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You’re Invited to Experience

Hella, Iceland

November 7th - November 13th, 2026

Spend 7 days indulging in a real, embodied, and unforgettable experience as you soak, swim, and play in Iceland’s geothermal waters.

Highlights include:

Spend 7 nights in a private lakefront luxury chalet.
Indulge in a variety of unique Icelandic bathing experiences: lagoon spas, wild geothermal pools, fjord dips, and the emerging mobile sauna culture.
Discover both ancient and modern Icelandic thermic bathing rituals.
Enjoy and adventurous guided off-the-beaten-trek Super Jeep tour to explore waterfalls, glaciers & hidden landscapes of Southern Iceland
Cooking class, immersive sound bath experience with an Icelandic guide, and relaxing Yoga Nidra in the comfort of our private chalet.

Yes, take me there!

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What Can You Expect?

Immerse yourself in the raw beauty, flavors, and geothermal heartbeat of Iceland. Each day brings a new way to connect with the land. You’ll soak in hot rivers, move through intentional thermal circuits, explore waterfalls and glaciers, savor intentionally prepared meals from our private chef, and gather for grounding practices.

You’ll engage all five senses as you bathe, explore, taste, listen, breathe, and slow down into place.

Who is this designed for?

Designed for the adventurous, the curious, the tired-but-still-reaching, the sauna lovers, the sauna-curious, thermal bathing enthusiasts, wellness travelers, solo explorers, couples, and friends.

You don’t need any special skills, just a willingness to immerse, explore, and engage your senses. If you crave meaningful travel, unique cultural encounters, and a deeper, more embodied way of knowing a place, you’ll feel right at home here.

Meet Your Hosts

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ALISA CARDENAS

Host, Bathing Culture Enthusiast & Founder of Howl at the Moon Sauna Co.

Alisa is your bathing obsessed Sauna Host, and the founder of Howl at the Moon Sauna Co., a Michigan-born mobile sauna venture that began as a spark of personal healing and ignited into a mission to bring authentic sauna culture to West Michigan. After experiencing profound corporate burnout, she set out to redesign her life with more intention, choosing passion, family, and community. Sauna became the tool that helped her cross that threshold.

Following that shift, her vision expanded beyond her local sauna community. Today, she curates immersive bathing experiences, journeys to extraordinary places where thermic bathing is woven into the land, the people, and their rituals. These retreats are sensorial, place-rooted, and crafted to awaken connection: to oneself, to each other, and to the global bathing renaissance reshaping how we gather, rest, and rediscover what matters.

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ANNA VANAGTMAEL

Retreat Host, Travel Designer & Founder of Wandering Roots

Anna VanAgtmael is a passionate retreat host and travel designer dedicated to helping women reclaim joy, clarity, and courage through unforgettable, stress-free adventures. After a life-altering car accident pushed her far outside her comfort zone, Anna rebuilt her world with intention, choosing a life that sparks the kind of delight she describes as being “attacked by a pile of puppies.”

That transformation became the foundation of Wandering Roots, where Anna curates effortless, soul-stirring getaways that make women feel alive again. When she’s not leading retreats, she mentors aspiring hosts in creating transformational, profitable experiences of their own, helping them avoid the painful (and expensive) lessons she learned firsthand. Her work centers around one truth: stepping beyond your comfort zone is where all the magic begins.

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Only 10 spots for you to join us!

Accommodations

Nestled on a secluded peninsula along the waters of Lake Gíslholtsvatn, our Iceland home is a private waterfront retreat blending old-world Scandinavian charm with modern Nordic architecture. Inside, you’ll find a library with a wood-burning stove, a south-facing dining room overlooking the lake, a fireside living room, a full kitchen, and peaceful bedrooms that invite slow mornings and deep rest. And just steps from your door, the lakeside geothermal soaking pool awaits.

Reserve Your Room

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Warmth, Comfort and breathtaking views await...

November 7th - November 13th, 2026

Private Room with Ensuite + Lake Views

Lake View, Private king bed room with ensuite bath and kitchenette

Enjoy a private room with shared bathroom. Ideal for individuals or couples seeking a more private space.

A bedroom with large glass doors overlooking a scenic outdoor landscape with grass, trees, and a body of water, under an angled roof with white walls and blue curtains.

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Shared Room with Ensuite Bath

Shared room, two twin beds with ensuite bath and kitchenette

Enjoy a Shared room with one person with shared bathroom. Ideal for individuals looking to save on costs.

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Private Room with Shared Bath

Private king bed room with shared bath

Enjoy a private room with shared bathroom. Ideal for individuals or couples seeking a more private space.

A bedroom with a triangular window behind a bed in an attic, decorated in neutral tones, with two bedside tables and lamps.

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Shared Room with Shared Bath

Shared room, two twin beds with shared bath

Enjoy a Shared room with one person with shared bathroom. Ideal for individuals looking to save on costs.

A cozy attic bedroom with two single beds, each with beige pillows and navy blankets. The beds are separated by two wooden stump bedside tables. A large triangular window at the end of the room offers a view of the outdoors with trees and cloudy sky, and small round mirrors are placed on the window sill.

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What’s Included?

✔︎All Excursions & Guides

We are passionate about providing memorable experiences and have hand picked the best excursions and guides for our time together.

✔︎ All Bathing Experiences & Rituals

We have specially curated a variety of unique bathing experiences and rituals, ranging from ancient to modern- the essence of Icelandic wellness.

✔︎ Accommodations

Our home away from home for the week will be in a lakeside chalet nestled in the rugged landscapes of Southern Iceland.

✔︎ All Meals

If there is anything we love just as much as thermal bathing, it’s food. Rest assured your plate is always covered on this journey. All meals are included so you can sink fully into the adventure.

✔︎ Private Chef

Allergies and dietary restrictions are easily accommodated by our incredible Chef Abbey, who will have you savoring every bite.

✔︎ Community

Join our wolfpack of courageous sauna-lovers, thermal bathing junkies, bathing-curious, wellness travelers and those looking for a sensorial exploration of Icelandic wellness.

✔︎ Airport Transfers

Transportation is provided to and from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) near Reykjavík

✔︎ In-Country Group Transportation

Group transportation provided to and from every single excursion and bathing activity.

✔︎ Expert Travel Assistance

We will help you find and book the cheapest flight possible, purchase the most affordable travel insurance that suits your needs and guarantees every unexpected cancellation is fully covered.

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Phew! That’s a lot. Got Questions or Unsure if it’s a fit? Let’s FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER.

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