A Journey into the Feminine Heart inspired by Nature: 5-Day Luxury Retreat in Portugal with Nour Elise
Your TourHero
Nour Elise is a holistic relationship and feminine embodiment coach as well as an international breathwork, yoga and meditation facilitator with a passion for music. She draws from a variety of disciplines to guide you back home to an authentic way of being, to live a passionate life filled with nurturing relationships and a strong sense of purpose.
Her mission is to help people shed layers of conditioning, pain and trauma to remember who they truly are and create space for the life they want and deserve.
To learn more about Nour Elise and her mission, click here.
Duration
5 days · 4 nights
Travel Date
May 30 - Jun 3, 2024
Activity Level
Moderate
Group Size
10 - 15
Transportation
Group airport transfers
Tour Price
Your Fellow Explorers
Age range
21+
Travel interest
Women only, empowerment, nature, connection, healing
Fellow Travelers
Valentin
Malgorzata
Camilla
Denise
Catherine Priska
Carmen Lienhard 
Sina Katherina
Valerie
Selin
Reem 
Nour EliseYour Local Guide
A division of Europe Incoming, a DMC with more than four decades of experience under their belt, Ertha is a company that centers itself around trips that help travelers attain a true feeling of wellness. If your goal is to relax and recharge in a gorgeous setting, they are here to help! Yoga retreats, spa trips, quiet vacations in iconic locations – no matter what you’re looking for, Ertha can help design a customized trip that matches your exact needs.
Join us for a transformative and intimate 4-night luxury women’s retreat in the beautiful Portuguese region of Ribatejo. Nestled in the heart of the serene Douro Valley, you’ll stay at Quinta Carvalhas – a captivating property that harmoniously blends nature, relaxation, and mindfulness. The beautifully rustic venue offers massage, holistic treatments, and equine encounters, as well as delicious local fare and tranquil farmland, to disconnect and relax the body, mind, and spirit from the hustle and bustle of city life. Here, you will have time to rewild, revere, and reconnect to your feminine essence.
Inspired by the elements of nature, these five days will be filled with carefully curated sessions and experiences designed to bring about profound healing, connection, insights, and transformation. The elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether will be our guides, gently bringing us back home to our cyclical feminine nature. We will come together to play, transform, and support one another on this journey of remembrance.
This retreat is a safe space for you to feel and express all of you while being surrounded by inspiring, like-minded women. Through embodiment practices, empowering tools, a luxurious and soothing environment, sisterhood, and deep presence with nature, you will experience connection and balance in being: a coming home. Fully alive, joyful, peaceful and blissful. A deep remembrance of your truest essence beyond all external noise. A safe haven within yourself. A space to drop into, listen, and receive the answers you long for.
Cancellation policy
TourHero, the retreat host, and the tour operator reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this trip up until December 26, 2023. If the departure is cancelled out of your control, you will be alerted by this date and will receive a full refund.
In this case, TourHero is not responsible for your preparation expenses, such as airline tickets, extra accommodations, loss of work, or any other cost associated with preparing for your trip. We recommend booking travel insurance, along with refundable flights/accommodations in case of cancellation.
Refunds for deposits
We will hold your spot as soon as you put down your deposit. However, if you decide to cancel your trip, we will be unable to refund your deposit.
Refunds for fully-paid trips
You may change or cancel your trip up until December 26, 2023 for a refund, excluding the deposit. After this date, no refunds will be given.
Trip cancellation due to COVID-19
A full credit will be issued if the tour is canceled when there is full border closure due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. This credit can go towards booking a future TourHero tour. We suggest buying your own travel insurance for coverage of cancellations within 30 days of the tour commencing for reasons other than a full tour cancellation.
Your TourHero
Nour Elise is a holistic relationship and feminine embodiment coach as well as an international breathwork, yoga and meditation facilitator with a passion for music. She draws from a variety of disciplines to guide you back home to an authentic way of being, to live a passionate life filled with nurturing relationships and a strong sense of purpose.
Her mission is to help people shed layers of conditioning, pain and trauma to remember who they truly are and create space for the life they want and deserve.
To learn more about Nour Elise and her mission, click here.
Duration
5 days · 4 nights
Travel Date
May 30 - Jun 3, 2024
Activity Level
Moderate
Group Size
10 - 15
Transportation
Group airport transfers
Join us for a transformative and intimate 4-night luxury women’s retreat in the beautiful Portuguese region of Ribatejo. Nestled in the heart of the serene Douro Valley, you’ll stay at Quinta Carvalhas – a captivating property that harmoniously blends nature, relaxation, and mindfulness. The beautifully rustic venue offers massage, holistic treatments, and equine encounters, as well as delicious local fare and tranquil farmland, to disconnect and relax the body, mind, and spirit from the hustle and bustle of city life. Here, you will have time to rewild, revere, and reconnect to your feminine essence.
Inspired by the elements of nature, these five days will be filled with carefully curated sessions and experiences designed to bring about profound healing, connection, insights, and transformation. The elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether will be our guides, gently bringing us back home to our cyclical feminine nature. We will come together to play, transform, and support one another on this journey of remembrance.
This retreat is a safe space for you to feel and express all of you while being surrounded by inspiring, like-minded women. Through embodiment practices, empowering tools, a luxurious and soothing environment, sisterhood, and deep presence with nature, you will experience connection and balance in being: a coming home. Fully alive, joyful, peaceful and blissful. A deep remembrance of your truest essence beyond all external noise. A safe haven within yourself. A space to drop into, listen, and receive the answers you long for.
Timeline
- Day 1 · May 30, 2024 · Ribatejo
- Arrive in Portugal at Lisbon Airport
- Group transfer from airport to accommodation
- Check-in at Quinta Carvalhas
- 17:00 - 19:00 – Opening Ceremony & Intention Setting
- 19:00 - 20:30 – Welcome Dinner
- 20:30 - 21:30 – Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra
- 22:00 - 22:30 – Evening Rituals
- 22:30 – Rest
- Day 2 · May 31, 2024 · Ribatejo
- 07:30 – Rise
- 08:00 - 08:30 – Morning Rituals
- 08:30 - 09:00 – Snack & Journaling
- 09:00 - 10:30 – Sensual Embodiment Practice
- 11:00 - 12:30 – Brunch
- 12:30 - 14:00 – Feminine Archetypes Workshop
- 14:00 - 15:00 – Swim in the pond
- 15:00 – Snacks
- 16:00 - 18:30 – Transformational Breathwork
- 19:00 - 20:30 – Dinner
- 22:00 - 22:30 – Evening Rituals
- 22:30 – Rest
- Day 3 · June 1, 2024 · Ribatejo
- 07:30 – Rise
- 08:00 - 08:30 – Morning Rituals
- 08:30 - 9:00 – Snacks & Journaling
- 9:00 - 10:30 – Hike & Dream Visioning
- 11:00 - 12:30 – Brunch
- 12:30 - 13:30 – Emotional Release Workshop
- 15:00 – Snacks
- 16:30 - 18:00 – Wild Feminine Dance
- 19:00 - 20:30 – Dinner
- 20:30 - 21:30 – Fire Ceremony
- 22:00 - 22:30 – Evening Rituals
- 22:00 – Rest
- Day 4 · June 2, 2024 · Ribatejo
- 07:30 – Rise
- 08:00 - 08:30 – Morning Rituals
- 08:30 - 9:00 – Snack & Journaling
- 9:00 - 10:30 – Heart Opening Embodiment Practice
- 11:00 - 12:30 – Brunch
- 12:30 - 14:00 – Conscious Relating Workshop
- 15:00 – Snacks
- 16:30 - 18:00 – Meditation Walk & Horse Gazing
- 19:00 - 20:30 – Dinner
- 20:30 - 21:30 – Bedtime Stories
- 22:00 - 22:30 – Evening Rituals
- 22:30 – Rest
- Day 5 · June 3, 2024 · Depature
- 07:30 – Rise
- 08:00 - 08:30 – Morning Rituals
- 08:30 - 09:30 – Breakfast
- 09:30 - 11:00 – Integration & Closing Circle
- 11:00 – Departure
Details
Day 1 · May 30, 2024
Earth - Ground, Nourish & Rest
Welcome to Portugal, your home away from home for the next four nights. We’re so glad you’ve made the journey here to work on your inner landscape, giving you the time and space to release, heal, and grow with like-minded souls.
Upon arrival, meet your driver and transfer to your luxurious accommodation in the Ribatejo region. Surrounded by verdant terraced vineyards and the gentle flow of the Douro River, this idyllic setting inspires a sense of calm and inner peace, providing the perfect backdrop for deepening the relationship with yourself, your community, and the world around you.
You’ll stay at Quinta Carvalhas – a picturesque vineyard estate comprised of luxurious suites, lush gardens, and wellness activities of all kinds. Get settled in your posh room, then come together for an opening ceremony where you can set your intentions for the coming days. A welcome dinner, yoga, and evening rituals follow.
Day 2 · May 31, 2024
Water - Awaken, Surrender & Flow
Today, we’re focusing on water, our life source and element that covers over 70% of our planet. Our goal is to focus on flow, healing, and the sacred connection to our sexuality.
From a variety of workshops and sessions, we’ll participate in activities such as yoga, breathwork, swiming and more to align the mind, the body, and the soul with the divine feminine energy of the water, land and stars above.
Day 3 · June 1, 2024
Fire - Express, Empower & Manifest
Today, we’re focusing on the element of fire, our inner passions and outer force that offers the juxtaposition of safety and destruction. Our goal is to focus on igniting, alchemizing, and speaking our truths into existence.
From a variety of workshops and sessions, we’ll participate in activities such as wild dance, emotional release, a fire ceremony and more to empower our voice and reignite the flame determination to conquer our fears, goals, and dreams.
Day 4 · June 2, 2024
Air - Trust, Connect & Love
It’s our last full day in Portugal, and we want to ensure you have the tools to trust yourself and make connections once you are home. A conscious relating workshop and a heart opening embodiment practice will arm you with confidence and compassion so that you can move forward boldly and bravely.
In the evening, we'll have a meditation walk and some time to gaze at horses, reflecting on our place in the universe and feeling the pulse of something greater than us. To cap off the day, we'll meet for dinner, bedtime stories, and our usual evening rituals. Soak in every moment you can of this transformational experience and breathe in new possibility all around.
Day 5 · June 3, 2024
Ether - Expand, Listen & Integrate
After morning rituals and a final integration and closing circle, it’s time to say goodbye. Take your transfer to the airport and catch your flight.
Through embodiment practices, empowering tools, sisterhood and deep presence with nature, we hope you leave here feeling rested, rejuvenated, and reconnected to the world around you. You always have a safe-haven within yourself, a space to drop into, listen, and receive the answers you long for, even when you return home. Always remember who you are. Safe travels and be well!
Accommodation
Quinta Carvalhas
Located in the tranquil Ribatejo countryside, Quinta Carvalhas, also known as The Green Farm, is waiting for you to come home. This luxury retreat in central Portugal combines nature’s heart beat, a stunning property, and a wealth of knowledge and wellness activities from a loving family team. All they ask is for you to be yourself and find comfort in this peaceful respite.
The retreat sleeps up to 32 guests in 16 private bedrooms, 10 featuring en suite baths with three shared baths for the remaining six. The posh rooms are divided over three different areas of the farmland in refurbished barns and rustic buildings that are decorated for comfort, style, and healing.
All rooms are equipped with:
- Comfortable beds with luxury linen
- Spa-like baths with hairdryer, shampoo and body wash
- Bath and pool towels
- Coffee & tea facilities and reusable water bottles
- Fans in the summer
- Underfloor heating in the winter
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
The farm also features a spacious rustic yoga shala, outdoor terrace, pool, massage and holistic treatments, and horse encounters program for human and animal well being.
Room type: Double occupancy. Room configuration: Twin beds.
Included
- 4 nights at Quinta Carvalhas
- Double occupancy in accommodation
- All meals & snacks (brunch & dinner)
- Group airport transfers
- 1 group arrival airport transfer
- 1 group departure airport transfer
- Daily yoga & wellness sessions with Nour
- Yoga mats, blocks & straps
Not included
- Flights
- All food not mentioned in inclusions
- Personal expenses not stipulated
- Optional add-ons
- Gratuities
FAQ
What happens if I need to cancel my trip?
Please check the cancellation policy section on this itinerary page for specific details.
Will TourHero or the operator take care of my visa (if applicable)?
Travelers are responsible for researching visa requirements and obtaining a visa if needed. Please check government websites to ensure you have the necessary documents, along with passport requirements, before your departure date. This includes necessary transit visas, permits, and vaccinations required prior to travel and any required reciprocity fees for the destination. TourHero will provide a booking confirmation document after purchase, which may be needed to obtain a visa.
If your visa is denied for any reason, TourHero will issue a refund based on the cancellation policy. However, we are unable to provide a refund after the cancellation due date has passed.
Do I need a passport for this trip?
A full and valid passport is required for all persons traveling to any destination outside of one’s home country. Most international tours require a passport that's valid for at least six (6) months beyond the scheduled end of your itinerary. TourHero will not issue refunds based on passport issues such as renewals or lost passports.
What's included in the price?
Please check the inclusion and exclusion sections above. You'll find information about included meals, transfers, flights, and activities. If you have any questions or need support, please contact hello@tourhero.com.
Available add-on
Single room upgrade
Looking for more privacy? Upgrade to a single room for the duration of the retreat.
Price: CHF 365
2 spots left
Cancellation policy
TourHero, the retreat host, and the tour operator reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this trip up until December 26, 2023. If the departure is cancelled out of your control, you will be alerted by this date and will receive a full refund.
In this case, TourHero is not responsible for your preparation expenses, such as airline tickets, extra accommodations, loss of work, or any other cost associated with preparing for your trip. We recommend booking travel insurance, along with refundable flights/accommodations in case of cancellation.
Refunds for deposits
We will hold your spot as soon as you put down your deposit. However, if you decide to cancel your trip, we will be unable to refund your deposit.
Refunds for fully-paid trips
You may change or cancel your trip up until December 26, 2023 for a refund, excluding the deposit. After this date, no refunds will be given.
Trip cancellation due to COVID-19
A full credit will be issued if the tour is canceled when there is full border closure due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. This credit can go towards booking a future TourHero tour. We suggest buying your own travel insurance for coverage of cancellations within 30 days of the tour commencing for reasons other than a full tour cancellation.
- Quinta Carvalhas - yoga shala - Quinta Carvalhas
- Quinta Carvalhas - En suite bathroom - Quinta Carvalhas
- Quinta Carvalhas - Twin room in Orchard Row & Rose Cottage - Quinta Carvalhas
- Quinta Carvalhas - Aerial view - Quinta Carvalhas
- Welcome to Portugal. Take your transfer to the Ribatejo region, surrounded by verdant terraced vineyards and the gentle flow of the Douro River. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Get settled at your tranquil retreat center – a picturesque vineyard estate comprised of luxurious suites, lush gardens, and wellness activities of all kinds. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Start each day with a delicious breakfast spread. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Use your free time to enjoy the resort amenities, including equine encounters. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Relax by the pool and soak in that Vitamin D. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Quinta Carvalhas - yoga props - Quinta Carvalhas
- Pamper yourself with one (or many) holistic treatments before you leave. - Quinta Carvalhas
- Add-on: Single room upgrade - Quinta Carvalhas
- Add-on: Single room upgrade with shared bathroom - Quinta Carvalhas