pachawa Retreat Center
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Movement & Breath

Kundalini Activation

A strong, energetic session for groups who want to be moved rather than soothed.

90 minutes 2–16 guests Visiting facilitators
  • Energetic, hands-on format
  • Long integration rest
  • Shaded or open-air space

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Quiet corner of the land used for treatments
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Ceremony & Healing

Massage & Bodywork

A one-to-one treatment on the land, booked into the gaps of your schedule.

60 minutes 1 guest Local therapists
  • Therapist comes to the land
  • Back-to-back slots for groups
  • Table, linen and oils provided

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Group meal at the long table at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Food & Table

Farm-to-Table Dinner

Dinner at the long table, mostly out of our own gardens, cooked in the shaded outdoor kitchen.

2.5 hours 2–20 guests Pachawa kitchen
  • Vegetarian, mostly from our gardens
  • One long table for the whole group
  • Shopping, cooking and clean-up handled

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Vegetarian food prepared at Pachawa Retreat Center
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Food & Table

Full-Board Vegetarian Catering

Three meals a day for your whole cohort, with dietary needs collected before anyone arrives.

Whole stay 4–20 guests Pachawa kitchen
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Dietary needs handled in advance
  • Priced per person per day

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Food forest and gardens at Pachawa Retreat Center
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Land & Coast

Permaculture & Food-Forest Walk

A walk through twenty hectares of regenerative land: swales, food forest, veggie gardens and what the water actually does here.

2 hours 1–20 guests Markus
  • Led by the person who designed the land
  • Food forest and veggie gardens
  • Honest about what has not worked

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The Alentejo coast near Pachawa
Nearby 4.9· 64+ stays

Land & Coast

Surf Day on the Alentejo Coast

Thirty minutes to some of the wildest surf beaches in Europe, boards and instruction included.

5 hours 2–12 guests Coastal surf school
  • Boards and wetsuits included
  • Beginner lesson available
  • Transport coordinated

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Wild Atlantic beach near Pachawa Retreat Center
Nearby 4.9· 64+ stays

Land & Coast

Wild Beach Day Trip

A day on an empty Atlantic beach, with a picnic from the garden in the back of the van.

Half day 2–20 guests Pachawa hosts
  • Beaches chosen on the day
  • Garden picnic included
  • Good mid-retreat reset

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Sunset over the valley at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Land & Coast

Sunset Walk Over the Valley

Out through the cork oaks to the ridge, timed so you are on top when the light goes.

2 hours 1–20 guests Pachawa hosts
  • Starts and ends at the gate
  • Easy pace, all abilities
  • Pairs with the fire circle

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Fire circle and sauna evening at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Ceremony & Healing

Wood-Fired Sauna & Fire Circle

We light the sauna and the fire, and the evening takes care of itself.

3 hours 2–14 guests Pachawa hosts
  • Wood-fired sauna
  • Cool-down and rest between rounds
  • Fire circle afterwards

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Creative session outdoors at Pachawa
On the property 4.9· 64+ stays

Ceremony & Healing

Intuitive Painting Session

Paint without a plan, outdoors, with nobody assessing the result.

2.5 hours 2–16 guests Guest facilitators
  • All materials provided
  • Held outdoors in the shade
  • No experience needed

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True of every session

What you can count on, whichever you add

Led by the owners or a vetted local practitioner, never a stranger with a script
Runs on the property, so no driving and no schedule to chase
Nothing is mandatory, add or drop sessions until 7 days before arrival
All materials and equipment provided
Priced per session on your itemised total, no surprise resort fees
Beginners assumed, no experience needed for anything here

4.9

Loved by guests

Permaculture land

Twenty hectares

20

Room to gather

30 min

To the wild Atlantic

Guests

The sessions people mention afterwards

Verified
The yoga platform over the valley is the reason I keep bringing my groups back to Pachawa.
RReturning hostThe Whole Land
Verified
Sabine and Markus hold the space, and the land does the rest. Everything grown here ends up on the table.
FFacilitatorLakshmi Apartment
Verified
A place where the stress of the modern world dissolves into stillness. We slept with the doors open and woke up with the valley.
RRetreat guestEco Dome

4.9 out of 5

From 64 verified guest reviews

20 Hectares

Of regenerative permaculture land

Sabine & Markus

Personal hosting and orientation

Yoga Platform

Built out over the Alentejo valley

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Supporting the land directly

Sleeps 20

Across apartments, trucks and domes

30 min to beaches

Wild Atlantic coast and Rota Vicentina

Solar & Compost

Sustainable, low-impact living

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