Enjoy unique, slow-travel experiences with local flavor that stir the soul.
Welcome to unique, artfully crafted journeys with Julia Ingersoll Retreats. We exalt local culture, excellent food, yoga and wellbeing, active, fun outdoor adventure – plus chic, characterful digs. All trips enlivened by my lifetime of extensive travels, my staff of great local guides and friends, and genuine local knowledge of these extraordinary places. Come join us!
Special-Edition Luxe Retreat
Secret Tuscia: The Etruscan Italy Retreat/ September 17 - 24, 2025
A sumptuous feast in pure Italian style, for body, mind, and spirit in Italy’s great secret enclave: fascinating, undiscovered Tuscia.
NOTE: The NEW magnificent Spring Edition of this retreat will debut
May 10 - 17, 2025 (details coming)
Greek Summer Odyssey: The Explorer’s Edition /June 2025 (details coming!)
island adventures - yoga - authentic culture
off-the-beaten track and into the light!
Puglia Passion October 2025 (details coming!)
bike/ebike - yoga - food & wine - culture
The sumptuous charms of Southern Italy await
Puglia Salento extension
October 2025 (details coming!)
A luxe bike/ebike tour to the tip of the stunning Salento in Puglia, Italy
Bali: Mirror of Soul Retreat /
2025 Edition is available for Private Booking (7 - 15 guests)
authentic culture - exploration - yoga
Immerse in the exotic beauty of a culture based on gratitude
The Greece Odyssey Retreat Extension/June 10 - 13, 2024
for explorers keen to get lost on a tiny, pristine gem: the least-discovered of the Small Cyclades Islands.
Fully Booked
The Greek Summer Retreat/June 24 - July 1, 2024
island adventures - yoga - authentic culture
Enjoy the epitome of glorious Greek-Island Summer! off-the-beaten track at the best time of year. (ps. women and men invited so don’t be shy)
FULLY BOOKED
The Greek Summer Retreat Extension/July 1 - 4, 2024
for explorers keen to get lost on a tiny, pristine gem: the least-discovered of the Small Cyclades Islands. Yoga-hike-boat-relax…peace and bliss.
Umbria Passion / the next edition is September 2025 (click here to get on the list for this beloved trip)
yoga - bike/ebike - food & wine - culture
The Italian countryside awaits on our luxe estate near Gubbio
2025 Retreats will be announced soon – sign up for our occasional newsletter to keep in touch!
Don’t see dates that work? Inquire about having us create a tailor-made trip for you and your friends or family. It’s my specialty.
Custom Retreats
Bespoke trips for small groups.
Destinations of my expertise include: Italy, Greece, Provence, Bali, and California.
Trips to inspire and nourish your body, mind and soul.
“I can’t capture in words just how special the trip to Italy was for me, but it sits deep within me as my most favorite experience of all times!”
—Lori Spidle, MD
“I always feel like the retreat has been created just for me. Julia knows what people are interested in….whether it’s art, history, food, wine , activities, swimming, cycling, yoga, a little shopping. You are catered to. You can delve into what you have passion for while on the retreat.
The activities we engage in are seamlessly organized. It’s like you are going out for a bike ride with your pals, except someone has created a fabulous experience for you by organizing every detail in an iconic yet undiscovered location and you just enjoy!
POV: You have been brought to an amazing place and people by a person with genuine knowledge and passion of the cultures and places and activities. Genuine. Genuine knowledge. Genuine passion.
You go to places where maybe other tour groups also go, BUT you get a deeper, local experience. I can’t explain how she does it. So that’s why I go again and again. It’s a vacation with friends and you are there to relax and enjoy and the person who organized the trip has created the genuine experience for you to take part in.
Juliann T, CA
“Soulfulness is the ability to respond from our deepest place.”
– Ray Charles