Journey From Start to Finish

Your Suncokret journey starts the moment you email us with your wish to join us on retreat. Via email, we will discuss the appropriate package for your specific needs. You will then fill in a booking form, specifying your hopes and intention for your sacred time with us, and settle the required deposit to set your plan in motion.

Retreat Start - In summer, new guests begin their retreat on Sunday afternoons, ideally checking in after 4 pm - with optional pick up service from Stari Grad Port at 16.30; Stari Grad Tourist Info Center at 16.45 pm; and Jelsa Port 17.30. In Dol, you will be greeted by a welcome snack and have time to settle in. Evening will be on hand to offer a personal consultation for guests who have registered for a Deluxe Program, and Stipe will be on hand to settle all formalities regarding your stay.

In the evening, a brief orientation will acquaint you with our yogic community lifestyle, followed by a light dinner, where we will discuss the week's itinerary, and finally we'll enjoy a relaxing welcome circle before going off to bed for a good night's rest.

Retreat Week - Each day will bring with it a new adventure and chance to develop along our dedicated personal paths. We will live an organic, spiritually-minded lifestyle; simultaneously following our individual paths yet cooperating together as a supportive community.

Retreat End - Those staying for the 6-night program shall check-out on Saturday morning. Guests who have registered for a longer stay will enjoy a free weekend before the new retreat week begins.

Before checking out, all retreat members will engage in "karma yoga community clean up" and enjoy a last breakfast together. Optional drop-off at Stari Grad port is scheduled at 10.45.

Sample Summer Schedule - 15 July - 16 September

Sunday Afternoons -
16.30 - Check In with Welcome Drink & Personal Consultations
19.30 - Dinner, Welcome Circle & Rest

Monday - Thursday
7.30: Yoga Sadhana on Terrace
9.30: Breakfast & Karma Yoga Clean Up
11.00: Daily Outing (as listed to the right) *On Tue. & Thurs. you may opt to relax at the retreat till 16.00, when we head off to the beach to enjoy a swim before the 18.00 class.

*Deluxe Programs by Appointment
11-12.30: Organic Spa / Energy Treatments / Life Path Workshops
16.30: Individual Yoga / Life Path Workshops

18.00: Yoga Focus Class in Nature (Tues, Wed & Thursday)
20.00: Suncokret Dinner & post dinner karma yoga clean up
21.00: Yoga Lifestyle Philosophy Lecture & Meditation (Mon)

Friday
6.45: Yoga Safari Trip in Secret Location
9.00: Breakfast Picnic & Exploration Time
10.30: Hvar Town Drop-Off

16.45: Bus from Hvar Town to Dol arriving 17.10
18.00: *Deluxe Programs by Appointment

19.10: Bus from Hvar Town to Dol arriving 19.35
20.00: Dinner at Suncokret
21.30: Sound Healing Meditation (Fri)

Saturday
7.00: Final Yoga Sadhana - Intuitive Flow Consolidation Class
8.30: Breakfast & post-breakfast karma yoga clean up
9.30: Free Day

17.30: Optional pick up from Jelsa, Vrboska, Stari Grad towns
18.00: Suncokret Picnic & Sunset Safari to beautiful spot in nature
21.00 - Return to the retreat (option to dine out in quaint village restaurant) or evening stroll & festive summer ambiance in town
23.00 - Transport back to the retreat (or come by taxi when you like)

Sunday
7.00: Optional Yoga Self Practice
9.30: Breakfast
10.45: Check-Out & Drop-off at Stari Grad Port (or town)

Yoga In Spectacular Loctions

• Tues - Sunset Yoga by the sea
• Wed - Sunset Yoga in abandoned village
• Thurs - Sunset Yoga by the sea
• Fri - Sunrise Yoga Safari in surprise location

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Daily Outings

Each day, our residential guests are provided with daily transport to & from a nearby waterfront town, with local beaches located within easy walking distance.

Transport back to Suncokret is provided at a set place and time, according to the evening program itinerary. In cases of Personal Retreat, pick up time may be more flexible.

Trip descriptions:

• Mon - Stari Grad Town – "Croatia's Oldest Town" see ancient Greek & Roman ruins, tour historical museums, browse through funky art galleries and antiques shops, visit Nobleman Hektorovic's summer mansion gardens, and more...
  
  
• Tuesday - Field trip to the Stari Grad Plain, a Unesco protected world heritage site where you will learn about ancient farming practices, pick your own fruit or veggies (when possible) and hear local folklore. Afterwards, you will be dropped off at a nearby beach with facilities including a restaurant, cafe, fruit stand & outdoor shower & other public facilities. Spend the afternoon swimming & relaxing by the sea until we re-group at a breath-taking spot for the evening yoga session by the sea.
  
  
• Wed - Jelsa Town - "Little Florence" enjoy lovely seaside town with bustling main square with the island's best ice cream parlor, windy cobble stone streets with hidden churches and art galleries. Catch a taxi boat for a optional day trip to neighboring island Vis or relax in one of many coves just a short walk from town. Re-group at 17.45 for a yoga safari trip in a hidden abandoned village.
  
  
• Thurs - Vrboska Town – "Venice of Hvar" a quaint and sleepy fisherman's village with historical foot bridges, impressive early-Croatian churches and fortress, and a marina with cozy cafes and restaurants. Stroll over to the beach & enjoy a day of swimming, rest & relaxation. Re-group at 17.45 by the sea for another inspiring round of sunset yoga.
  
  
• Fri - Hvar Town drop-off - Spend a day in Hvar the "Ibiza of the Adriatic", which is the island’s largest, most glamorous town. Visit a multitude of historic and cultural treasures, do some shopping, enjoy people-watching along the famous riva yacht harbor promenade. You can also catch a day trip to one of many neighboring islands. Return by bus to Dol, just in time for dinner. Enjoy a special moonlight meditation on the yoga terrace before drifting off to bed.
  
  
• Saturday Free Day & Sunset Safari - Guests manage their own itinerary & transport on this day, however there is an option to be dropped off in Jelsa - for those who wishing to take the 9.30 taxi boat scheduled for Bol Resort on Brac Island. Alternatively we can drop you off at Vrboska beach or in Stari Grad town, where you can opt to catch the 10.30 bus to Hvar Town for another day in this famous resort town and its neighboring island beaches. Pick up from these places is provided between 17.30-17.45.
  
  A light picnic awaits you at the retreat at 18.00 and we set off for a magnificent Sunset Safari at 18.30. Return to the retreat or optionally dine out in a quaint local restaurant / enjoy an evening stroll & festive summer ambiance in waterfront town.
  
  Please Note: When our schedule permits, we're happy to take you on informal tours of the most interesting sights in town, join you for a drink in a local cafe, or, simply point you in the right direction to help you find the things which interest you most... whatever fits best.

Pocket money: Entrance fees to museums & other cultural/historical sites (generally 2-3 euros), return to Dol by bus service from Hvar Town (3.5 euros), taxi fare from Stari Grad, Vrboska or Jelsa towns back to the retreat generally runs 10-20 euros, respecitvely. Rent-a-Bike generally runs 20 euros/day. Rent-a-Scooter generally runs 35-40 euros/day. Suncokret can help you to arrange additional transport services upon request.

Any free time costs, including entrance fees, transport and meals outside Suncokret itinerary are not included in program prices.