Caya Shobo 5-day Shipibo Ayahuasca Retreat Peru & Intro to Master Plant Dieta

Name: Caya Shobo 5-day Shipibo Ayahuasca Retreat Peru & Intro to Master Plant Dieta
Start: 2025-10-27
End: 2025-11-01
Location: Caya Shobo
Rating: 5

5.0031 reviews

Caya Shobo Ayahuasca Retreat Healing Center, Varillal, 14km, Carr. Iquitos-Nauta, Iquitos, Peru

Up to 12 in group

October 27 - November 1, 2025

Retreat Highlights

Traditional Shipibo healing center
Small groups
Ayahuasca ceremonies with genuine high-level master Shipibo shamans
Teachings about Master Plant Dieta practice
Personalized Dieta diagnosis and treatment plan to continue at home
Flower baths
Daily plant therapies as needed (vapor baths, prescribed herbal teas, sinus flush, eye drops)
Personal attention
Daily shamanic knowledge conferences and guidance meetings
Dieta friendly meals

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Maestro

Maestra

Maestro

Maestro Arturo Izquierdo Valles

Born in a small native community village down-river from Atalaya, Arturo started learning the medicine path at a very young age (under 10 yrs old) from his mother and father who are both Maestro Onánya healers of the Shipibo tradition. By age 18, while studying Teaching at university in Lima, Arturo was already holding healing ceremonies for his university professors.

Now in his early 40s, we believe Arturo is one of the most talented young Shipibo Maestros working in Peru today. Arturo holds an advanced technical knowledge of Shipibo healing and medicine plant dietas. He is an excellent teacher of the Shipibo culture, history and cosmovision. In Arturo’s powerful icaros, his beautiful melodies, his vitality, and his calm, self-possessed presence we see a person who carries the legacy of the ancient knowledge of his forebears.

Arturo lives with us at the Center and often visits his family in Atalaya. We are very happy to have his help as a lead resident Maestro, and to have his family in our hearts as our dear friends.

Maestra Lucinda Mahua Campos

Maestra Lucinda is the eldest daughter of renowned Shipibo maestro Pascual Mahua Ochavano, born in the Shipibo village of Paoyhan or 'Water of the Pearls' located on the banks of the beautiful Ucayali river, north of Pucallpa.

Lucinda has been immersed in the medicine world of her family her entire life - since she was a tiny infant of 4 months old when her father opened her first learning dieta to bring her the advanced knowledge of the "tree of light" of her ancestors.

Now 57 years old, Lucinda is a confident and intelligent maestra, with a sweet and modest nature and a powerful reportoire of master plant dietas and advanced medicine knowledge. Her gentle Icaros belie a quiet power within, and her feminine energy of care and compassion evokes a feeling of being embraced in the calm flow of life. She is a tireless worker and a steadying presence in the intensity of the ceremony. Her Shipiba name Coshainbo means Powerful Woman.

Lucinda has worked with a variety of Ayahuasca centres in Iquitos and Pucallpa. She has 4 adult children and 8 grandchildren, and holds strong family values and ethics as well as a great sense of humour. We are very happy to have her presence, her knowledge, her laughter and her help at Caya Shobo.

Maestro Walter Martinez Guimaray

Born in the small jungle village of Nuevo Loreto, 3 hours boat journey from Pucallpa in the Imiria National Forest, Maestro Walter opened his first dieta at age 15, and learned the way of the medicine with his father. He is now 63 years old, and lives close to Iquitos with his wife and 5 of his children. We met Walter 4 years ago and immediately recognized his natural warmth and humility as a person, as well as his impressive capability as a Maestro healer. His beautiful, lower toned voice and variety of melodic Icaros can transport you to an amazing place of peace and reconciliation with your life’s experiences and your healing path. Walter’s Shipibo name Wesha Mano means World of Happiness. In all the years we have known and worked with Walter, he has proven his loyalty and friendship and his dedication to helping people. We are very proud to present Walter as a resident lead Shipibo Maestro of our Center.

Details of this retreat

Welcome to your intimate traditional Shipibo healing retreat (maximum 12 guests), with Peru's most knowledgeable and dedicated master Shipibo shamans, at the safe and beautiful Caya Shobo healing center in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Schedule

8 am Breakfast
10 am Group meeting
12:30 Lunch
4 pm Flower Bath and Plant Therapies
7:30 Ayahuasca ceremony

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Caya Shobo, Caya Shobo Ayahuasca Retreat Healing Center, Varillal, 14km, Carr. Iquitos-Nauta, Iquitos, Peru

Directions

To travel to Caya Shobo you will need to fly to Iquitos airport in Peru. Your journey will typically include a stop in Lima (which is about a 2 hour flight from Iquitos).
We will send an independent moto-car driver to pick you up and bring you to Caya Shobo which is a short 25 minute drive from Iquitos airport.

Accommodation

Your private lodgings are nestled in forest nooks or close to amenities according to your preference. We have space for no more than 10-12 guests at the center. Each guest can choose according to his needs. There is a double bed, hammock, mosquito net, chair and desk and some shelves in each accommodation type. Some rooms and tambos have private bathrooms with a shower and a toilet and sink. A large kitchen and dining area invite you with a shared communal space for relaxing and talking. Since we are off-grid we have limited electricity from a generator throughout the day and our drinking water is brought in and is filtered for clean, safe use. We try to live connected to nature and are able to accommodate isolation diets for guests who would like to give it a try. We offer 3 accommodation types to suit your budget and comfort-level with jungle immersion. Rooms are for 1 person only. Standard Room (with private bathroom) Our standard accommodation is for a single guest in a spacious private room with double bed and your own small private bathroom. These simple adobe/concrete structures provide good general protection from the jungle elements, with mosquito netted windows and openings designed to allow airflow and coolness in the summer heat. The rooms are situated close to the common dining and ceremonial areas, and are nearby attractive ponds and plant medicine gardens. Jungle Tambo (access to shared bathroom) Enjoy staying in one of our stylishly modern private tambos - made with beautiful hard wood and a lovely open aspect overlooking the tranquil ponds of Caya Shobo, or isolated in a more dense jungle area. With the jungle tambos you have access to a shared bathroom, and the benefit of being completely alone and surrounded by the jungle ambience - perfect for isolation Plant Dieta practice. Deluxe Tambo (with private bathroom) Our best accommodation option offers Jungle Tambo style living with your own private bathroom. The beautiful architecture of these rooms give a special feeling of being in your own private temple.

Standard Room (private bathroom)

Our standard accommodation is for a single guest in a spacious private room with double bed and your own small private bathroom. These simple adobe/concrete structures provide good general protection from the jungle elements, with mosquito netted windows and openings designed to allow airflow and coolness in the summer heat. The rooms are situated close to the common dining and ceremonial areas, and are nearby attractive ponds and plant medicine gardens.

Jungle Tambo (shared bathroom)

Enjoy staying in one of our stylishly modern private tambos - made with beautiful hard wood and a lovely open aspect overlooking the tranquil ponds of Caya Shobo, or isolated in a more dense jungle area. With the jungle tambos you have access to a shared bathroom, and the benefit of being completely alone and surrounded by the jungle ambience - perfect for isolation Plant Dieta practice.

Deluxe Tambo (private bathroom)

Our best accommodation option offers Jungle Tambo style living with your own private bathroom. The beautiful architecture of these rooms give a special feeling of being in your own private temple.

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms

Free Wifi

Spa

Sauna

Pool

Towels

Free Parking

Kitchen

Tour Assistance

Hot Tub

Coffee/Tea

Cafe

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Yoga Studio

Housekeeping

Bicycles For Rent

The Caya Shobo healing sanctuary is a beautiful 8 hectare jungle oasis, ideally set up for intensive traditional Shipibo healing.
Immersed in the Amazonian wildlife and surrounded by flowering plant medicines you will feel embraced by nature.
Our well laid-out grounds with open-style common facilities create a perfect balance of comfort and safety.
You’ll love our warm, welcoming on-site team, who are dedicated to lovingly taking care of you and the property 24x7.
We offer 5 or 12-day retreats.

Meals

Menu Types

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

We serve freshly prepared food in accordance with the traditional Shipibo Master Plant Dieta dietary guidelines which include plant based meals supplemented lean protein like fish + chicken plus fruit

What's Included

4 ayahuasca ceremonies with personalized treatment (8 ayahuasca ceremonies with our 12-day retreats)
5 nights
Dieta friendly meals according to Shibipo guidelines
Daily sharing circle and shamanic knowledge teachings
2 flower baths

What's Not Included

Airfare
Field trips to surrounding nature and animal sanctuaries
Massage Services

Customer Reviews

5.00 out of 5.0 average rating

Glen • Jan 03, 2020

5.0

Verified

Our stay at Caya Shobo

Our stay at Caya Shobo was wonderful. The staff was very friendly and helpful, the room was nice, the food was amazing and the maestros were incredible. Everything was very well organized and the entire property was very secure. We will be returning and would definitely recommend it highly to anyone. Thank you to everyone there.

mike • Dec 19, 2019

5.0

Caya Shobo is amazing!!

I have now been to Caya Shobo twice, both for very intensive 10 day retreats. Once in Jan, and again in Dec of 2019. Words can't even describe how amazing each process and experience was for me. The level of care and attention that goes in to each and every person there was over and above what I expected. My time there was valued and respected, and I was always made to feel there was someone available to help me go through whatever I needed too, whenever I needed to. I felt very safe, both physically and emotionally while in the hands of the staff and volunteers at the center. From the moment you arrive at the center, it becomes clear that the experience of the guest is the priority of EVERYONE working at Caya Shobo. As I say, words can't help me describe how powerful and profound my transformation was while at Caya Shobo. What I can do is strongly recommend this center to anyone serious about a deep experience, not only with the medicine of ayahuasca, but into the very nature of yourself, your spirit, your mind and body, and your place in this world :)

mike • Dec 19, 2019

5.0

Caya Shobo is amazing!!

Oksana • Dec 17, 2019

5.0

The place where i want to come back

I came here for the second time this October and had a feeling like i came back home. The atmosphere is really nice, peaceful and friendly here. Everything is nice in the center: tasty and healthy food, quite rooms with personal shower, comfortable beds. Staff is very helpful and friendly, they care so much of all the visitors here. From the first day here i was guided and supported by kind Caty and other facilitators of the center (Angela, Natasha and Lia). All of them are wonderful and helped a lot.
There're books to read on different languages, massage and sometimes facilitators offer yogga classes and body work etc. You can easily go to the city (the staff will help you with the transfer and provide a driver who can take you wherever you want and wait for you).
Maestros were very experinced and i still remember their magical Icaros. I had an amasing feelings during ceremonies and hardly can explain what it was like. But i felt myself released, loved and some deep senses were coming up which i was about to forget and to hide inside.
I met interesting people there and very glad to have new friends. It was very useful to have sharing circles and private talks to shamans and facilitators after ceremony's nights. This experience is quite different for everybody and even every night was different for me. Several times it was hard but i always felt supported in my Ayahuasca experience and had really sudden and very important insights for myself.
I'm only in the begining of this path but hope to come back here again and again. It's great to have this experience with ancient medicine in a such friendly place. I miss Caya Shobo and really love it.

Nikita • Dec 07, 2019

5.0

Verified

Great place!

Great place. This guys really know what they’re doing!!! Would recommend to anyone

Caya Shobo 5-day Shipibo Ayahuasca Retreat Peru & Intro to Master Plant Dieta

Retreat Highlights

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Maestro Arturo Izquierdo Valles

Maestra Lucinda Mahua Campos

Maestro Walter Martinez Guimaray

Details of this retreat

Schedule

Getting Here

Directions