7-Day Maldives Island Hopping Healing Adventure
October 26 - November 2, 2027
7 nights, 8 days
10 person retreat
Highlights
A private boat charter for just 10 guests.
Manta rays at Fesdhoo, nurse sharks at Dhigiri, and stingray sandbanks. Whale shark sightings are possible in Ari Atoll.
Visit local islands most travelers never see — Gulhi, Guraidhoo, Dhangethi, Omadhoo — alongside empty sandbanks.
Daily fishing with the crew, and your catch prepared that night by the onboard chef.
Snorkel a shipwreck site, house reefs, and Embudhu straight off the back of the boat.
Daily yoga on the top deck
Sunset BBQ on Dhigurah, known for one of the longest, most beautiful beaches in the Maldives.
First 5 bookings receive a private 1:1 clairvoyant energy healing session, included.
Details
You don't have to be getting married to have a honeymoon. The Maldives has a reputation of overwater villas, champagne, couples who just toasted to being together forever. But there's a whole other version of this place, and it doesn't require a wedding first. This is the glorious, gorgeous week in the honeymoon spot. It just turns into a love affair with yourself instead. :) Eight days and seven nights island hopping on a private boat, ten of us, four atolls, and a route that changes with the weather. It's for the person who is deep in their own spiritual work and also, honestly, wants an adventure. The kind that awakens something deep within you. The kind that becomes a core memory, one you'll be telling people about in ten years, woven into who you're becoming. We practice yoga on the deck before the heat arrives. We drop anchor and swim off the back of the boat. We snorkel with manta rays at Fesdhoo and nurse sharks at Dhigiri, and watch for whale sharks crossing into Ari Atoll. We walk local islands most travelers never set foot on. We eat what the crew pulls out of the water that afternoon. We sit on deck in the evenings and watch the most gorgeous sunsets that light the whole sky pink. What makes this trip different is the access. A private charter goes where the ferries and day tours can't. To sandbanks with barely any footprints on them, house reefs with nobody in the water, islands you'd need a boat and a captain and a free week to reach on your own. Almost nobody has all three at once. That access isn't a luxury add-on. It's the entire point, because you cannot actually unwind somewhere crowded. If your nervous system has been running rampant for years and you want a full reset, plus enough adventure to make you feel alive again, this is for you. Seven nights is long enough for your body to believe it. By about day four, something shifts. You stop reaching for your phone. You sleep differently. You'll come home rested in a way that outlasts the tan. Clearer about what you want. Salt in your hair and somewhere quieter inside. The beautifully perfect combination of deep healing intertwined with wild adventure. :)
Accommodation
Shared Room
2-person shared room
$2,950 USD / person
Private Room
2 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$3,450 USD total
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Your accommodation for the week is the boat itself, a private 85ft charter with seven air-conditioned guest cabins, taken over entirely by our group of ten. Each cabin has an ensuite bathroom with a hot shower, twin beds with storage underneath, a mirror and vanity, and proper air conditioning that runs all night. The interiors are warm polished wood with brass fittings, and the crew keeps it immaculate. There's a chef on board cooking three meals a day. You'll fall asleep with the boat moving under you and wake up somewhere different. Outside your cabin there's a shaded top deck with loungers where we practice yoga, an air-conditioned dining saloon, a bar, and a swim platform off the back to get straight into the water. This is a boat, not a resort, and it's a lovely one. The cabins are compact the way cabins are. Space is intimate, the water is on all sides, and there's nowhere to hide from a sunset. That's the point.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free · Raw · Organic · Paleo Friendly · Keto Friendly · Nut Allergy Friendly · Diabetic Friendly
Three meals a day, all prepared fresh on board by the boat's chef, plus snacks between excursions and unlimited coffee, tea and drinking water throughout the week. The food is Maldivian and South Asian at heart, with plenty of familiar options alongside it. Expect fresh fish, rice and curries, grilled vegetables, salads, tropical fruit, and eggs and hot breakfasts. Meals are served family style in the air-conditioned dining saloon, or out on deck when the evening is worth eating outside in. We eat together, which is quietly one of the best parts of the week. Fresh fish appears often, and some of it will be yours. You can fish with the crew any day of the trip, and whatever you catch gets cleaned and cooked that same evening. On our last night in Ari Atoll we have a sunset BBQ on the beach at Dhigurah. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and other dietary needs are accommodated with advance notice. You'll be asked about this when you book, and the chef plans around it.
Host
Nikki Novoselsky
Chicago, IL, USA
Nikki Novoselsky is a clairvoyant pranic energy healer, yoga teacher, mindfulness mentor, and abdominal womb masseuse. She guides people to clarity in their careers, relationships, and health especial...
Certified Yoga Instructor
Accreditation has been verified
1 language
English
Teaching for 3 years
Joined Insight Timer in Mar 2023
What's Included
7 nights aboard a private charter boat, air-conditioned cabin with ensuite bathroom
All meals — 3 per day prepared by the onboard chef, plus snacks
Coffee, tea and drinking water throughout
Yoga, Energy Healing Meditations & Self Abdominal Massage Workshop
Island hopping and all excursions across four atolls
All snorkeling — house reefs, a shipwreck site, and sandbank stops
Snorkel and fishing gear
Daily fishing with the crew, your catch cooked that evening
Sunset beach BBQ on Dhigurah
Group return airport transfers in Malé
Wifi on board
Not Included
International flights to Malé (Velana International Airport)
Travel insurance
Alcohol
Crew Tips
Hotel the night before departure (recommended, book your own)
FAQs
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 90 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 90 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 90 days before the retreat begins.
