New Beginnings, Adventure & Culture
El Día de los Muertos
MEXICO CITY | OCT 30 - NOV 6, 2025
Spend a week exploring the heart of Mexico during one of the most exciting weeks of the year - El dia de los Muertos! Join a community of like-minded adventurers. We’ll learn from each other and co-create an experience together as you celebrate a new beginning, whatever that means to you.
The retreat is scheduled, but tailored to the group and flexible; feel free to work or relax and adventure as much as you want, go at your own pace and take advantage of the time to cross things off your bucket lists.
OVERVIEW
Location: Mexico City
Duration: 7 nights (accommodation included)
Pre-trip call: A 1-on-1 zoom coaching call with the hosts (life coach & travel coach) so we can make sure you make the most out of this experience & maximize transition.
Meals included: 2 dinners
Transportation: All of your travel in-country that is part of our itinerary is included in your trip, including airport transportation, private van hire for visiting cultural places of interest, and local tours.
Included experiences:
Leaders’ workshops & activities.
Day of the Dead mask-making workshop with a local artist
Day of the Dead city tour / trajinera ride in Xochimilco / cemetery walk at night
Culinary market tour and cooking class
THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU IF YOU...
Want to travel with a community of like-minded adventurers
Want to get going on crossing things off your bucket list
Are looking for a flexible trip where you can always choose between relaxation and adventure
Craving a "new beginning" and ready to explore and try new things
Just want to forget about your routine and live life to the fullest
Are looking to grow personally and gain a different perspective on life
Are an adventurous or soul-searching individual
In need of a break, relaxation and re-focus
Want to feel rejuvenated and free!
You’ll join a community of intentional travelers
Experienced hosts to remove decision fatigue or stress from logistics
Freedom and flexibility, within a basic timeline or structure for the week’s activities
Awareness of how each experience will lend itself to providing the transformation their intentions are meant to bring
Bucket list adventures (with like-minded bucket listers)
WHY US?
CO-CREATED EXPERIENCES
Did you discover something new you would like to try? Or do you have a goal for this trip? This is your chance to experience something new, and perhaps others would like to join. With co-created experiences, you will have the opportunity to personalize your week with the group.
OPTIONAL EXPERIENCES
Cempazuchil Flower Festival (Free)
La Llorona night show in Xochimilco – ($40 USD)
Pan de Muerto and Chocolate Festival ($3 USD)
a visit to the Frida Kahlo Museum / Xochimilco / Coyoacan tour ($31 USD)
Teotihuacán pyramids tour with a hot air balloon ride and breakfast in a cave ($132 USD)
and more!
YOUR HOSTS
CEO at Venture Within |Curator of Transformational Retreats | Author | Speaker | Purposeful Travel Advocate
CHRISTY NICHOLS
Christy’s professional education expertise has afforded her the opportunity to work all over the world. Since achieving a Masters Degree and Teaching Credentials in Sussex, England, she has delivered educational and leadership initiatives internationally to individuals in the UK, Europe, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Africa, Canada, the USA, and Australia. After successfully creating and developing EDventure International, an organization combining leadership development, education, and conservation projects overseas, she launched Venture Within. Her passion is creating transformational experiences for personal and professional growth through overseas immersion, executive life coaching, and adventurous experiences abroad. She enables and inspires others to live a full and meaningful life.
Expert in leadership development amongst professionals
20 years an Educator, CEO of Venture Within, and EDventure International
ICF Accredited Certified Professional Coach
Curated strategic leadership workshops catered for traveling professionals, with a focus on personal development and growth.
Utilizes cultural immersive experiences as transformative opportunities.
Specializes in transformative experiences that enhance leadership abilities on personal and professional levels.
KIMBERLEY JEANE
After many years of working in tech marketing and feeling unfulfilled, unhappy and just blocked, Kimberley decided it was time to go places – she knew she needed to do something different, but she didn’t know what. She decided to listen to her intuition and do something that she had always wanted to do – travel long-term.
She ended traveling for almost two years, which allowed her to cross many things off her bucket list. The adventures she had made her feel extremely rejuvenated and motivated, like she could tackle anything. She also learned a lot, saw things from different perspective and understood what it meant to truly connect with people. And now, she wants to help you do the same: cross things off your bucket lists, live your best life and connect with people who understand you.
ICF Accredited Travel Coach
Expert in community and team building
Certified ESL teacher
Helps people use travel as a tool for wellness
Uses creativity techniques to connect people and help them develop personally and professionally
Founder Go Places Now & My Creative Break | Travel Coach | Author | Speaker | Curator of Community Experiences & Bucket List Retreats
THE EXPERIENCE
During this trip, you will visit Mexico City, experience Day of the Dead festivities and cross things off your bucket lists
What is the Day of the Dead?
In Mexico, Day of the Dead is not a somber experience, but a time to celebrate life and the loved ones no longer with us. It is joyous and festive, and presents death and loss in a positive light. Death is viewed as a transition and change. This sacred date reminds us to appreciate what we have while we have it, and not to fear change that is inevitable, but to celebrate it and welcome new beginnings.
For you, this is an opportunity to celebrate too. During your retreat, you will set intentions for changes you wish to make in your life. You will be able to recognize what once served you, and celebrate your own new beginnings.
Your hosts, Kimberley and Christy, are highly skilled in creating meaningful moments through travel that heighten your personal enjoyment. They will curate the experience in order for you to purposefully bring more joy, gratitude and intention into your life. Each day will be filled with adventures such as festivals, cultural experiences, art classes, culinary experiences, as well as the chance to cross things off your bucket lists and co-create the kinds of experiences that help you realize your daily intentions to revive your life.
Witnessing the celebrations and rituals is a moving experience. Join us and be part of the celebrations - see the Day of the Dead parade, learn to make your own Catrina mask from a local artist and watch how local families honor their loved ones who have moved on to the afterlife.
WHERE YOU'LL STAY
You'll get a private room at a modern hotel in the centre of Mexico City, very near the Zocalo and the Day of the Dead festivities. Your room includes a queen bed, private bathroom, bathroom kit, smart TV and more! The hotel also offers free breakfast and wi-fi.
HOW TO BOOK
Book. Click the “Book Now” button below to submit your details.
Make a Payment. After submitting your details, you will be taken to the “Make A Payment” page so that you can secure your placement with a deposit and a signed participant agreement.
A deposit of 50% is due to secure placement.
The remaining balance of 50% of the total cost is due September 30th.
All payments are non-refundable.
Payment plans are available. Just reach out to me and I can structure a payment plan that works for you!
Flights. Airport to fly into is Mexico City International Airport. We will pick you up at the airport upon arrival.
Prepare. We will connect with you soon to provide more information regarding in-country travel logistics, your itinerary, and any answer questions you may have that help you prepare.
ITINERARY
* Subject to change as Day of the Dead activities are announced last-minute, but here's a general idea
Day 1 - Thursday, October 30
Arrival & Retreat Opening
Arrival: Arrive at the MEX airport by 3pm. We'll pick you up.
Orientation : Meet the other travelers in the group, and travel to the vibrant city center to check into your fabulous hotel for the week. We will also review local information about Mexican culture, specifically the Day of the Dead festivities, your surroundings, and health and safety information, as well as review what you can expect to experience throughout the week. This is also a time for reflection, inspiration and connection with your personal intentions for the week.
Welcome Dinner: Celebrate at an iconic restaurant in CDMX (included).
Morning: Breakfast & morning gathering to connect and plan for a fulfilling day.
Mid-morning: A local guide and artist, Ruben, will join us and teach you how to make your own Day of the Dead mask.
Afternoon: Free for you to explore. We’ll have some suggestions for local places to check out.
Co-created evening: What did you see that you would like to discover more of? This is your chance to let us help you personalize your experience.
Morning: After breakfast, we’ll tour the streets of Mexico City and visit iconic landmarks.
Day of the Dead Tour: Vist a cemetary at night. Learn about the Day of the Dead festivities and admire the famous altars and their rich expressions of popular art that fuse symbolism and thought, both pre-Hispanic and Catholic, around death.
Evening: Enjoy a night tour in a trajinera – Mexican ‘gondola’ – through the canals of Xochimilco. Float through the decorated canals on this spectacular boat and pass through the chinampas –floating gardens – while dancing to the rhythm of Mexican music.
Day 4 - Sunday, November 2
Day of the Dead Festivities / Open day
Morning: Day of the Dead. Enjoy your breakfast before the festivities begin.
Optional: Watch the Day of the Dead Parade – (and there is the possibility of being in it!)
Open day: We’ll have some suggested activities
Day 5 - Monday November 3
Free day...or tour the pyramids
FREE DAY: This day is yours for an optional tour of the Teotihuacan Pyramids:
Enjoy the incredible views on an unforgettable hot air balloon flight over the Teotihuacan pyramids.
Have breakfast in an impressive underground cave.
Free time to explore the pyramids.
If not, co-create a day with your retreat mates, or cross something off your personal bucket list.
Morning: Breakfast and morning gathering.
Midmorning: Culinary market tour with Chef Pau buying local ingredients
Afternoon: Cooking class with Chef Pau. Come hungry – you’ll dine on your Mexican dishes, made fresh with the ingredients purchased from the local market.
Evening: Open / co-created.
Day 2 - Friday, October 31
Creation Day
Day 3 - Saturday, November 1
Day of the Dead tour
Day 6 - Tuesday November 4
Culinary Adventures
Day 6 - Wednesday November 5
Free day
FREE DAY: This is your last full day in Mexico as part of the Day of the Dead Retreat. Take this opportunity to explore anything you’ve been intrigued by this past week.
Take a tour or class. Explore the city. Practice your Spanish.
If not, co-create a day with your retreat mates, or cross something off your personal bucket list.
EVENING: Closing dinner/activity (included).
Day 7 - Thursday, November 6
Departure
Morning: Breakfast and morning gathering. Prepare to say goodbye, pack up your bags, your memories and your Mexican recipes!
