Reconnect With the Wild. Reconnect With Yourself.

Escape the noise of modern day life and reconnect with nature in St Lucia, South Africa. A 7-day, small-group adventure retreat designed for people who need rest, adventure, and unforgettable experiences.

Small Groups (Max 8)

Locally Guided

Fully Hosted

All Activities Included

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What Makes This Retreat Different?

Whats Included?

St Lucia Unplugged is a curated 7-day retreat designed by locals who grew up exploring these parts of Zululand. I take you beyond typical tourism into South Africa's wild east coast - where wildlife, warm people, and breath-taking nature meet slow days, real rest, and unforgettable adventure.

Designed For People Who Want

A break from noise, stress, and busyness

Real adventure - safaris, beaches, wildlife

A small-group, intimate experience

Comfort without the crowds

A trip that feels meaningful, not commercial

Warm local hospitality

Your Week, Simplified. We Handle Everything.

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Wildlife & Adventure

Safaris, hippo boat cruises, beach-and-bush horse rides, snorkeling at Cape Vidal, and once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounters.

See your Accommodation

Comfortable Private Accomodation

A peaceful private room with AC, hot showers, comfortable beds, and a relaxing atmosphere surrounded by nature. Breakfast included daily.

Your activities

Fully Guided & Stress Free

Airport pickup, transport, activities, and local expert guides - everything is taken care of so you can simply enjoy.

Book today — all for £750 ✅

Your 7-day St Lucia Unplugged retreat includes:

🐘 Ethical elephant interaction
🦁 Big 5 safari
🌙 Night safari
🦛🐊 Hippo & croc sunset boat cruise
🐎 Beach + bush horse ride
🤿 Cape Vidal beach day + snorkelling

Plus 🏡 accommodation at Livingston Lodge with breakfast, daily servicing, and airport pick-up & drop-off.

Limited spots — book now via the link in bio.

Home isn’t always a place — sometimes it’s a feeling. 🌿🐘🌊

Out here, the weight comes off your shoulders. The noise goes quiet. And for a moment, it feels like something inside you finally exhales.

This is why I built St Lucia Unplugged — to bring people back to nature… and back to themselves. ✨

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Hippos. Crocs. Sunset. Cold drink in hand. 🦛🐊🍻🌅

St Lucia Unplugged.
Relax & Restore.

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Welcome to your home base at Livingston Lodge 🏡🌿

A relaxed, communal retreat space with cosy rooms, a shared lounge, patio + braai area, and a pool to unwind between adventures ☀️🏊‍♂️🔥

✅ Breakfast included every morning
✅ Daily housekeeping
✅ Private rooms to recharge, shared spaces to connect

This is where St Lucia Unplugged starts and ends each day.

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What’s included in your St Lucia Unplugged retreat 👇

✅ Airport pick-up & drop-off (Durban transfer window)
✅ 6 nights at Livingston Lodge — private ensuite room, air-con, daily servicing
✅ Breakfast every morning
✅ All 6 experiences included:
• Big 5 safari
• Night safari
• Hippo & croc sunset boat cruise
• Beach & bush horse ride
• Cape Vidal beach + snorkelling day (equipment included)
• Ethical elephant interaction (Rambo & Rachel)

✈️ Flights not included. Most lunches/dinners and personal spending not included.

Small group (max 8). Book now via the link in bio.

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This is Africa. 🐎🌿

Beach to bush on horseback — wide open coastline, quiet trails, and wildlife along the way. All levels welcome, from total beginners to experienced riders.

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This isn’t a “show.” It’s a learning experience. 🐘🌿

Meet Rambo & Rachel and understand how elephants communicate, bond, grieve, and survive — and why ethical interaction matters.

You leave with facts, perspective, and a deeper respect for what it means to protect wildlife.

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Safari at night 🌙🦁

When the sun drops, the bush wakes up in a different way — glowing eyes in the distance, fresh tracks in the sand, and that quiet thrill of not knowing what’s around the next corner.

Hyena calls, nocturnal movers, and pure Africa-after-dark energy. ✨

Would you do a night safari? 👀

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Come on safari with St Lucia Unplugged 🦁🌿

Early mornings, open plains, and that moment the bush goes quiet… then boom — wildlife everywhere. Big 5 energy, expert guides, and a day you’ll talk about for years.

Ready to unplug and feel alive again? Book your spot (deposit options available) ✨

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Book the week. Pay the deposit. We handle the rest. ✅

£750pp gets you airport pick-up & drop-off, 6 nights at Livingston Lodge with breakfast, and six unforgettable experiences — Big 5 safari, night safari, hippo & croc boat cruise, snorkeling at Cape Vidal, beach & bush horse ride, and our ethical elephant interaction.

Limited spots. Book now via the link in bio. 🌍🦁🐘🌅

As free as the ocean 🌊✨

Cape Vidal beach days, warm water, salty air and that feeling of your mind finally going quiet.

This is the ocean side of St Lucia Unplugged. 🌿

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The 2027 Dates are out! This could be your next holiday, all for just £750!

These prices are for all of you that take that leap of faith in this retreat and for that, you get to experience the holiday of a lifetime!

Prices will never be this good! 🇿🇦🌿❤️

If you have any questions, please DM us!

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The perfect holiday town! 🌿

If there is anything you need, from clothes, food, drinks, sunscreen, towels or anything you can expect to need in paradise, St Lucia has it!

Just don't forget to respect the space of our wild animals in town 🐗🦛🐒🐿️

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Explore Africa's largest estuary with us and our partners, GoSafaris. ☀️

Get up close and personal with the local Hippos and Crocodiles. 🦛 🐊

This activity alongside 5 other once in a lifetime experiences are all included in the retreat price.

Get in touch if you would like to learn more! ❤️

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This home base — calm rooms, fresh mornings, and space to properly switch off. 🏡🌿

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Livingston Lodge, your home in Africa 🌍 🇿🇦

Our very own private lodge! 🏡

Communal areas for the group 🧑‍🤝‍🧑👭

Wifi, Air-conditioning, daily housekeeping 🧹😊

Outdoor areas include, pool, patio, Barbecue area (Braai) all in a world heritage site 🌿

Private Bedrooms! 💤

Ensuite rooms! 🚿 🪥

Rest and Relaxation at its finest 😊

Beach to bush on horseback 🐎🌊🌿

A guided ride along the wild coastline, then into the bush where you can spot zebra, waterbuck, warthog and impala along the way. All levels welcome — beginner to experienced.

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Disconnect to reconnect 🌿📵
Trade noise for nature, and screens for real moments.

Book your retreat to truly feel unplugged ✨

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The kind of moment that stays with you forever. 🐘💛

Rambo & Rachel.

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Cape Vidal beach day… but first: a 30-minute safari drive 🐾🌿🦛🌊

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I started St Lucia Unplugged because modern life is loud — constant screens, constant pressure, always switched on.

I wanted to create the kind of escape that actually changes how you feel: a small-group week in my hometown of St Lucia, South Africa, where everything’s hosted, the wild is all around you, and you finally have space to breathe again. 🌿

If you’ve been craving a real reset, this is for you. ✨

P.S. excuse my sunglasses! It's been a surprisingly bright day in London 😂☀️

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Night safari hits different 🌙✨

When the sun goes down, the bush wakes up — cooler air, sharper senses, and that quiet adrenaline as the spotlight cuts through the dark. 🐾

This is the wild after hours. 🌿

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Watch the things that enlighten us ✨🌿

The world is full of quiet reminders — slow mornings, wild moments, golden light, and nature doing what it does. When you actually look, you feel it.

Less noise. More meaning. Unplugged. 🌅🦛🐘

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This Reserve boasts 220km of pristine coastline, partnered with vast spaces of pure wilderness. 🦓

I'm not sure of many other places I would rather be! ⛱️ 🌿

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St Lucia isn’t just the wild — it’s the people. 🌿😊

Smiling faces, friendly guides, handmade curios, little coffee stops, and seriously good food… it’s the kind of town that makes you feel welcome from day one. 🍽️🛍️✨

This is part of the Unplugged experience — not just what you do, but who you meet along the way.

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What’s your best therapy? 🌿🛥️

Ours looks like this — a slow cruise on the St Lucia estuary, warm air, a cold refreshment 🍻☀️, and the chance of hippos, crocs and birdlife around every bend 🦛🐊🦅

No rush. Just nature doing what it does ✨

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Booking your St Lucia Unplugged retreat is simple 👇

Step 1: Secure your spot with a £250 deposit

Step 2: Pay the remaining balance anytime you like — just make sure it’s settled no later than 60 days before the retreat start date

Step 3: Receive your packing guide, arrival info and everything you need to get excited ✨

Small group, max 8 guests. Founder Retreats are limited — book via the link in bio.

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Weekday living… ⏳📱

Now imagine swapping it for this: safari sunrises, hippos on the estuary, horses on the beach, warm-water snorkelling, and a calm lodge to come home to each night.

That’s St Lucia Unplugged — your 7-day reset in nature.

Founder Retreats are limited to 8 guests. Book now via the link in bio.

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The drive to the beach is half the adventure. 🌿🦓

From St Lucia to Cape Vidal you travel through iSimangaliso, where wildlife sightings can happen before you even see the ocean — Zebra, Kudu, Inyala, Waterbuck, Rhino, Elephant, Warthog and more, all on the way to warm water and white sand.

Safari first… then swim. 🌊

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Cruising the St Lucia Estuary isn’t just a boat ride — it’s a front-row seat to one of South Africa’s wildest waterways. 🌿🛥️

Along the way you can spot hippos, crocodiles, and an incredible variety of birdlife — from fish eagles to kingfishers — plus whatever else decides to show up on the banks that day.

Our guides don’t just point things out… they help you understand what you’re seeing and why this wetland matters. Protecting it means protecting everything it supports — now and for the future.

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What Makes This Retreat Different?

Designed For People Who Want

Your Week, Simplified. We Handle Everything.

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