At Hayulima, you will find a supportive family that guides you through your experience with sacred plants in an intimate and serene environment. By working with small groups, we ensure personalized and individual attention for each guest, allowing for a deeply personal and transformative journey.
About this Retreat
Details of this retreat
Experience the Transformative Power of Our Retreat in a Natural Reserve
Power Plants Ceremonies and Rituals: Engage in transformative healing through our guided Ayahuasca and San Pedro ceremonies and rituals.
Natural Reserve: Discover the beauty of Hayulima, set in the lush cloud forest of the Choco Region.
Comfortable Lodging: Stay in our eco- guest house, featuring cozy resting areas, hot water, laundry service, and walking paths through the forest.
Meals: Savor nourishing, organic meals prepared with local ingredients, including vegetarian and vegan options. Enjoy access to fresh fruit and teas at all times.
Transportation: Convenient pick-up and drop-off from Quito’s airport included in the retreat fee.
Retreat Details:
Join us for a 10-day transformative retreat, which includes:
Transportation: Internal mobilization from Quito Airport to Hayulima and back to Quito Airport.
Lodging: 10 days and 9 nights in comfortable, eco-friendly guest house.
Meals: Three complete vegetarian meals per day, and snaks.
Ceremonies:
2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
1 San Pedro ceremony
1 San Pedro Temazcal ceremony (sweat lodge)
1 San Pedro Power Walk
Rituals:
1 purification and flowering bath in the river
2 additional Temazcales (sweat lodges)
Participate in sharing circles to connect and reflect with fellow participants.
Extra options
Kambo: Experience a cleansing and health ritual for the body with this powerful medicine that boosts our immune system.
Andean Limpias: Rejuvenate with energy cleansing rituals using medicinal plants that energize, balance, and offer liberation to continue on your spiritual path.
Massages: Relax and unwind with our therapeutic massages designed to relieve stress and promote overall well-being.
Embrace this unique opportunity to heal, grow, and connect with nature in the heart of the Choco Region Natural reserve.
Via El Cinto Alto #7
Mindo, Ecuador
(We are 2.5 hours from Quito Airport)
Accommodation
Program Price
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
Discover the beauty of Hayulima, immersed in the Choco Region's cloud forest natural reserve in Mindo, Ecuador. The Sanctuary resides on over 112 hectares of protected cloud forest, teeming with an abundance of wildlife and native flora. Vibrant toucans, hummingbirds, butterflies, and countless other species inhabit our sacred space freely and undisturbed. Our guests can explore this vast ecosystem with confidence in a safe and gentle manner. Definitely the best place for your retreat.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
The 10 day retreat includes the following activities:
Round Trip transfer from the Quito Airport to Hayulima. The ride is 2.5 hours one way.
Lodging for 10 days and 9 nights at the Hayulima guest house
All meals, 3 per day except when there is ceremony. All vegetarian.
2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
1 San Pedro ceremony
1 San Pedro Temazcal (sweat lodge)
1 San Pedro Walk of Power, hikking
1 purification and flowering bath in the river
2 temazcales (sweat lodge)
2 sharing circles
Customer Reviews
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Paradise in the mountains of the Cloud Forest!
I stayed with Hayulima as a volunteer for their ten-day retreat in September of 2026, and the experience was one of the best I've ever had at a plant medicine retreat. Their staff is kind and caring, and they put their love into the food they make for us. The team - Salvador, Amalia, Diana, and Matthias - all welcomed me like a family member. The environment of support that they create is incredible, especially during ceremonies. I had the privilege of being at the retreat right before their annual Vision Quest, and so I got to meet people from all over the world who come to Hayulima for this event and to reconnect with the Hayulima family, and that's how I got to know them - as family. It is incredible to arrive at a place you have never been before and then leave knowing that the memories you created with others will stick with you forever. I am therefore so grateful for my time there, and for the love and kindness of everyone involved, as well as the other volunteers and the participants. This sanctuary is truly a place where people can go to get away from the world, to connect with others, and to experience the beautiful plant medicines of Ayahuasca and San Pedro. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a caring, supportive, and beautiful spiritual sanctuary!
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A Wonderful Experience, Would Recommend without Hesitation
I had a truly wonderful time at Hayulima with the Hayulima family. I felt safe, well cared for, and carried throughout the experience. This was my first time with ayahuasca and san pedro plant medicines. The ceremonies were beautifully held and I hope to return again.
It is rare for me to make a recommendation without hesitation; I would wholeheartedly recommend Hayulima for the family, the nature, and the respect of the medicine.
I am gluten and dairy free and the food was wonderful and always prepared with attention to different dietary needs.
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Beautiful experience
Hayulima is a 5 star experience in every way. The people are amazing, the facilities are perfect, your surroundings are beautiful, the food is great and the ceremonies are life changing.
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Amazing
As a solo female traveler, I was a bit apprehensive about trying a retreat center and plant medicine for the first time. I am so grateful to have found Hayulima. From start to finish I felt incredibly safe, nourished and supported, not to mention the location is stunning. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers for making this an unforgettable first experience.
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Meaningful and Memorable
Meaningful experiences stay with you and become memorable, this was the case with my ten days at Hayulima. I’m so grateful to have and hold these memories beyond the beautiful location and people. I am also so grateful for being so well cared for and supported throughout the medicine work! Lodging was comfortably accommodating, logistics were smooth, and don’t even get me started on the food—so good! By the end of the stay, I felt a closeness with the place, with fellow participants, and with the Hayulima family. I definitely hope to return!
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