Eight days on Sri Lanka's southern coast, with guided spaces, day trips, local experiences and meals. Here is how the week looks, day by day. We'll share the details on the Sri Lanka NYE 2026 Group once your seat is confirmed.
Every part of the week belongs to one of five threads: Travel and wonder, Local life, Group spaces, Reflection and rest, Looking ahead.
Travel and wonder
Local life
Group spaces
Reflection and rest
Looking ahead
First half
Looking back, at your own pace.
One Sun 27 Dec
The coastal train to Galle, a welcome circle, and your first pages.
Morning
The coastal train
Colombo to Galle along the sea, one of the most beautiful rides on the island.
Travel and wonder
Afternoon
Welcome circle
Arrive at the villa, meet the group, and hear how the week works.
Group spaces
Evening
First pages
Write down what you hope this week holds, then settle in for dinner.
Reflection and rest
Two Mon 28 Dec
Why this, why now, a nature walk, and a night visit to Rekawa's turtle beach.
Morning
Why this, why now
A guided space on what brought you here, and what you want to leave with.
Reflection and rest
Afternoon
Nature walk
A guided walk through the coconut groves and lagoons around the villa.
Travel and wonder
Evening
Turtle night
Dinner together, then a guided night visit to the Rekawa turtle beach, ten minutes away.
Group spaces
Three Tue 29 Dec
River of Life, local immersion, and board game night.
Morning
River of Life
Map the road that brought you here: the turns, the people and the moments that shaped you.
Reflection and rest
Afternoon
Local immersion
Time with people in Sri Lanka, to understand life on the island a little better.
Local life
Evening
Board game night
Dinner together, then games at the table.
Group spaces
Four Wed 30 DecDay trip
A boat out of Mirissa to look for whales, a free afternoon, and Connecting the Dots.
Morning
A boat out of Mirissa
An early start, then a boat out of Mirissa harbour to look for whales and dolphins.
Travel and wonder
Afternoon
Free time
Back at the villa, with the afternoon left open. A pool, a hammock, a nap, or wherever it takes you.
Reflection and rest
Evening
Connecting the Dots
An evening by the sea, around a bonfire if the night allows. Look back at your year as a whole, and sit with what it taught you.
Reflection and rest
Five Thu 31 Dec
An ancient rock temple, a craft you make, and New Year's Eve together.
Morning
Mulkirigala climb
A short climb to Mulkirigala, an ancient rock temple 30 minutes from the villa.
Travel and wonder
Afternoon
Made by hand
Local artists teach us a Sri Lankan craft, and you take home what you make.
Local life
Evening
Welcoming 2027
Looking ahead to 2027, and celebrating the New Year together.
Looking ahead
New Year
Midnight on 31 December. From here, the week turns toward what is next.
Six Fri 1 Jan
A quiet first morning, Future Self over coffee, and Follow-through.
Morning
Quiet start
A guided meditation to begin the first morning of 2027.
Reflection and rest
Afternoon
Future Self
Looking ahead to 2027, over coffee and honest conversation with the group.
Group spaces
Evening
Follow-through
A practical space on the habits and resistance that decide whether a plan survives February.
Looking ahead
Seven Sat 2 JanDay trip
A free morning, a jeep safari at Udawalawe, and a gratitude circle.
Morning
Free morning
Let the morning find its own pace. Tangalle town is 20 minutes away if you want to explore.
Local life
Afternoon
Udawalawe safari
A jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park, known for its wild elephants.
Travel and wonder
Evening
Gratitude circle
One last evening with the group, unhurried, with room for gratitude and honest conversation.
Group spaces
Eight Sun 3 Jan
Your First Step, then Galle Fort with a lunch pack, and home.
Morning
Your First Step
Leave with one thing you will do in your first week back home.
Looking ahead
Afternoon
Galle Fort
A lunch pack and a walk through the old Dutch fort on the way to Colombo.
Travel and wonder
Evening
Home
Colombo airport, and flights home.
Travel and wonder
*Everything on this agenda is tentative and is being confirmed, including the spaces, activities and local experiences. If anything changes, we'll tell you first, and it will change for something just as good.
