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THE CIRCUIT

The conscious festival circuit.

Festivals, retreats, ceremonies, and sacred site walks across the Western Cape. We help you plan around what you already want to attend.

FESTIVALS

Tankwa Karoo Gathering

Apr 27 – May 3, 2026 · Tankwa Karoo (200km north of Cape Town)

Radical self-expression in the Karoo desert. We help with itinerary planning, camp logistics, and adjacent experiences in the Tankwa. Ask us for details.


FESTIVALS

Spiritfest Africa

Nov 19–22, 2026 · Cederkloof, Cederberg mountains

Alcohol-free wellness festival: yoga, meditation, ecstatic dance, sound healing, sacred community in a mountain setting. Limited to 1,500 tickets.


LOCAL RITUALS

Full Moon Cacao Circle

Monthly · Cape Town · Rotating venues, Cape Town

Community cacao ceremony held monthly on the full moon. Integration-focused. We attend and can introduce you to the facilitators and wider conscious community.


FESTIVALS

Bazique Festival

Mar 6–8, 2026 (next edition TBA) · Buffalo Drift, Tulbagh (90 min from CT)

Three-day celebration of music, art, and absurdism. Five music stages, 110 local DJs. Shanti runs an embedded wellness village with yoga, sound healing, and consciousness programming.


FESTIVALS

Cape Town Forest Psy

Quarterly events · Private forest venues, Western Cape

Small-scale, curated psychedelic music events in forest settings. Harm reduction on-site. We can point you toward trusted events and help with travel arrangements.


LOCAL RITUALS

Shanti Festival

Oct 24–25, 2026 · Riverside, Hout Bay (Cape Town)

Family-friendly wellness festival: yoga, dance, meditation, market stalls, music, and community talks. Kesh taught Kundalini here.


SACRED SITES

Sacred Sites Walk Series

Year-round · by arrangement · Table Mountain National Park

Guided walks to First Nations sacred sites across the Table Mountain range. Offered year-round in small groups. This is the core of what we do.


RETREATS

Retreat Yourself

Feb 25–28, 2027 · Elandskloof Farm, Citrusdal

Four-day wellness festival with 150+ experiences including sweat lodge, cacao ceremonies, yoga, breathwork, sound healing, and ecstatic dance. Mainstream wellness with a ceremony/integration track.


FESTIVALS

Origin Festival

Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2026 (2027 TBA) · Elandskloof Guest Farm, Helderstroom (125km from CT)

Psychedelic music and art festival in a natural valley. Two dance floors curated by Nano Records and TenFold. Emphasizes environmental responsibility and conscious community.


RETREATS

Cape Town Tantric Arts Festival

Aug 2026 · TBC · Cape Town

Workshops, ceremony, and performance exploring sacred sexuality and embodiment. We can connect you with the organisers and arrange travel around it.


FESTIVALS

Wolfkop Weekender

Jan 15–19, 2026 (2027 TBA) · Citrusdal Valley, Western Cape

Intimate boutique electronic music festival along the Olifants River. Three signature stages with house, tech, and deep electronic. Spa, creative areas, curated chill spaces. Age restriction: 23+.


RETREATS

ECSTASIS: Movement Medicine

Apr 10–12, 2026 · Constantia Waldorf School, Cape Town

Three-day intensive with Ya'Acov Darling Khan. Ecstatic dance rooted in ancient traditions, body-heart-mind connection through movement. Strong complement to ceremony prep or integration.


FESTIVALS

Organik: Love Project

Apr 11–12, 2026 · Dieprivier Farm, Caledon (50km from Somerset West)

Outdoor psytrance festival celebrating 20 years of the Organik brand. Conscious festival space with custom decor, video mapping, professional sound.


FESTIVALS

Habitat: Whisper in the Woods

Mar 28–29, 2026 (next TBA) · Otium Oasis, Tesselaarsdal, Caledon

Psytrance and progressive electronic music with a forest gathering vibe. Intimate gathering emphasizing reconnection with nature, rhythm, and community.


FESTIVALS

Reforest Fest

Apr 3–6, 2026 · Bodhi Khaya Nature Retreat, Stanford (150km from CT)

Four-day eco-festival blending arts, culture, music, and reforestation. Saturday morning tree-planting of 5,000+ indigenous trees. Run by Greenpop Foundation.


LOCAL RITUALS

Ceremony. (Weekly Ritual)

Every Friday · Light House Holistic, 50 Bree St, Cape Town CBD

75-minute elevated yoga flow and meditation session at Light House Holistic. Good anchor point for Cape Town visitors between safari departures.


SACRED SITES

Sacred Sites of Table Mountain

Ongoing (by booking) · Table Mountain, Cape Town

Day tours of Table Mountain's sacred sites with Dean Liprini, 27-year archaeoastronomy researcher and geomancer. 100+ catalogued sites that most hikers walk right past.


SACRED SITES

Garden Route Activation Journey

May 13–25, 2026 · Garden Route, Western Cape

13-night journey through the Garden Route's sacred landscape with Dean Liprini. Archaeoastronomy, geomancy, and earth-energy work at 17+ catalogued sites.


FESTIVALS

Wanderbay

Dec 28 + 31, 2026 (TBA) · Plettenberg Bay

NYE electronic music festival: Afro house, disco, and electronic across multiple stages. Two-day format over the New Year period.


RETREATS

Meso-Dose Nature Ceremony

Ongoing — by arrangement · Newlands Forest, Cape Town

Small-group outdoor ceremony in the Newlands Forest. Sub-ceremony doses, integration circle, and guided nature walk. Facilitated by Kshetra.


RETREATS

Meso-dose Nature Ceremony

16 May 2026, 11 AM – 6 PM · Rocklands Health and Movement Centre, Cape Town

A full-day plant medicine ceremony held in the grounds of Rocklands Health and Movement Centre in Cape Town. Tārā Love leads a guided meso-dose journey with live channeled sacred sound, a forest walk to healing waters, pre-ceremony tea, and a post-ceremony grounding meal with integration discussion. Kshetra holds space. Places are limited — book direct via WhatsApp.


FESTIVALS

Bazique Festival 2027

Mar 6–8, 2027 · Buffalo Drift, Tulbagh

Bazique is Cape Town's premier conscious music festival, held annually at Buffalo Drift near Tulbagh. Five stages, 110 local DJs, and a dedicated wellness village run by Shanti where breathwork, ceremony, and integration happen alongside the music. It's where the Psychedelic Safari community shows up in force.