Questions, Answered

Complete our booking form and we'll be in touch within 48 hours to confirm availability and arrange your deposit. If you'd rather talk it through first, book a complimentary discovery call with Laura — no pressure, just an honest chat about whether the retreat is right for you.

No. A deposit secures your place, with the balance due closer to departure. The one exception is Rwanda, where a 50% deposit is required to purchase your gorilla trekking permits — they're strictly limited and sell out months ahead, so we buy them the moment you book.

Your exact deposit amount and payment schedule are confirmed in your booking paperwork before anything is charged.

Most of our guests arrive solo, and many leave with friends for life. On the Botswana retreat, the first two single travellers to book pay no single supplement at all. In Kenya, private rooms are available from $14,500, or you can share a twin with another solo guest at the shared rate.

Yes — comprehensive travel insurance is required for every retreat, covering medical treatment, emergency evacuation, cancellation and curtailment. We recommend arranging it the same week you pay your deposit, so your booking is protected from day one.

Our full cancellation terms are set out in your booking paperwork, and we'll always do what we can to help — transferring your place to a friend or a future retreat where possible. Note that Rwanda gorilla permits are non-refundable once purchased, which is one of the reasons travel insurance matters.

International flights aren't included — you book those, which lets you choose your airline, route and cabin. Once you land, we take over. Internal charter flights are included on our Kenya and Botswana retreats, and all road transfers are arranged for you everywhere we go.

Kenya: Nairobi, where you'll connect to a private charter to Laikipia. Botswana: Maun, where our representative meets you at arrivals. Rwanda: Kigali, around a two-and-a-half-hour scenic drive from Volcanoes National Park. Scotland: Inverness is closest, with Edinburgh and Glasgow as alternatives.

We send full arrival instructions, recommended flights and timings as soon as you book.

It depends on your nationality. Kenya uses an electronic travel authorisation applied for online before you fly; Rwanda offers visas on arrival for most nationalities; many passports enter Botswana visa-free; and Scotland follows standard UK entry rules. Requirements change, so always check with the relevant embassy or your government's travel advice before booking flights — and we're happy to point you in the right direction for your passport.

Please speak to your GP or a travel clinic six to eight weeks before departure — they'll advise on vaccinations and antimalarials based on your health and exact itinerary. Parts of Kenya and Botswana's Okavango are malarial areas, so this conversation matters. We're not medical professionals and won't pretend to be; we'd just rather you go prepared.

We only work with lodges, guides and operators we know personally and trust completely — many of them for years. Groups are small, you're accompanied throughout, and every wildlife activity is led by professional guides who know their landscape intimately. Solo female travellers make up a large part of our guest list, and that's not an accident.

No, and this is probably our most-asked question. Our retreats are open to beginners and intermediate yogis, sessions are taught to mixed levels with options to soften or deepen every pose, and every single session is optional. Some guests practise twice a day; others skip the morning flow for a lie-in and a coffee with the hippos. Both are doing the retreat correctly.

Deliberately small: eight places in Kenya and a maximum of ten in Botswana. Small groups mean personal attention from your hosts, better wildlife sightings, and a group that actually gets to know each other rather than a crowd wearing name badges.

Wonderful, and yes. Expect fresh, generous cooking — farm-table lunches, cold-pressed juices, proper dinners under the stars — rather than anything punishing. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and most allergies are easily accommodated; just tell us when you book so the kitchens can prepare.

Mostly, but not always — and honestly, that's part of it. Lodges generally have wifi in the main areas, signal in the wilderness comes and goes, and the Tsodilo Hills sleep-out in Botswana has none at all. Tell the people who need you that you'll be reachable most evenings, then let the delta do its work.

We send a full packing list for your specific retreat after booking. The short version: neutral-coloured layers for safari, something warm for early mornings, comfortable clothes you can move in, and a refillable water bottle. On charter flights, luggage is limited to soft-sided bags with a weight allowance we'll confirm for your route — pack light, the lodges have you covered.

Six nights on the Laikipia Plateau at the private Enasoit Conservancy, 24–30 October 2026, with three hosts: wildlife photography with Mia Collis, breathwork with Hannah Wood, and daily yoga and meditation with Laura Bunting. Game drives, bush walks and starlit dinners thread it all together. Eight places, from $10,840 per person shared, with private charter flights included.

Four nights in the Okavango Panhandle, 28 November – 2 December 2026, hosted by Kerrith O'Fee of Victoria Falls Yoga. We take exclusive use of Nxamaseri Island Lodge for sunrise yoga over the lagoon, sound healing from a boat, mokoro rides and basket weaving — plus one night sleeping out at the sacred Tsodilo Hills with a traditional San trance dance. $4,907 per person, all-inclusive from Maun, maximum ten guests.

An optional six-night safari extension adds Camp Moremi and Savute Safari Lodge — ten nights in total at $9,723, with a scenic helicopter flight over the delta included.

Into the Mist runs 6–9 December 2026 from the beautiful Singita Kwitonda Lodge, on the edge of Volcanoes National Park. Each trek follows a habituated gorilla family with park rangers; treks can take from one to several hours through mountain forest at altitude, and you spend one privileged hour with the gorillas once found. Porters are available, a reasonable level of fitness helps, and the minimum trekking age is 15.

From $14,707 with one trek, or $16,207 with two. Permits are strictly limited and non-refundable once issued, which is why a 50% deposit secures them at booking.

Our home-turf wilderness: yoga and wild landscapes in the Scottish Highlands, based at the wonderful Kinloch Lodge. It's the retreat for anyone craving wildness without a long-haul flight — sea lochs, red deer, log fires and long exhales. Scotland runs as private and bespoke retreats, with set dates announced first to our newsletter. Get in touch to plan yours.

Yes — this is increasingly the heart of what we do. We design private and bespoke journeys across all four destinations: a milestone birthday in the Mara, a family safari with daily yoga, a friends' reunion in the Highlands. Tell us your dates, your people and what you're hoping to feel by the end of it, and we'll build the rest, subject to availability of camps and teachers.

Almost always. Botswana has a ready-made extension to Camp Moremi and Savute Safari Lodge, Kenya pairs beautifully with the coast or the Mara, and Rwanda works well with golden monkey trekking or a few days in Kigali. Tell us how long you have and we'll make the most of every day of it.

That's what the discovery call is for. Book a free call with Laura and we'll talk honestly about which destination fits your intentions, your budget and your sense of adventure — including telling you if none of them do.