10 Ayahuasca Retreat Centers you should have heard about.
Ayahuasca is the “current thing”— which can make it incredibly easy to discount it as the drug du jour, hipster plaything, or escapist fantasy. The ancient Amazonian concoction (ayahuasca and another plant are cooked together in water) is serious stuff, however, with a serious history: Shamans in the Amazon have been drinking it for centuries to tap into the spirit world; the intensely hallucinogenic visions and journeys of altered consciousness it induces have transformed lives, healed psychic wounds, and, some historians believe, altered history.
In this article you’ll find the 10 best rated Ayahuaska retreats from different countries.
1. Etnikas integrative medicine, Peru
What they say about themselves:
Etnikas has been created by a Peruvian family with 40 years of studying and practicing ancient traditional healings. We rediscover an Inca healing technique with Ayahuasca “dancing with heaven and earth” that has been lost for centuries. Our retreats are authentic and traditional based on the principles of the Inca philosophy. The health ministry of Peru has recognised the authenticity and responsibility of our practice.
Price: starting at $625 for a 3 day retreat
Location: San Salvador, Cusco Peru
2. Behold retreats, Costa Rica + Mexico + Portugal
What press says about them:
Jonathan de Potter and his team at Behold Retreats are looking to designing holistic, plant medicine programs that are tailored to each participant’s needs and preferences in order to ensure lasting results. Part of this is done through education, ensuring that everyone is ready to understand and process what they’re about to experience, and part of it involves follow up to make sure that the benefits of treatment don’t fade after the retreat is over and everyone goes home.
Price: starting from $7,500 for a 6-night retreat
Location: Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal
3. Avalon, Spain
What they say about themselves:
Thanks to technology and globalization, the world has become smaller, and people are becoming more alike. You, sitting in the comfort of your home, say, in Spain, can be having a live video call with a friend traveling in Canada. You, with an immense thirst for knowledge, can learn and explore any topic online within seconds. That is why, nowadays, there is no need to go to the depths of the Amazon to experience a genuine and life changing experience. There is no denying that experiencing Ayahuasca in a magical place like the Amazon rainforest is a dream of a lifetime but, in the meantime, at Avalon, we offer you the next best solution — a guided Ayahuasca retreat in Europe, set in a beautiful accessible location, surrounded by nature and clean air.
Price: starting from $2,000 for a 3-night retreat
Location: Barcelona and Ibiza, Spain
4. Casa del Sol, Ecuador
What they say about themselves:
Our mission is to facilitate space so that each person can connect and develop from their own heart their relationship with the creative SPIRIT and return to their nature, to their home, to a sacred relationship with life. We aim to foster and live within a deep, healing relationship with divine creation. In the mirror of these times, what we are experiencing as a society reflects the tremendous imbalance that we have generated with nature. This healing process is not just a personal experience, it is in BEING TOGETHER where the power of the miracle that our united hearts is manifest. For that reason, the medicine of Casa del Sol is the family, the tribe, and the spiritual communion.
Our family shares practical experience in nurturing conscious, loving human beings that live in harmony with their environment. Sharing our ancestral knowledge helps us to connect to your authentic self, service our community and protect the natural environment.
Price: starting from $2,000 for a 10-night retreat
Location: Ecuador
5. Spirit Vine, Brazil
What they say about themselves:
Spirit Vine, aka TheVine Center is “The Ayahuasca House”, founded in 2004 to host spiritual retreats where people from all over the world can come and meet others interested in reconnecting with the higher self and spiritual development, working with a variety of meditations, regressions, art, yoga, talks about ayahuasca and ceremonies. The center is located in the richly diverse Mata-Atlantic forest on the east coast of Brazil in the state of Bahia. This region was chosen due to the natural beauty of the landscape, astonishing beaches, good accessibility, spirited local culture and the abundance of natural foods. An ideal setting for a safe and profound experience.
Price: starting from $2,250 for a 8-night retreat
Location: Brazil
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6. Soltara Healing Center, Peru
What they say about themselves:
Our mission is to bridge this gap between head and heart for those who seek it. In a world of increasing disconnection from ourselves, our earth, our history, and each other, we aim to find balance by providing an authentic, safe, and loving space for each individual, no matter their background, to get in touch with their truth. We are honored to serve medicine in sacred ceremonies, empower our guests with knowledge and tools to continue their journey back home, raise cultural awareness, and continue our cherished duty as stewards and caretakers of our Earth. We feel that by engaging in this healing work, aligning our past experiences and future actions with deep meaning and purpose, we can become true beacons of light and affect positive change in our lives and our world.
Price: starting from 2,000$ for a 5 nights retreat
Location: Costa Rica, Peru
7. Om-Mij, Spain + Holland
What they say about themselves:
After many years of experience in personal development and growth, we at Om-Mij have chosen to work together with Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca liberated each of us in our own way from our blockages and gave us a totally new perspective at ourselves and the world around us.
We would like to give as many people as possible the opportunity to experience the deep healing and changing powers of Ayahuasca. It inspires us to guide people in their emotional processing and to help them turn their life around. We are grateful that we have been able to support and guide so many people, also internationally, on their life path.
Price: starting from $295 for a 1 night retreat
Location: Holland, Spain
8. Arcana Spiritual Center, Peru
What they say about themselves:
We are rated the Most Popular Ayahuasca Healing Retreat on AyaAdvisors.org for good reasons. We believe in Authentic Healing & we offer many different Ancestral Healing Medicines besides Ayahuasca, such as Sapo (Bufo Alvarius), San Pedro, Peyote, Psilocybe Mushrooms & Others.
We have high quality, well trained shamans & healers so that you can have the most diverse & safest & most healing experience possible. We are here for you, every step of the way and will help you integrate your healing with love and care. We make sure your experience with us at either of our centers: Arkana Yucatan, Arkana Amazon or Arkana Sacred Valley will be an unforgettable journey.
Price: starting from $2,300 for a 7-day retreat
Location: Peru
9. Sinchi Runa, Portugal
What they say about themselves:
At Sinchi Runa, we strongly feel that Ayahuasca and other plant entheogens, while taken within a sincere and sacred context, are among the greatest gifts humanity can receive at this moment in time. We are so grateful to be able to offer Ayahuasca Retreats in Portugal, making this beautiful medicine available to more people around the world.
Through our Ayahuasca retreats we create a safe and sacred space that allows each individual to experience profound healing and spiritual understanding. Our groups are always small with up to 14 participants per retreat. This allows for a safe and genuine shamanic work to take place and for us to be fully present for each one.
Price: starting from $2,200 for a 9-day retreat
Location: Portugal
10. APL Journeys, Spain + Mexico
What they others say about them:
The team at APL Journeys works with skilled coaches and psychotherapists to pair the traditional approach to ayahuasca ceremonies with a modern understanding of the integration process. Each retreat is led by Amazonian healers who live and study plant medicine in Ecuador and Peru, meaning your experience is orchestrated the same way it would be in the Amazon. In fact, they often work with Maestro Pepe, also known as “The Last Shaman” from the Netflix documentary. On top of that, APL Journeys partners with facilitators who are Red Cross certified to guarantee you have the safest journey possible. And since most of their guests are newbies, you’ll be in good company if this is your first time using ayahuasca, too!
Price: starting from 2,350$ for a 8 days retreat
Location: Spain, Mexico
