Paojilhuasca Medicine Center
Authentic Ayahuasca and Traditional Plant Medicine
Experience deep transformation with trusted healers in a safe, intimate setting in Iquitos, Peru.
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HEALING RETREATS & SACRED EARTH MEDICINES
Ayahuasca Retreats in Iquitos, Peru
Sacred Healing, Guided By The Wisdom Of The Amazon
Paojilhuasca Medicine Center rests deep within the Amazon, offering a sanctuary for healing, awakening, and authentic connection with sacred plants such as Ayahuasca, Kambo, and Master Plant Dietas. This is far from tourism. It is a return to origin, where nature, ancestral tradition, and spirit align to restore balance and open the way for true transformation.
At Paojilhuasca, guidance comes from a team unlike any other. Best Ayahuasca retreat in Peru.
Two master shamans, honoring both feminine and masculine traditions, hold the ceremonies with profound care. They are joined by a physician, a scientist, and experienced facilitators who bring depth, safety, and modern understanding. Together, they create an environment where ancestral plant wisdom is honored and every detail of your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Location: Iquitos, Peru – Gateway to the Amazon
Set in the cultural and spiritual heart of the Peruvian Amazon, Paojilhuasca Medicine Center welcomes you to a land where the jungle itself is medicine. Cradled by the Amazon, this is where tradition, nature, and spirit meet. A destination known for Ayahuasca, yet felt as a true homecoming to the soul.
The Forest Awaits Your Return
The Amazon is alive with voices unseen, a vast world where every leaf, river, and bird carries its own spirit. At Paojilhuasca Medicine Center, you are welcomed into this living tapestry not as an observer but as part of it.
Ceremonies with Ayahuasca, Kambo, and Master Plant Dietas unfold in their natural rhythm, guided with reverence and held in a space of trust. The experience is not about escaping daily life, but about remembering what life truly is when spirit and nature move together.
Here, time slows. The forest teaches in silence as much as in song. You begin to see yourself with new clarity, touched by the same essence that has sustained these traditions for generations.
This is your invitation to reconnect with yourself, with nature, and with the timeless wisdom of the Amazon. Healing is waiting. The plants are waiting.
Are you ready to answer the call?
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Why Come to the Amazon for Healing?
The Amazon rainforest holds medicines that have guided human healing for centuries. To walk into this land is to step into a living temple of wisdom, where every plant carries knowledge.
Within Paojilhuasca Medicine Center in Iquitos, each retreat is rooted in devotion, carried with integrity, and guided by deep respect.
What you receive is offered with intention:
Sacred Ayahuasca ceremonies led by experienced shamans.
Kambo and Yopo treatments to cleanse, purify, and energize the body.
Traditional Master Plant Dietas, offering direct connection with the spirits of the forest.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is Ayahuasca safe?
Yes, when held in a traditional and professional setting. We provide health screenings, medical supervision, and safe ceremonial guidance.
2. Do I need prior experience?
No. Many of our guests are first-time participants. We prepare you step by step.
3. How long should I stay?
We recommend at least one week, though many choose longer retreats for deeper transformation.
4. What is Kambo?
Kambo is a sacred frog medicine used for purification and cleansing, often at the beginning of the retreat.
5. How do I prepare for my retreat?
We provide a complete preparation guide with diet, mindset, and lifestyle recommendations before arrival.
2x Ayahuasca Ceremonies
- Ayahuasca ceremonies happen twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. As we will have taken care to purify you well before the first intake, your first journey with the Plant will take place in the best possible conditions.
1x Kambo Healing Treatments
- On your first day, we recommend a round of Kambo, the venom extracted from an Amazonian frog. Kambo purifies and heals the body through a deep cleansing. The indigenous do not consider Kambo as a ceremony but rather a healing treatment. You will have the ability to have more treatments on other days if you feel the call.
2x Mambaè Talking Circles
- The evening of the day after each ayahuasca ceremony, we hold a talking circle accompanied by Mambé, a powdered coca leaf whose main virtue is to open the heart and free words. In this way, the circle enables us to talk about, understand, and share what we experienced in ceremony with the other participants, while strengthening our social ties.
Rapé (hapeh)
- Rapé (Amazonian snuff) is a sacred shamanic medicine or tool, that has been used by tribes of the Amazon basin for thousands of years and is an essential part of their tribal culture and history. Rapé, like all our medicines is optional, but on offer for you to experience when you choose.
1x Yopo Ceremony
- Yopo ceremonies, a powder made from the seeds of a Brazilian tree. Rich in DMT, you’ll experience a visionary journey lasting around one hour.
Welcoming Floral Bath
- On the day of your arrival, you will have a floral bath with medicinal plants to welcome and settle you into the space, then a talking circle in the evening to connect with the community.
Medicine Preparation
- You will have the ability to learn and prepare your own Ayahuasca, collect your own Kambo frogs at night & learn the process of Yopo.
Jungle / River Tours
- As for the activities on offer, you’ll be treated to a boat trip and a tour of the jungle in the company of a certified guide who will show you the medicinal and master plants in their natural environment. The village also has a football pitch where the village children often play.
Ecstatic Dance With San Pedro (Huachuma)
- This ceremony is ONLY on offer for those having longer stays of 2 weeks plus & will be dependable on the feel and flow of the group.
- The masculine-energy cactus from the Andes, which will allow you, towards the end of your stay, to completely let go in the heart of a dance-trance, to free yourself from what has emerged with the medicine.
Post-Ceremony Renewal
- The day after each ceremony, we come together for energizing HIIT workouts, flushing out stagnant energy and grounding the insights of the night before.
Morning Qigong
- Each day begins with movement, breath, and stillness. A centering practice to awaken your energy and prepare you for the deeper work ahead.
Direct Shamanic Guidance
- One-on-one connection with La Maestro and Don Gardel. A chance to receive personal insight, support, and wisdom throughout your path.
Shipibo Market
- If the group size is large enough, a group of Shipibo woman will come to our centre to showcase their incredible handmade clothing, artwork, artisans & talisman. You will also learn more about their culture.
Bufo Ceremony (Optional, $70 USD)
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The sacred toad medicine offers an intense and transcendental experience. Available for those who feel drawn to its power.
Sananga
- A liquid extracted from a Brazilian shrub that is applied to the eyes to encourage receptivity to the third eye, which you can use as you wish.
Translation / Guidance
- You will receive full support & care throughout your stay in each and every avenue.
Kundalini Dance Meditation
- The Kundalini meditation is a 60 minutes practice with four different stages of 15 minutes each, accompanied by music which was originally composed for this meditation. The stages are shaking, dancing, standing or sitting in stillness and relaxing. In this first stage you stand and shake your body for 15 minutes.
Yoga
- We offer yoga nidra right before ceremony to calm the nervous system. And we also offer yin yoga on Thursdays.
Preparation & Integration Guided Breathwork
- Conscious breathing is a powerful tool for shamanic journeys, preparing mind and body for safe, grounded exploration of deeper awareness.
- Breathwork aids post-ceremony integration by releasing blockages, processing insights, and supporting emotional healing for greater clarity and connection.
- You can explore this technique further with a qualified practitioner during your stay and afterward if desired.
Master Plant Dietas
- For our clients who wish to work in depth on themselves, the diet is highly recommended, as it provides an opportunity for a real and powerful connection with oneself, while opening the way to the true richness of Amazonian medicine.
Organic Meals
- Meals are prepared with fresh, local ingredients (all fruit sourced nearby).
- Meat, when served, is organic and freshly caught or hunted within days.
- Superfoods like maca, chia, and specialty flours enrich meals with vitamins and plant proteins.
- Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.
Our Team
Your Shamans
Don Gardel
Ayahuasquero, kambocero, and co-founder
La Maestra Alicia
Ayahuasquera, Vegetalista
Fabrizio
Co-founder, manager, researcher, kambo & bufo practitioner and retreat facilitator
Caterina
Doctor, holistic healer, breathwork guide, kambo practitioner and retreat facilitator
Retreat Essentials
- All ceremonies (Ayahuasca, Kambo, Yopo, plant dietas)
- Accommodation and nourishing meals
- Pre-retreat preparation support
- Post-retreat integration guidance
- Daily wellness practices (Qigong, yoga nidra, meditation, breathwork)
- Guided river and rainforest excursions
Not Included:
- Flights to Iquitos, Peru
- Local transport and Personal purchases in the jungle
- Bufo Ceremony (optional, $70 USD, offered only as a final ceremony if you feel called)
