Explore and Expand Retreats

Name: Explore and Expand Retreats
Address: Coimbra, PT
Telephone: +17047781685

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Curated bucket-list trips designed to delight + challenge curious travelers. We are not your average travel experience.

Now booking: Costa Rica New Years Retreat 🌴

14/10/2026

📚✨ BIG NEWS! We're starting a BOOK CLUB!

If you know us, you know WE LOVE a good book and we can't pass up wandering bookstores anywhere we find ourselves in the world!

We're bringing another way to connect, get curious, and explore together to the Explore & Expand community! Because exploring the world doesn't always require a passport~ sometimes we just need a great book to Explore & Expand! 🌎📖

And the best part? You can join us from ANYWHERE! Whether you've traveled with us before, have a retreat on your wish list, or are simply someone who loves books and meaningful connection, you're invited.

We're keeping things casual, welcoming, and fun. No pressure, no pretension, and definitely no pop quizzes.

But first, we need YOUR help!

We've narrowed down our first read to three books that celebrate some of our favorite things: travel, food, culture, adventure, and the ways exploring the world can change us.

📕 1. A Cook's Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal- Anthony Bourdain

📙 2. Taste: My Life Through Food- Stanley Tucci

📗 3. Call You When I Land- Nikki Vargas

👇 Drop a 1, 2, or 3 in the comments below to cast your vote!

We'll announce the winning book soon, along with all the details for joining our first virtual gathering.
Here's to exploring new worlds, one page at a time. 🌎❤️

25/09/2026

We’ve been having a LOT of conversations lately with prospective retreat locations for 2027 and 2028. 👀🌎

And without fail, somewhere between talking about accommodations, excursions, yoga space, transportation and all the other logistics, we get to the very important questions:
So… what are we eating?

And perhaps equally important: what’s the snack situation? 😂

Because food is never an afterthought on an Explore & Expand retreat.

We want to know what’s local. What’s seasonal. Who’s cooking it. Whether we can visit the farm, meet the family, learn the recipe, wander through the market or sit around a table together for a meal we’ll still be talking about years later.

And yes... we also want to know if there will be snacks after the hike. Priorities.

For us, exploring a place means tasting it, too.
And based on some of the conversations we’ve been having lately… 2027 and 2028 are looking pretty delicious. ✈️🍴🌿

Where do you hope we’re headed next?

11/09/2026

We’re not sure we could describe the Galapagos any better!

But the part of Jennifer’s review that means just as much to us? That she felt safe and comfortable traveling solo with our group. ✨️

Explore & Expand was created for exactly this kind of travel... the kind where you can come on your own, quickly find your people, and experience someplace extraordinary together.

Wild places. New friendships. Big adventures. And a whole lot of wonder. 💙😊

Thank you, Jen, for exploring with us. 🐢🦭🌊🦩🐧🐦

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04/09/2026

Eight days. Three islands. And honestly, it was A LOT... in the very best possible way!

We kayaked along volcanic coastlines.
🚲 Biked across an island.
🤿 Snorkeled with sea turtles, sea lions, marine iguanas, rays, sharks and more fish than we could possibly name.
🐢 Wandered among giant Galápagos tortoises.
🦎 Met marine iguanas looking like tiny prehistoric dragons.
🦭 Shared beaches and water with playful sea lions.
⛵ Spent days boating between wild, beautiful places.
🏝️ Walked white-sand beaches and explored Galápagos National Park sites.
🌊 Swam in water so clear it hardly seemed real.
🧘‍♀️ Squeezed in a few yoga classes & meditations between adventures.
🍽️ Ate some truly wonderful meals.

This was definitely one of our more adventurous Explore & Expand experiences, and we’re already wondering:

Should we go back? 👀

We’re not announcing anything (yet!). We genuinely want to get a temperature read.

If a future Explore & Expand Galápagos Retreat sounds like something you’d seriously consider, drop a 🐢 below, send us a DM, or tag the person you’d want to go with.

Because if enough of you say YES…
well, we know the way back. 🌎💙

03/09/2026

There are some places you visit… and some places that rearrange something inside you. 🌎✨

The Galápagos is the latter.

We swam alongside sea turtles, marine iguanas and playful sea lions. We spotted sharks beneath the surface and stood in awe of giant tortoises who seem to move through the world on an entirely different timeline.

We walked white-sand beaches. Ate some truly incredible meals. Raised more than a few cold Galápagos Club b**rs or tasty, fresh squeezed juices together. 🍻 And laughed... a lot.

There were moments when we simply looked around and thought, "How is this our life right now?".

But as always, the place is only part of the story.

It’s the people who said yes. The friendships formed around dinner tables. The belly laughs on beaches. The conversations that went a little deeper than expected. The quiet moments of wonder. And the reminder that we are part of this enormous, beautiful, WILD world~ not separate from it.

This is why we travel.

Not simply to see more of the world, but to let the world show us more of ourselves.

Galápagos, you were WILD. 💙🌊🐢🌴🐠🌵
And we are leaving with full hearts, salty hair, incredible memories… and perhaps a newfound appreciation for a very cold Club b**r. 😉

🌊 Explore & Expand Retreats
Small groups. Big adventures. Meaningful connection. A little inner exploration along the way.

17/08/2026

Two retreats. Two completely different kinds of magic. ✨

🌴 COSTA RICA
Ocean waves. Bare feet. Jungle mornings. Warm water. Deep exhales.
A tropical retreat designed to help you soften, restore, reconnect + begin a beautiful New Year.

🏔️ PATAGONIA
Glacial peaks. Hiking boots. Wild landscapes. Big movement. Bigger awe.
Our bouge-wild adventure for those ready to move, explore, expand + feel wildly alive.

Both offer meaningful connection, intentional practices, incredible landscapes, plenty of laughter, and the kind of small-group travel that leaves you a little different than it found you.

So… which one is calling you?

31/07/2026

Is Patagonia on your bucket list?

Do you love being active and experiencing awe through natural beauty?

This is the retreat for you.

We are thrilled to once again share this ultimate adventure with an intimate group of intrepid travelers.

We have handpicked and carefully curated the best of the best experiences for YOU: hiking, glacial waterfalls, mountain vistas, farm to table cuisine, and of course, movement and meditation…all this with attention paid to our environmental and social impacts on this beautiful land. ⛰️

29/07/2026

October 2027, we're heading to the southern tip of Chile for a bougie-wild adventure... where untamed landscapes meet cozy boutique accommodations, incredible local food, meaningful connection, and beautiful, nourishing comfort after dayd spent exploring.

Think towering granite peaks, turquoise lakes, glaciers, guanacos, winds that make you feel alive, and evenings gathered around the table with new friends.

If you've been craving an adventure that nourishes your spirit without sacrificing a warm shower, a comfortable bed, and incredible meals, this one is for you!

✨ Patagonia | October 25–31 Registration is now open. We can't wait to explore the edge of the world with you.

28/07/2026

Patagonia is the kind of place that reminds you how wonderfully wild the world still is.

Next October, we're heading to the southern tip of Chile for a bougie-wild adventure... where untamed landscapes meet cozy boutique accommodations, incredible local food, meaningful connection, and just the right amount of comfort after a day spent exploring.

Think towering granite peaks, turquoise lakes, glaciers, guanacos, winds that make you feel alive, and evenings gathered around the table with new friends.

If you've been craving an adventure that nourishes your spirit without sacrificing a warm shower, a comfortable bed, and thoughtfully curated experiences... this one is for you.

✨ Patagonia | October 25–31, 2027 Registration is now open. We can't wait to explore the edge of the world with you.

30/06/2026

Some moments don't ask anything of you except your presence. 🌊

No agenda. No performance. No need to have it all figured out.

Just the sound of the ocean, warm sun on your skin, a cup of coffee in your hands, and the space to remember yourself.

Our New Year's Retreat in Costa Rica isn't about escaping your life... it's about returning to it with more clarity, joy, connection, and intention.

We'll welcome 2027 together through yoga (always optional), ritual, incredible local food, adventure, laughter, ocean swims, meaningful conversation, and plenty of time to simply breathe.

✨ In the last 24 hours, three more spots have been claimed, and our retreat is filling quickly. If Costa Rica has been quietly calling your name, this is your invitation to answer.

Your seat at the table, your hammock, your sunrise coffee, and your place in this beautiful community are waiting.

🌿 December 27, 2026 – January 2, 2027 📍 Blue Osa, Costa Rica

Send us a DM or visit the link in our bio for details before the remaining spaces disappear.

Endereço

Coimbra

Telefone

+17047781685

Website

https://www.exploreandexpandretreats.com/

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