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High-contrast Mexico experiences for people who need more than a beautiful trip.
For people standing at the edge of a major life decision.
Lakaan Travel creates private journeys through Mexico that combine cultural depth, nature, local wisdom, and careful integration — so you can step out of your usual environment and see what comes next with more clarity.
Not luxury tourism.
Not a wellness retreat.
Not another escape from your life.
Not travel for distraction
You see your life differently when you step outside of it.
Lakaan Travel is a Mexico-based personal transformation travel brand founded by Katrin Schrimpf.
The philosophy behind Lakaan Travel comes from a moment Katrin experienced during her first solo trip to Mexico in 2016:
A life can look good from the outside and still feel deeply wrong.
That is the kind of moment we design for.
We take you out of your familiar environment and into a place where different rhythms, landscapes, people, and ways of living make your own life easier to see.
Mexico creates contrast.
The emotional translation turns that contrast into a decision.
Because most people travel, feel something, and then return to the same life.
This is designed so you do not.
You experience Mexico as it is — not as a curated stage set for foreign expectations.
That is where the real value of travel begins.
Flagship Experience
Private Mexico Experience
For people who already know something needs to change.
A private 8–15 day Mexico journey plus 3 months of integration.
This experience is designed for people who are standing at the edge of a decision they can no longer avoid.
That might be leaving a relationship, a job, a business; moving to another city or country; letting go of old stories and identities that don’t fit anymore.
That life that looks fine from the outside but no longer feels true.
You do not come here to find yourself.
You come here to face what you already know.
Starting from $10,000 USD
Other Experiences
Designed for leadership teams, and communities ready for something deeper than a standard retreat.
Leadership
Leadership Lab for companies in Mexico
A 6-day experiential leadership program in Tlaxcala for managers, founders, leadership teams, and high-potential employees.
Inside predictable environments, almost anyone can appear calm and competent. But pressure reveals behavior.
Retreats
Retreat Design in Mexico
For coaches, therapists, artists, and creators who want to bring their community into a real retreat experience in Mexico.
Lakaan Travel helps turn your work into a clear concept, itinerary, local setup, and fully executed experience on the ground.
Testimonials
“Nothing felt random. Everything unfolded with deep intention.”
My soul journey with Katrin was truly transformative.
From the beginning, I felt that each experience — whether in Oaxaca or in Huautla de Jiménez — was carefully and organically woven together. Each lesson prepared me for the next. Nothing felt random; everything unfolded with deep intention and wisdom.
Katrin created a space where I could heal, forgive, and discover parts of myself I did not even know were waiting to emerge.
When I returned home to Canada, I carried this strength and clarity with me. I realized that my energetic gifts needed a stronger foundation, so I enrolled in a Registered Massage Therapist certification to combine energy work with a deeper understanding of the body.
This path feels aligned with my destiny, and I never could have imagined the transformation being so powerful.
Beatrice Lanoix - Private "No Return" Mexico Experience
“Katrin helped me turn the idea of an art retreat in Oaxaca into reality.”
After traveling to Oaxaca and experiencing the creative energy that place holds as an artist, I came up with the idea of hosting an art retreat for my artist community there.
Katrin helped me bring this dream to life and created a very special itinerary through her amazing network of local artists and artisans, as well as her profound understanding of the area and culture.
Together, we created an 8-day experience focused on paper making and art that not only inspired our retreat guests, but changed their approach to the materials they use and the connection to themselves and their creations.
The first Oaxaca Art Retreat went so well that we offered a second edition, which sold out very quickly.
Paula Hartmann - Paper Artist, Toronto, Canada - Retreat Design
“This was not a typical tourist trip.”
I was part of the Queen Rising Mexico journey in April 2026.
At first, I thought I was simply doing something a little crazy. I had no idea how intense this journey would become for me.
This retreat was not a typical tourist trip. Every place we visited, every person we met, and every experience we had was intentionally chosen — to face our fears, learn to let go of control, and trust.
Through this journey, I discovered completely new facets of myself. I realized what I am capable of and what it actually means to feel.
The encounter with the Mazatec healer Carmen in the mountains of Oaxaca, the cave expedition, dolphins in the Pacific, the cacao ceremony with a fire on a quiet beach — these are experiences I am deeply grateful for, and their value is hard to measure in money.
This journey truly did something with me.
Bianka Gey - Retreat Participant
Reviews from our Trustpilot page
Letters from Mexico tells stories that make you question what you thought was true.
Stories from Mexico that shift your perspective on life, identity, purpose, and the choices that shape who you become.
The kind of stories that stay with you long after you’ve read them – and bring you a little closer to yourself.
It is also where you stay up to date on upcoming retreats, private experiences, leadership programs, and selected invitations from Lakaan Travel.