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About Chaka Runa
Chaka Runa
Mission & Vision
We believe plants are teachers. The Chaka Runa team shares the plant medicine traditions of the Peruvian Amazon and Andes with people from around the world. We take time to prepare each person for ceremony, listen to their questions and guide them with care and respect.
Our Master Plant Dieta follows the Mestizo tradition. At our Ecovillage, we grow Ayahuasca and other ceremonial plants and pass on what our teachers have shared with us. Caring for the forest is one way we give back to Pachamama, Mother Earth. Our hope is that the community we build around this work carries that same care for one another and for the natural world into daily life.
Our Master Plant Dieta follows the Mestizo tradition. At our Ecovillage, we grow Ayahuasca and other ceremonial plants and pass on what our teachers have shared with us. Caring for the forest is one way we give back to Pachamama, Mother Earth. Our hope is that the community we build around this work carries that same care for one another and for the natural world into daily life.
Upcoming Retreats at Chaka Runa
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS
March 3 - 13, 2027
From $3,300
/ 11 days
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy
March 18, 2027
From $3,300
/ 1 day
Plant Medicine
10 Day Ayahuasca and Dieta Retreat in Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Peru
June 11 - 21, 2027
$3,200
/ 11 days
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy Copy
June 28 - July 8, 2027
From $3,300
/ 11 days
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS
March 3 - 13, 2027
From $3,300
/ 11 days
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy
March 18, 2027
From $3,300
/ 1 day
Plant Medicine
10 Day Ayahuasca and Dieta Retreat in Sacred Valley, Urubamba, Peru
June 11 - 21, 2027
$3,200
/ 11 days
Plant Medicine
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy Copy
June 28 - July 8, 2027
From $3,300
/ 11 days
Your Guides
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 Chaka Runa Healing & Retreat Center sits on 44 hectares of rainforest near Shamboyacu in San Martín, Peru, about three hours by road from Tarapoto. Guests gather for ceremonies in the maloca, a spacious ceremonial house, and share meals in the dining house. The center has 23 private tambos (forest cabins) and seven furnished glamping tents, each with its own bathroom.
Walking trails and wooden bridges connect different parts of the grounds. There are three creeks and ten waterfalls, several with natural pools where guests can swim. In the medicinal plant garden, the Chaka Runa team grows Ayahuasca and other plants used in ceremony.
Walking trails and wooden bridges connect different parts of the grounds. There are three creeks and ten waterfalls, several with natural pools where guests can swim. In the medicinal plant garden, the Chaka Runa team grows Ayahuasca and other plants used in ceremony.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
During the Master Plant Dieta, we prepare two light meals each day, breakfast and lunch. We cook with local, organic ingredients such as quinoa, rice, potatoes, oats, salad greens, vegetables and eggs. We occasionally serve wild fish or free-range chicken. All Dieta meals are prepared without added salt, sugar or spices.
Getting Here
Chaka Runa, Shamboyacu 22370, Peru
Directions
The nearest international airport is Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM). From Lima, you will take a short domestic flight (1 hour) to Tarapoto Airport (TPP), which is the closest airport to our Ecovillage.
Once you arrive in Tarapoto, our team will meet the group on the first day of your program for breakfast at the designated meeting point, and then accompany you to the Ecovillage. The drive from Tarapoto to Lejía/Shamboyacu (San Martín) takes approximately 3–4 hours through the beautiful Amazonian landscape.
Guests only need to book their flight to Lima and Tarapoto and a hotel in Tarapoto for the night before the retreat. All transportation between Tarapoto and the Healing Center is included and organized by our team.
Once you arrive in Tarapoto, our team will meet the group on the first day of your program for breakfast at the designated meeting point, and then accompany you to the Ecovillage. The drive from Tarapoto to Lejía/Shamboyacu (San Martín) takes approximately 3–4 hours through the beautiful Amazonian landscape.
Guests only need to book their flight to Lima and Tarapoto and a hotel in Tarapoto for the night before the retreat. All transportation between Tarapoto and the Healing Center is included and organized by our team.
