Embark on a transformational and healing journey with a small group for 10-days in Peru. https://www.inwardtravel.com/peru-ayahuasca-10-daysStarting in Lima, Peru, we will fly up to Iquitos in the Amazon and spend a full week at an off-grid retreat centre immersed in lush rainforest. We will have 5 ceremonies over this time with shamans of the Shipibo and Mestizo lineage, and be supported by 2 guides. The group will become like family through this experience supporting each other as we each go through our own growth, healing, expansion, learning and life-changing moments. We have been running tours to Peru for over 12 years, and our aim is to provide the most authentic and supported experience possible. We will be staying at truly one of the most beautiful centres you could hope to live at for a week! All meals are included for our 7 days at the centre. Here is how our itinerary will flow: Nov. 22nd – Arrive in Lima – Allow yourself to land down, as we get acquainted with our group and prepare for our journey to the Amazon the following day. Nov. 23rd – As a group, we will fly over the serpentine Amazonian River to Iquitos, the gateway to the Amazon and the tribal villages. This is our introduction to the world’s largest tropical rainforest and the abundance of life that calls it home. In Iquitos, we will have time to be with our intentions and have a group Ayahuasca talk in preparation for the medicine experience.  Nov. 24th – A 1.5 hour boat ride on the Amazon river brings us to our next destination and the thing that called you to this adventure. We immerse ourselves in the heart of the Amazon Jungle at an ‘off-grid’ healing center. Our lead Shaman, Jose, has an incredible heart and over 25 years of working with Ayahuasca. We will experience a traditional flower bath as we prepare for our first ceremony. This ceremony will be an introductory dose of medicine as the Shaman gets to know each of us and check in with how we respond.  Nov. 25th – Each day following a ceremony, our group will gather for a discussion circle, where you can share with the shamans about your experience, so they can feel into your process day by day in order to provide guidance and to understand best how to support you in the ceremonies. We are fortunate to have such dedicated shamans who care deeply about all of us, and these conversations are assisted by a translator. Each of us will also have one private conversation with the shamans to share about your intentions with the medicine and anything that is personal, as we prepare for 2nd ceremony and a larger dose of Ayahuasca.Nov. 26th – Fruit and hot tea are delivered to your cottage door at 7:00am, so you can wake up and go through your own process journalling and reflecting on the experiences we had the night before. The bonds of our group are deepening each day, and one of the most enjoyable and therapeutic elements is the opportunity to share the highs and lows that we all went through. We’re all supported tremendously, and this gives us all the confidence and safety to surrender and connect with the medicine. This night will be our 3rd ceremony. 

Breakfast is at 10am, followed by a group discussion. Each day in the afternoon there is an optional activity, depending on the weather and the group’s energy levels. These include boat trips to see wildlife, local artisanal markets, interacting with monkeys, and some other surprises that we’d rather not share here! Nov. 27th – Day 6 is rest day! 3 ceremonies already up to this point, with 1 introductory dose, and 2 larger doses. It is a day for processing, journalling, reading, conversations, and catching up on sleep. We’ll have a group discussion and an afternoon activity, leaving lots of time to be in your flow, reflecting on your intentions to that point, and soaking up the hammock in your cottage. A great aspect of a rest day is that we get to eat a tasty dinner and get to bed early! We’ll also have the chance to purchase some incredible Shipibo tapestries and artwork from the shamans, and often you will find an art piece that symbolizes the experiences and visions you’ve encountered with Ayahuasca.Nov. 28th and Nov. 29th – Our 4th and 5th ceremonies will see us back in the flow of preparing to sit with the medicine in the evenings. People often experience a kind of arc over a week of sitting with Ayahuasca where the first 2-3 ceremonies provide more of a cleansing and clearing of negative energies, a kind of descending into the challenging emotions.  Ceremonies 4 and 5 are often said to bring about more of a blossoming and ascending, creative energy to provide clarity on the best path forward.

Ayahuasca is truly a phenomenal medicine and we are so blessed to be in the presence of such incredible shamans to support us in this journey. Prior to our last ceremony, the shamans will bless us with another flower bath. The final ceremony is called the ‘Arcana’, a special process utilized by the shamans to seal one’s energy and layer protections after a series of ayahuasca ceremonies and/or a dieta, to bring a conclusion to the ‘work’ that has been done during the retreat.Nov. 30th – After our final ceremony, we will have another full day and night to be in a relaxing flow and enjoy our incredible sanctuary in the Amazon. We’ll have a final group discussion, go on an excursion, and experience the final closing traditions with our shamans and staff at our center. We’ll also discuss our next steps of integration, as we prepare to take steps back into the outside world and to sustain and grow the gifts that we’ve received into our lives moving forward. Integration is an ongoing process for which our staff and community continue to provide support for you.Dec. 1st – On the final day, we’ll wake up, have breakfast, and say our goodbyes, as we take the boat back to Iquitos and catch flights back to Lima. At this point, some people may catch connecting flights, and we will provide transport back to our hotel for those who are staying in Lima longer. We are available to assist with onward travel, whether that be back home, within Peru, or to other countries in the region. This will bring a conclusion to our journey together. Please reach out if you’re interested in joining us, we already have a lovely group coming together for this trip, and we will have many more ‘Inward Travel’ retreats to come in the future.