A slow, guided forest immersion with hammocks in Sweden's UNESCO High Coast – now bookable on Airbnb
In Docksta, on Sweden's High Coast, I invite you to a slow, guided forest immersion with a hammock pause, stories and quiet time in one of the country's most beautiful UNESCO landscapes.
This is the first Airbnb Experience in Höga Kusten – and it's not a fast hike, a fitness tour or a 'forest bathing workshop'. It's a Skogspaus: a forest pause, a way of arriving in the forest as a guest, not an occupier.
Look up the experience on Airbnb:
SKOGSPAUS, Nature Reconnection in High Coast →
New to Airbnb Experiences? They're small-group activities hosted by locals who share their passion and knowledge – not tours, but immersive practices. Skogspaus Experience in Höga Kusten is designed to be slow, personal, and rooted in immersive forest practice. About Airbnb Experiences →
What is Skogspaus?
"Skogspaus means 'forest pause' in Swedish. It's a practice I've developed over many years of living and working on the High Coast, spending time in the old pine forests above Docksta.
What it is not: it's not meditation, not hiking, not therapy. It's a way of being a guest in the forest: arriving slowly, listening, noticing how the place receives you, and letting the forest reflect something back.
I've written about this practice in depth in Skogspaus: The First Forest Guest Bible, a book that explores the principles of Forest Guest Consciousness and how to bring them into your life, work and leadership.
This Airbnb Experience is a practical introduction to Skogspaus – a few hours in the forest, with hammocks, guidance and quiet time, so you can feel what it means to pause and be received by a place.”
What we'll do
We meet at Docksta Havet Base Camp, a small guest harbour by the sea. I'll welcome you, share a few safety notes and explain what it means to enter the forest as a guest, not an occupier.
Then we’ll reach a rocky pine forest above Docksta – a mix of old pines, moss, rocks and sea views, part of the UNESCO World Heritage High Coast landscape. We’ll start walking into the woods: it's a gentle walk, about 3–4 km in total, on small trails and soft mossy ground, away from crowds and noise.
Along the way, I'll invite you to notice sounds, smells, textures: simple ways to start 'arriving' before we even stop.
When we reach the spot I've chosen for the day, I'll help you set up your hammock safely between the trees. Then we'll do a short guided practice together: how to arrive in the hammock, how to breathe, how to listen to what the forest reflects back to you.
After that, silence. Your time. No pressure to 'meditate correctly': the forest does half of the work, you just stay open.
When we're ready, we'll come out of the hammocks gently. If you want, you can share what you noticed. If you prefer to stay quiet, that's fine too. I'll give you a few simple suggestions on how to bring this pause back home, wherever you are.
We walk back to Base Camp with a different rhythm than when we left. I'll close with a few words, some practical tips, and the feeling of having made space.
A UNESCO World Heritage coastal landscape
The High Coast (Höga Kusten) is Sweden's only natural UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized in 2000 for its dramatic rocky coastline, ancient forests and unique geology.
What makes this place truly extraordinary is that it's still rising from the sea. Every year, the land lifts 8–10 millimeters higher as the earth's crust rebounds from the massive ice sheet that once pressed it down over two kilometers deep. Walking these forests, you're witnessing geological time in motion – a landscape still becoming itself.
The forests here are ancient and wild. Old Scots pines cling to granite outcrops that plunge directly into the Baltic. Trails wind through Skuleskogen National Park, and the famous Slåttdalskrevan – a dramatic crevice carved by glacial meltwater – offers a glimpse into the raw forces that shaped this landscape.
This is the perfect setting for Skogspaus: a place where the forest's own ancient rhythms teach you how to slow down, listen, and be a guest in something far larger than yourself.
The forests around Docksta are quiet, wild and beautiful – the ideal place for a slow forest pause.
Who is this for?
My hammock forest immersion is a small‑group, slow experience, suitable for 2–4 guests max, to keep the experience quiet and personal.
You should be able to walk slowly on uneven forest ground for about 3–4 km in total, with some roots and rocks. No previous hiking or meditation experience needed – just curiosity and a bit of openness.
This experience is for you if:
You want to slow down and feel something real in nature, not just 'do' an activity.
You're curious about forest immersion, hammock pauses or mindful presence in the wild.
You're staying in Höga Kusten and looking for something different from the usual hikes and viewpoints.
You've read about Skogspaus or Forest Guest Consciousness and want to experience it in person.
I host only a few sessions per week to keep the forest and the pauses special.
Ready to pause in the forest?
About your host
See my host profile and contact me on Airbnb
I’m Tommaso, an Italian host who lives on Sweden's High Coast from spring to fall. I've been practicing forest pauses with a hammock here for many years. I run Docksta Havet Base Camp, not only a small guest harbour and simple lodgings to stay by the sea if you are on holiday here, but a unique starting point to unlock the best outdoor experiences in the heart of the UNESCO world heritage. You are next door to Skuleberget (concerts, chairlift, Via Ferrata, trails) the ferry to Ulvön island, and within easy reach of Skuleskogen National Park.
Skogspaus is my way of sharing this practice with guests – not as a 'tour', but as a quiet invitation to feel like a guest in the forest.
I'm also the author of a book that explores the principles of Forest Guest Consciousness and how they can transform the way we live, work and lead. Want to go deeper? Read Skogspaus: The First Forest Guest Bible and explore the full practice of Forest Guest Consciousness.
Staying in Höga Kusten? Docksta Havet Base Camp offers simple, seasonal places to stay by the sea – the perfect base for your High Coast slow adventure.
If you would like assistance planning your stay in one of our waterfront accommodations at the marina, need hiking advice at Skyleskogen Park or Mount Skuleberget, or have any other questions regarding things to do on the High Coast during the summer, please contact me via the Airbnb chat. You are welcome :)
Please write me by email or WhatsApp at +46.763136909
P.S. I like to explore new routes with a hiking mindset, especially those on the High Coast. Here below you find what I highlighted in these blog posts.
