PROVINCETOWN RETREAT
Sept 16-20, 2026
📍 provincetown
A gay wellness retreat in Provincetown where LGBTQ+
men explore touch, embodiment, and authentic connection.
High-Level Program Overview
Come play at the edge of land and sea, where desire meets depth, and connection unfolds as naturally as the tide.
Qasa @ Provincetown is a 5 day immersion for GBTQ+ men (Lodging is NOT included) who want to explore the art of touch, presence, and connection held inside the wild, playful, and deeply alive energy of Provincetown.
Every summer, thousands of queer people visit Provincetown, MA looking for freedom, adventure, community, pleasure, and belonging. Sometimes we find exactly what we’re looking for. Sometimes we leave needing a vacation from our vacation.
No judgment. We’ve been there too. Qasa @ Provincetown is an invitation to explore a different possibility. By day, we gather for movement, conversation, touch, and embodied practices that deepen connection with ourselves and each other. By afternoon, Provincetown becomes part of the retreat itself: beach days, tea dance, wandering the dunes, community events, and spontaneous adventure. By night, a touch lab invites us to connect with our bodies, other bodies, our desire, boundaries, and pleasure. We carry that aliveness with us as we step into the magic of town with greater presence, confidence, and connection.
This is not about avoiding the party. It’s about bringing more of yourself to it.
Who It’s For & Why People Come
This gay retreat is for you if you:
- Love Provincetown and want your visit to feel both playful and deeply connected.
- Want to explore pleasure, intimacy, and embodiment with greater intention.
- Are looking for practical tools for communication, consent, boundaries, and authentic connection.
- Want to learn the art of giving and receiving a nourishing full-body massage.
- Prefer arriving with a community instead of navigating Provincetown alone.
- Value meaningful conversations alongside beach days, nightlife, and adventure.
- Want a wellness retreat that balances freedom, play, and genuine belonging.
What To Expect
The Experience
The sun settles low over Provincetown Harbor, painting everything in gold. Someone’s hand gently brushes yours not by accident or expectation, but through simple presence. You breathe more deeply. Your shoulders soften. Earlier, you spent the morning learning the language of touch how to listen with your hands, slow down, and communicate through presence instead of performance. Now that awareness follows you everywhere: into conversations, onto the beach, through Tea Dance, and into every spontaneous encounter.
One afternoon you’re wandering the dunes with new friends, surrounded by ocean, sky, and silence. Another evening you’re laughing around massage tables, exploring touch in a playful, consent-based environment where curiosity matters more than perfection. Somewhere along the way, something shifts. You’re no longer chasing connection. You’re living it.
Investment & Logistics
Schedule Overview
Each morning begins with breakfast, breathwork, movement, and embodied practices that help you arrive fully in your body before the day’s adventures begin.
Morning workshops explore communication, touch, embodiment, intimacy, desire, and authentic connection through experiential learning and guided practice.
After lunch, the retreat opens into Provincetown itself. Spend your afternoons at the beach, Tea Dance, biking through town, exploring the dunes, shopping, resting, or simply following your curiosity.
On select evenings, we’ll gather for beginner-friendly Touch Labs where guided exercises explore communication, consent, and embodied connection. Other nights remain intentionally open so you can experience Provincetown’s legendary nightlife with your retreat community.
The rhythm balances structure with freedom, depth with play, and personal growth with unforgettable adventure.
Investment & Logistics
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights (Arrive Wednesday by 5:00 PM • Depart Sunday afternoon.)
Group Size: 25–40 participants, with smaller groups during experiential workshops.
Investment
Core Retreat Pass: Starting at $750 USD
Your Retreat Includes
- All workshops and facilitated programming.
- Touch Labs and bodywork experiences.
- Daily breakfast and lunch.
- Admission to Gifford House evening events.
- Select Welltown experiences.
- Retreat preparation resources.
- Access to the Qasa community before and after the retreat.
Accommodation: Lodging is not included and should be booked separately.
Scholarships: Limited financial assistance is available for qualifying participants.
Environment: LGBTQ+-centered, adults-only, consent-forward, body-positive, and welcoming to all experience levels.
- Travel Logistics: Check out our travel and packing guide for more information
Where You’ll Be Staying
The Gifford House — Provincetown, MA
This gay men’s retreat unfolds inside the Gifford House, our local partner and one of Provincetown’s realest queer institutions — family-owned, locally-run, and queer long before it was cool to say so. She’s been holding space for this community since before Harvey Milk, and she knows how to throw a party.
Expect a lobby with a free-to-use drag closet, multiple stages built for dancing, and the kind of hospitality that treats you like family the moment you walk in — because at Gifford House, hospitality means caring about you so you can be carefree.
A few things to know:
- Lodging is not included in your program price — this retreat is the workshops, the touch labs, the community. Where you sleep is up to you.
- Booking a room at Gifford House directly gets you evening entrance to their nightly parties and events, included in your stay there.
- Want to split a room and the cost? Sign up for the retreat and we’ll help connect you with fellow guests looking to share.
Next Step
Option 1: Reserve Your Spot
- Reserve your place.
- Complete application.
- Final confirmation process.
Option 2: Book a Discovery Call
- Speak with our team.
- Ask questions.
- Get help choosing accommodations and completing registration.
frequently asked questions
FAQs
Got questions about our retreats in Costa Rica? Read the FAQs or get in touch via the contact form below.
Need more insights? Read our comprehensive blog about all things retreat-related in Costa Rica.
Qasa is a clothing optional queer sanctuary nestled in the lush Costa Rican jungle. We are a hotel and retreat center offering a mix of transformative experiences, playful freedom, embodied pleasure, wellness, and connection — all centered around the LGBTQ+ community. Whether you’re coming for a retreat, a hotel stay, or an event, we welcome you with open arms.
While our retreats are predominantly for GBTQ+ men, our hotel welcomes all guests who value conscious community, natural beauty, and authentic connection – regardless of background, identity, or how you love.
Qasa offers an eco-chic boutique hotel and transformational experiences, including sacred plant journeys, nature-based adventures and embodied pleasure retreats. We also offer intentional gatherings, parties, and festivals, as well as daily world-class classes, workshops, and events.
Yes! You can stay with us as a hotel guest during “off-retreat” times. It’s a beautiful way to enjoy nature, community, and rest. Check availability here.
Absolutely. We celebrate body freedom and comfort. Nudity is welcome in common areas, and respected as a non-sexual form of self-expression. Please always sit on a towel 🙂
Yes. We are an adults-only space (18+). Our programming and environment are not suitable for children.
A wellness retreat is dedicated time away to rest, reconnect, and support your wellbeing through nature, guided practices, nourishing food, and community.
At Qasa, gay and queer men take part in guided workshops, embodiment, nature, shared meals, and community. The exact program depends on the retreat, and participation is always opt-in.
Yes. Qasa’s core retreat programs are designed specifically for gay and queer identifying men. Hotel stays and selected events welcome guests of all identities.
Yes. Outside retreat periods and on available hotel dates, guests of all identities can book a stay solo, with a partner, or with friends.
Qasa offers a deliberately queer-centered home base in Costa Rica, built around belonging, clear community agreements, and care.
Travel experiences vary, and normal precautions still apply. At Qasa, guests enter a queer-centered environment supported by our team and community agreements.
Yes. Qasa can host private retreats, workshops, birthdays, and group getaways, subject to fit and availability.
Qasa is in Valle Diamante, about 3.5 to 4.5 hours from San José by road. Retreat guests receive specific shuttle and arrival details for their program.
Retreat guests receive fresh, chef-prepared meals made with local ingredients whenever possible. Many dietary needs can be accommodated with advance notice.
Hotel stays are lodging-only unless a specific package, event, or private booking states otherwise.