Restore your soul in the Western Sicily
Centre-based
Deep blue sea and peaceful landscape
The western side of Sicily is a perfect mix of beautiful nature, peaceful landscapes and deep blue sea. But its also rich in culture, history, hilltop vineyards and coastal saltpans. Let’s spend our week in the beautiful, wild island of Favignana. A crystal clear and bright blue water, golden beaches and a peaceful quite atmosphere will be your companions during these days. During your stay, you can choose to have some day trips to the other Egadi Islands, such as Levanzo and Marettimo which are paradise for trekking lovers! Yoga classes, meditation and spirit regeneration will be mixed with local wine tastings, boat excursions and beautiful walks.
Highlights:
- Guided Yoga classes overlooking the sea
- The beautiful and wild Favignana Island
- The movida of Favignana Island
Day 1: Arrival in Palermo airport
Arrival in Palermo or Trapani and 1 group private transfer to trapani harbour to get an hydrofoil to reach the beautiful island of Favignana. Check in in your lovely accommodation, relax, enjoy a first walk around the island and a welcome aperitif! Overnight stay. Meal (-)
Day 2: Yoga and beach activities
In the morning, you will meet your yoga teacher who is also a great expert of the island! Wake up your body with a light Yoga and meditation session. Enjoy the energy of the sun and the sea. Then time for you to relax, read a book or swim in the crystallin water. In the afternoon, enjoy a lovely walk along the coast or visit the lovely town at your own rhythm with the famous Tonnara and the fishermen houses. Back to your accommodation and overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 3: Boat tour in Marettimo and Levanzo islands
Early yoga session before joining a boat tour in Marettimo island! After roughly one hour of navigation, you reach the village of Marettimo, where you have plenty of time for wondering around its narrow streets, tasting some local dish or swimming in the clear sea of the port beach. The tour circumnavigates the entire island, visiting the main and most beautiful creeks and caves. A lunch based on “cunzato sandwhich” and seasonal fruits will be served on board and you will have time for several swims and jumps in the water! Before getting back to Favignana, we will make a brief stop in Levanzo Island for a panoramic view of the island and the last swimming stop. Overnight stay. Meal (B-L)
Day 4: Yoga and cous cous making
Wake up your body with a light Yoga and stretch session. Enjoy the energy of the sun and the sea. We will visit a local farm, learn how to cook the typical “cous-cous” and enjoy a lovely lunch all together! Then time for you to relax, read a book or swim in the crystallin water. In the afternoon, enjoy a lovely walk along the coast and enjoy a stunning sunset by the sea. Overnight stay. Meal (B-L)
Day 5: Yoga, Relax and enjoy the movida or OPTIONAL Levanzo walk (3h30 trek, + 200 – 200 mt, 13 km)
Today enjoy your lovely accommodation and your daily yoga session. Favignana is not just an island where you can relax aboard your boat while enjoying an aperitif. Although it is not a huge city, it hides small places where you can have fun, hear good music, enjoy an ice cream or hang out on the beach where you can cut out some time to send your thoughts away, accompanied by good company and good wine. Alternatively, hydrofoil to Levanzo. The smallest of the Egadi islands, Levanzo shows us a jewel from the past: the “Cave of genovese” dated back to 11-12 thousand years ago, during the final phase of Palaeolithic. Primitive human messages etched into the cave, prehistoric sanctuary where religion and culture take their first steps between graffiti and rock paintings of men and animals, joined in an ancestral link. Engravings, graffiti, and paintings showing deer, cows, horses, fish and humans: they rapresents an inestimable archaeological documentation besides a very suggestive show. Hydrofoil back to Favignana and overnight stay. Meals (B/-/-)
Day 6: Yoga on the beach and exclusive wine tasting
Morning yoga session by the sea to recharge your batteries and prepare yourself for the last day in this incredible island. Take your time to visit the town for some shopping or to enjoy some snorkelling in one of the many sea caves of Favignana. In the afternoon, we will reach a famous winery which offers a beautiful vineyard in front of the sea, a unique landscape for a spectacular wine tasting! We head back to the accommodation and overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 7: Exploring Trapani
In the morning, let’s join your restorative yoga class at your accommodation. This morning it’s free for you to choose whether you prefer to relax and reach some of the incredible beaches like Cala Rossa or Cala Azzurra - where you will enjoy an unforgettable swim – or whether you feel more active and want to visit the island by bike. The Island is particularly suitable for nice bike tours, and you can easily rent a bike in some of the shops in town. In the afternoon, we take the hydrofoil to Trapani and check in at our accommodation in the town centre. Free time to visit Trapani, a vibrant town with a charming historic centre and great cafès and restaurants. Overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, one group private transfer to Trapani or Palermo airport. End of our services (Meals: B)
Note: B (Breakfast); L (Lunch); D (Dinner)
Arrival in Palermo or Trapani and 1 group private transfer to trapani harbour to get an hydrofoil to reach the beautiful island of Favignana. Check in in your lovely accommodation, relax, enjoy a first walk around the island and a welcome aperitif! Overnight stay. Meal (-)
Day 2: Yoga and beach activities
In the morning, you will meet your yoga teacher who is also a great expert of the island! Wake up your body with a light Yoga and meditation session. Enjoy the energy of the sun and the sea. Then time for you to relax, read a book or swim in the crystallin water. In the afternoon, enjoy a lovely walk along the coast or visit the lovely town at your own rhythm with the famous Tonnara and the fishermen houses. Back to your accommodation and overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 3: Boat tour in Marettimo and Levanzo islands
Early yoga session before joining a boat tour in Marettimo island! After roughly one hour of navigation, you reach the village of Marettimo, where you have plenty of time for wondering around its narrow streets, tasting some local dish or swimming in the clear sea of the port beach. The tour circumnavigates the entire island, visiting the main and most beautiful creeks and caves. A lunch based on “cunzato sandwhich” and seasonal fruits will be served on board and you will have time for several swims and jumps in the water! Before getting back to Favignana, we will make a brief stop in Levanzo Island for a panoramic view of the island and the last swimming stop. Overnight stay. Meal (B-L)
Day 4: Yoga and cous cous making
Wake up your body with a light Yoga and stretch session. Enjoy the energy of the sun and the sea. We will visit a local farm, learn how to cook the typical “cous-cous” and enjoy a lovely lunch all together! Then time for you to relax, read a book or swim in the crystallin water. In the afternoon, enjoy a lovely walk along the coast and enjoy a stunning sunset by the sea. Overnight stay. Meal (B-L)
Day 5: Yoga, Relax and enjoy the movida or OPTIONAL Levanzo walk (3h30 trek, + 200 – 200 mt, 13 km)
Today enjoy your lovely accommodation and your daily yoga session. Favignana is not just an island where you can relax aboard your boat while enjoying an aperitif. Although it is not a huge city, it hides small places where you can have fun, hear good music, enjoy an ice cream or hang out on the beach where you can cut out some time to send your thoughts away, accompanied by good company and good wine. Alternatively, hydrofoil to Levanzo. The smallest of the Egadi islands, Levanzo shows us a jewel from the past: the “Cave of genovese” dated back to 11-12 thousand years ago, during the final phase of Palaeolithic. Primitive human messages etched into the cave, prehistoric sanctuary where religion and culture take their first steps between graffiti and rock paintings of men and animals, joined in an ancestral link. Engravings, graffiti, and paintings showing deer, cows, horses, fish and humans: they rapresents an inestimable archaeological documentation besides a very suggestive show. Hydrofoil back to Favignana and overnight stay. Meals (B/-/-)
Day 6: Yoga on the beach and exclusive wine tasting
Morning yoga session by the sea to recharge your batteries and prepare yourself for the last day in this incredible island. Take your time to visit the town for some shopping or to enjoy some snorkelling in one of the many sea caves of Favignana. In the afternoon, we will reach a famous winery which offers a beautiful vineyard in front of the sea, a unique landscape for a spectacular wine tasting! We head back to the accommodation and overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 7: Exploring Trapani
In the morning, let’s join your restorative yoga class at your accommodation. This morning it’s free for you to choose whether you prefer to relax and reach some of the incredible beaches like Cala Rossa or Cala Azzurra - where you will enjoy an unforgettable swim – or whether you feel more active and want to visit the island by bike. The Island is particularly suitable for nice bike tours, and you can easily rent a bike in some of the shops in town. In the afternoon, we take the hydrofoil to Trapani and check in at our accommodation in the town centre. Free time to visit Trapani, a vibrant town with a charming historic centre and great cafès and restaurants. Overnight stay. Meal (B)
Day 8: Departure
After breakfast, one group private transfer to Trapani or Palermo airport. End of our services (Meals: B)
Note: B (Breakfast); L (Lunch); D (Dinner)
Accommodations:
6 nights in hotel 3* in Favignana twin share rooms with ensuite bathroom
1 night in hotel 3* in Trapani twin share rooms with ensuite bathroom
Included:
- Overnight stay with breakfast
- Private transfers mentioned in the program
- Boat tour with lunch day 3
- Daily Yoga classes (one per day)
- wine tasting
Not Included
- Lunches and dinners (except for lunch on board day 3)
- Museums, monuments entrance fees
- Drink and Beverage
- private and public transports if not mentioned in “included”
6 nights in hotel 3* in Favignana twin share rooms with ensuite bathroom
1 night in hotel 3* in Trapani twin share rooms with ensuite bathroom
Included:
- Overnight stay with breakfast
- Private transfers mentioned in the program
- Boat tour with lunch day 3
- Daily Yoga classes (one per day)
- wine tasting
Not Included
- Lunches and dinners (except for lunch on board day 3)
- Museums, monuments entrance fees
- Drink and Beverage
- private and public transports if not mentioned in “included”
Mara Guadagni has been practicing Yoga since 2006, when, after her encounter with It’s Yoga Firenze, she decided that this was her path to follow, and she attended the Teaching Course in May 2011. In the same year, she arrived for the first time in
Favignana where she organized the first yoga retreat in Italy. For 5 years she has been a satellite teacher for the 200h Yoga Alliance training courses in the IS Yoga International in Europe locations. In 2012 and 2014 she becomes a certified Yoga teacher for children and teacher trainer in San Francisco with It's Yoga Kids.
In 2018 she founded It's Yoga Egadi in the heart of the Mediterranean to devote herself to practicing in nature and in
contact with the sea.
Trips Note: MOTTOSS2TG
Destination: Favignana and Trapani
Trip type: walking and yoga tour
Interest: Yoga Retreat; Water sports and coastal hiking
Confort: standard
Grade: Easy
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Departures: J F M A M J J A S O N D
Group size: from 4 to people 15
Airport: Palermo or Trapani
