10-day Ayahuasca Retreat in Ecuador

You can sign up for the whole 14-day event or just 10 days:

The Ayahuasca Ceremony

At Feather Crown, ayahuasca ceremonies are conducted in a grounded, safe, and respectful way, guided by an experienced indigenous elder and supported by a trained team of facilitators.

The ceremony takes place in a spacious Amazonian temple, designed specifically for this work. Before the ceremony, participants receive detailed preparation materials. On the day of the ceremony, a group briefing is held to answer questions and ensure everyone feels ready.

In the evening, the ceremony begins with the serving of ayahuasca. Participation is always voluntary—healing can also happen without drinking. Afterward, the space becomes quiet and participants rest on comfortable mattresses, allowing the medicine to begin its work.

As the effects unfold, the shaman works with traditional instruments and sacred songs (icaros), guiding the process and supporting each participant individually. Throughout the night, he performs energetic cleansings and calls in healing support according to the tradition.

Each participant is later invited for a personal cleansing (limpia), where the shaman works directly with them using plants and traditional techniques to restore balance and remove heavy energies.

Integration

The following morning, a group integration session is held with translation, where participants can share their experience and ask questions. Private conversations with the shaman or facilitators are always available.

Guidance for the following days—including dietary recommendations—is provided to support the integration process. Ongoing support after the retreat is also available.

The Process

Each ceremony builds on the previous one.

The first ceremony often focuses on cleansing—physical, emotional, and energetic—and may involve purging.

In subsequent ceremonies, participants usually enter the process with greater trust and openness. This allows for deeper work, clearer insight, and a more conscious connection with the ayahuasca experience.

Safety

Safety is a core priority in our ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador.

A sober, experienced support team is present throughout the entire ceremony, assisting participants whenever needed. Help is always available for moving around, using the bathroom, or navigating intense moments.

The space is carefully prepared, both physically and energetically, and the team is trained to respond calmly and effectively to all situations.

Ayahuasca Brew

Our ayahuasca is prepared traditionally over fire, using only two plants:

• Banisteriopsis caapi (the ayahuasca vine)
• Diplopterys cabrerana (chalipanga)

This combination allows for deep, clear, and meaningful experiences. We work with selected varieties of the vine passed down through established healing lineages.

We do not use harmful or inappropriate admixtures. Our medicine is strong, clean, and prepared with care.

Who This Retreat Is For

This ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador is intended for those who feel a genuine calling and approach the experience with respect.

It is not a tourist attraction or a casual experience. The process can be intense at times, but it is guided with care and purpose.

For those who are ready, ayahuasca can bring deep healing—helping release suppressed emotions, restore balance, and support lasting positive change.

Individual healing session during the ceremonial night

Don Carlos Landazuri - Kichwa Tribe - Leading ceremonies on selected Ayahuasca retreats in Ecuador

is a 78-years-old native Kichwa yachak ("the one who knows") and a traditional healer from the province of Napo, Ecuadorian Amazon. Don Carlos started to receive teachings from his elders at a very young age, and he has been practicing his ancestral spirituality for decades to establish strong bonds with beneficial spirit doctors of nature, such as the spirits of plants, waterfalls, lagoons, mountains, stones, caves, and forests. His helpers are the spiritual forces of the jaguars, anacondas, and eagles. Don Carlos is sought by patients from different provinces of Ecuador. During his ceremony, he performs powerful individual cleansing rituals to all patients, using his leaf fan and singing, channeling healing powers of different healing spirits. In his visions, he makes each patient sit on a beautiful throne and receive all the beautiful energies of a particular spirit. According to Don Carlos, every patient is in need of different energies and he adjusts his healing so that the ritual is most beneficial. Don Carlos beams with strong energy and firmness during the ceremonial night, creating a strong veil of protection, and he is able to perform a special ritual of "sucking out negative energies" from the patient's body. Don Carlos will be leading Ayahuasca ceremonies.

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What is included in the price

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Included in the price:

– Accommodation in a private room (for 1 person, couple or family) for 9 nights (10 days)
– All meals and drinks at the center (delicious carnivore, vegetarian or vegan cuisine)
– 4 Ayahuasca ceremonies
– 4 individual cleansing sessions with the shaman (one in each Ayahuasca ritual)
– 4 translated sharing and integration sessions with the shaman and a psychologist
– 4 aromatic plant baths
– 3 guided jungle excursions
– Trip to a majestic waterfall (includes car transport, entrance and guidance)
– Rapé medicine circle
– Sananga ceremony
– Create your Ayahuasca talisman workshop
– Singing and dancing afternoon with the Kichwa tribe

Not included:

– Airfare to/from Quito, Ecuador
– Extra treatment sessions for specific ilnesses (info here).
– Gifts or products that you purchase
– Lunch on your way to/from Quito

Can be arranged for an extra fee:

– Transport to the center from Quito/airport on the first day of the event, or back to Quito/airport on the last day ($50 USD one-way)
– Extra nights at the center ($40 USD per person/night) with extra meals of your preference ($10 USD per meal)
– Extra activities from the “Extras” list