Rockland, Maine
Maine Lobster Festival
Early August
Five days of cracked claws, sea-shanty parades and harbour-front feasts in a working lobster town on the Penobscot Bay.
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Festivals, surf camps, sacred hikes and once-in-a-lifetime tours we love. Browse by vibe or destination — or take the quiz to see which ones your chart pulls you toward.
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket Christmas Stroll
First weekend of December
Cobblestone streets lit with candles, carollers in capes and a Main Street tree-lighting that turns the island into a snow-globe.
CulturalRomance
Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Portugal
Spot X Surf Camps
Year-round (best swells Nov–Apr)
Small-group surf weeks in warm-water lineups, beachfront casitas, daily video coaching and yoga sessions at sunrise.
AdventureWellness
From $1,890 / weekLearn more
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona Vortex Guided Hikes
Year-round (Mar–May, Sept–Nov best)
Half-day guided walks to Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock and Boynton Canyon with a local shaman, breathwork at each vortex point.
SpiritualWellness
From $185 / personLearn more
Oaxaca, Mexico
Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca
October 31 – November 2
Marigold-lined cemeteries at midnight, comparsas through the Zócalo, mole tastings and altars in every doorway.
CulturalSpiritualFood & festivals
Reykjavík & the South Coast
Iceland Aurora Chase
September – March
Multi-night small-group hunts with a private forecaster, glass-roof cabins, ice-cave days and geothermal soaks under the lights.
AdventureSpiritual
From $2,400 / 5 nightsLearn more
Torres del Paine, Chile
Patagonia W-Trek (Guided)
October – April
Five-day classic trek through granite towers and glacial lakes, refugio nights, porter support and a guide who reads the wind.
AdventureWildlife
From $2,950Learn more
Ubud, Bali
Bali Silent Retreat (Ubud)
Year-round (Apr–Oct dry)
Seven days of noble silence in a jungle ashram — vegan food, dawn meditation, river bathing and not one notification.
SpiritualWellness
From $95 / nightLearn more
Mt. Kōya & Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Temple Stay (Shukubo)
Year-round (cherry blossom Mar–Apr)
Two nights inside a working Shingon monastery — shojin ryori dinner, dawn fire ceremony, cedar baths, tatami silence.
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From $220 / nightLearn more
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe Festival
August
The world's largest arts festival — three weeks of stand-up, theatre and street performance in every close and cellar in the Old Town.
CulturalFood & festivals
Vrindavan, India
Holi in Vrindavan
March (full moon of Phalguna)
A week of devotional powder-throwing in Krishna's birth-region — Banke Bihari temple, flower-Holi, and dawn aarti on the Yamuna.
CulturalSpiritual
Serengeti, Tanzania
Great Migration Safari
June – October (river crossings Jul–Sep)
Mobile tented camps that follow the wildebeest herds across the Mara River — sunrise game drives, sundowner gin and a million animals.
WildlifeAdventure
From $6,500 / 7 nightsLearn more
Santorini, Greece
Santorini Caldera Sail
April – October
Private catamaran day around the volcano — Red Beach swim, hot-springs soak, on-deck Greek BBQ and a caldera sunset.
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From $185 / personLearn more
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Willamette Pinot Harvest Week
Mid-September – mid-October
Hand-pick fruit at a small-production winery, blend your own barrel sample, farm-table dinners with the winemaker family.
Food & festivalsWellness
Galápagos, Ecuador
Galápagos Liveaboard Dive
Year-round (Jun–Nov hammerheads)
Seven nights aboard a small dive yacht — Darwin & Wolf arches, schooling hammerheads, sea-lion swims and an evolutionary daydream.
WildlifeAdventure
From $5,995 / 7 nightsLearn more
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