Bucket List Retreat MEXICO CITY

THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU IF YOU...

• Want to travel with a community of like-minded adventurers

• Want to get going on crossing things off your bucket list

• Are looking for a flexible trip where you can always choose between relaxation and adventure

• Craving a "new beginning" and ready to explore and try new things

• Just want to forget about your routine and live life to the fullest

• Are looking to grow personally and gain a different perspective on life

• Are an adventurous or soul-searching individual

• In need of a break, relaxation and re-focus

• Want to feel rejuvenated and free!

• You’ll join a community of intentional travelers

• Experienced hosts to remove decision fatigue or stress from logistics

• Freedom and flexibility, within a basic timeline or structure for the week’s activities

• Awareness of how each experience will lend itself to providing the transformation their intentions are meant to bring

• Bucket list adventures (with like-minded bucket listers)

WHY US?

WHERE YOU'LL STAY

ITINERARY

* Subject to change as Day of the Dead activities are announced last-minute, but here's a general idea

Day 1 - Thursday, October 30

Arrival & Retreat Opening

Arrival: Arrive at the MEX airport by 3pm. We'll pick you up.

Orientation : Meet the other travelers in the group, and travel to the vibrant city center to check into your fabulous hotel for the week. We will also review local information about Mexican culture, specifically the Day of the Dead festivities, your surroundings, and health and safety information, as well as review what you can expect to experience throughout the week. This is also a time for reflection, inspiration and connection with your personal intentions for the week.

Welcome Dinner: Celebrate at an iconic restaurant in CDMX (included).

Morning: Breakfast & morning gathering to connect and plan for a fulfilling day.

Mid-morning: A local guide and artist, Ruben, will join us and teach you how to make your own Day of the Dead mask.

Afternoon: Free for you to explore. We’ll have some suggestions for local places to check out.

Co-created evening: What did you see that you would like to discover more of? This is your chance to let us help you personalize your experience.

Morning: After breakfast, we’ll tour the streets of Mexico City and visit iconic landmarks.

Day of the Dead Tour: Vist a cemetary at night. Learn about the Day of the Dead festivities and admire the famous altars and their rich expressions of popular art that fuse symbolism and thought, both pre-Hispanic and Catholic, around death.

Evening: Enjoy a night tour in a trajinera – Mexican ‘gondola’ – through the canals of Xochimilco. Float through the decorated canals on this spectacular boat and pass through the chinampas –floating gardens – while dancing to the rhythm of Mexican music.

Day 4 - Sunday, November 2

Day of the Dead Festivities / Open day

Morning: Day of the Dead. Enjoy your breakfast before the festivities begin.

Optional: Watch the Day of the Dead Parade – (and there is the possibility of being in it!)

Open day: We’ll have some suggested activities

Day 5 - Monday November 3

Free day...or tour the pyramids

FREE DAY: This day is yours for an optional tour of the Teotihuacan Pyramids:

• Enjoy the incredible views on an unforgettable hot air balloon flight over the Teotihuacan pyramids.

• Have breakfast in an impressive underground cave.

• Free time to explore the pyramids.

If not, co-create a day with your retreat mates, or cross something off your personal bucket list.

Morning: Breakfast and morning gathering.

Midmorning: Culinary market tour with Chef Pau buying local ingredients

Afternoon: Cooking class with Chef Pau. Come hungry – you’ll dine on your Mexican dishes, made fresh with the ingredients purchased from the local market.

Evening: Open / co-created.

Day 2 - Friday, October 31

Creation Day

Day 3 - Saturday, November 1

Day of the Dead tour

Day 6 - Tuesday November 4

Culinary Adventures

Day 7 - Wednesday November 5

Free day

FREE DAY: This is your last full day in Mexico as part of the Day of the Dead Retreat. Take this opportunity to explore anything you’ve been intrigued by this past week.

Take a tour or class. Explore the city. Practice your Spanish.

If not, co-create a day with your retreat mates, or cross something off your personal bucket list.

EVENING: Closing dinner/activity (included).

Day 8 - Thursday, November 6

Departure

Morning: Breakfast and morning gathering. Prepare to say goodbye, pack up your bags, your memories and your Mexican recipes!