10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy
10 Days Ayahuasca and Master Plant Dieta Healing Retreat in the Mestizo Tradition (Tarapoto, Peru) - LUXURY ENSUITE PRIVATE TAMBOS / 10 WATERFALLS Copy
Shamboyacu 22370, Peru
Up to 26 in group
March 18, 2027
Retreat Highlights
- Traditional Mestizo Master Plant Dieta in the Peruvian Amazon, with five Ayahuasca ceremonies guided by Maestro Don Gino Chaka Runa
- A one-on-one conversation with Don Gino to choose the plant or blend for your daily Master Plant tea
- A personal floral bath and an Arkana, a traditional protection ritual
- A guided walk through the medicinal plant garden and, on a separate day, the chance to help prepare the Ayahuasca brew
- Sharing circles after each ceremony and practical guidance for continuing the dieta at home
- A group program held in English, with individual conversations available in English, Spanish or Italian
- Your own forest cabin (tambo) or furnished glamping tent, each with a private bathroom
- Rainforest trails across 44 hectares, with three creeks, ten waterfalls and natural pools for swimming
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Don Gino Chaka Runa is a Mestizo shaman from Puno in the Andean highlands of Peru. His grandfather, a Yatiri, began teaching him when he was 15 and gave him the Quechua name Chaka Runa, “The Bridge Man.” Don Gino later traveled to Pucallpa in the Peruvian Amazon, where he trained with Don José Campos in the Mestizo tradition of Ayahuasca ceremonies and Master Plant Dietas.
During the Dieta, Don Gino meets with participants individually. Together, they choose the plant or blend for their daily Master Plant tea. He speaks English, Spanish and Italian, so participants can ask him questions directly and talk with him about their experiences.
In ceremony, Don Gino sings icaros in Shipibo, Quechua and Spanish. He describes these traditional songs as a bridge to the spiritual world. Through his ceremonies and teaching, he passes on what he learned from his grandfather and his Amazonian teachers and honors Pachamama, Mother Earth.
Details of this retreat
Our 10-day Master Plant Dieta takes place near Shamboyacu in the Peruvian Amazon. Maestro Don Gino Chaka Runa introduces you to the Master Plants and helps you choose a plant or blend for your daily tea. Five Ayahuasca ceremonies accompany this work, guided by Don Gino in the Mestizo tradition.
**The Dieta and its ceremonies**
Each day, you drink one litre of your chosen Master Plant tea, eat simple Dieta meals and have time to yourself. On a guided plant walk, you can see Ayahuasca, Chacruna and Chagropanga growing in our garden. On a separate day, you can join the team in preparing the ceremonial brew.
The Dieta opens with an individual floral bath. On ceremony nights, we gather in the maloca, our round ceremonial house. Don Gino sings Icaros, traditional ceremonial songs, in Shipibo, Quechua and Spanish. The program also includes a personal Arkana, a traditional protection ritual. After each ceremony, we meet in a sharing circle where you can speak about your experience or listen to others.
**Your stay in the rainforest**
You stay in a private tambo, a wooden forest cabin, or a furnished glamping tent. Both have a private bathroom. The retreat center sits within 44 hectares of rainforest, with three creeks and ten waterfalls. Between ceremonies, you can follow the forest trails, swim in the pools beneath several of the falls or spend a quiet afternoon on your porch.
**Guidance and support**
We conduct the program in English. Don Gino also speaks Spanish and Italian, so you can ask him questions directly. Before you arrive, our team reviews your health questionnaire and helps you prepare. During the Dieta, experienced assistants are present at each ceremony, and a doctor is on site at the retreat center.
**The Dieta and its ceremonies**
Each day, you drink one litre of your chosen Master Plant tea, eat simple Dieta meals and have time to yourself. On a guided plant walk, you can see Ayahuasca, Chacruna and Chagropanga growing in our garden. On a separate day, you can join the team in preparing the ceremonial brew.
The Dieta opens with an individual floral bath. On ceremony nights, we gather in the maloca, our round ceremonial house. Don Gino sings Icaros, traditional ceremonial songs, in Shipibo, Quechua and Spanish. The program also includes a personal Arkana, a traditional protection ritual. After each ceremony, we meet in a sharing circle where you can speak about your experience or listen to others.
**Your stay in the rainforest**
You stay in a private tambo, a wooden forest cabin, or a furnished glamping tent. Both have a private bathroom. The retreat center sits within 44 hectares of rainforest, with three creeks and ten waterfalls. Between ceremonies, you can follow the forest trails, swim in the pools beneath several of the falls or spend a quiet afternoon on your porch.
**Guidance and support**
We conduct the program in English. Don Gino also speaks Spanish and Italian, so you can ask him questions directly. Before you arrive, our team reviews your health questionnaire and helps you prepare. During the Dieta, experienced assistants are present at each ceremony, and a doctor is on site at the retreat center.
Schedule
On selected mornings, join Maestro Don Gino for gentle movement, including Chi Kung, Opening the Body and Awakening the Warrior.
On two mornings during the Dieta, an optional Kambo ceremony is available as a paid add-on.
Breakfast is the first of two freshly prepared Dieta meals each day.
Throughout the day, drink the Master Plant tea you chose with Don Gino.
After each Ayahuasca ceremony, the group meets for a sharing circle, with time to speak about your experience and listen to others.
Lunch is the second meal of the day. Between activities, you have quiet time to rest in your tambo or glamping tent, write in your journal or walk to a waterfall.
On one day, explore the medicinal plant garden on a guided walk. On another, you can help prepare the Ayahuasca brew.
On selected non-ceremony days, join a visionary painting class or learn medicine songs on the charango, guitar or flute.
During the Dieta, Don Gino also leads a shamanic drumming circle.
Every other evening, gather in the maloca for an Ayahuasca ceremony with Don Gino. There are five ceremonies during the Dieta.
On the evenings between ceremonies, you have time to yourself and can turn in early.
On two mornings during the Dieta, an optional Kambo ceremony is available as a paid add-on.
Breakfast is the first of two freshly prepared Dieta meals each day.
Throughout the day, drink the Master Plant tea you chose with Don Gino.
After each Ayahuasca ceremony, the group meets for a sharing circle, with time to speak about your experience and listen to others.
Lunch is the second meal of the day. Between activities, you have quiet time to rest in your tambo or glamping tent, write in your journal or walk to a waterfall.
On one day, explore the medicinal plant garden on a guided walk. On another, you can help prepare the Ayahuasca brew.
On selected non-ceremony days, join a visionary painting class or learn medicine songs on the charango, guitar or flute.
During the Dieta, Don Gino also leads a shamanic drumming circle.
Every other evening, gather in the maloca for an Ayahuasca ceremony with Don Gino. There are five ceremonies during the Dieta.
On the evenings between ceremonies, you have time to yourself and can turn in early.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
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.
Accommodation
During your Master Plant Dieta in the Peruvian Amazon, you can stay in a private tambo or a furnished glamping tent. A tambo is a traditional wooden forest cabin with fine mosquito netting in place of solid walls. You can rest in the hammock, feel the air move through the cabin and hear the forest around you. The waterproof glamping tents have wide openings that look out onto the rainforest and a private deck with a table and chair. Both options sit on raised wooden platforms. Each has a private bathroom with running water, a flush toilet, a wooden sink and an open shower with solar-heated water. The center uses local materials in the accommodation and a biodigester to treat wastewater. Your accommodation comes with a made-up bed, towels, a wooden bedside table, shelves, a large drinking water dispenser and a rechargeable light. There is no cell service or internet at the center. Electricity is available in the maloca, our ceremonial house, and we recommend bringing a power bank. Between ceremonies, your cabin or tent gives you a private place to rest, write in your journal or simply listen to the forest. This simplicity is part of the Dieta and the time you spend with Pachamama, Mother Earth.
Tambo: 10 Days Dieta Price
Glamping: 10 Days Dieta 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
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.
What's Included
- Five Ayahuasca ceremonies in the maloca (ceremonial house), held every other night and guided by Maestro Don Gino Chaka Runa in the Mestizo tradition
- Daily Master Plant tea (1 liter per day), made with the plant or blend you choose with Don Gino
- An opening floral bath and a personal Arkana, a traditional protection ritual
- Rapé offered during ceremonies and ceremonial cleansing with Palo Santo and Agua Florida
- One-on-one guidance with Don Gino in English, Spanish or Italian
- A sharing circle after each ceremony and practical guidance for the post-Dieta period at home
- A guided walk through the medicinal plant garden
- An opportunity to help prepare the Ayahuasca brew on a separate day from the garden walk
- A guided walk through the 44-hectare Ecovillage and access to its rainforest trails, three creeks and ten waterfalls during your stay
- Morning movement with Don Gino, including Opening the Body, Chi Kung and Awakening the Warrior
- Music circles in the maloca and a shamanic drumming circle with Don Gino
- One visionary painting class and one music workshop with a choice of charango, flute or guitar
- One yoga class, one therapeutic massage and one group transformation coaching session
- Ten nights in a private, furnished tambo (forest cabin) or glamping tent, depending on your booking
- A private bathroom with running water, a flush toilet and a shower with solar-heated water
- Bed linen, a blanket, towels for the shower and creek, and a rechargeable light in your accommodation
- Organic, biodegradable soap and shampoo
- A Chaka Runa welcome bag and rubber boots to use throughout your stay
- Freshly prepared breakfast and lunch each day during the Dieta, made with organic ingredients and without added salt, sugar or spices
- Drinking water supplied in a refillable 5-gallon container
- A PDF guide to Tarapoto and a welcome breakfast with the group in Tarapoto on the first morning
- Round-trip group transportation between Tarapoto and the Healing Center, with the return journey after an early breakfast on Day 11
- A pre-retreat health questionnaire and a video call with Don Gino if needed
- A doctor on site during the Amazon Dieta
- First-aid support and on-site security available 24/7
- A printed safety guide to the Ecovillage grounds
What's Not Included
- Optional Kambo ceremonies (two morning sessions are available as paid add-ons)
- Optional Rapé and Sananga ceremonies booked separately (Rapé offered during Ayahuasca ceremonies is included)
- Additional visionary painting or music workshops beyond the one painting session and one music session included
- Additional therapeutic massages beyond the one massage included
- International flights to and from Peru and domestic flights to and from Tarapoto
- Accommodation before and after the Dieta, including your hotel in Tarapoto the night before the group meets
- Meals before and after the program (the welcome breakfast in Tarapoto and the final breakfast at the Healing Center are included)
- Travel insurance
- Peruvian visa fees, if applicable
- Personal expenses outside the Healing Center and sightseeing in Peru
- Personal medical or legal expenses, if needed
- Extra accommodation, meals, transportation or flight costs if you leave the retreat early
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