Our prices in 2026
| Format | Ceremonies | Nights | Price per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-night ceremony | 1 | 1 | $750 |
| 4-day Plant Wisdom Journey | 2 | 3 | $2,800 |
| 6-day Deep Immersion | 3 | 5 | $3,600 |
| Private retreat, up to 5 guests | Custom | Custom | On request |
Prices are in US dollars and per person. The 4-day and 6-day retreats are all-inclusive. Current dates for each format are on the dates and pricing page.
What the price covers
When people compare retreats they usually compare the headline number, and that is where most of the confusion comes from. Some centers quote a ceremony price and add accommodation and meals later. Ours does not. The retreat price includes:
- Your room for every night of the retreat, in a simple, clean cabin in the mountains.
- All meals, prepared on site and aligned with the ayahuasca diet.
- Every ceremony, led by Erick Saldaña and his family, with a facilitator present the whole night.
- Integration sessions during the retreat, so the experience is processed before you leave, not after.
- Preparation guidance in the weeks before you arrive.
- Pickup from San Isidro del General, the closest town.
What it does not cover: your flight, the trip from San José airport to San Isidro del General unless you book a private transfer with us, travel insurance, and any extra nights in Costa Rica.
How this compares with other retreats in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has become one of the main destinations for ayahuasca outside of South America, and prices reflect very different kinds of centers. At the top end, large centers with medical staff, spa facilities and groups of twenty or more charge several thousand dollars for a week. In the middle, many small retreats charge between $1,200 and $2,500 for three to five days. At the low end, short ceremonies near the capital can be found for a few hundred dollars, sometimes with little screening or support.
We sit in the middle in price and at the small end in size. A maximum of five guests means the cost goes into the ceremony, the food and the attention each person receives, not into buildings or marketing. It also means you are never one of thirty people in a room.
What a fair price should include
Whatever retreat you choose, in Costa Rica or elsewhere, the price should buy you these things. If it does not, ask why.
- A real health screening before they take your money. Ayahuasca interacts with common medications and is unsafe with certain conditions. A retreat that books you without asking is not looking after you. Ours is described on the safety and health screening page.
- A sober facilitator present for the whole ceremony. Not in another building. Not asleep.
- Small groups. The more people in the room, the less anyone can watch over you.
- Integration, not just ceremony. The days after matter as much as the night itself.
- Clear, written terms. What is included, what the deposit is, and what happens if you cannot come.
Is it worth it?
That is a personal question, and we would rather you answer it after reading the reviews of people who came than take our word for it. What we can say is what you pay for: a family that has held ceremonies for more than ten years, medicine grown and prepared on our own land, a group small enough that every person is seen, and a place in the mountains where the only thing on the schedule is you.