An Experience - Not A Destination
All Inclusive Spring Retreats Ireland 2025
May 5th-12th 2025
Adventures On The Wild Atlantic Way
Embark on a unique journey through the North West of Ireland as we travel from Belfast along the coast to Shannon. Enjoy an adventure from hilltop to hilltop, where you’ll be captivated by the stunning beauty of the landscape. This outdoor adventure along the Wild Atlantic Way is a one-of-a-kind experience that will awaken your senses and soothe your soul. The perfect plan to explore the North West awaits.
Hiking and Herbal connections: Explore some of the best hiking trails along the Wild Atlantic Way, see stunning views from their summits, and take your fitness journey to new heights. Enjoy the beauty of Ireland in the middle of wildflower season! Learn about somme of the local plants and their medicinal properties, and learn herbal tools for healthy living!
Accommodations and Excursions: Rest easy in our comfortable and charming accommodations, carefully selected in every location along the Wild Atlantic Way, to ensure a restful stay each night. We have designed our guided tours to enrich your understanding of Ireland's history and natural beauty.
Meals: All meals provided, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals carefully selected to send your taste buds on adventure for themselves and restaurants that gives a great Irish culinary experience from traditional Irish Breakfast to locally farmed Irish lamb and wild Atlantic fish dishes.
Yoga & Stretching: Enjoy gentle yoga to release tension and calm the mind daily or get a stretch session after your hike and fall into a peaceful slumber each evening.
Transformation: As you embark on this adventure, you will include famous ancient pilgrimage sites. Our small group size and group experience include a truly transformative journey. If you are busy and burnt out, allow this to be your transformative journey. Group connections and coaching opportunities, carefully designed journaling, and coaching support will ensure that you are not just going to a destination but embarking on your pilgrimage and transformative experience. As you dive deep into the heart of caves, across oceans, and expand heights and vistas, you will discover tools to transform your life!
May 15th-23rd 2025
Balanced Bliss In The Rainforest of West Cork
Welcome to the grounding spirit of Dromgarriff, a temperate Ancient Irish Oakwood Rainforest situated on Glengarriff Bay on 96 acres with over a mile of coastal shoreline , with stunning views of Bantry Bay and beyond. Host to the epic beauty of waterfalls on the rivers that pass through these lands, nurtured by ancient oaks and beeches that support a native woodland that includes holly, bilberry, hazel, silver birch & aspen. Discover the land that has inspired tales of castles, Vikings, fairies, leprechauns, and woodland creatures!
Accommodations: Breathe in the fresh air as you experience this forest setting in its raw and natural form. In this serene, verdant setting you will be staying at The Silver Birch House with magnificent views of Bantry Bay and Garnish Island with miles of trails, waterfalls and sea to immerse you into nature and life as it should be.
Yoga & Breath Work, Massage and Sauna : Enjoy daily gentle and restorative yoga, meditation and breath work sessions in the yoga studio overlooking Glengarrif Bay or on the beautiful beaches of West Cork with turquoise waters and golden sand. Enjoy an herbal spa experience learning how to detox, and a sauna that overlooks Bantry Bay.
Meals: All meals provided, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals carefully selected to send your taste buds on adventure for themselves and your private groumet chef that provides an amazing culinary experience from traditional Irish Breakfast to locally farmed Irish lamb and wild Atlantic fish dishes and cooking classes.
Excursions: Guided tours and excursions crafted to enrich your understanding of Ireland’s history and natural beauty.or find connection with the land and its history.
This retreat is to be experienced and not just a place to go. You will leave having your body and mind rejuvenated and having experienced a little bit of heaven in this enchanting land.
May 5th-23rd 2025
The Epic Adventure
Cén fáth nach bhfuil an dá? (Why not both?) This adventure is for the one who works hard and plays hard! Start with your adventure along the wild Atlantic Way from Belfast to Shannon. Then enjoy a three-day transition where you can explore and reflect in either West Cork or Scotland. Finally, settle into the Silver Birch House for a balanced bliss experience in West Cork!
Accommodations: This Epic adventure inclueds accomodation in two different manor style houses, a selection of hotels and one night of Glamping on Inis Mor, an island off the coast of Co. Clare as part of our shorter adventure and retreat as well as three nights in either Edinburgh in Scotland or Inchydoney Island in West Cork.
Hiking: From mountain summits to impressive sandstone caves there are hikes for everyone on this Epic Adventure. From Northern Ireland to West Cork to the Scottish city of Edinburgh there are mountains to conquer and cliffs and islands to explore.
Excursions: Guided tours explore natural wonders and historic landmarks. From the cultivating guardens of Garnish island and Bantry house to the natural wonder of the Giant’s causway and Marble Arch Caves, learn about the facinating history of this ruggeed land.
Yoga & Breath Work, Massage and Sauna : Enjoy daily gentle and restorative yoga, meditation, and breathwork sessions in the yoga studio overlooking Glengarrif Bay or on the beautiful beaches of West Cork with turquoise waters and golden sand. Complement your experience with a unique massage, learn how to detox, and relax in a sauna that offers sea views of Bantry Bay through a glass window.
Meals: All melas are provided during the Adventures on the Wild Atlantic Way and Balanced Bliss weeks and some meals are provided during the transition days depending on the package selected. Enjoy meals carefully crafted by talented chefs and local resturants. Your tastebuds will be taken on a holiday matching the magnificance of the rest of your trip.
This retreat is to be experienced and not just a place to go. You will leave having your body and mind rejuvenated and having experienced a little bit of heaven in this enchanting land.
How are our Retreats Different?
A Fit and Healthy Journeys retreat is not just a destination but a transformative experience. We focus on the individual in our small group setting and pair knowledgeable healthcare professionals with local guides to provide the best possible results for our clients. Discover tools and memories to carry home with you.
Come see why this retreat and why Fit and Healthy Journeys retreats and Adventures are considered a transformative Journey.
Experience travel as it should be! Stress free and exciting.
Retreat Team
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MARY HOPPERTON
RETREAT DIRECTOR
YOGA INSTRUCTOR/ PERSONAL TRAINER
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AMY HOPPERTON
HEAD OF LOGISTICS
TECHNICAL EXPERT/ EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
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SHERILYN LONG
MASTER HERBALIST
LIFE COACH/ HYPNOTHERAPIST
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EMMA HOPPERTON
FLEXOLOGIST
PERSONAL TRAINER
Testimonials From 2024 Retreat
“My Favorite part was the hike above the waterfall which was the best hike ever. Keeping it on my phone screensaver – will never forget it.”
“I see the huge waterfall every day in my mind. Reminding me to get out and enjoy nature wherever I am.”
“The most inspirational moments for me was the Restorative yoga – just slowing down and enjoying a slower version of yoga. Also, doing it at night, after dinner, etc.”
“I believe I discovered that seeing, feeling, smelling and hearing natures beauty and discovering new places brought out a new inner peace in me. A feeling of me being all right in the world.”
Wanderlust
(n.) A strong desire to wander or travel and explore the world
