An Ocean in One Drop

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." The words are widely attributed to Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, and they are the heart of this evening: an invitation to slow down and remember how much lives inside a single life, and how deeply our lives are woven together.

This is a one-night-only experience, and festival founders Rogier and François invite you personally. Only 50 guests will share it, and the evening is built around connection: to each other, to the land, and to something larger than ourselves. It begins in Clarens, where you will be transported to Andes Café and Guest Farm, just outside Clarens.

There's champagne as the sun goes down. As darkness settles, you’ll be guided to the farm's central dam. On the water float 108 golden orbs, each one glowing softly, each one representing a single life. Together, the floating orbs symbolize a constellation on the water, a web of light connecting us to one another.

From the dam, the walk continues into the night, past rock formations older than memory, picked out in light. It ends on a deck, where blues artist [Smoke J. Lawrence] plays an exclusive concert for you and your fellow guests alone