7-Day Weight Loss and Detox Retreat in the Colombian Jungle

Reset 7D is a week-long weight loss and detox retreat hosted at Hacienda San Benito, a family-run property in the hills north of Cartagena, Colombia. Jorge, the owner, bought a wild piece of jungle and spent years turning it into a working farm and retreat centre, and that labour of love shows. The food is grown on-site, the cabins are spacious and air-conditioned, and the staff treat you like a guest in their home rather than a client on a conveyor belt.

The programme is dense but never gruelling. Each day includes a six-hourly cycle of guided movement—functional training to raise your heart rate, stretching to keep you injury-free, and walks designed to get you past 10,000 steps. You will also get a daily one-hour wellness therapy, which might be a slimming massage, a toning session, or a relaxing holistic treatment delivered by therapists like BuenaLucía, whose massage skills guests single out in reviews. Mud baths from a local volcano are part of the package too, and they leave your skin feeling remarkable.

Out of the six days, half are spent on excursions that double as exercise. You might hike through jungle trails in the morning, then bicycle along flat coastal roads in the afternoon. There is a guided birdwatching session with over 120 species to spot, a regenerative agriculture workshop where you learn how the farm's food goes from soil to plate, and a cultural walk through Cartagena's walled city, past colourful colonial streets and urban art. Evenings wind down with dance classes and wellness talks about stress, sleep, and how to make the changes stick once you are home.

The retreat is deliberately small—there are four private cabins, so the maximum group is eight people. That keeps everything personal. You are not lost in a crowd; the team knows your name, your dietary needs, and your fitness level by day two. And because it sits outside the city in a gated community, you get proper quiet at night, with nothing but jungle sounds through your screened balcony.

What's included

- Airport pickup & drop-off - 6 nights accommodation in luxurious eco-cabins - 17 meals (daily breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner) with fresh farm ingredients - Welcome drink - Fat-burning hydration infusions (3x daily) - Functional training & stretching classes (6 sessions, 1 hour each) - 6 hours of wellness therapies (1 hour per day) - Mud baths with therapeutic properties - Guided hiking, cycling, horseback riding, kayaking - Birdwatching with expert guide - Regenerative agriculture workshop - Dance classes - Cultural walks in Cartagena - Wellness talks - 1 hour treatment & 30 minute massage - Welcome kit with eco-friendly products - Travel insurance for the retreat duration - Transportation for all scheduled activities - Free parking - Luggage storage - Wi-Fi access

What's not included

- Flights - Visa fees - Additional spa treatments not in the program - Shopping at the souvenir store - Activities not listed in the itinerary - Additional treatments