When booking, customers get to choose between two modes: comfort and adventure. The former is for travelers who crave seclusion without giving up basic necessities; the latter seems best for “Survivor” runner-ups and die-hard “Man vs. Wild” fans.For the most part, Docastaway trips are not entirely fend-for-yourself experiences. A guide usually accompanies the travelers, although true daredevils can opt out and go solo at certain adventure mode locations. At comfort-mode lodgings, meals are served buffet style by a “staff” and you can partake in activities like paddle boarding, kayaking, and boat excursions to neighboring islands.For example, the Devil’s Island excursion in Oceania (380 euros a night) ranks as extreme on Docastaway’s isolation scale, which means you’re paying for a life-or-death experience, not a luxury hammock. Guests eat “what nature provides.” So what does that mean? The company hints at the island’s free-roaming hermit crabs and fish in natural pools. The description also warns, “Should there be a storm the castaway will have to wait up to two weeks to be rescued. Therefore, much patience will be necessary and also flexible dates.” There’s also no beach on the island, but hey, there is a climbable volcano you can climb!
