Frequently asked questions

It depends on the experience. Short experiences — Silent Mirrors, A Letter from a Stranger, Tour & Gathering — book directly: message us on WhatsApp with the experience and a date that suits you, and we’ll hold your place. Longer trips like Reconnect in Aseer and Dive Within in Yanbu begin with a short introductory conversation before anything is confirmed.

Because the group is very small — ten people at most — and how well it fits together is part of the experience. The call is short and friendly: we get to know you, understand what you’re looking for, and check the trip suits your pace and fitness. It isn’t a test, and you commit to nothing financially during it.

No. We don’t take payments on the site at the moment. Once the details are agreed, our team sends you a payment link or transfer details directly. That also means any page asking for your card details in the name of Motnfs is not from us.

Yes. Prices shown on the site are final and all-inclusive, with no tax added on top. Optional extras — the 250 SAR airport transfer in Aseer, or the private accommodation upgrade in Yanbu — are always shown separately.

Yes. Longer trips can be split into instalments with Tamara at the same listed price, with nothing added. Our team sends the payment link once your booking is confirmed.

It varies by trip and by how close you are to the departure date, because some bookings — camps, boats, guides — are secured in advance. Ask our team for the terms before you pay, and we’ll set them out in writing.

Accommodation, all meals across the trip days, ground transport between locations, the activities and workshops, and local guides with a facilitation team. In Yanbu the price also covers the boat to Baridi Island, the discovery dive with full equipment, and coast guard registration.

Flights to and from the city, and personal expenses. In Aseer, airport transfers are a 250 SAR add-on. In Yanbu, travel insurance is mandatory and not included, because the trip involves marine activities.

The Motnfs Majlis is 100 SAR, A Letter from a Stranger 150, Tour & Gathering 300, The Treasure Hunt 300, and Silent Mirrors 400. These cover facilitation and activity equipment, and dinner on the experiences that close with a meal.

For private groups and corporate programmes we build pricing around the group size and the programme. Send us your participant count and rough dates and we’ll put a quote together.

Our current trips are moderate and suit anyone who does light physical activity regularly. We walk at the group’s pace, not the fastest participant’s. If you have an injury or a health condition, tell us during the introductory call and we’ll be straight with you about whether the trip is a good fit.

In Aseer, camping: each participant pitches their own tent and sleeping spot, and that’s a deliberate part of the experience rather than a logistical detail. In Yanbu you stay in a hotel — the listed price is for shared accommodation, with a private upgrade available.

No. It’s discovery diving with certified instructors and requires no certification — many participants are diving for the first time. You do need to swim confidently in open water.

Walking boots you’ve already broken in, warm layers (mountain nights are cold even in summer), a refillable water bottle, sunscreen, and any personal medication. We send a detailed list once your booking is confirmed.

Deliberately small. Aseer runs with six to ten participants and Yanbu with five to ten. Short experiences range from five to twenty, except The Treasure Hunt, which takes up to a hundred for larger teams.

We keep alternative routes and an approved evacuation plan, and every group travels with a first-aid kit and a trained responder. If a trip can’t run, the team contacts you to arrange a postponement or an alternative.

Yes. The programme is paced to leave room — the point is to come back lighter, not exhausted. The schedule is flexible and includes deliberate rest.

The framework every experience is designed around: mental (stillness and clarity), physical (movement, returning the body to its rhythm), social (human connection), and environmental (sustainability and Leave No Trace). We don’t measure wellbeing from a single angle.

The destination may look similar, but the design isn’t. We build the route, the pace and the group size around the four dimensions, and we place experiences like silent walking and sharing circles inside the trip rather than beside it.

No. Our experiences are not psychological treatment and are not a substitute for a professional, and our facilitators are not therapists. They are spaces for reflection, presence and connection. If you’re going through something that needs specialist support, we’d encourage you to see a professional — and you’re still very welcome on our trips alongside that.

Registration is open for Aseer (Reconnect), the Red Sea at Yanbu (Dive Within), and Riyadh (short experiences). AlUla, Jeddah, Al-Ahsa, Al Baha, Georgia and Oman are in preparation.

The mountain season runs October to March, and Yanbu October to May. Places are limited by the small group sizes, so booking early is safer.

Yes. Motnfs is licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Tourism under licence number 73109890.