Lone warrior silhouette on a cliff at dawn
Quest I · Enrolling Now

The Warrior's
Path

Be prepared to be challenged and stretched into a more aligned, accountable and courageous version of yourself.

Through physical challenge, adventure, ritual, embodiment practices, workshops, deep self-reflection, and community integration, this journey helps you to meet yourself more fully, take ownership of your choices, strengthen your resilience, and return with a deeper trust in who you are and what you're capable of, so that you can lead by example and inspire others on your path.

Dates
26 Mar - 9 Apr 2027
Route
Gqeberha → Drakensberg
Investment
R 110,000 (twin share)
Is this for you?

For those ready to
take ownership of their life.

SoulQuest is for those who want more than a holiday. More out of life, and more out of themselves.

It is for those willing to meet themselves fully, to take ownership, reflect deeply, connect meaningfully, and return home to create a difference in their life and in the world.

For those who are ready to:

  • Own your life and build strong integrity of character.
  • Sharpen your intuition and clarity by aligning with your values and truth.
  • Stretch beyond your comfort zone into growth and resilience.
  • Enjoy adventure, nature and unique travel experiences.
  • Connect to purpose with real world impact and co-creating change.
  • Join a community of aspiring leaders who will challenge and support you.
  • Do something impactful, meaningful and expansive.
  • Receive guidance on your path to creating change.
Before you say yes

This is not a passive retreat.

SoulQuest is not a luxury holiday or a perfectly polished travel tour. It is a journey that will challenge you physically, emotionally and spiritually. There will be beauty, laughter, awe and connection. There may also be discomfort, tiredness, vulnerability, honest conversations and unexpected challenges. These are not separate from the experience. They are part of the initiation.

"Travel meets adventure meets community meets group therapy meets deep soul work."
What to expect

Each stage of the SoulQuest journey is designed to open a new pathway to personal growth and inspiration. The itinerary combines workshops, immersive experiences, deep inquiry and coaching to support leadership in action.

Deep Self-Inquiry & Reflection

Guided processes to identify patterns, clarify values, strengthen self-trust and reconnect with deeper truth.

Embodiment & Integration

Movement, breath, yoga, nervous system practices, authentic relating and ritual - integrating insight through the body.

Nature, Adventure & Challenge

Safaris, hikes, wilderness immersion and threshold experiences that reconnect you to instinct, resilience and courage.

Community & Real-Time Processing

A held group container where participants are witnessed, supported and challenged as they move through the journey together.

Leadership, Accountability & Purpose

Practices that invite you to take ownership of your choices, your impact, your commitments and the person you're becoming.

Community Contribution

A fundraising and give-back component that connects your personal growth to meaningful support for local community initiatives.

The Container

Extended Support

A deeply held 4-month leadership container, centred around a 14-day rite of passage through South Africa.

A temporary travel family

SoulQuest creates a chosen container of like-minded people: a small group who don't just experience beautiful places together, but process, reflect, challenge and support one another through the process. The group is part of the medicine with a bond that feels like family.

Ubuntu - I am because we are.

The Route

Fourteen Days, Six Landscapes

14 days across South Africa - from Addo's elephants and Hogsback's forests, through Bulungula's Xhosa villages, Oribi's gorges, to the summit of Tugela Falls and the Drakensberg. A physical, emotional and spiritual initiation into a truer version of yourself.

Addo Elephant Park

Hogsback

Bulungula

Oribi Gorge

Tugela Falls

Drakensberg

What You Receive

More than a
travel experience.

Warrior's Path is a full transformational leadership initiation, supported before, during, and after the journey.

Estimated Standalone Value of Facilitation and Workshop
over $12,000 USD

SoulQuest brings together the depth of a leadership program, the intimacy of a retreat, the excitement of an adventure journey, the reflection of a coaching container, and the heart of service-based community immersion.

  • 14 days of curated travel, adventure and facilitation across South Africa
  • 4 pre-trip online group preparation and intention setting sessions
  • 4 post-trip integration calls to support your return
  • All accommodation in bush lodges, safari tents, eco stays and retreat spaces
  • Personal support and 1:1 check-ins as needed
  • Full facilitation team and guest teachers
  • 2-3 delicious meals per day, high quality local food
  • All transportation during the journey
  • Daily movement, embodiment, mindset and leadership workshops
  • Guided process work, rituals, ceremonies and integration practices
  • Ceremonial plant medicine hike
  • Cultural immersion and connection with local communities
  • Community service project contribution
  • Integrated SoulMap workbook and reflection guide
  • Community immersion with Bulungula Incubator
  • Adventure-based initiation experiences
  • Accountability pods and peer support
  • All park fees, activity fees and local guide fees
Testimonials

Value of the Quest

"

There is no value I could put to what I received from the journey. It was priceless.

Lessons from the Quest

"

The work on Fear has been tremendous for me. I feel a grounded resolve to address my life challenges. I built new connections with a depth that is beyond what I could imagine possible in such a short time frame, and especially in my current emotional and headspace states. My connection to land and nature have profoundly deepened. As I say to people, I left a piece of my heart in South Africa. And that's an outcome that was deeply unexpected.

Click here to read reflections on what previous Warriors learned throughout their journey.

2027 Program
Twin Share
$6,660USD
per person
Private Room
$7,330USD
per person
Dates
26 March – 9 April 2027
Route
Gqeberha to Drakensberg

Payment plans available - reach out and we'll find what works for you.

If you are interested in joining as a Guest Facilitator, Inquire here

Who holds the container

Your facilitators

Leah Cohen

Leah Cohen

Founder & Journey Curator - Community, Accountability & Alignment

Leah's Quest has been one of belonging, courage, expression, creation, empowerment and self-trust. Through years of building community, curating transformational experiences, and spaces for deep connection and growth, Leah has become passionate about the power of shared journeys to awaken the medicine, purpose, and potential within each person.

Andrew Van Diemen

Andrew Van Diemen

Core Facilitator - Body, Land & Spirit

Andrew's quest has been shaped by a deep relationship with the body, the land, and spirit, with a devotion to creating spaces of presence, honesty, self-acceptance, and freedom. His work explores the body and the natural world as doorways into awareness, expression, emotional release, and deeper self-trust, working with themes such as guilt, shame, truth, embodiment and liberation.

Cristina Poon

Cristina Poon

Core Facilitator - Embodied Power

Cristina's quest has been one of reclaiming the body as a vessel for purpose, resilience, creativity, and embodied leadership. She is a fierce believer in the body as a gateway to power, purpose, and self-trust and she is passionate about helping people move beyond limitation, build inner strength, and understand the body as something to listen to, trust, and lead from.

Join as a Guest Facilitator.

A special pathway for coaches, facilitators, and practitioners to walk the Quest alongside us.

Find Out More
Apply Now

Join the March 2027 Quest

Spaces are limited to 10 warriors. Applications are reviewed personally - expect a reply within a few days to schedule a discovery call.

soulquest@fourthdirection.com
+27 6417 91916

Rise into the version of yourself the world is waiting for.

The Warrior's Path

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