Sensory Experiences at Hotel Castell
June 26-29, 2025, Hotel Castell in Zuoz, Engadin, Switzerland.
“As an Experience Designer, I curate and accompany unrushed, authentic, meaningful holidays for solo travelers and couples in selected, sense-awakening regions. Each journey is individually designed to connect you with the local way of life and enriched with sensory experiences that bring you closer to yourself, to nature, to your senses – and, when traveling as a couple, to each other.”
– Heidi Kalb Vogel,
founder and owner of
Heidi*s Sensory Travels
Whether you travel solo or with a partner – you can expect a carefully crafted balance of discovery, guided experiences, and time just for yourself.
Heidi*s Sensory Travels focuses on three regions of Europe that are especially sense-awakening: the timeless hills and small villages of Tuscany in Italy, the luminous valley of Engadin St. Moritz in Switzerland, and the cultural landscapes of Austria’s Bregenzerwald. These regions are close to my heart — I have spent a lot of time there, built friendships and networks, and discovered countless ways to engage in the senses.
In each of these regions, I suggest charming accommodations whose hosts I know personally, and I share insider tips on where to enjoy excellent food and fine wines in a warm atmosphere and good company.
Together, we co-create your customized holiday Itineraries and personal travel flow: you decide the timeframe and the region, I design the sensory path that transforms your journey into an awakening of joie de vivre – including my one-on-one guidance on site and community experiences.
By addressing your senses in a playful, unfamiliar way, you will feel wonderfully alive and vibrant. Think of the experiences as curated, bespoke units, bookable for three or five days for example. They are based on three pillars: Sensorial experiences in nature, tasting & smelling experiences, community experiences in the respective regions. Heidi*s Mission: „I’ll take you with me on a journey of sense-awakening experiences to arouse joy and happiness.”
June 26-29, 2025, Hotel Castell in Zuoz, Engadin, Switzerland.
May 25 – June 15, 2025, in Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
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Spring 2025 in Lake Constance Bregenzerwald region, Austria, with Heidi*s.
Late spring in Tuscany. May 29th – June 1st, 2023. Four days with Heidi*s.
Early summer in Tuscany. June 5th – 8th, 2023. Four days with Heidi*s.
Sensory Experiences in Lake Constance Bregenzerwald Region
Bregenzerwald, near Lake Constance in western Austria, is a cultivated mountainous landscape packed full of tradition and at the same time innovative spirit, craftsmanship, culture, and smooth alpine beauty.
Smell the fresh air of a forest. Listen to the different bird songs and feel the breeze rustling in the leaves of the trees.
Walking in alpine mountains alongside a flushing mountain river is the perfect scenery for connecting with nature.
Early in the morning, when daylight first breaks, walking in the moorland of Bregenzerwald will open your senses to the magic of nature.
Be it an alp cheese tasting, a visit in a recommended restaurant, you will be guided to train your nose, tongue and eyes.
Heidi*s Awaken your Senses Cooking Course is a special method of preparing food. It focuses on the process of smelling, touching, tasting.
Our concept of wine tasting is different to common wine tastings. It is not about being educated in wines, but about experiencing wines.
Visiting small villages, getting into conversations with local people – you will be touched by their patterns of living.
Even though Bregenzerwald in western Austria is generally not well known, it is well-known by insiders of architecture and craftsmanship.
Some experiences shift our thought patterns. Being guest at the private observatory of Paul is one of these experiences.
Walking in a glittering snowy landscape, in silence, is a magical experience. A feast for your eyes, for your sense of movement.
A night under the stars. Imagine the absolute tranquility of no cars, no human noise, just calmness and the infinite starry sky.
Heidi*s experience service is custom-made according to the couple’s or single person’s interests.
Sensory Experiences in Engadin St. Moritz Region
The Swiss valley Engadin is known for its pristine nature and epic scale, for its forests, mountains, alpine lakes. The special light of Engadin isn’t just an advertising slogan, it is truly amazing. I wouldn’t have believed it either, before having seen it by myself.
Interested in the local’s way of living and working? We arrange possibilities for personal talks and visits.
Train your sense of taste and sense of smell by tasting local food in a culinary tour in selected villages of Engadin.
The hidden lake Lej Nair near St. Moritz is the perfect place to enjoy a picnic in the scenery of a fairytale landscape.
Our sense of smell is the most primal. None of our other senses has such a direct effect on our mood and wellbeing.
The Engadin light is creating an overwhelming scenery. The enchanting sunlight covers the mountains in gold.
Driving up to Pass Julier at 2,284-meter is a powerful sense-awakening experience, especially when taking a walk.
Sensory Experiences in Tuscany Region
The romance of Tuscany is unrevealed and so too is the beauty of its landscapes, people and regional food and wines.
Getting involved in local life is one way of creating resonance in your holidays. Tuscany’s living culture is a world on its own.
Tuscany is well known for its restaurants, wine estates, and excellent wines. Our Sensory Tour in the vineyards is unique & novel.
Vineyard Bathing is the practice of immersing in a vineyard with all our senses according to the well-known term Forest Bathing.
Heidi*s service is available in three regions of Europe. Lake Constance Bregenzerwald, in western Austria, Engadin St. Moritz in Switzerland and Tuscany in Italy.
Lake Constance Bregenzerwald region is a mountainous landscape in western Austria, neighboring Switzerland and Germany.
High mountains, pristine nature and fragrant forests are the stars of the Engadin St. Moritz valley in the Swiss Alps.
Nature in Tuscany is soft, smooth, and thriving with splendid, outreaching, romantic views.
Our network of accommodation partner isn’t determined by star categories or other formal criteria. Our criteria for the following recommendations are our shared values. All listed hosts are familiar with Heidi, founder of Heidi*s Sensory Travels.
Heidi*s Sensory Travels cultivates an open cooperation with handpicked hosts. Curious about our accommodation types in Lake Constance – Bregenzerwald region?
Heidi*s accommodation partner in the Engadin region range from modern apartments to family-led hotels with a long tradition.
I recommend two types of residences to immerse into Tuscan life: Restored Tuscan farmhouses in a vineyard or owner led boutique hotels.
Heidi’s Sensory Travels is not a travel agency. Our service is to design and accompany individually curated sensory holidays, while you keep the freedom to book flights, transfers and accommodation, as well as Heidi*s Service directly — or with the travel agency of your choice. 1. Free discovery call We start with a complimentary 45 – 60 min Zoom call
I am Heidi. I live in Austria’s very west, neighbouring Switzerland, Germany and the principality of Liechtenstein. Why do I engage in sensory experiences?
We design vacation experiences along the topic “Awaken your Senses” for a couple, two or three friendly couples, for solo travelers.
One of my secret tips how to improve your sensory awareness: Start a tango course or at least, learn some tango basics in private lessons.
Contact Heidi directly to find out more about sense-awakening vacation experiences!
E-Mail: heidi@heidistravelservice.com
Phone: +43 664 50 2 77 59
I'm Heidi, Experience Designer since 2015 with focus on awakening our senses. Feel free to connect with me on Instagram where I am sharing my happiness experiences.
