sardinia RetrEAT Member's RESOURCE CENTER
Ciao, Retreat Attendees!
We are so excited about the upcoming Live Long Well Retreat in Sardinia, Italy from May 25 - 31, 2025!
We are very grateful to be aligning forces with Insider Expeditions to help us in orchestrating this adventure.
Here is some important information for you:
- Our home base will be in Barbagia.
- Barbagia is actually the historical mountainous region at the centre of Sardinia (not a town.) It’s full of mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and unique towns and villages. The language spoken here – the Logudorese dialect of Sardinian – in some ways, is said to predate Latin.
- The biggest town in this historical area is Nuoro (35,000 people) – or Nùgoro, if you want to show off using their local dialect of Sardinian https://vivaladolcevita.com/2020/05/16/barbagia/
Arrival Details & Flight Information:
- Travelers should fly in and out of Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) (north/east end of Sardinia).
- Our suggestion for US flights into Olbia (OLB) is to travel via Rome or Milan, they both operate 4 - 7 direct flights daily so there are a lot of options.
- Other EU hubs are possible (with direct flights) but less frequent and often higher cost or longer layovers.

Need help with booking flights? Here is a travel agent referral from Luu:
[email protected] or 1-800-981-1282
Please let her know you were referred by Luu Nguyen!
Ground Transport:
Transfer service will be provided for all attendees arriving NO MORE THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR to our retreat START DATE: May 25th. We will have your arrival information and have a service waiting at the airport to take you to Su Gologone Hotel - https://www.sugologone.it/en/ our beautiful home for the duration of the program.
Transfer service will be provided for all attendees departing on the final day of the retreat -> May 31st.

Check-in start time at the hotel is at 3 PM on the 25th:
Travelers who arrive early can have their luggage stored and enjoy the amenities on property until our evening Welcome Dinner.
Hotel accommodations are all "Deluxe" DOUBLE OCCUPANCY rooms - ONE double bed or TWO twin beds - unless you wish to pay an additional $1500 for a private room.

Retreat Conclusion:
- Saturday, May 31st
- 8:00 am - 9:00 am: Final Morning Movement, meditation and closing remarks
- 9:30 am - 10:15 am: Breakfast
- Departures to Olbia for your onwards journeys

Arranging additional room nights at Su Gologone Hotel:
If you would like to arrive before May 25th or leave after May 31st, Insider Expeditions can handle booking any early arrivals or late departures.
We have secured a special nightly group rate of €370 per room ($385 dollars as of 1/22/25) for the 'Deluxe' category so that guests do not need to change rooms when the program starts. However, if guests would prefer the Classic room we can secure them at the rate of €335 ($351.86).
**Please Note**: As of March 10, 2025, the hotel has increased pricing for any additional pre-night rooms bookings (not the current ones already confirmed). Rates are now 420 Euro for the Deluxe. Classic will be quoted based on availability.
Travelers that would like to request additional room nights before or after the program can reach out to [email protected]

Travel Insurance:
We ask that you consider purchasing travel insurance, as we recommend this for all travelers on international programs. Travel insurance protects you in the unlikely event that you need to cancel a trip before departure due to unforeseen circumstances, or if you need to leave a trip early due to unforeseen circumstances.
Our preferred provider is USI Travel Insurance, which can be reviews and purchased HERE.
All travelers without citizenship from the EU or an approved county list will need to apply for an ETAIS. Although most applications are approved within minutes of submission, travelers can apply anytime leading up to the trip.

Travel Documents:
All travelers must have a VALID PASSPORT - please make sure yours will not expire before November 2025.

INCLUSIONS:
- Six nights accommodations at Su Gologone Hotel
- All meals and beverages as listed in the itinerary
- All activities and excursions as listed in the itinerary
- All ground transportation as listed in the itinerary
- Medical evacuation insurance up to $200,000 USD

EXCLUSIONS:
- Flights/transportation from your home to and from Sardinia
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
- Optional Gratuities
- Expenses of a purely personal nature
- Costs associated with trip interruption or modification due to weather, travel conditions, political/civil disputes, medical emergencies, or other causes beyond our control


Meet your fellow travelers!
Nikki & Julia will go over logistics and you can ask questions!
PRE-RETREAT GROUP Meet & Greet Zoom Meeting on Thursday, Feb 13th 10-11am MST
First, log into Zoom. Then, click this link to join at meeting time:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83394324136
Reminders will be emailed and texted to you.
