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A solitary whitewashed retreat above a misty Atlantic cove at sunrise

(01) Small-group journeys & remote retreats

Travel slower. Feel further.

Unhurried journeys for eight guests at most — to places that ask you to stay a little longer than you planned.

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(02) Manifesto

Measured in mornings, not miles.

The hour the fog lifts off a fjord. The slow walk to a bakery nobody has reviewed. The conversation that runs past midnight. So we travel in small circles, stay longer than itineraries allow, and leave room for the unplanned.

Inês & Tomás Founders, Solace

(03) Journeys

Six journeys, no rush.

  1. Hot-air balloons drifting over Cappadocia's rock chimneys at sunset

    01Cappadocia, Türkiye

    The Chimney Hours

    Nights
    7
    From
    €4,280
  2. A lone walker crossing a vast, empty desert

    02Atacama, Chile

    Salt & Silence

    Nights
    9
    From
    €5,640
  3. A quiet cove of turquoise water beneath pale cliffs

    03Lycian Coast, Türkiye

    The Slow Coast

    Nights
    8
    From
    €3,960
  4. A snow-covered cabin beside a frozen lake at blue hour

    04Lofoten, Norway

    Blue Hour North

    Nights
    6
    From
    €4,720
  5. Red-rock desert canyon glowing ochre in low evening light

    05Wadi Rum, Jordan

    A Sea of Ochre

    Nights
    5
    From
    €2,890
  6. Sunset light falling across rugged sea cliffs

    06Azores, Portugal

    Edge of the Atlantic

    Nights
    7
    From
    €3,410

  7. Can’t choose?

    We’ll write one around you.

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An aerial view of a misty forest canopy at dawn

(04) Arrive

Arrive somewhere quieter.

Between journeys, our retreats hold still. Four houses at the edges of maps, each with room for a handful of guests and nothing to prove.

(05) Retreats

Four houses, one pace.

A whitewashed house beneath limestone cliffs above the sea

R.01 — Menorca, Spain

Casa Alta

Five whitewashed suites cut into the limestone above a cove only fishermen used to know. Swim before breakfast, read until the light goes amber.

  • 5 suites
  • Sea-cut pool
  • Private chef

From €680 a night · 4-night minimum

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A secluded log cabin set in a wide mountain landscape

R.02 — Dolomites, Italy

Hütte Nebel

A larch-wood cabin two hours’ walk from the nearest road. Wood-fired sauna, a library of mountain writing, and a sky with no light in it but stars.

  • 3 rooms
  • Wood sauna
  • Guided ridge walks

From €520 a night · 3-night minimum

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A wooden bathhouse on a misty, forested shore at dusk

R.03 — Hokkaido, Japan

Umi Baths

A quiet bathhouse retreat on a forested shore. Mineral pools, seasonal kaiseki, and long evenings spent doing precisely nothing, beautifully.

  • 6 rooms
  • Onsen pools
  • Tea ceremony

From €740 a night · 3-night minimum

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An open-sided tropical wooden retreat surrounded by greenery

R.04 — Kerala, India

Kaluna House

Teak pavilions in a spice garden, a short paddle from the backwaters. Ayurvedic mornings, monsoon-green afternoons, and supper under the fans.

  • 4 pavilions
  • Ayurveda
  • Backwater canoe

From €460 a night · 5-night minimum

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(06) Experiences

Small rituals, long memories.

Every journey is built around a few moments we won’t schedule tightly — and a great many we won’t schedule at all.

(07) Where we wander

CappadociaAtacamaLofotenWadi RumAzoresHokkaido

MenorcaDolomitesKeralaPatagoniaFaroe IslandsOaxaca

(08) Journal

Letters from the road

A quiet lakeside cabin in the far north Turquoise water below a rocky coast Salt flats mirroring the sunset sky in the Atacama Hot-air balloons over Cappadocia at sunset
Lofoten2025
By the fourth morning I stopped checking the time. By the sixth I had forgotten which day it was.

Margit AaltoBlue Hour North · Lofoten, 2025

4.97from 380 guest reviews

Every review from a guest who travelled with us — unedited, unhurried.

Lofoten
The quietest week of my life, in the best way. Every detail was simply taken care of.
— Margit A.
Lycian Coast
Eight strangers at dinner on night one, eight friends by the last morning.
— Daniel O.
Atacama
The stargazing night alone was worth the flight. Our guide knew when to be silent.
— Inés F.
Cappadocia
Balloons at sunrise, bread still warm at breakfast. I’ve already booked again.
— Hannah W.
Azores
No rushing, no crowds, no itinerary panic. Just the ocean and very good cheese.
— Tom R.
Wadi Rum
Sleeping under that sky changed how I think about travel. Unhurried, truly.
— Leila K.

(09) Plan

Plan your journey.

Tell us where you’re drawn and roughly when. A real person — usually Inès or Tomas — writes back within two working days with ideas, not a sales pitch.

No payment, no obligation.

Journeys depart year-round · Groups of up to eight · Private departures on request