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Sound bath girls trips, lie down and let the bowls do the talking

Lie down, close your eyes and let the bowls do the talking. Pick the session, pick your city, and get this girls trip out of the group chat.

What it is
A lie down session with live sound
Make it a weekend
Pick your city, pick a weekend
Cities
Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast
Weekends from
$399 per person, somewhere to stay included
Two friends wrapped in a blanket relaxing on a daybed

Why a sound bath works for a girls trip

A whole group, lying down, quiet.

Getting this group quiet at the same time is rare. Between you there is always one story still being told and one voice note still playing.

A sound bath asks everyone to lie down and say nothing. Usually a practitioner plays singing bowls or similar instruments while the group lies on mats with eyes closed.

Somebody will fall asleep. Somebody will definitely tell the whole group about it afterwards.

Quiet, for once, and nobody minds.

What a sound bath is like

Lights low, eyes closed.

A sound bath usually means a practitioner, a dim room and live sound, with the group lying down on mats or loungers under a blanket.

  1. Get comfy.

    Mats, blankets and a spot next to your friends.

  2. The sound starts.

    A practitioner plays singing bowls or other instruments, and nobody has to do anything.

  3. Quiet afterwards.

    A few minutes of stretching and blinking before anyone speaks.

  4. Two friends in sheet face masks making peace signs from wicker chairs, with wine on the table

    Then make it a weekend.

    Book the session, then pick a girls weekend in your city: somewhere to stay, the food, the drinks and where to next, already in an order that works.

Get this girls trip out of the group chat

Pick a weekend, pick your city.

Slow, glowy weekends to book it around. Each is a whole girls weekend with somewhere to stay, the food, the drinks and where to next already in an order that works. Each city’s page has every other girls weekend there.

Prices are from, per person, for a minimum of six. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact dates.

Two friends in sheet masks throwing peace signs while they relax with a bottle of wine

Melbourne

For girls who take pampering seriously

Beauty, Bathhouse & Bubbles Weekend

A deluxe manicure at a beauty bar, grazing in robes at a luxe hotel, a few hours of pool, spa and sauna, then rooftop bubbles.

From $549 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

  • Overnight accommodation in a luxe apartment
  • A deluxe manicure
  • Grazing platters delivered
  • Heated pool, spa and sauna time
  • Rooftop dinner with bubbles on arrival and share plates
Two friends in sunglasses laughing and toasting on a rooftop

Sydney

Shoulders down, glasses up

Spa-cation Mode

A relaxation massage at a day spa with a glass of bubbly after, then a bottle by the water and dinner up on a rooftop.

From $499 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

  • Overnight accommodation in a chic city apartment
  • An hour of relaxation massage at a day spa
  • A bottle of bubbly at a waterfront bar
  • A discounted cocktail menu
  • Rooftop dinner with bubbly and share plates
Five friends in a tight group hug by the window at golden hour

Brisbane

Out for tacos, in for the night

Girls Night In

Tacos and margaritas at a long lunch table, pyjamas on by mid afternoon, grazing at your door and a secret box of custom cookies waiting for the big reveal.

From $399 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

  • Overnight accommodation in a chic city apartment
  • Tacos and margaritas at a long lunch
  • Reserved seating for the group
  • Grazing plates delivered
  • Custom cookies for the big reveal
Four friends in white robes laughing and toasting with bubbly at the day spa

Gold Coast

Quiet first, then all the chatter

Tides and Tranquility

An afternoon at a five star day spa with a treatment each, then a bottle of bubbly on the rooftop and dinner by the water.

From $499 per person, minimum of six

What’s included

  • Overnight accommodation in a chic coastal apartment
  • A five star day spa with fluffy robes, sauna and steam
  • An hour each: a massage, a facial or half of each
  • A bottle of bubbly at a rooftop beach club
  • Waterfront dinner with share plates

What kind of girls group a sound bath suits

The ones who need to power down.

It suits the friend who never switches off, and the one who will fall asleep in the first five minutes.

Two friends in towel turbans and towels holding coffee, looking out over the sea

The always on crowd.

An hour with nothing to answer.

The curious ones.

A first time is welcome.

The nappers.

Dozing off is part of the deal.

Every age at the table.

From the twenty somethings to the friends who’ve been to every birthday since school.

A milestone birthday.

A calm start before the big night.

The quiet catch up crowd.

Silence together counts as catching up.

What pairs well with a sound bath

The slow bits of the weekend.

More slow ideas to stack onto the same weekend, each with its own page.

A bathhouse

Pool, spa and sauna. Its own weekends in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast.

More on bathhouses

A day spa

A massage each. Its own weekends in Sydney and on the Gold Coast.

More on day spas

A facial

A skin session, bubbly in hand. Its own weekends in Melbourne and on the Gold Coast.

More on facials

A girls night in

Pyjamas, grazing and the couch. Its own weekends in every city.

More on girls nights in

A pamper session

A manicure or a pamper team at your apartment. Its own weekends in every city.

More on pamper sessions

Tarot readings

Slightly mystical, very relaxed. Its own weekends in every city.

More on tarot readings

A yoga class

A gentle stretch before brunch.

More on yoga classes

A Japanese head spa

A long, slow scalp ritual.

More on Japanese head spas

Every pamper and glow girls weekend idea

Good to know about a sound bath for a girls trip

The small things the girls will ask about.

Making it a weekend

Book the session with a studio, then pick a girls weekend in your city.

What to wear

Something comfy you can lie down in.

Phones

Off, or at least on silent.

Photos

Not during the sound. What goes on socials is the group’s call.

Sound bath girls trips, at a glance

What it is
A lie down session with live sound, usually singing bowls, led by a practitioner.
Make it a weekend
Pick your city and a girls weekend, then book the session with a studio.
Group size
From six of you. Fewer? Tell us how many when you check your dates.
Price
The weekends start from $399 per person, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates.
Who we are
My Ultimate Girls Trip, part of My Ultimate, female founded in 2011.

Real girls trip reviews

In their own words, exactly as written.

Three women in pyjamas piled on a bed together, cuddling

Everyone kept saying I'd nailed it.

Obviously I told them it was all me.

Sorry My Ultimate.

Emma L., 32
Three women in robes, towel turbans and sheet masks under palm trees

There is a whole folder in our chat called GIRLS TRIP with links dating back to 2023.

None of those trips happened.

This one did.

Isabella Marino, 27

Read more girls trip reviews

My Ultimate has been creating unforgettable girls weekends since 2011, so we know a thing or two about bringing the girls together.

  • 2011Female founded and still founder-led
  • Thousandsof My Ultimate celebrations every year
  • 4.7on Google
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  • All four citieswith a slow weekend
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Four friends in a group hug beside a window at sunset

A sound bath, or a whole girls weekend

Lie down, then keep going.

Plenty of groups book a sound bath and float out of it. Then everyone has to find their shoes, their keys and a plan for dinner.

A My Ultimate weekend is the whole thing in one booking: somewhere to stay, something slow built in, the food, the drinks and where to next, so the calm carries into dinner, the apartment and the morning after.

Somewhere to stay, already in it.One living room for the getting ready, the debrief and the morning coffee.
One front door at the end of the night.Everyone heads home to the same place, very relaxed.
You’re in the photo.Lying down with the girls, not booking the next thing.

Meet Nyree, who started My Ultimate in 2011

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In your words, ready to paste.

Girls trip idea: a slow weekend. A bathhouse, a day spa or a night in, with somewhere to stay for all of us.

From $399pp. Who’s in?

https://www.myultimate-girls-trip.com.au/sound-bath-girls-trip

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Pick your city

Where are we going?

Pick your city to see every girls weekend there, prices and all. Then book a sound bath with a studio and get the whole trip out of the group chat.

Know what the girls want? Start a Melbourne girls trip wishlist, or check available dates for your group or call or chat with us on 1300 339 734.

Sound bath girls trip questions

Asked a lot, answered here.

Still deciding? See what pairs well with a sound bath, or pick your city and see the weekends.

Can we do a sound bath on our girls trip?

Yes. Book a session with a studio, then pick a girls weekend in your city and get the whole trip out of the group chat. A bathhouse or day spa weekend is a lovely fit.

What happens at a sound bath?

Usually a practitioner plays singing bowls or other instruments while the group lies down with eyes closed.

Do we have to stay awake?

Dozing off is common, and perfectly fine.

How much are the weekends?

The weekends shown start from $399 per person, with somewhere to stay included. Accommodation can cost more on busy dates such as school holidays, so we confirm the price for your exact weekend when you check availability.

How many of us do we need?

Six for each of the weekends. Fewer than that? Let us know how many of you there are. We cater for groups of many sizes.