Intimate Ayahuasca Retreat (Kinkara Costa Rica) – Summer Retreats

These intimate ceremonial retreats are held in a luxury nature-based sanctuary and guided by highly experienced Shipibo-Konibo Wisdom Keepers. Designed for small groups, they combine careful preparation, traditional ayahuasca ceremonies, and post-retreat integration support in a setting that honors both depth and safety.

Summer Retreats (July and August) take place during Costa Rica’s quieter, vibrant green season. This 6-night ceremonial program includes structured preparation guidance, 3 Shipibo medicine ceremonies, and ongoing long-term integration support. Price: $4,200 - $4,900 USD.

Winter Retreats (November & December) are offered in Costa Rica’s hotter, dry, sun-filled season. This 7-night ceremonial program includes structured preparation guidance, 3 Shipibo medicine ceremonies, and ongoing integration support. Price: $4,400 - $5,200 USD.

Your all-inclusive package includes luxury accommodations at eco-friendly retreat centers, 3 ceremonies with world-renowned Shipibo-Konibo ayahuasca wisdom keepers, and individual as well as group preparation support fully guided for 1 month before the retreat. You’ll also join a virtual group circle to connect with your retreat family before arrival, receive 100% Wild Amazonian Shipibo Cielo ayahuasca brew, and be supported on site by thoughtful, attuned facilitation throughout your stay.

Organic whole food meals are included, along with yoga, breathwork sessions, embodiment practices, and integration tools. Carefully crafted workshops support your process before, during, and after retreat. The package also includes complimentary one-on-one and group post-retreat integration support for 1 month, plus access to the online integration membership platform and large discounts for ongoing long-term mentorship and therapeutic support.

Not included: Flights and other travel expenses, personal expenses, and accommodation before and after retreat dates. It is highly recommended to arrive at least 1 night before the retreat and fly out at least 1 day after.

These retreats are for you if: you feel a sincere call toward deep emotional and inner work; you are ready to meet yourself honestly, even when it feels uncomfortable; you can be radically honest with facilitators and the team; you feel stuck, disconnected, anxious, or unlike your true self and know there is more you want to create, express, and experience; you are ready to live more from the heart than the mind; you want to reconnect with nature and live in right relationship with the Earth; you are willing to take preparation, dieta, and integration seriously; you understand this work is not a quick fix but an ongoing relationship of care, respect, reciprocity, and learning with ayahuasca; you are prepared to continue the work afterward through therapy, coaching, or integration guidance; you are in a meaningful life transition; and you long to be deeply held in a supportive group healing environment.

These retreats are not for you if: you want a recreational or casual psychedelic experience; you are unwilling to make meaningful life changes; you are not ready to invest energy and money into preparation or integration; you are seeking a purely relaxing vacation-style retreat; you cannot pause certain medications or refrain from substance use for the required period; you are attending mainly to support someone else rather than your own healing; you have a history of seizures, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or mania that may be incompatible; you are not in a place to invest in your healing or lack support at home; or you are not open to communal healing, sacred ritual, trusting the team, or receiving wisdom from the Shipibo lineage.

At Anam Cara, every retreat is curated with deep integrity and respect for the Shipibo curanderos and the indigenous plant medicine they steward. The team works in lifelong friendship with 3 families of Shipibo healers, relationships rooted in trust, reciprocity, and love. These maestras and maestros are among the most respected and experienced lineages of the Amazon Rainforest, and their ancestral wisdom lies at the heart of the work.

Whether in the jungles of Costa Rica or high in the Andes of Peru, each location is chosen with intention. These sacred spaces are selected to support conscious community, the power of nature, and deep healing. The land, its energy, and its culture all shape the ceremonial experience, while collective prayer strengthens the work both inside and beyond the ceremony space.

Reciprocity is also central to the retreat philosophy. The venues are chosen for sustainability, organic food, conscious design, and a relationship with nature that goes beyond a standard vacation setting. Comfort and support are thoughtfully prioritized so you can focus fully on your inner work.

Sample program: Ceremonies are the sacred center of the journey, surrounded by daily practices, workshops, and integrative modalities such as breathwork, embodiment practice, mindful movement, sharing circles, and more. Each day is designed to help release blockages and limiting beliefs, awaken fuller expression, and ground the medicine into practical, lived experience. Every retreat remains responsive to the needs of the group in real time.