Eight days on the south coast: 12 guided sessions, 2 day trips, 7 local experiences and 21 meals. Here is exactly what happens, day by day. We'll share final timings on the Sri Lanka NYE 2026 Group once your seat is confirmed.
Each part of the day is one of eight threads:
Travel
Reflection
Wonder
Group spaces
Cultural immersion
Disconnect
Integration
Practical learning
Closing 2026
Looking back, and putting down what you've been carrying.
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
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.
Group spaces
Two Mon 28 Dec
Why this, why now, a nature walk, and turtle night at Rekawa.
Morning
Why this, why now
A guided session on what brought you here, and what you want to leave with.
Reflection
Afternoon
Nature walk
A guided walk through the coconut groves and lagoons around the villa.
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, island music, and stories around the fire.
Morning
River of Life
Map the road that brought you here: the turns, the people and the moments that shaped you.
Reflection
Afternoon
Island sounds
Local musicians play for us and talk about life on the island.
Cultural immersion
Evening
Fireside stories
A bonfire on the beach, and the stories that come out around it.
Disconnect
Four Wed 30 DecDay trip
Whales off Mirissa, a slow afternoon, and Connecting the Dots.
Morning
Whales off Mirissa
The one early start: a boat out of Mirissa harbour to find whales and dolphins.
Wonder
Afternoon
Slow afternoon
Back at the villa. Pool, hammock, nap. Nothing planned.
Disconnect
Evening
Connecting the Dots
Look at your year as a whole, and turn what it taught you into the first part of your 2027 plan.
Integration
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.
Wonder
Afternoon
Made by hand
Local artists teach us a Sri Lankan craft, and you take home what you make.
Cultural immersion
Evening
Room for Wonder
The second part of your 2027 plan: leaving space for what you can't plan. Then we welcome 2027 together.
Integration
Opening 2027
Midnight on 31 December. From here, the week turns toward what's next.
Six Fri 1 Jan
A quiet first morning, Future Self, and Follow-through.
Morning
Quiet start
A guided meditation to begin the first morning of 2027.
Disconnect
Afternoon
Future Self
Meet the person you want to be in 2027, and describe how they spend an ordinary day.
Reflection
Evening
Follow-through
A practical session on the habits and resistance that decide whether a plan survives February.
Practical learning
Seven Sat 2 JanDay trip
A free morning, a jeep safari at Udawalawe, and a gratitude circle.
Morning
Free morning
No plan, on purpose. Tangalle town is 20 minutes away if you want to explore.
Cultural immersion
Afternoon
Udawalawe safari
A jeep safari in Udawalawe National Park, known for its wild elephants.
Wonder
Evening
Gratitude circle
One last evening together, saying what this week and this group gave you.
Group spaces
Eight Sun 3 Jan
Your First Step, Galle Fort, and home.
Morning
Your First Step
Leave with one thing you will do in your first week back home.
Integration
Afternoon
Galle Fort
Lunch and a walk through the old Dutch fort on the way to Colombo.
Travel
Evening
Home
Colombo airport, and flights home.
Travel
Guided meditation, local artists and musicians are being confirmed now. If anything changes, it changes for something just as good, and we'll tell you first.