A 12-day retreat to Zanzibar, Tanzania

NB: Registration deadline for the retreat in January 2026 is October 15, 2025.

Imagine waking up to the scent of the ocean, the sound of waves and warm, African sun on your skin. You feel peace in your body, perhaps for the first time in a long time.

You are surrounded by women who, just like you, have chosen to travel inward, and at the same time far away.

Welcome to A Heart Opening Journey to Zanzibar.

Over the course of 12 days, you will be given space to breathe, feel, land and open your heart in safe surroundings. You will be guided through deep meditations, heart-opening dance and inner work that will touch your heart.

At the same time, you will explore Zanzibar guided by our English-speaking agents who know Zanzibar in every way. You will see spice farms, crystal clear water, magical sandbanks and flavors you will never forget. Here the spiritual and the sensual merge. You will feel alive. Wet from the sea, soft in the body and full of life.

Do you want to go to Zanzibar?

I´m in!

WHAT IS A HEART OPENING JOURNEY TO ZANZIBAR?

A retreat for spiritually open women who want to open their hearts
A cultural experience, where you get to experience Zanzibar at its most authentic
A comfortable journey and a respite where you get to rest, swim and enjoy delicious food
A retreat where you are guided into your inner self, so you can integrate the experiences along the way
A journey into your body through African movements

Join us here:

DAILY SCHEDULE

TRAVEL DAY January 12th: Arrival and transfer to accommodation

Day 1: Breakfast at 10:00, Rest and leisure, Lunch at 14:00, Welcome meeting, Dinner at 19:00. Included: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 2: Morning meeting at 07:30, Breakfast at 09:00, Meeting at 10:00-13:00, Lunch at 13:30. At 14:30 we travel to a spice farm. We have dinner in Stone Town before driving back. Included: breakfast and lunch.

Day 3: Breakfast at 09:00, Morning meditation, at 11:00 we take a bus to Kendwa Rocks where we spend the whole day before driving back at 20:00. Included: breakfast.

Day 4: Breakfast at 09:00. Free time in the morning to relax, swim, shop etc. Gathering and dancing in the evening. Dinner together at 19:00. Included: breakfast and dinner.

Day 5: We have breakfast before checking out. We swim with turtles in Saalam cave before spending the day in Paje before staying overnight at Pili Pili hotel in Paje. Included: breakfast and lunch.

Day 6: Breakfast at Pili Pili hotel. Transport to Stone town where we check in to our new accommodation. Lunch. Guided tour of Stone Town and shopping. Free time and dinner together. Included: breakfast and lunch.

Day 7: Breakfast. At 10:00 we meditate and dance together. Lunch in Stone Town. Free time and opportunity to swim, rest and relax. At 18:00 you have the choice of eating at the hotel or going to the Floating House. Included: breakfast and lunch.

Day 8: Breakfast. Gathering in the morning before free time for shopping, swimming in the sea, resting and buying lunch. At 16:30 we drive to Kwetu kwenu for gathering and dinner. At 21:00 there will be karaoke at 6 degrees for those who wish. Included: breakfast and dinner.

Day 9: Breakfast. Meditation on the beach. Lunch at 13:00. We go to the Floatation house, and we have dinner at the Cape Town fish market before we end the day with dancing. Included: breakfast.

Day 10: Breakfast. 09:00: Safari Blue. We spend the day on a sandbank, have a delicious lunch and visit an old baobab tree (opportunities for shopping) before finishing with a swim in a lagoon. Dinner at the hotel or in town after we return. Included: breakfast and lunch.

Day 11: Breakfast. We gather for the closing circle. Closing party in the evening with dinner and dancing at the Beach House. Included: breakfast.

TRAVEL DAY January 24th: Departure at 5:15 PM / 5:30 AM. Breakfast for those traveling late. Transfer to the airport 2 hours before.

*subject to change.

Salaam cave

Practical information:

When: January 12-24, 2026
Duration: 12 days (incl. 2 travel days)
Registration deadline: October 15, 2025
Included: Accommodation, breakfast and some days lunch and dinner (see daily program for details), various excursions to spice farms, Safari Blue, Salaam cave to swim with turtles, etc.
Not included: Flight ticket to Zanzibar, Zanzibar insurance, visa, some meals, shopping
Price: total price 33,333,- NOK (possibility of 2 or 4 installments) including everything listed above.
Flight: We have selected 2 airlines and we recommend that you choose one of these. This way it is easier for us to pick you up at the airport, and you can travel together as a group. See the section below for our recommendations (note! be aware of the time).
Registration: To register, send an email to post@stinerein.no with your name, address, phone number and desired payment method.
Travel insurance: All participants are required to have their own, private travel insurance. We recommend taking out cancellation insurance if you do not have this.
Follow-up: We will meet on zoom on February 28, 2026 at 12:00-13:30 to integrate the experiences after the trip
Number of participants: Max 20 places. We reserve the right to cancel the trip if there are too few registered participants. You will be notified of any cancellation no later than 60 days before departure, and the amount paid will be refunded in full if the trip is canceled by us.

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Flight recommendation

We recommend that you purchase your flight ticket as soon as possible. We have two different airlines that we have selected, where we will pick you up and drop you off at the airport.

If you choose to take a different airline, or if you want to travel at a different time, please let us know as soon as possible.

Turkish airlines:

January 12: 11.55 - January 13 03.05

January 24: 04.05 - January 25 17.20

Qatar airlines:

January 12: 15.05 - January 13 07.30

January 24 17.15 - January 25 06.35

Afro dance

At the retreat we will dance Afro dance in different ways. No prior knowledge is required, and we dance to open up to joy and positive vibrations.

The dance will help your body to let go of stagnation and blocked energies, so that your heart can open even more.

We dance not to be good or to show off, but to feel good energies in our bodies.

You can join just as you are.

Inner work

During the retreat we will work on inner work through meditation, sharing, exercises and reflections.

This will help you to open your heart and become even more present so that you can enjoy your stay.

By practicing conscious presence you will be able to let go of what has held you back from being safe, authentic and open.

During the retreat we will meet to integrate all impressions along the way, so that you can integrate the African way of life.

Here and now.

This is what you´ll get

A journey to exotic Zanzibar in Africa
A more open mind and heart
Experience joy, peace, let go of tension and blocked energy
Meditation and inner work
Joy and liberation through movement and dance
Cultural experiences

Packing list:

You will receive a complete packing list from us when you sign up, but in general Zanzibar is a safe place to travel to.

Zanzibar as Medicine

In Zanzibar you will meet kind-hearted people who are warm and hospitable. This aesthetically beautiful place will offer culture and cuisine that is filled with the flavors of spices as medicine.

Who is it for?

A Heart Opening Journey to Zanzibar is for women who want to experience something more and different than what they experience on a daily basis.
It is for women who want to open their hearts
You do not need any prior knowledge of dance, movement or meditation

About Abuu:

Abuu is a 30-year-old dance instructor from Zanzibar, who has been living in Norway since 2018. He speaks Norwegian and English, and addition to Swahili, and knows Zanzibar inside and out.

He started with martial arts when he was 12 years old, and continued with dance from the age of 18.

He worked for many years as a dancer in Zanzibar, dance has been a big part of his life, both through difficult periods where he used dance as therapy, and through good periods where he could spread joy to others through dance.

For Abuu, dance is more than movement, but it is about feeling joy and freedom. He has experienced that through dance you can free yourself from blockages and stagnation in life.

Today he works as a teacher and dance instructor in Moss, where he and Stine met and became friends.

He has dreamed for many years of creating retreats to his homeland, and it is a dream that is coming true through this project.

About Stine:

Stine is 40 years old and runs her own business as a healer and nordic medicine woman. She lives in Moss with two daughters and a cat.

She is a nurse by background, and she has worked with people her whole life.

She has always loved to travel and has been to many countries. She fell completely in love with Zanzibar, and now wants to share this magical, heart-opening place with others.

Stine is a person who is perceived as a safe person by others, and she loves to take women into the depths of themselves where they can find more peace, self-love and open their hearts. She is spiritually open, and sees each person as an individual.

Stine now works 100% independently. She is the founder of the healing school "School of Sisterhood", she holds women's circles and drum journeys, she coaches women 1:1 and holds retreats to Zanzibar with Abuu Wecos.