Important Dates

RETREAT DATES - September 13th-20th, 2025

TOTAL COST- $3950 Double Occupancy, $4250 Single Occupancy

DEPOSIT-$650 per person secures your spot, (non-refundable)

2nd PAYMENT DUE - Due February 1st, 2025, ($1350 double occupancy, $1800 single occupancy)

Final PAYMENT DUE- Due by April 1st, 2025 (($1350 double occupancy, $1800 single occupancy)

 What’s Included

  • 7 nights at the 5-Star Almar Giardino di Costanza Resort & Spa

  • Private coach transfers on arrival to/departure from Palermo (PMO) Airport

  • Daily continental breakfast buffet

  • 3 dinners at the hotel

  • Boat tour at Salt Pans of Marsala and wine tasting at Cantine Florio including lunch

  • Guided visit of archaeological park of Selinunte including lunch

  • Guided bike tour Mazara trought Gorghi Tondi natural reserve including lunch

  • One afternoon cooking class and lunch at the hotel

  • Daily morning yoga

  • Yin and Restorative Afternoon yoga (three days during the week)

  • Wireless internet at the villa

  • Fitness Center Access

  • Use of one sunbed per person and one umbrella per room at the hotel pool

  • Daily Room fees and room taxes

What’s Not Included

  • Airfare/Transport to Palermo (PMO) Airport

  • Any hotel stays on the front and back end of the retreat

  • Additional tours that are not listed on what is included

  • Travel Insurance (Recommended)

  • Gratuities

  • Lunches and dinners not listed

  • Alcoholic Beverages

Payment Methods

  • Via Venmo @Lois-Cromwell

  • Via Zelle- either lois.cromwell@gmail.com or 919-274-3327. Please note that your bank may place daily limits on how much you can Zelle per day. That it not an issue, you may make several payments via Zelle.

  • Check payable to SONDA LLC- 3291 Wynnewood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408

 Additional Information

  • US Citizens traveling to Italy will need a current passport. Check the expiration date to make sure that it does not expire within 6 months of your trip. Visas are not required

  • Stay abreast of any travel advisories through the US State Department Website.

  • From the United States, you will fly to Palermo Airport, airport code PMO. Plan on arriving early afternoon of September 13th. We will all be traveling via private transportation to the Almar Giardino di Costanza. Plan on departing Palermo Airport on September 20th. More specific details on timing to follow. Please do not. book airfare until we can coordinate a window for arrival and departures.

No Smoking and No Drug Policy

Our wellness retreats are intended to help optimize our participants’ health. As such, we foster a smoke and drug-free environment throughout the retreat experience. This policy covers all rooms, common areas, and grounds of the resort property and includes any off-site group activities, side trips, excursions, and tours. Smoking (inhaling, exhaling, burning, vaping, or carrying any lighted cigarette, cigar, cartridge, pipe, or any other device containing tobacco, oil/liquid, leaf, weed, plant, or other products) is strictly prohibited. Our drug-free policy bans the recreational use of illegal drugs at all times.