The best retreat vacations August 2026

Find the best vacation offers for body, mind and soul August 2026. You have a choice of different areas: Yoga and detox, creative living or detoxifying activity. It's all about your well-being.

493 curated retreats 4.9 (511 reviews) from €90
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
3 People interested

Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights

Lech, Austria

$1,169 / 5 Days

  • Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine
  • Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine
  • Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine
  • Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine
  • Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine
13 People interested

Men's Time—A Weekend for Men Featuring Qigong and Wine

Edenkoben, Germany

$646 / 3 Days

  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
8 People interested

Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year

Bernau im Schwarzwald, Germany

$929 / 5 Days

  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
14 People interested

Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights

Lech, Austria

$864 / 4 Days

  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
  • Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany
11 People interested

Summer Yoga Retreat "Yin & Yang" in Germany

Krölpa, Germany

$1,139 / 6 Days

  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
  • Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours
6 People interested

Autumn in the valley of the Bosnian pyramids - Awakening souls tours

Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

$116 / 2 Days

  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
  • NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature
2 People interested

NATURALLY PRESENT® - authentic and powerful effects through experiencing nature

Ohlstadt, Germany

$410 / 3 Days

  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
13 People interested

2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour

Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

$116 / 2 Days

  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
  • 2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh
5 People interested

2 Day Short Yoga and Meditation Retreat in Kathmandu, Gandaki Pradesh

Kathmandu, Nepal

$90 / 2 Days

  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
  • The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people
8 People interested

The light of your heart - 1-day retreat for 1 or 2 people

Bad Mitterndorf, Austria

$435 / 2 Days

  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
  • 5 days summer_ silent courses July and August
9 People interested

5 days summer_ silent courses July and August

Mondsee, Austria

$699 / 5 Days

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  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
10 People interested

Creative mindfulness on the loom

Ingenio, Spain

$564 / 5 Days

  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
  • Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains
7 People interested

Reconnecting bow making seminar in the mountains

Berchtesgaden, Germany

$811 / 4 Days

  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
  • 4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh
6 People interested

4 Day Trekkers Massage, Spa, and Yoga Classes in Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh

Kathmandu, Nepal

$300 / 4 Days

  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
  • BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE
3 People interested

BATIK COURSE WITH COLD METHOD IN FLORENCE

Florenz, Italy

$693 / 3 Days

  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
  • Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region
9 People interested

Get out into the countryside 4 days of creative time out Plant dyes in the Wendland region

Gartow, Germany

$729 / 4 Days

  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
11 People interested

Italian weekend course in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$811 / 3 Days

  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
  • 1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks
2 People interested

1:1 support for current challenges - coaching, support & advice for 4 weeks

Graz, Austria

$1,752 / 28 Days

  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
10 People interested

Photo course and photo workshop in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$494 / 5 Days

  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
9 People interested

ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$1,199 / 5 Days

  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
9 People interested

LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!

Mariou, Greece

$846 / 6 Days

  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
9 People interested

Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!

Grosselfingen, Germany

$352 / 3 Days

  • ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential
  • ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential
  • ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential
  • ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential
  • ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential
10 People interested

ONLINE COURSE MEDIAL ENERGY WORK & SELF HEALING - Awaken your healing power & your creative potential

Zahora, Spain

$811 / 7 Days

  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
  • Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger
12 People interested

Stone sculpting with Norbert Jäger

Meezen, Germany

$2,070 / 6 Days

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Frequently asked questions

What is a retreat?
A retreat is a deliberate break from everyday life where you focus entirely on yourself in a peaceful setting. Depending on the focus, yoga, meditation, fasting, silence, or creative practices take center stage. A retreat typically lasts between a weekend and two weeks and takes place in small groups – often in natural settings like mountains, by the sea, or in the countryside. At Retreat Vacation you'll currently find 1238 retreats across Europe.
What types of retreats are there?
The variety of retreats is vast: yoga retreats for physical and mental balance, silent retreats for deep inner reflection, meditation retreats like Vipassana, wellness retreats with spa and relaxation, fasting retreats for detox, Pilates retreats for gentle body training, and creative retreats for writing or painting. At Retreat Vacation you can filter specifically for the type that suits you.
How much does a retreat cost?
Retreat prices vary widely depending on type, duration, and accommodation. A weekend retreat in Germany starts at around €200–300, while week-long retreats typically range from €500 to €2,000. Luxury retreats with single rooms, full board, and spa can go higher. At Retreat Vacation you'll find offers from €77 to €2.999 – there's something for every budget.
Who is a retreat suitable for?
Retreats are suitable for everyone – from complete beginners to experienced practitioners. You don't need yoga experience or special fitness. Many people book their first retreat during a stressful phase, after a life change, or simply out of curiosity. Most organizers offer different levels and cater individually to your experience level.
Where do the best retreats take place?
In Germany, Bavaria (especially the Allgäu), the Black Forest, and the Baltic Sea coast are popular retreat regions. Internationally, Mallorca, Portugal (Algarve), Bali, Sri Lanka, and Austria are among the most sought-after destinations. At Retreat Vacation you can filter by country, region, and even specific locations to find the perfect retreat at your desired destination.
What does a typical day at a retreat look like?
A typical retreat day starts early with morning meditation or a yoga session, followed by a healthy breakfast. The morning brings further practice sessions, while the afternoon often offers free time, workshops, or excursions into nature. In the evening, there's usually a relaxing session and a shared dinner. Between sessions, there's time for rest, reading, or walks.
What is the difference between a retreat and a wellness holiday?
A wellness holiday focuses on passive relaxation – spa, massages, thermal springs. A retreat goes deeper: the focus is on actively engaging with yourself through yoga, meditation, silence, or other practices. A retreat often has a fixed program with set times, a group structure, and an overarching theme. Both formats can complement each other – many wellness retreats combine both.
How do I find the right retreat for me?
First consider what you're looking for: relaxation, physical practice, inner reflection, or adventure? Then choose the type (yoga, meditation, fasting, etc.), duration, and region. At Retreat Vacation you can combine all these criteria and sort results by price, rating, or date. Read the descriptions and reviews from other participants – this way you'll find the retreat that truly suits you.