A CELEBRATION GRATITUDE BY THE SEA
From: Thursday, November 27th - Sunday, November 30th, 2025.
Where Gratitude Meets the Sea
In November, gratitude finds its place by the sea. At Ikal, Thanksgiving becomes an intimate ritual of warmth and balance, where wellness, flavor, and silence gather under the palms. Our sanctuary is designed for reconnection: with nature, with community, and the ease of barefoot luxury, effortless, soulful, and beautifully simple.
Ikal is a state of being. You wake to the hush of the jungle, walk barefoot on warm sand, and move through a day that flows like water: yoga at sunrise, a cacao ceremony at dusk, and a star-washed sky to close the night. Here, presence is the true indulgence.
The Thanksgiving Experience
This year’s edition brings together a curated program of wellness, ceremony, and shared meals, crafted for those who seek depth without the noise, and luxury without excess. Across four days you’ll find practices to ground, uplift, and soften: from Hatha flows and breathwork to sound healing, astrology, and temazcalli. Family-friendly workshops keep the spirit inclusive and open-hearted.
What to Expect
A complete wellness calendar with +20 sessions of movement, meditation, ritual, and creative experiences.
Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday evening. Flavor-forward, seasonal, and crafted for community. Seats are limited and available by reservation only.
Stay between jungle whispers and ocean breeze, our treehouses and private cabanas invite you into a state of effortless connection, where architecture becomes part of the landscape and comfort feels like nature itself.
A tranquil, barefoot-luxury atmosphere mystical, and deeply restorative.
Full Wellness Calendar — Thursday to Sunday
Family and creative workshops run throughout the weekend, cultivating, community and the joy of shared discovery.
Thanksgiving Dinner: Fire, Flavor, and Community
Thursday, November 27th | from 5:00 p.m.
As the sun lowers and the sea breeze cools the palms, the fire is lit and the evening unfolds between jungle and ocean. The Thanksgiving Dinner at Ikal is not just a meal — It’s a sensorial journey guided by the spirit of the Yucatán: seasonal, fire-cooked, and deeply communal. Each dish celebrates the abundance of the land and sea, served under a canopy of stars.
An intimate experience that is available by reservation only.
(Seasonal, locally sourced ingredients: mindful options for various dietary preferences.)
Stay Among Palms and the Sea
Ikal’s spaces are crafted to dissolve the boundary between you and the landscape. Treehouses rise through the canopy, catching first light and ocean breeze. Cabañas with private pools open onto sunlit terraces and night-scented gardens. Materials are natural—wood, stone, thatch—so the architecture disappears into the jungle’s calm, leaving only the essentials, comfort, privacy, and an uninterrupted sense of place.
Mornings glow in soft Caribbean light, evenings hum with s and starlight. It’s luxury that breathes effortless, tactile, and grounded.
A Closing Ritual of Gratitude
Thanksgiving at Ikal is more than a date, but a gentle rite of passage. You arrive carrying a year’s worth of stories; you leave with a quiet heart and a steadier breath. Between cacao and constellations, heart and ocean hush, something tender opens: a small ceremony of belonging to the land, to others, and to yourself.
Come as you are.
Let the palms hold your silence, the fire warm your spirit, and the sea teach you how to begin again.
Celebrate the Winter Season and Close the Year in Balance and Light Ikal Tulum
While winter settles elsewhere, the Caribbean awakens. The sea remains warm, the sun glows softly, and every day feels like an invitation to reconnect.
If you’re seeking a place where nature and wellness flow in harmony, Ikal Tulum awaits, a sanctuary where you can close the year surrounded by ocean light, jungle calm, and the quiet rhythm of the Mayan paradise.
