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Self-Discovery Retreats in Germany

Self-discovery in Germany is not a label but a family of different formats: retreats after a career change, breaks after separation or loss, coaching weeks for clarity on the years ahead, silence combined with conversation, hiking as a space for reflection. 179 active programs between mountains, coast and monastic houses, five to seven days as the typical duration, in small groups and with honest guidance.
170 curated retreats 4.9 (130 reviews) from €98
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
  • Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching
15 People interested

Couples Retreat – BACK TO “US” with Energy Work and Coaching

Rösrath, Germany

$927 / 3 Days

  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
  • Golden October: Your Inner Radiance
11 People interested

Golden October: Your Inner Radiance

Warpe, Germany

$848 $520 Seminarpaket / 5 Days

  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
  • Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy
6 People interested

Courage Is Good for You – Laila’s Social Media Detox Retreat for Greater Self-Efficacy

Möllenbeck, Germany

$1,506 / 8 Days

  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
  • "Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide
3 People interested

"Whispers of the Forest" Women's Weekend in the Dübener Heide

Bad Schmiedeberg, Germany

$578 / 3 Days

  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
  • Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting
11 People interested

Escape the Stress – Your Week of Relaxation with Personal Guidance in a One-on-One Setting

Hessisch Oldendorf, Germany

$1,855 / 7 Days

  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
  • When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster
12 People interested

When Thinking Doesn't Help: Solution-Focused Art Therapy LOM® in Münster

Münster, Germany

$568 / 3 Days

  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
  • Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.
13 People interested

Time to break free. Das exklusive Einzelcoaching-RETREAT.

Crailsheim, Germany

$2,290 / 3 Days

  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
  • "LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg
10 People interested

"LOVE - LIVE - LAUGH" RETREAT - Meditation & Mindfulness at the Beautiful Roofensee Lake / Brandenburg

Stechlin, Germany

$1,065 / 4 Days

  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
  • Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne
10 People interested

Mindfulness Workshop I near Cologne

Leverkusen, Germany

$324 / 3 Days

  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
  • Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.
12 People interested

Exhausted, forgotten, faded! And now it's your turn. Your space to explore in the Allgäu.

Hergatz, Germany

$811 / 3 Days

  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
  • One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method
11 People interested

One-time painting sessions or individual appointments in Münster and Crete – Art therapy with a proven method

Münster, Germany

$185 / 2 Days

  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps
4 People interested

Nature Retreat: "Space for Inner Healing & Reconnection" in the Bavarian Alps

Berchtesgaden, Germany

$1,148 / 4 Days

  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
  • Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You
5 People interested

Dark Retreat for Couples – What Emerges Between You

Kelkheim (Taunus), Germany

$1,275 / 4 Days

  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
  • Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level
16 People interested

Detox weekend - yoga, wild plants & energy work spring - every level

Rosengarten, Germany

$509 / 3 Days

  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
  • Time out with horses - for women
11 People interested

Time out with horses - for women

Bad Freienwalde, Germany

$231 / 2 Days

  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
  • "Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps
11 People interested

"Naturzeit" Mountain Retreat in the Bavarian Alps

Berchtesgaden, Germany

$568 / 2 Days

  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
  • The Magic of Trauma Healing -  Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days
5 People interested

The Magic of Trauma Healing - Nature Time | Berchtesgadener Land & Königssee | 6 Days

Bischofswiesen, Germany

$567 / 6 Days

  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
  • LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster
14 People interested

LOM®live for Professionals Interested in Training: SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY in Münster

Münster, Germany

$684 / 3 Days

  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
  • Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027
6 People interested

Strength from Silence – New Year's Retreat January 22, 2027 – January 24, 2027

Freiberg, Germany

$718 $637 Frübucher / 3 Days

  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
  • Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps
6 People interested

Mountain retreat "Wilderness Yoga" in the Bavarian Alps

Berchtesgaden, Germany

$962 / 4 Days

  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
  • Human Design & Living Femininity
8 People interested

Human Design & Living Femininity

Walow, Germany

$800 / 4 Days

  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
  • Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness
11 People interested

Powerful Woman Yoga Retreat - Your time out in a monastery for more joy, fulfillment and lightness

Jüchen, Germany

$637 / 3 Days

  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
  • Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness
13 People interested

Darkness Retreat in the Taunus Mountains – A Retreat into Total Darkness

Kelkheim (Taunus), Germany

$765 / 4 Days

  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
  • Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature
2 People interested

Mindful Parenting - A Weekend Seminar in and with Nature

Wermelskirchen, Germany

$709 / 3 Days

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Frequently asked questions

How does a self-discovery retreat differ from therapy?
A self-discovery retreat is not therapy and cannot replace it. Therapy works long-term, often over months or years, with a trained therapist and on a clear diagnostic basis. A retreat is a time-limited time-out, five to ten days, with coaching, silence or movement as tools for clarity or reorientation. Anyone in an acute crisis dealing with depression, severe anxiety or suicidal thoughts should seek therapy first, not a retreat. For life transitions, career clarification, processing a separation or quiet reflection, a retreat is a good tool; it is not a substitute for therapeutic support when that is what is actually needed.
How much does a self-discovery retreat in Germany cost?
Across all 179 active programs, the average is €874, with a range from €98 for weekend formats to €5.500 for longer coaching weeks or intensive one-on-one accompaniments with single rooms. A five- to seven-day time-out with a double room, full board and a moderate share of coaching or guidance typically sits between 600 and 1,400 euro. Drivers of price: coaching hours per day, room category, share of individual sessions, and whether the format includes a coach or therapist as a permanent companion. Monastic time-outs are usually cheaper than coaching retreats because they include less individual accompaniment. Travel and insurance are not included.
How long should a self-discovery retreat last?
A week is the lower threshold for a retreat to work more deeply. Three to five days are enough to step out of everyday life but rarely to gain clarity on big questions. Seven to ten days give an arc in which the first one to two days are used for arrival, three days in the middle are available for the actual clarification work and one to two days remain to prepare the return to everyday life. For a first time, five to seven days usually fit well. Weekend formats are a reflective accent, not a tool for deeper clarification.
Which format fits my situation?
Anyone with a career question — change, self-employment, reduction — is well served by a coaching-oriented format, because the method structures the view of strengths, values and priorities. Those needing to integrate a life rupture, such as a separation or a loss, often find more depth in a silent or monastic time-out, because the space presses less and the guidance is quieter. Anyone feeling a creeping exhaustion without anything concrete going wrong often does best with a hiking or movement retreat with a reflective component, because physical activity opens access to issues that sitting alone cannot reach. Those bringing several themes pick a mixed format: movement in the morning, coaching in the afternoon, silence in the evening.
Are these retreats suitable for solo travellers?
Yes, most German self-discovery programs are designed for solo travellers. In coaching weeks, most guests arrive alone, and women are often in the clear majority. Groups are small, between eight and twenty participants, and most houses work with double rooms used as singles or with single rooms as standard. The monastic houses are classically set up for individual arrival as well, with single rooms and a clear daily rhythm that carries the anonymity of shared silence. Couples wanting to go together find this in specific couple-retreat formats, but those are different programs from the self-discovery retreats meant here. Women's circle formats, motherhood-oriented time-outs or programs around turning points in life round out the offering.
What is typically included in the price of a self-discovery retreat?
The standard price of a German self-discovery retreat usually covers accommodation in a double or single room, full board, the daily program of coaching, movement and silence, plus an intake and a closing consultation. What can come on top: single-room supplements, additional individual sessions beyond the included coaching share, single movement or massage modules, in the monastic variant sometimes a recommended donation to the house or the companion. Travel and insurance are not included. Among the 179 programs, the range from €98 to €5.500 is wide; a detailed comparison before booking pays off, especially with regard to the share of individual accompaniment.