“Plan a weekend that actually slows you down.”
Tell us what's draining you. Riverview reads the stress, shapes a one-to-three day pause, and hands you a calm PDF handbook — where to go, what to pack, how the hours might unfold.
Three steps, then quiet
No itineraries to wrestle. You describe the week you've had; Riverview hands back a weekend designed to slow it down.
Describe your pause
Tell the chat what's draining you and what you have — two days, a tight budget, kids away, near water if possible. No forms. Just plain words.
Pick a retreat
Riverview reads the stress and offers four destinations as a mood board. Choose the one that breathes right; reshape it until it fits.
Get the PDF
Download a calm handbook — daily rhythm, packing list, local picks and an offline map card. Sanctuary plans add a cinematic preview.
“Rest isn't a destination you book. It's a few hours, arranged with care, somewhere the noise can't reach.”
A handbook, not a homework pile
Every plan arrives as one considered PDF you can read on the train and follow offline. This is a sample of what lands in your inbox.
Two quiet days
by the Selwyn
Fri–Sun · solo reset · near water · low budget
A day, unhurried
Morning
Slow coffee by the water, a 40-minute riverbank walk before the day wakes up.
Afternoon
Unhurried lunch, an hour with a book, optional cold swim if the sun holds.
Evening
Tea on the deck, no screens after dark, early sleep to the sound of current.
Pack light
- Warm layer for the evening
- Book you keep meaning to read
- Swimsuit (cold-water optional)
- Reusable bottle + flask
- Printed map card (offline)
See the weekend before you take it
Sanctuary members get a short cinematic preview of their plan — morning river to evening stillness — so the pause feels real before you pack a bag. A moving sketch, not a promise.
Explore SanctuaryWritten for tired people
The same sentence you'd text a friend is enough to start.
“Tired from project crunch, 2 days off this weekend, want quiet not party, near water if possible.”
Got a two-day riverside plan 90 minutes from home. I actually slept.
Mara
Product lead · Wellington
“Burnt out, kids with grandparents Friday–Sunday, want couples mini-retreat, $400 budget.”
A under-budget cabin weekend with a do-nothing schedule. We needed permission to rest.
Theo & Liv
Parents of two · Christchurch
“Solo, recovering from a breakup, need stillness more than activity. 3 days.”
Three days built around walks and silence, not sightseeing. Quietly steadying.
Sam
Designer · Auckland
Pay for the pauses you take
Start free. Upgrade only when a weekend reset becomes a habit. USD, cancel anytime.
We'll highlight the plan that fits your rhythm.
3 pauses / month — Pause suits you
Drift
Test the water. One draft a month, no export.
No card required
Start drifting- 1 planning draft per month
- Chat-based stress read
- Destination mood preview
- No PDF export
Pause
For the recurring weekend reset.
- 5 complete PDF retreat handbooks / month
- 4-destination mood boards
- Daily timeline visuals
- Packing list + offline map card
- Regenerate when the mood misses
Sanctuary
Unlimited stillness, with a cinematic preview.
- Unlimited PDF retreat handbooks
- Everything in Pause
- 30-second cinematic retreat preview video
- Personalised monthly letter
- Priority generation
Prices in USD. Paid plans renew automatically each period — Pause US$10/month or US$96/year, Sanctuary US$59/month or US$566/year — until you cancel. Cancel anytime from your billing page; your current period stays active and unused plans don't roll over. No credit packs.
Before you begin
Still unsure? Visit support or write to support@riverviewretreatnz.com.