Juice Master Retreats: 7-Day Juice, Yoga & Fitness Weeks in Portugal, Turkey and the Algarve

There are three Juice Master retreats and they're not identical. Juicy Oasis sits deep in Portugal overlooking a wide river, surrounded by forest — the largest and most established of the three. Juicy Mountain is the rustic one, high on a mountain in sun-drenched southern Turkey, and the site describes it as home to one of the most magnificent walks and breathtaking sunsets in the world; 2026 is its final farewell season. Juicy Escape is the newest, set in a valley in the Algarve and described as being in "Europe's Healthiest Playground." Juicy Oasis and Juicy Escape are taking bookings for 2027.

A typical day runs something like this: yoga first thing, a juice, then a fitness session or a guided walk, more juice, lunch (soup and bowl food), an afternoon session that could be a talk, a game or more movement, dinner, and something gentler in the evening. Rebounding — trampoline work — is a regular feature, as are games, because the point of the week is that it's enjoyable rather than punishing. The food is entirely plant-based and made on site: juices, soups and bowl food, which is also the core of the weight-loss side of things.

The setting varies by location. Juicy Oasis is the forest-and-river one, green and quiet. Juicy Mountain is high altitude, dry heat, big skies, and the walk and the sunset are the two things guests keep coming back to. Juicy Escape is the valley retreat in the Algarve, with the coast within reach. Whichever you pick, the staff-to-guest ratio and the team's experience are the constant — Jason Vale notes the teams are hand-picked and have been running these weeks for over two decades.

What separates these weeks from a generic yoga retreat is the nutrition programme and how structured the days are. You're not left to figure out your own meals, and you're not sitting in a circle talking about your feelings either. You do yoga, you rebound, you walk, you play games, you eat properly, and you listen to someone explain why it works. Guests range from people in their twenties to people well into retirement; the reviews mention people feeling like they did in their twenties by the end of the week, and one guest lost 15 pounds.

Jason Vale himself writes that he started the first retreat over twenty-two years ago with the aim of creating a week without judgment where people could be themselves, combining yoga, fitness, meditation, games, walks, education and good food. That's still roughly what the schedule delivers.

What's included

- 7-day retreat, Saturday to Saturday - Accommodation on-site for the full week - Plant-based juices, soups and bowl food throughout the programme - Daily yoga sessions - Daily fitness sessions (including rebounding) - Guided walks - Games and group activities - Nutrition education sessions and talks - Group airport transfers (free transfers worth €500 on the 9–23 January 2027 two-retreat experience) - Retreat Rewards credit on eligible bookings

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Individual one-to-one transfers outside the group transfer times - Optional extras and treatments not listed in the programme