Uncharted Ground
2026 Retreat, Thailand

Overview

Departure

Arrive into Phuket on the 25th Oct
Depart Phuket on the 31st Oct

Location

Koh Yao Noi, Thailand

Theme

Uncharted Experiential Retreat
with Nabeel Shariff
Executive Coach and Mentor

Cost

From $2,195 per person, excluding international flights

Nabeel Shariff, Founder of CAP57

“I’ve spent three decades navigating challenges; from building a business to raising a daughter and managing trauma. I’m 43 now, and have lots still to learn, but I want to share some of those experiences with you.

This isn’t a normal trip. You’re going into a week that will teach you how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Don’t worry, we’re not doing any survival training, but we are learning about things that as men, we don’t think we need to talk about. If you’re looking to find some direction or looking to find a new tribe, then this experience is for you”

The Experience

  • Your Map

    Most men are stuck trying to win a decade whose job ended ten years ago. Your Map names the work of each: 20s explore, 30s refine, 40s harvest. Two factors run beneath, one is visible and one is waiting. On Yao Noi you locate yourself honestly and live the decade you're actually in.

  • Your Craft

    Your work either devours of rewards your life. A Craft you don't choose deliberately becomes someone else's design of your years. Career or venture, employee or founder, the question is the same. What are you mastering, and for whom? We’ll explore why you do what you do.

  • Your Audience

    Your real audience is the room in front of you. Your kids reading your face at dinner. Your spouse waiting for you to look up. Your team watching how you hold a room. At some point, [erformance replaced presence. Yao Noi is where you switch off, and switch back on with intent.

  • Your Legacy

    Your children will eulogise you. Your community will remember you. But is that the audit? Everything you choose today is entered on a ledger with your creator. Legacy is built in the small hours that no one applauds. We explore what you want to leave after the only thing that is inevitable in our life; death.

The Agenda

Ready to be comfortable being uncomfortable? Well it starts here, because you won’t find out what the week’s agenda is until you arrive.

But here’s what I can tell you. You’re going to have a unique time through experiential discovery on land and sea. Each day will bring a new challenge, with takeaways that you can apply for the rest of your life. You’ll be cycling, sailing, creating, learning, sharing, stress-testing physical and mental barriers all to leave with the best questions you’ll ask yourself.

From making decisions in your career path to preparing for parenthood and protecting your Islamic values, we’re exploring it all. We don’t do seminars, presentations or lectures. This isn’t an Islamic scholarly retreat (there’s plenty of amazing ones out there). This is where we find out who we are through the skills, determination and compassion we never knew we had, and hopefully learn something to pass on to others on the way.

Where you’ll stay

Yao Noi & Cape Kudu

Cape Kudu sits on the northeast coast of Koh Yao Noi, a small Muslim fishing island between Phuket and Krabi. The island has no airport and a working economy of fishing, rubber, and a few rice fields. The day runs on Fajr, tides and Maghrib. Calendars come second. The dawn start we build the retreat around is already the island's default, so the practice arrives as rhythm the island keeps.

The karst formations across Phang Nga Bay do the work of scale. People who spend their weeks looking at screens spend the week here looking at cliffs 300 million years older than them. The geography does the perspective shift, quietly.

The village life shows a version of what real family life looks like. Fishermen who leave at 4am, with intention and pray five times a day. Fathers whose children respect them without a single motivational quote in the household.

Cape Kudu itself is a boutique property that’s our HQ for the week. From here, we eat well, speak well and rejuvinate the best.

What People Are Saying

“I walked in trying to prove I was refining. Left knowing I was still exploring. That's the whole week that gave me a better understanding of who I am. Nabeel asks the questions, and I had to search deep for the answers”

2025 Uncharted Ground
Sydney

“My daughter is 14. I've been performing for her since she was born. This week showed me she was waiting for me to just be myself and be open with my past."

2024 Uncharted Ground
Kuala Lumpur

About Nabeel

Nabeel is a father, a founder, and a man who was once broken by his own pace. He spent his twenties chasing and his thirties trying to hold it all together. Somewhere between the two, his body stopped agreeing with the routine. In his forties he stopped chasing what his twenties told him mattered. He built the frame at the centre of this week: the map, the credits underneath, the room in front of him, and the daughter watching him. He’s travelled to sixty-five countries, prays five times a day and trains six times a week. He is no guru. He is an introvert who learned to host, and he hosts because someone once hosted him when he needed it. He believes men who leave with better questions than they arrived with, change the men next to them, the women who love them and the children who watch them. He built this retreat from the notes he kept. The men who join him will do the work he wishes someone had asked him to do at 24. They will leave lighter and clearer. So, come sit at our table.

Apply to Join

This isn’t your average group trip, it’s a curated experience designed for connection, reflection and growth.

To keep the group aligned and the energy right, spots are limited and by application only. If this sounds like the kind of journey you’re ready for, click below to apply. We review each application carefully and select participants based on fit, intention and group dynamic. You don’t need to have it all figured out; just be open, curious and ready to show up as yourself.

Pricing:

Sharing a twin room: $2,195 per person (USD)
Single room: $2,850 per person (USD)

Includes:

  • Experiential programming with Nabeel and his team

  • 6 nights accommodation at the Cape Kudu Resort

  • Daily breakfast

  • 2 dinners

  • Return airport transportation including speedboat to the island

  • Daily Experiences

Exclusions:

  • International flights to and from Thailand

  • Optional tours 

  • Personal travel insurance 

  • Personal expenditure, such as tips to local guide, drinks, souvenirs, laundry, camera fees, communications, gratuities etc. 

  • Meals/Drinks and services other than mentioned above

  • Visa if required

Your Questions

  • Not at all, and better you arrive with the intention to meet others. The experience is built to create natural connection through shared spaces, group sessions, and downtime. You’ll leave with new friends, and maybe even a group chat you don’t want to mute.

  • All accommodation, in-destination transport, daily breakfast, welcome and farewell dinners, group sessions with Nabeel, curated activities, and select lunches/dinners are included.

    Flights to and from Thailand, some meals, and personal expenses are not included.

  • Absolutely. We’ve intentionally designed every part of the trip with Muslims in mind, from privacy and modesty considerations to halal food and prayer time built into the flow of each day. It’s a space where you can fully be yourself. The trip is not exclusive to Muslim participants, but adheres to Islamic principles

  • Moderate. You don’t need to be an athlete but there will be some physical exertion. If you have specific physical challenges, do let us know and we can adapt certain activities. If you have a medical condition that limits your physical activity, please note on your application. The trip is open to people of all physical abilities.

  • The experience is curated to be experiential. The more you participate in, the more you’ll benefit. However, we’re all adults, and you don’t have to do anything you’re not comfortable with.

  • We’re keeping it intimate, with a maximum group size of 16 people. That means more meaningful conversations and time to connect.

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