THIS is your sign
Six days in the wild. Come home to yourself.
Peace Within
A Retreat in the Wild
Kruger National Park
May 11 - 17, 2027
Something's stirring inside you.
Maybe it's exhaustion. Maybe it's a longing. Maybe it's the quiet sense that something needs to shift.
This is your invitation to pause. To listen. To remember yourself.
Peace Within is a six-day retreat for people at a threshold: personally, professionally, or both. A space to come home to yourself and take the next step in your life.
The Inner Journey
During our six days together, you'll move through three inner shifts:
Awareness — becoming conscious of what hurts, what no longer fits, or what longs to emerge.
Acceptance — meeting yourself with compassion, and recognising that your coping once kept you safe.
Authorship — choosing how to move forward from a place of clarity and ownership.
This is about coming home to yourself and stepping forward from there.
You’ll leave with
Clarity. A clearer sense of what you actually want. Steadiness that doesn't depend on everything going right. The courage to make the choices you've been avoiding. Compassion for yourself that doesn't feel like excusing yourself. Deep Connection with those who shared these experiences.
What to Expect
Six days in the wild at Kruger Untamed Satara in the Kruger National Park. No signal. No performance. Just you, the bush, and a small circle of fellow travellers doing honest inner work.
The retreat is structured — but not rigid. Each day moves through the same three anchors, letting the work deepen naturally.
01 Morning Movement.
Gentle yoga and meditation to arrive in your body before the day begins.
02 Inner work.
Facilitated group sessions, personal reflection, and exploration guided by proven frameworks for real change.
03 Into the wild.
Daily game drives, letting the bush anchor and integrate what's moving inside you.
Real inner work. Real wilderness.
Clarity. Courage. The capacity to move through hard things without losing yourself. You already have all of this. Sometimes, the distance from daily life, real distance, the kind with elephants on the horizon, is what opens the door.
Surrounded by the rhythms of the African bush, sunrises over the Lowveld, stillness on a game drive at dusk, and conversations around the fire, you'll do the inner work that actually changes things.
The Details
Date: May 11–17, 2027
Location: Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp, Kruger National Park
Group: Small Group (Maximum 16)
Includes: Accommodation, all meals and drinks, facilitation, game drives, and integration call
South African residents:
R55 000 pp (shared)
R62 000 pp (private)
International guests:
$4 300 pp (shared)
$5 000 pp (private)
Payment plans are available.
$1000 deposit secures your spot.
Your facilitators
Peace Within is facilitated by Joanne Perold and Amanda Dandy
Amanda Dandy’s passion is helping people bring joy back into their lives.
Between them, they bring decades of deep human development work. → Learn more about Amanda
Frequently Asked Questions
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Fly in and out of Skukuza Airport or Hoedspruit Airport - Hoedspruit is closer to the venue. We offer transfers from both.
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There are 2 flights a day from Cape Town and Johannesburg to Hoedspruit and Skukuza
Make sure you can arrive in South Africa to catch the 12:50 latest flight.
The retreat will begin on the afternoon of the 11 th -
Transfers are available between Skukuza Airport and Hoedspruit Airport the camp. If you arrive on the 11 and leave the 17th, then transfers are included. If you come in earlier or stay later, we can organise the transfer at a cost of $100
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Pack something warm for being on the game vehicles. It's cold in the morning and the evening, but also have something light because it does get warm in the day.
Bring binoculars if you have them and your good camera if you have it.
It's the dry season in Kruger, so it doesn’t usually rain in May, but it can.
Mosquitoes are not that prevalent because it's the start of the dry season, but mosquito repellent is recommended. -
The weather is typically warm during the day and cool in the evenings and mornings. May temperatures average a daily maximum of 83°F (28.5°C) and a daily minimum of 52°F (11.2°C).
On the back of the game vehicles, it gets very cold, so bring something warm that includes a beanie or hat.
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Electricity - Solar & generator power
WIFI in communal areas (limited bandwidth) no mobile signal
Check-in / Check-out - 14:00 / 10:00. Credit cards accepted. Cash-free
Food - Hearty south African flavours
Activities - 1 game drive per day,
Optional extras: additional drive, walking safaris
Health - Malaria protection advised.
Security - Fenced camp, escorted to tents after sunset
I’m Interested
You don't need a plan. Just a pause. Come with your questions, your ache, your longing, and leave with a quiet confidence in what's next.
