Coastal AdZENture in Maine
Autumn in New England
DATES
September 28 – October 3, 2027
DURATION
5 Nights / 6 Days
GROUP SIZE
10 Spaces
ACTIVITY LEVEL
Active
🍂 You’re going to Maine — your spot is confirmed!
You are officially coming to the coast of Maine with us, and we could not be more excited. Five nights in a waterfront house, ten of us, and New England at the exact moment it turns. Acadia. Lobster hauls and lighthouses. Evenings by the fire with more stars than you’ve seen in a while. Between now and September you’ll get everything you need by email — but it all lives right here too. Bookmark this page.
Payment Timeline
Deposit
$750
Completed
✓ Paid
Final Payment
$1,100 shared / $1,600 private
Due July 30, 2027
💳 Pay Now — Shared Room →
💳 Pay Now — Private Room →
💳 Monthly payment plans are available. If you’d like to set up a custom payment schedule, reply to your welcome email or reach out at experiences@goadzenture.com and we’ll get you sorted.
Action Items
Two things to knock out as soon as you can. They help us prepare for your arrival and keep everyone safe and comfortable out on the coast.
📋 Guest Information Form
Dietary needs, emergency contacts, flight arrival and departure details, and preferences — so we can coordinate your airport pickup and personalise your week.
Complete Guest Form →✍️ Liability Waiver
Required for every guest before we travel. It covers our coastal experiences: the lobster and lighthouse excursion, boat travel, the mussel farm, guided hikes and Acadia National Park.
Sign Waiver →Before You Fly
✈️ Getting Here
Fly into Portland International Jetport (PWM) in Portland, Maine.
Airport transportation is included both ways. Send us your flight details on the guest form and we’ll be there.
🕑 Pickup & Dropoff
We collect you at 3:00 PM local time on arrival day, and drop back at the airport at 12:00 PM on departure day.
Do not book a departing flight before 1:30 PM. We drop back at Portland Jetport at 12:00 PM and you want 90 minutes on top of that.
Email us if you have a conflicting flight and we’ll help you sort out a solution!
🚄 Can’t Get a Good Flight?
Plenty of guests fly into Boston instead. From there you can take the train up — four departures a day — or a small nine-seater flight to Portland.
Either way, meet us at PWM for the 3:00 PM pickup.
📅 Your Dates
Arrive Tuesday, September 28 and depart Sunday, October 3, 2027. Five nights.
Coming a long way? Consider flying in a day early. The first day is more fun when you’ve slept.
🌡️ Weather & What to Pack
Autumn on the Maine coast: crisp mornings, mild afternoons, and genuinely cold once the sun drops — especially out on the water. Layers are the whole answer.
The full packing guide is linked below.
💰 Money & Tipping
Maine is in the US, so US dollars and cards everywhere. Bring some cash for personal purchases and gratuities for local guides.
Tips for your hosts and guides are not included and always appreciated.
Resources
Packing Guide
What to bring for autumn on the Maine coast — layers, footwear, and the one thing everyone forgets.
View Packing Guide →Shared Photo Album
Our PhotoCircle for the retreat. Everyone’s photos in one place — join before you travel so you don’t forget.
Join PhotoCircle →Travel Insurance
Strongly recommended. IMGlobal is built for adventurous travel — medical, evacuation, baggage and activities.
Explore IMGlobal →Inspiration Library
Curated reads, listens and watches to get you excited about Maine, the working coast, and Acadia.
The Outermost House by Henry Beston
A year alone on a New England beach — the classic of Atlantic coast nature writing
The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
Life on a Maine lobstering island, by the captain from The Perfect Storm
The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett
1896, and still the best portrait of a coastal Maine village ever written
Maine (PBS / Ken Burns’ National Parks — Acadia)
How Acadia was assembled, gift by gift, from private land
Maine Public’s Maine Calling
Working coast, fisheries and island life — how Mainers talk about Maine
Down East’s Maine Life
Short episodes on food, lighthouses and the people who keep them
Get Excited! A Glimpse of Your AdZENture
Extend Your AdZENture — Pre & Post-Stay Ideas
You’re already coming all this way — you might as well make the most of it. Whether you want to arrive a few days early or linger once the retreat ends, here are two places worth building your trip around.
🏛️ Boston, Massachusetts
History, harbour and the easiest way in and out of New England.
To Portland
~2.5 hr train
Vibe
Historic City
Stay
2–3 nights
- Often cheaper and easier to fly into than Portland — then take the train up
- The Freedom Trail, Beacon Hill and the North End on foot
- Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Museum of Fine Arts
- Oysters and chowder along the harbour, Italian in the North End
- A day trip to Salem or Concord if you have the time
- Perfect pre-retreat city days before the coast slows you down
🥤 Portland, Maine
One of the best food cities in America, right where you land.
From PWM
~15 min
Vibe
Food & Harbour
Stay
1–2 nights
- Right at the airport — the easiest possible add-on, before or after
- A genuinely serious restaurant scene for a city this size
- Cobblestoned Old Port, working wharves and harbour boat trips
- Portland Head Light at Cape Elizabeth, twenty minutes out
- Breweries, bookshops and the Portland Museum of Art
- Ideal post-retreat decompression before you fly home
Good to Know
A few things about how we run an AdZENture. None of it is meant to be heavy — it just makes for a better week when everyone knows where they stand. Tap any card to open it.
This AdZENture is carefully designed and planned specifically for your group. Our hosts are experts in the destination and have personally curated this retreat to include the very best experiences we could find and create. We ask that you be respectful to our local partners and follow their instructions, especially during our adventures.
Please be mindful of the other guests in our small groups. Be respectful of every person, their opinions and their choices on the retreat.
Unruly, disrespectful, or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated on this AdZENture, our hosts reserve the right to stop your participation in this retreat and no refund will be provided if this occurs. Additional costs may be incurred for transportation and/or alternative accommodation and AdZENtures will not be responsible for any additional expenses.
By attending this retreat you agree to this.
Please note that limited alcohol is provided on this AdZENture. If you would like to purchase additional alcohol for the accommodations, feel free to do so. If you have any concerns regarding this aspect of your retreat, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your hosts and we will respond with the utmost discretion.
If you choose to consume alcohol on this trip, please do responsibly and note that others might not want to partake. Please be respectful of the others in the group and their personal choices.
Please note that this is a no smoking retreat. If you wish to smoke, you will not be permitted to do so on our retreat premises.
Throughout this AdZENture, we’re excited to immerse you in the vibrant flavors of our local cuisine, thoughtfully curated based on seasonal and traditional foods.
Please note that we strive to accommodate various dietary needs and restrictions by offering a variety of options for each meal. If you have specific dietary requirements, we’ll do our best to make adjustments within the framework of our offerings. Our goal is to introduce you to the rich tapestry of local flavors, and we believe that includes a diverse range of culinary experiences.
If guests require custom meals beyond our standard offerings or last minute changes during the retreat, there may be an additional fee, similar to an upcharge at a restaurant. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to providing you with a delicious and culturally enriching experience.
On this particular AdZENture: seafood is central — a lobster haul and a mussel farm are two of our three signature experiences. We do not recommend this retreat for vegans or for anyone who doesn’t eat seafood.
We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance. Some people may be covered through their standard health care, but travel insurance can be helpful for other areas of the trip such as Trip Protection. Travel insurance helps protect against unforeseen emergencies which can occur at any time. It also helps protect you against other circumstances like travel delay, lost or stolen baggage and personal items, missed connections and so much more.
One of the recommended travel insurance providers is IMGlobal, because it is designed for adventurous travelers with cover for overseas medical, evacuation, baggage and a range of adventure sports and activities. It’s what we use ourselves — we don’t receive a commission, we just think it’s good.
Questions
As soon as you can, and no later than 60 days before we travel. It carries your dietary needs, emergency contact and flight details — we plan the airport pickup from it.
Tell us early and we’ll work something out. The scheduled pickup is 3:00 PM at PWM, but we would rather know in advance than have you sitting in an airport wondering.
Yes. Email experiences@goadzenture.com and we’ll set up a schedule that works for you, as long as the balance clears by July 30, 2027.
Your $750 deposit is non-refundable. This is exactly what travel insurance is for — it covers cancellations for reasons none of us plan on.
Not even slightly. Plenty of guests come solo and leave with friends. With ten of us there’s nowhere to hide and no reason to.
Email experiences@goadzenture.com any time. No question is too small, and somebody else is almost certainly wondering the same thing.
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