10 Day Immersive Ayahuasca Retreat with Cultural Activities in Pastaza, Ecuador

This 10-day ayahuasca retreat at Feather Crown in Santa Clara, Pastaza, Ecuador is designed for seekers ready to engage deeply with traditional Amazonian healing in a small, well-supported group of 6 to 12 participants. Over ten days, you will take part in four ayahuasca ceremonies guided by indigenous elders Don Carlos and Maestro Sina (Emilio) inside a purpose-built circular temple. The brew is prepared in the traditional way using only the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and chakruna or Diplopterys cabrerana leaves, with no added admixtures. Each ceremony is followed by a morning integration session with translation, where you can ask questions and begin to make sense of what arose. A dedicated support team remains sober and attentive throughout every ceremony. The shaman offers individual limpias — energetic cleansings using plants and traditional techniques — and you prepare for each ceremony with a cleansing flower bath. Between ceremonies, the pace slows deliberately. You will walk jungle trails with a Kichwa guide, including a night walk, learning how local plants are used in healing. Cultural immersion runs throughout — storytelling, music, dance, body painting, and handicraft workshops with a local Kichwa family deepen your connection to the tradition. The center occupies 23 hectares of private reserve bordering protected rainforest and Llanganates National Park, beside the Piatúa River, regarded by indigenous communities as a place of healing power. Guests stay in clean bamboo cabins with orthopedic beds, mosquito nets, hot showers, solar electricity, and Wi-Fi, with meals following traditional dieta practices, including organic options. Optional treatments include sananga, tobacco work, plant purgatives, and one-on-one healing sessions with the shaman. You will also visit a waterfall, explore a medicinal plant garden, and help harvest the ayahuasca vine. Instruction is in English, with Czech and Spanish also spoken. A PDF guidebook is sent before arrival, and transfers from Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport are available. A health screening is required, and the retreat follows a strict policy regarding medications and supplements. It is not suitable for those with heart conditions, high blood pressure, epilepsy, or certain psychiatric conditions. This is serious, structured work for people who feel a genuine calling — not a casual tourist experience.