2 Day Ayahuasca Retreats in Quito – 2024/2025
Reserve early, this retreat fills up quickly!
Location: Near Quito, Ecuador
Price: $200 pp (see all prices)
# Participants: 4-15 (min. 4 – see more under “how to reserve?“)
Includes: meals, workshops/activities, ayahuasca ceremony and accompaniment
Weather: Andes, cold at night
General Information about the 2-day ayahuasca retreats in Quito, Ecuador
Join our monthly 2-day ayahuasca retreats in Quito, Ecuador taking place one weekend a month. Spanish to English interpretation is available.
This short ayahuasca retreat was created to offer a more affordable and 2-day option to those that don’t have the budget or time to attend longer retreats, particularly EC nationals and residents, though also travelers.
This retreat is an inclusive and safe space led by a female retreat guide (read her profile below). Solo female travelers are encouraged to join, as well as people that identify as queer or LGBT+.
This is an opportunity to drink the sacred and healing medicine of ayahuasca to attain greater introspection and to deal with traumas, difficult emotions and decisions you might be facing.
The retreat consists of only 1 night of ayahuasca, apart from the sharing circle with songs, rapé circle, and temazcal / sweatlodge.
The price of this 2-day ayahuasca retreat ($200) includes:
- Temazcal / sweatlodge to detox following ayahuasca ceremony
- Sharing circle and songs
- Rapé circle
- Ayahuasca ceremony
- 1 light lunch
- 1 brunch post ceremony
Reserva your spot at our 2-day ayahuasca retreats in Quito – Ecuador: [email protected]
Upcoming dates for 2-day ayahuasca retreat in Quito-Ecuador
Please see our latest dates here: https://almahealingcenter.com/plant-medicine-retreats-in-ecuador-upcoming-dates/
Retreat Leader
This retreat is led by Paulina Quilla Pakari -Tsunkinua, an Ecuadorian medicine woman dedicated to supporting others in their healing journey. She has worked with plant medicine for more than 15 years, including ayahuasca, aguacolla (San Pedro), peyote and mushrooms.
She was adopted by the original peoples of Shuar nationality (indigenous tribe in the Amazon); their elders gave her the blessing to continue her calling as a healer. She has also shared with and learned from the Shipibo in Peru and the Piaroa in Venezuela. She is an advocate for feminine collectives, an artist, and investigator of ancestral songs and chants.
Paulina hosts regular women’s retreats in Ecuador and Mexico where ancestral rituals and medicines are used to facilitate deep personal work and transformation. She is the Founder of an international women’s collective, Mujeres de Luna, and is also a trained Gestalt therapist, specialized in accompaning processes in a holistic and integral way.
Finally, she is a leader of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan, a sun dancer, vision quester, and healer of the Chakana altar, Andean table, and Heart of the Carnation altar from the Andean elders.
During these 2-day ayahuasca retreats, Paulina shares with those that wish to experience the healing power of ayahuasca and sacred rituals to enhance greater self-awareness and healing.
The ayahuasca ceremony guide is usually accompanied by 1 or 2 ceremony assistants, depending on retreat group size.
Schedule for 1 night / 2 day ayahuasca retreat
2:30pm Light lunch, introductions, Q&A
3:00pm Sharing circle and songs, often combined with yoga, bodywork, or meditation)
6:00pm Rapé circle (tobacco snuff)
8:00pm Ayahuasca ceremony
Day 2
3:00am Closing of ceremony, rest
7:00am Temazcal
10:00am Brunch, reflection and good byes
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Retreat Prices
The total cost of the retreat includes: lunch and breakfast, guided meditation or bodywork, ayahuasca ceremony, temazcal ceremony in the morning and accompaniment. Transportation is not included.
- Complete retreat: $200.00 (not including transfer/withdrawal fees) depending on mode of payment
- An additional night at the retreat location costs: $22 per person, per night (includes breakfast) and $7 for additional lunch or dinners.
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What to expect from this ayahuasca retreat / what not to expect
This is not the typical ayahuasca retreat geared to foreigners. It is a very authentic space and group, often comprised more of Ecuadorians and residents than foreigners.
Ceremonies take place in a comfortable space or in the garden, depending on weather.
Since Quito is in the Andes, the temperature drops significantly at night. Be prepared and take warm clothes. This is also why ceremonies may take place inside, where it’s warmer.
The ayahuasca ceremony itself is open to people who are not in the retreat so ceremony participant numbers may go up (e.g. 8 retreat participants, 12 people attend ceremony).
Expect simplicity, honesty and a home environment where everything is done with loving intention.
How to reserve a spot at a 2 day ayahuasca ceremony?
- Fill out a questionnaire so we know more about your health and medications. This is for your own safety.
- 50% deposit + fees. Payment options include Paypal, EU bank transfer, Zelle, Western Union, or cash (no fees!)
- We do not accept minors, you must be over 18+
- The deposit is only reimbursed if the retreat is cancelled.
- *A minimum of 4 participants is required to carry out the retreat. If this number isn’t reached, we will return your money or apply it to a future retreat (your choice).
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Location - 30 mins from Quito
The retreat takes place at a renovated country home near la Merced, Valle de Los Chillos, on one side of the Ilaló volcano, about 30 minutes outside of Quito.
The property is surrounded by nature and offers spectacular views of Volcano Ilaló.
Upon reservation, you will receive detailed directions on how to get to the retreat.
Private ayahuasca retreats for small groups
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Pre-Ayahuasca Diet
If you’d like to follow a cleansing protocol, here’s what we recommend in general (section 1) and then more specifically leading up to the retreat (section 2):
Section 1: General guidelines
– avoid excessive alcohol and weed (pure CBD is fine)- avoid pork
– eat organic plant-based whole foods as much as possible
– limit refined sugar and flour
– practice intermittent fasting
1 week before the ceremony (or more, if you can) reduce and, if possible, completely remove:
- Sex of all types (including masturbation)
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
- Recreational drugs of any kind, especially synthetic DMT or other psychoactive substances
- Avoid opiates and other drugs
- Medications (antibiotics, injections, pills, vitamins, supplements, etc.)
- Avoid drinks with stimulants (such as coffee, black tea, green tea, yerba mate, etc.), chocolate, chili, soft drinks, dairy, fried foods, canned foods, red meat and pork
- Eat as many healthy, fresh, organic greens and fruit as you want!
- Stay well hydrated
Two days before, reduce salt, sugar and spicy foods as much as possible, if not completely. Also avoid fermented foods.
Diet the day of the ayahuasca ceremony: Eat a hearty breakfast and then try to fast the rest of the day, eating only fruit, teas, water. Bananas are a great way to stay full, but ideally you come to the ceremony a bit hungry, on an empty stomach.
What to Pack for Ayahuasca Retreat
IMPORTANT: We do not carry towels, please bring your own! 🙏
For the ayahuasca ceremony:
- Warm and comfortable clothing for the ayahuasca ceremony. Nights are COLD near Quito, be prepared!
- Warm socks
- Sleeping bag or warm blanket (if you do not have this because you’re traveling, let us know)
- Optional: Headlamp/flashlight (not your phone)
For the temazcal:
- Light clothes or sarong for the temazcal / sweatlodge
- Towel
Other general items:
- Comfortable shoes and sandals, if you have them for after the temazcal
- Sun protection, hat, sunglasses
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Fruit or snacks
If you are traveling light and don’t have one or more of the above items, let us know and we will do our best to find something you can use.
