Avia Collective curates high-touch group travel experiences, immersive gatherings, and destination partnerships that help people slow down, connect more deeply, and experience a place beyond the typical itinerary, while we thoughtfully manage the details.
Group travel · Immersive gatherings · Destination partnerships
A different kind of travel experience
We believe travel is at its best when it moves beyond where you go, and into how you gather, who you meet, and what you carry home.
Avia Collective brings together thoughtful logistics, trusted local relationships, meaningful programming, and moments of spaciousness to create experiences that feel both seamless and alive.
Our work is rooted in connection, cultural exchange, and a regenerative approach: the belief that travel can create real value for the people who participate and the places that welcome them.
Three ways to engage
I · TRAVEL
Join a thoughtfully curated small-group journey designed around connection, place, culture, and shared experience. Created for people who want to engage more deeply with the destinations and communities they encounter.
II · CREATE
Bring your community, organization, audience, or team together through a thoughtfully designed group experience, fully custom or built from one of Avia's Signature Experience Frameworks.
III · PARTNER
For boutique hotels, retreat centers, unique lodging destinations, and tourism partners interested in attracting aligned groups and creating meaningful destination experiences.
Curated Experience Collections
Each experience is a starting point rather than a rigid package. The setting, rhythm, and guest journey have already been considered, and every experience can be joined when scheduled, privately booked, or adapted around your group, purpose, and pace.
Costa Rica · Diamante Valley
A spacious jungle immersion designed for groups seeking reconnection, adventure, and meaningful time together. Hidden within Costa Rica's lush southern landscape, the experience moves between waterfall swims, shared meals, cultural connection, restorative practices, and time to simply be.
The Feeling
Jungle Oasis is designed for groups who want to step away from the pace of everyday life and settle into something slower, more sensory, and more connected.
Days unfold between the jungle, river, table, and shared experience. There is space to explore, move, laugh, learn, rest, and reconnect, without feeling rushed from one activity to the next.
The setting offers privacy and immersion while remaining deeply connected to the land, culture, and natural beauty of Costa Rica's southern region.
The Experience Arc
Signature Moments
Included in the Experience
Pricing varies with group size, season, room configuration, selected programming, transportation needs, and optional upgrades.
Designed For
Jungle Oasis can be hosted as designed or customized around your group's goals, audience, and desired level of facilitation.
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Costa Rica · Pacific Coast
Where the rainforest meets the Pacific. Mornings in the surf, afternoons under the palms, golden-hour swims, and fresh-caught dinners shared barefoot by the sea.
Costa Rica · Highlands
Mountain evenings around the fire with panoramic views, farm-to-table food, and unbeatable hospitality. A highland gathering place for conversation, celebration, and crisp-air adventure.
Current & Upcoming
Avia experiences open for individual travelers and groups, alongside the collections available for private booking above.
Aug 2–8, 2026Diamante Valley, Costa Rica
A regenerative life immersion for women ready to slow down, reconnect with joy, and experience the beauty of being fully present.
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Multiple DatesChiapas, México
A five-day journey through highland villages, sacred waterfalls, and jungle temples, guided by the living traditions of the Tzotzil and Tzeltal peoples.
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Ongoing DatesCentral & South America
Place-based journeys created in partnership with Indigenous and locally rooted communities.
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Year-roundYour destination, by design
Designed for brands, communities, educators, organizations, and leaders bringing people together with intention.
Start a conversation →Our Approach
Experiences shaped by the culture, landscape, stories, and communities of each destination.
Opportunities for meaningful conversation, shared experiences, and genuine relationships.
Not every moment is scheduled. We leave room for rest, wonder, spontaneity, and presence.
Reciprocal value for travelers, partners, local communities, and the places that host us.
Behind every experience: thoughtful planning, trusted relationships, and care for the guest journey.
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Whether you're looking for your next group travel experience, creating a gathering for your community, or seeking new ways to bring people into your destination, we'd love to explore what's possible.
About
I created Avia Collective after years of working at the intersection of events, technology, business development, community, and transformational travel.
After my own transformative travel experiences, I became less interested in simply visiting beautiful places, and more interested in how thoughtfully designed experiences can deepen connection, broaden perspective, and create opportunities for collaboration.
Today, I work with destinations, organizations, experience creators, and local partners to bring meaningful group travel experiences to life. My approach combines strategy, relationship building, experience design, and an extensive network of trusted collaborators throughout Costa Rica, Latin America, and beyond.
Sara, Founder
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Avia Collective was created around the belief that meaningful travel does not end when the journey does. The experiences we create bring together curious travelers, thoughtful hosts, local partners, and facilitators: people who want to engage with the world in a deeper way.
Through travel, gatherings, shared learning, and ongoing connection, Avia is building a community for people who want more than another itinerary.
Who Avia Works With
Avia Collective partners with people and organizations who want to create more meaningful experiences through travel, gathering, and connection.
We also provide customizable Signature Experience Frameworks for retreat hosts, educators, and organizations seeking a thoughtful foundation for their own group experiences.
Relationships & Partnerships
The most meaningful experiences are created collaboratively. Avia Collective works alongside local hosts, hospitality partners, facilitators, guides, chefs, artisans, cultural practitioners, and destination partners to create journeys that could not exist through a traditional travel model.
Avia Collective is creating a community for curious travelers, experience creators, facilitators, and people seeking more meaningful ways to gather, learn, and explore.
Kind Words
"Avia Collective combines an unparalleled attention to detail with a warmth that makes collaboration effortless. Their ability to transform visions into reality is nothing short of artistry."Health-Tech CEO
"What made Sara truly exceptional was how much she invested in creating a meaningful experience for our guests. She went far beyond the role of coordinator, offering thoughtful ideas for daily themes and activities, helping shape the flow of the retreat, and even leading part of our opening circle. Her presence added so much warmth, intention, and magic to the week. As a retreat host, there's nothing more valuable than having a partner you can trust completely. She is organized, proactive, creative, and an absolute joy to work with. I'm incredibly grateful for everything she contributed, and we already have another retreat together on the books. I cannot recommend her highly enough."Retreat Host
