How many psilocybin retreats are there in Mexico?

Peyote.com lists 3 psilocybin retreats in Mexico, compiled from operators' own sites and independent sources, last checked 4 Oct 2026. A listing is not an endorsement or a safety rating.

How much does a psilocybin retreat in Mexico cost?

Published prices run from $1,999 to $7,225 for a whole programme, across 3 programmes at 3 of the 3 listed centres, as the operators publish them (read on 4 Oct 2026). The lowest is Compassion Retreats, 3-day retreat; the highest is Eleusinia, 8-Day Intensive Retreat, 7 nights. Each price links to the operator's page in the table on this page. Prices change; confirm before booking.

How long is a psilocybin retreat in Mexico?

Published programmes run from 6 to 7 nights, with a median of 6.5, across 2 programmes at 2 of the 3 listed centres, as the operators publish them.

When did the law on psilocybin in Mexico last change?

The most recent change in our log is dated 13 Nov 2024. The First Chamber of the Supreme Court (Amparo en Revision 179/2024, unanimous) denied an amparo seeking authorisation for personal recreational use of psilocybin and held the Ley General de Salud provisions that prohibit it (arts. 245 fr. I, 247, 248 and 249) constitutional. (Source: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, 13 Nov 2024.) The one before it is dated 1 Apr 2024. Article 195 bis fraction II of the Federal Penal Code was reformed. The text in force bars federal prosecution for possession of peyote or hallucinogenic mushrooms for the ceremonies of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities recognised by their own authorities. It does not authorise supply or retreats for visitors. (Source: Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026.)

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Psilocybin retreats in Mexico

3 psilocybin centres in Mexico. Psilocybin is illegal here. We list these centres under the label “Illegal but tolerated in practice”: they operate openly and we found no reported prosecution of a retreat, which can change without notice. Every centre we could confirm is operating is listed, including those with a public record, which is shown on their profiles. Nothing operating underground is listed.

Eleusinia

Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico

Psilocybin and DMT retreat centre on a private estate in Valle de Bravo, about 2.5 hours from Mexico City airport. It runs 5- to 8-day group programmes for about 10 guests (up to 14) and states it has a US-trained medical team on site 24 hours a day.

7 nightsFrom $7,225 (published 4 Oct 2026)Own-site details only

The Buena Vida

Sierra de Vallejo, 20 minutes north of Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit (other venues listed in Tepoztlan, Morelos and near Puerto Vallarta)

Female-led psilocybin retreat organiser running 7-day group retreats with three ceremonies at rented villas in Mexico, mainly near Sayulita. It also runs retreats in Joshua Tree, California. Screening starts with an application covering physical and mental health history, followed by a video consultation.

6 nightsFrom $7,000 (published 4 Oct 2026)Own-site details only

Compassion Retreats

Alma Chakana, Francisco Uh May, near Tulum, Quintana Roo (office in Puerto Aventuras)

Small private retreat house near Tulum offering 3- to 5-day private or couples retreats with facilitated psilocybin sessions, alongside yoga, meditation and somatic practices. The psilocybin session is arranged and paid for separately from the retreat package.

From $1,999 (published 4 Oct 2026)Own-site details only

Is psilocybin legal in Mexico?

Illegal but tolerated in practice · Psilocybin

Illegal but tolerated in practice: psilocybin and hallucinogenic mushrooms are group I psychotropics under Mexico's General Health Law, yet retreats advertise openly and we found no reported prosecution of a psilocybin retreat.

Article 245 of the Ley General de Salud lists psilocybin and hallucinogenic mushrooms of any botanical variety in group I, and the Supreme Court upheld that listing against a personal-use claim in November 2024. The federal penal code's carve-out covers possession for the ceremonies of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities, not retreats for visitors. Retreats nonetheless advertise openly, and a news search in English and Spanish on 4 October 2026 found no reported prosecution of a psilocybin retreat. Prosecutors have charged ayahuasca ceremony leaders under the same schedule, so the law is enforced against some ceremonial facilitators. That can change without notice, and participants and operators carry real legal risk.

What the sources say

Ley General de Salud article 245 classifies psychotropics in five groups. Group I covers substances with "valor terapeutico escaso o nulo" that are "susceptibles de uso indebido o abuso", and lists psilocybin with "hongos alucinantes de cualquier variedad botanica, en especial las especies Psilocybe mexicana, Stopharia cubensis y Conocybe, y sus principios activos", as well as psilocin. (Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 15 Jan 2026)
Codigo Penal Federal article 193 makes conduct involving the psychotropics in LGS article 245 fractions I, II and III punishable as offences against health. Psilocybin does not appear in the LGS article 479 table of maximum personal-use doses, so the article 478 non-prosecution rule for small personal amounts does not set any threshold for it. (Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026; Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 15 Jan 2026)
The only mushroom-specific exception is Codigo Penal Federal article 195 bis, fraction II (as reformed DOF 1 April 2024): the federal Public Prosecutor will not prosecute possession of "peyote u hongos alucinogenos, cuando por la cantidad y circunstancias del caso pueda presumirse que seran utilizados en las ceremonias, usos y costumbres de los pueblos y comunidades indigenas y afromexicanas, asi reconocidos por sus autoridades propias." It is a non-prosecution rule for possession tied to Indigenous and Afro-Mexican community ceremonies. It does not authorise supply, and it does not cover retreats run for visitors, although some retreat sites claim otherwise. (Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026)
Mazatec healers in Huautla de Jimenez, Oaxaca, the town that Maria Sabina made known in the mid-20th century, still hold mushroom ceremonies. AFP (October 2024) quotes the family of curandera Julieta Casimiro saying they use the mushrooms as medicine "not to get high", and reports that local healers discourage psychedelic tourism and screen who they will hold ceremonies for. (Proceso (AFP), 12 Oct 2024)
On 13 November 2024 the First Chamber of the Supreme Court (Amparo en Revision 179/2024, ponente Ministra Loretta Ortiz Ahlf, unanimous four votes) upheld the denial of an amparo. The applicant wanted health authorisation for all activities linked to personal recreational use of psilocybin, which COFEPRIS had refused in an official letter of 23 January 2023. The Court ruled that LGS articles 245 fraction I, 247 last paragraph, 248 and 249 are constitutional. Press coverage reports this as the first such psilocybin amparo the Court decided. (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, 13 Nov 2024; Milenio, 13 Nov 2024)
In October 2023, Senator Alejandra Lagunes (PVEM) presented an initiative to reform the Ley General de Salud, the Codigo Penal Federal and other laws so that psilocybin mushrooms could be researched and used therapeutically, with Indigenous peoples taking part. It has not been enacted: the LGS in force (last reformed 15 January 2026) still lists psilocybin in article 245 group I. (ICEERS, 13 Nov 2023; Foro Juridico, 2 Nov 2023; Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 15 Jan 2026)
Retreat Guru's Mexico psilocybin page, read on 2026-10-04, showed 98+ psilocybin retreats from roughly 40 centres, mostly in Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Valle de Bravo, Cancun and the Puerto Vallarta area. Operators' own sites publish dates and prices for Mexican psilocybin retreats, for example Eleusinia (Valle de Bravo, 2026 and 2027 dates), The Buena Vida (Sayulita, October and December 2026 dates) and Compassion Retreats (near Tulum). (Retreat Guru, current page; Eleusinia, current page; The Buena Vida, current page; Compassion Retreats, current page)

Enforcement search, 4 Oct 2026

No reported prosecution, raid, arrest or closure of a psilocybin retreat or psilocybin facilitator in Mexico was found. Hallucinogenic mushrooms do show up in routine street-dealing arrests in Tulum, and Mexican prosecutors have charged Indigenous ayahuasca ceremony leaders with DMT importation, so the law is enforced against ceremonial use of other group I psychedelics. Finding no reported case is not proof that none exists. We searched news in English and Spanish for: retiro psilocibina detenidos Mexico; retiro hongos alucinogenos Tulum operativo detenidos; clausura retiro psicodelico Mexico hongos; FGR hongos alucinogenos detenidos retiro ceremonia; Oaxaca hongos turistas detenidos Huautla San Jose del Pacifico; chaman detenido hongos alucinogenos ceremonia extranjeros Mexico; detienen extranjero ceremonia hongos magicos retiro Quintana Roo OR Oaxaca OR Morelos OR Nayarit; muere turista retiro hongos psilocibina Mexico ceremonia; Tulum mushroom retreat raid arrest police psilocybin; Mexico psychedelic retreat shut down OR arrested facilitator psilocybin ceremony police. The absence of reported cases is not proof that none exist.

Closest found: Between 2022 and 2023, Mexico detained two Indigenous ceremony leaders at Mexico City airport and prosecuted them for bringing in ayahuasca (DMT, also LGS art. 245 group I). Colombian Uitoto healer Claudino Perez was arrested in March 2022 to hold ayahuasca workshops and faced a requested 25-year sentence before the case was dismissed. Shipibo healer Lauro Hinostroza was arrested in September 2023 and released in March 2024. Proceso counts eight such cases. This involved ayahuasca, not psilocybin, but it shows the prohibition is applied to ceremonial facilitators. (Proceso, 24 Apr 2024)
Closest found: In Tulum on 19 November 2021, municipal police and the National Guard arrested a man carrying pink cocaine, ecstasy and a bag of hallucinogenic mushrooms on narcomenudeo charges. This was street dealing with no stated link to any retreat. (De Peso, 19 Nov 2021)
Closest found: In Tulum on 29 October 2021, authorities seized three businesses (two bars and a gym) and arrested 15 people, seizing marijuana, crack and cocaine. Mushrooms, retreats and ceremonies are not mentioned. This is listed only because it came up for the Tulum operativo queries. (TV Azteca Quintana Roo, 29 Oct 2021)

More jurisdictions and substances in the legal status table.

Law changes in Mexico

Dated changes to the law, regulation or official guidance, newest first, each with its source. Every country in the log.

13 Nov 2024Court ruling
The First Chamber of the Supreme Court (Amparo en Revision 179/2024, unanimous) denied an amparo seeking authorisation for personal recreational use of psilocybin and held the Ley General de Salud provisions that prohibit it (arts. 245 fr. I, 247, 248 and 249) constitutional. (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, 13 Nov 2024)
1 Apr 2024Law
Article 195 bis fraction II of the Federal Penal Code was reformed. The text in force bars federal prosecution for possession of peyote or hallucinogenic mushrooms for the ceremonies of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities recognised by their own authorities. It does not authorise supply or retreats for visitors. (Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026)

Programme lengths and published prices

Programme length: 6 to 7 nights; Median 6.5 nights, across 2 published programmes at 2 centres in Mexico.
Published prices (USD): $1,999 to $7,225; Median $7,000, across 3 programmes at 3 centres, as published on 4 Oct 2026.

Computed from the programmes these centres publish; centres that publish no length or price are not counted. Not an average of what people pay.

Centre and programme	Nights	From	Published
Compassion Retreats3-day retreat	Not stated	$1,999	4 Oct 2026
The Buena Vida7-day retreat (Tandava, Tepoztlan venue)	6	$7,000	4 Oct 2026
Eleusinia8-Day Intensive Retreat	7	$7,225	4 Oct 2026

What to check before booking

3 of 3 centres describe a medical screening process on their own sites. Each profile quotes what the centre says.

The medical exclusions and interactions below are the ones published research and harm-reduction services flag for psilocybin. Ask any centre how its screening handles each one.

Lithium: seizure riskSerious risk
An analysis of online reports found that 47% of 62 reports of lithium taken with a classic psychedelic (such as psilocybin or LSD) involved seizures and 39% involved medical attention, while none of 34 lamotrigine reports did. The authors provisionally concluded psychedelic use may pose a significant seizure risk for people on lithium. (Pharmacopsychiatry, 2021)
Oregon bars recent lithium usersSerious risk
Oregon's required Client Information Form asks whether the client has taken lithium in the last 30 days; a yes answer means the client may not participate in an administration session. (Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, 2026)
Psychosis and severe psychiatric historySerious risk
Published research safety guidelines recommend excluding volunteers with a personal or family history of psychotic disorders or other severe psychiatric disorders, and note prolonged psychoses triggered by hallucinogens are less common than acute distress. Oregon's Client Information Form bars anyone who has ever been diagnosed with or treated for active psychosis. (Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2008; Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, 2026)
Bipolar disorderSerious risk
In an international survey of 541 people with self-reported bipolar disorder who had used psilocybin, 32.2% described new or increasing symptoms after trips, prominently manic symptoms, sleep problems and anxiety; 3.3% used emergency medical services. The authors say bipolar symptoms may emerge or intensify after psilocybin use. (Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2023)
No quality control of truffle ceremoniesSerious risk
The Trimbos Institute's DRUGSinfo warns that nobody checks the quality of truffle or mushroom ceremonies, including intake, aftercare or the number of sober people present, and that a truffle ceremony can be dangerous for people who take medication or have psychological complaints. (DRUGSinfo (Drugs Infolijn), Trimbos-instituut)
Psychosis riskSerious risk
DRUGSinfo states that mushrooms and truffles can trigger or worsen psychosis, mainly in people who are susceptible, for example because it runs in the family or they have had a psychosis before. (DRUGSinfo (Drugs Infolijn), Trimbos-instituut)

Every cited psilocybin safety fact

Questions, answered from the data

Is psilocybin legal in Mexico?: No. Psilocybin and hallucinogenic mushrooms of any botanical variety are group I psychotropics under Mexico's Ley General de Salud, and the Supreme Court refused a personal-use amparo in November 2024. The only carve-out is for possession for the ceremonies of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities, which does not cover retreats for visitors, yet retreats advertise openly and we found no reported prosecution of a psilocybin retreat. Mexican prosecutors have charged ayahuasca ceremony leaders under the same schedule, so the prohibition is enforced against some ceremonial facilitators; we list Mexican psilocybin retreats as illegal but tolerated in practice, which can change without notice. The absence of reported cases is not proof that none exist; our search was dated 4 Oct 2026. Sources: Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 15 Jan 2026; Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026; Proceso (AFP), 12 Oct 2024.
How many psilocybin retreats are there in Mexico?: Peyote.com lists 3 psilocybin retreats in Mexico, compiled from operators' own sites and independent sources, last checked 4 Oct 2026. A listing is not an endorsement or a safety rating.
How much does a psilocybin retreat in Mexico cost?: Published prices run from $1,999 to $7,225 for a whole programme, across 3 programmes at 3 of the 3 listed centres, as the operators publish them (read on 4 Oct 2026). The lowest is Compassion Retreats, 3-day retreat; the highest is Eleusinia, 8-Day Intensive Retreat, 7 nights. Each price links to the operator's page in the table on this page. Prices change; confirm before booking.
How long is a psilocybin retreat in Mexico?: Published programmes run from 6 to 7 nights, with a median of 6.5, across 2 programmes at 2 of the 3 listed centres, as the operators publish them.
When did the law on psilocybin in Mexico last change?: The most recent change in our log is dated 13 Nov 2024. The First Chamber of the Supreme Court (Amparo en Revision 179/2024, unanimous) denied an amparo seeking authorisation for personal recreational use of psilocybin and held the Ley General de Salud provisions that prohibit it (arts. 245 fr. I, 247, 248 and 249) constitutional. (Source: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion, 13 Nov 2024.) The one before it is dated 1 Apr 2024. Article 195 bis fraction II of the Federal Penal Code was reformed. The text in force bars federal prosecution for possession of peyote or hallucinogenic mushrooms for the ceremonies of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities recognised by their own authorities. It does not authorise supply or retreats for visitors. (Source: Camara de Diputados del H. Congreso de la Union, 13 Mar 2026.)

Before you go

Fireside Project, a free, confidential psychedelic peer support line for people during and after an experience. Worth saving before a session, not after.
Keep a working phone line for the whole trip, so someone at home can reach you and you can reach them. A travel eSIM gives you mobile data in Mexico without buying a local SIM on arrival.

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