Retreats in Mexico

Retreats in Mexico: coasts, highlands and seasons

On the Caribbean side, Quintana Roo has Tulum, Akumal and Puerto Morelos, with cenotes and Maya sites inland. The Pacific coast is longer and wilder: the Riviera Nayarit, north of Puerto Vallarta, has surf villages such as San Pancho, and further south come Jalisco's Costa Alegre, Troncones and Puerto Escondido. Baja California Sur's East Cape faces the Sea of Cortez, and inland, San Miguel de Allende sits high in the hills of Guanajuato.

Most of the country is driest from about November to April. Both coasts also have a hurricane season, which the US National Hurricane Center dates from June 1 to November 30 in the Atlantic and from May 15 to November 30 in the eastern Pacific. Highland towns such as San Miguel are cool at night in winter, so pack a warm layer.

By type, this page includes 14 wellness retreats, 5 plant medicine retreats and 5 yoga retreats. 23 of the 27 programmes here start between $1,049 and $15,000 per person, and the median starting price is $2,600. Prices run from simple surf-and-yoga weeks to private, made-to-measure programmes, so compare what each one includes.

Length

2–30 days

Median length

7 days

Starting prices, per person

$1,049–$15,000 (23 of 27)

Median starting price

$2,600

Prices are converted from each host's currency at the European Central Bank reference rate of November 3, 2026.

Before you book

• Ask which airport is nearest: Cancún or Tulum for the Caribbean coast, Puerto Vallarta for Nayarit, San José del Cabo for the East Cape, and León or Querétaro for San Miguel de Allende.
• Between June and November, ask what happens to your booking if a storm disrupts travel.
• If a programme includes a ceremony or a treatment, ask who leads it and how guests are screened beforehand, and check with your own doctor.

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