Project Description
SEE BEYOND SEEING:
Ancient Tracks of Doñana
SPAIN
February 2 – 6, 2026
This isn’t a course. It’s a conversation.
A week to quiet the noise and remember how to listen—to the land, and to the quiet, knowing part of yourself that the modern world often drowns out.
Is this experience for you?
We will be immersing ourselves in the art of tracking, reading animal signs, moving quietly, senses attuned, unfolding the story the animals and the land are telling.
But that’s just the surface.
The real magic happens when that outer skill becomes an inner practice. When you start to notice how you track your own thoughts, or follow the trail of your intuition. It’s about getting deeply, wonderfully lost in the art of presence, and in the process, finding a more connected way to be.
In short, you’ll learn to see the world—and your place in it—with a different eye and new perspectives.
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THE INVITATION
Imagine a place where the sand remembers.
Where the wind tells stories and every bent blade of grass is a sentence in a story much older than our own.
This is Doñana. Here, your footsteps will fall where Neanderthals once walked, and the line between past and present simply dissolves.
Doñana National Park is a living mosaic of beaches, dunes, forests, and wide marshes that shelter thousand of migrating birds and rare wildlife like the Iberian lynx and imperial eagle, inviting you to pause, listen, and marvel—an ideal place to practice the art of tracking.
Following tracks is more than finding footprints. It’s a way of seeing — a practice that grows awareness, humility and intuition. Step into this art, and you step into being more human, more present, more whole. This work invites us to slow down, pay attention and return to the present moment.
THIS JOURNEY IS FOR YOU IF…
You feel the call to remember a deeper, more resonant way of being. You are a seeker, a leader, a creative soul, or a weary heart longing to drink from a wilder source. You are ready to walk with curiosity, to listen more than you speak, and to meet the world—and yourself—with a renewed sense of wonder.
THE HEART OF IT
At TrailHaven, we believe that nature is the best teacher. We don’t have all the answers. Instead, we create the space—the container—for you to find your own. This journey is built on the simple, radical idea that when we reconnect with the natural world, we remember who we truly are.
FACULTY
STANI
Groeneweg
Tracker and Wilderness Guide
“Tracking is an immersive and grounding practice that sharpens your senses and connects you to nature in a profound way“
JOSÉ MARÍA
Galán
Senior Tracker and Naturalist
“There is a language older than words, written in dust and dew. When we track, we read that language — and remember who we are.“
Gerard
van den Berg
Founder/Managing Director
“I believe the forest, the trail, and the open sky reveal what’s needed most—curiosity, courage, and shared presence.”
