Group Retreat Itinerary & Schedule
Overview of Itinerary
Day 1: Pick-up's at Malaga and Granada Airport (see registration page for times); go to Granada and check into Maristan
Day 2-7: Group learning and discussions on the retreat theme, yoga, trekking, and more!
Day 7: Departure from retreat OR stay on for add-on tour (optional)
Day 7-8: Add-on tour of Cordoba and Granada
Detailed Itinerary (scroll down for the daily schedule)
DAY 1:
Check-In
Check-in to Maristan, our beautiful centre in the Al Bayzin,
the old Moorish district of Spain, now a UN World Heritage site.
You'll be given an overview of the retreat and taken to San Miguel
Alto, the highest lookout point in Granada, immediately beside Maristan.
Each day will end with a closing session of group reflections and participants
will be asked to do individual reflective work as they retreat for the day.
Day 1: Pick-up's at Malaga and Granada Airport (see registration page for times); go to Granada and check into Maristan
Day 2-7: Group learning and discussions on the retreat theme, yoga, trekking, and more!
Day 7: Departure from retreat OR stay on for add-on tour (optional)
Day 7-8: Add-on tour of Cordoba and Granada
DAY 2-7:
Retreat at Maristan
Each day will consist of:
Morning:
~Healthy breakfast
~Exercises including trekking, yoga or horseback riding
~ Group learning and discussion on the retreat theme
Afternoon:
~Healthy lunch
~Group workshop on the retreat theme
Evening:
~Rejuvenation bookings with our massage therapist and psychotherapist (each registrant will receive one hour of each)
~Reflection Time
~Relaxation and socializing time (art therapy, games and time in Granada)
DAY 7:
Optional Add-on Tour of Cordoba
For those who choose this option, you'll be transported via buses to Cordoba, recently ranked the second most beautiful city in Spain after Granada.*
There, you’ll visit the Great Mosque of Cordoba, the most important and largest of it’s time founded by Caliph Abdulrahman I. The mosque is a tremendous site to behold and witness. Then, you'll walk across the city to experience the Calahorra Tower, a remarkable interactive museum about historic Spain. As you tour these sites, you'll also see the old Roman bridge and walk through the Jewish quarter.
You’ll be transported to the archeological site of Madinat-az-Zahra, a city built around a palace by Caliph Abdulrahman III, now half-buried and partly excavated. You’ll lunch there and also visit exhibits and the state-of-the-art Madinat-az-Zahra museum. You’ll reflect on the lessons that Abdulrahman I and Abdulrahman III have taught us.
DAY 8:
Optional Add-on Tour of Granada (Alhambra and Al Bayzin), Alpujarras Mountains
Next day, you’ll be transported up the hills of Granada to the most visited tourist site in all of Spain, the magnificent Alhambra. You’ll journey through the palace and gardens there, witnessing some of the most remarkable Spanish contributions to European civilization, and you’ll reflect on what led them to success.
You'll journey outside of Granada and along the route of the Nasrids into the Alpujarra Mountains, stopping at a place called Lanjaron. You’ll visit a Muslim escape route along an old bridge into the Alpujarras and a fort where some of the remaining Moors in the Alpujarras in Spain took a final stand. In the evening, you’ll have a fantastic dinner at a local halal restaurant, serving world-renowned food.
