diff --git a/app/pages/vacations.vue b/app/pages/vacations.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8189d4f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/pages/vacations.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  name: 'vacations',
+  layout: 'default',
+})
+
+useSeoMeta({
+  title: 'Vacations - npmx',
+  description: 'The npmx team is taking a well-deserved break after an incredible sprint!',
+})
+
+const stats = [
+  { label: 'Contributors', value: '150+' },
+  { label: 'Commits', value: '1.1k+' },
+  { label: 'PRs Merged', value: '944' },
+]
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <main
+    class="container flex-1 flex flex-col items-center justify-center py-20 sm:py-32 text-center"
+  >
+    <div class="max-w-2xl mx-auto space-y-8">
+      <!-- Icon / Illustration -->
+      <div class="relative inline-block">
+        <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-accent/20 blur-3xl rounded-full" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <span class="relative text-8xl sm:text-9xl animate-bounce-slow inline-block">🏖️</span>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Title -->
+      <div class="space-y-4">
+        <h1 class="font-mono text-4xl sm:text-5xl font-bold text-fg">
+          We are <span class="text-accent">recharging</span>
+        </h1>
+        <p class="text-lg sm:text-xl text-fg-muted max-w-lg mx-auto leading-relaxed">
+          After 3 weeks of intense coding, 150+ contributors, and over 1,100 commits, the npmx team
+          is taking a short break.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Stats Grid -->
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:gap-8 py-8 border-y border-border/50">
+        <div v-for="stat in stats" :key="stat.label" class="space-y-1">
+          <div class="font-mono text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-bold text-fg">{{ stat.value }}</div>
+          <div class="text-xs sm:text-sm text-fg-subtle uppercase tracking-wider">
+            {{ stat.label }}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- Message -->
+      <div class="space-y-6">
+        <p class="text-fg-muted">
+          We'll be back soon to continue building the best package explorer for the community.
+          <br class="hidden sm:block" />
+          Thank you for being part of this incredible journey!
+        </p>
+
+        <div class="flex items-center justify-center gap-4">
+          <ButtonBase to="/" variant="primary" size="medium" classicon="i-carbon:home">
+            Back to Home
+          </ButtonBase>
+          <ButtonBase
+            href="https://github.com/npmx-dev/npmx.dev"
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            variant="secondary"
+            size="medium"
+            classicon="i-carbon:logo-github"
+          >
+            Star on GitHub
+          </ButtonBase>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </main>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.animate-bounce-slow {
+  animation: bounce 3s infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes bounce {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translateY(-5%);
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.8, 0, 1, 1);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: translateY(0);
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1);
+  }
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 3311ee081..91bcb503d 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     '/privacy': { prerender: true },
     '/search': { isr: false, cache: false }, // never cache
     '/settings': { prerender: true },
+    '/vacations': { prerender: true },
     // proxy for insights
     '/_v/script.js': { proxy: 'https://npmx.dev/_vercel/insights/script.js' },
     '/_v/view': { proxy: 'https://npmx.dev/_vercel/insights/view' },
diff --git a/server/middleware/canonical-redirects.global.ts b/server/middleware/canonical-redirects.global.ts
index 230ab3443..0e0a3209b 100644
--- a/server/middleware/canonical-redirects.global.ts
+++ b/server/middleware/canonical-redirects.global.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const pages = [
   '/privacy',
   '/search',
   '/settings',
+  '/vacations',
 ]
 
 const cacheControl = 's-maxage=3600, stale-while-revalidate=36000'