Ayahuasca retreats
6 ayahuasca centres in Peru, Costa Rica and Brazil, listed only where the substance is lawful, licensed or unscheduled. Not endorsements.
Ayahuasca is lawful and recognised as national cultural heritage.
Temple of the Way of Light
Near Iquitos, Loreto
Works with female and male Shipibo healers in the Peruvian Amazon, with an established screening and integration process.
Arkana Spiritual Center
Amazon and Sacred Valley
Two sites, one in the Amazon and one in the Sacred Valley, with ceremonies led by Shipibo healers and a documented screening process.
Nimea Kaya Healing Center
Near Pucallpa, Ucayali
Deliberately small: capped at 14 guests, with one-to-one consultations with Shipibo healers and facilitators.
Ayahuasca is not a scheduled substance in Costa Rica.
Soltara Healing Center
Nicoya Peninsula, Puntarenas
Oceanfront centre working with Peruvian Shipibo maestros, and among the earlier operators to build structured pre- and aftercare into the programme.
Rythmia Life Advancement Center
Guanacaste
A medically licensed facility serving ayahuasca as a core modality, which is unusual since most centres operate without any medical licence.
Ayahuasca retreats in Brazil
LegalThe first country to legally recognise ayahuasca, in 1987.