The Iboga Retreat
Last Chance
The Iboga Retreat
Up to 2 in group
Aug 7 - 10, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Your Retreat Journey
- Healing doesn't happen in a single moment—it unfolds one step at a time.
- Our retreat is intentionally structured to create space for preparation, reflection, and integration. Each ceremony is followed by time to rest, reflect, and process your experience before moving forward.
- Your journey begins with an Iboga handshake ceremony, allowing us to observe your individual response before your first full Iboga ceremony. Over the next three days, you'll participate in two Iboga ceremonies and conclude with a 5-MeO-DMT ceremony, with dedicated time between each experience to reflect, integrate, and prepare.
- From your arrival in Costa Rica to your departure, every step has been carefully planned to provide a safe, supportive, and intentional environment.
- At The Iboga Retreat, we don't believe healing can be rushed. We believe meaningful change happens when preparation, experience, and integration work together.
- You don't have to carry it alone. We'll walk beside you. The work—and the growth—remain yours.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Combat veteran, former law enforcement officer, investigator, certified iboga facilitator, and founder of The Iboga Retreat. After years of struggling with trauma, PTSD, depression, loss, and failed attempts to heal through therapy, medication, meditation, and other approaches, Matthew experienced a profound shift through iboga and 5-MeO-DMT that forced him to finally face what he had spent most of his life avoiding. He left his previous life behind, trained in Mexico, and moved to Costa Rica to build a small, structured, safety-first environment where others can do that same work with preparation, responsibility, and support.
Details of this retreat
This retreat is for the people who have carried the weight for everyone else.
Veterans. Law enforcement officers. Firefighters. EMTs. Medical professionals. Anyone who has spent years surviving instead of living.
Maybe you've become numb. Maybe anger has become your default. Maybe you've tried therapy, medications, alcohol, or simply burying yourself in work. Maybe you've convinced yourself that this is just who you are now.
It doesn't have to stay that way.
This retreat isn't about escaping your past. It's about finally turning toward it with honesty instead of fear. Not to relive it—but to understand it, learn from it, and leave behind what no longer belongs to you.
What to Expect
Participants fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and spend the first night at a nearby hotel. The following morning, you'll take an Uber to the retreat location.
Upon arrival, we'll begin with a traditional iboga handshake ceremony. This allows us to observe your individual response to the medicine before your first full iboga ceremony later that evening.
The following day is dedicated to rest, reflection, and preparation before the second iboga ceremony that night.
The third day provides additional time for reflection and integration before the closing 5-MeO-DMT ceremony that evening.
Throughout the retreat, participants remain in a fasted state. Water is available at all times, and fresh fruit is provided the morning after each ceremony.
On the final morning, the retreat concludes. Participants may take an Uber back to San José to return home or continue their travels in Costa Rica.
Our Commitment
No one can promise what your experience will be.
No ceremony can erase your past.
No facilitator can do your work for you.
What we can promise is this: you will be treated with dignity, respect, and honesty. We provide a safe, structured environment, prepare you for each ceremony, and remain beside you throughout the process.
You don't have to pretend you're okay here.
You don't have to carry everything by yourself anymore.
If you're ready to face what you've been carrying—and discover who you are beneath it—we'll walk beside you every step of the way.
Veterans. Law enforcement officers. Firefighters. EMTs. Medical professionals. Anyone who has spent years surviving instead of living.
Maybe you've become numb. Maybe anger has become your default. Maybe you've tried therapy, medications, alcohol, or simply burying yourself in work. Maybe you've convinced yourself that this is just who you are now.
It doesn't have to stay that way.
This retreat isn't about escaping your past. It's about finally turning toward it with honesty instead of fear. Not to relive it—but to understand it, learn from it, and leave behind what no longer belongs to you.
What to Expect
Participants fly into Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) and spend the first night at a nearby hotel. The following morning, you'll take an Uber to the retreat location.
Upon arrival, we'll begin with a traditional iboga handshake ceremony. This allows us to observe your individual response to the medicine before your first full iboga ceremony later that evening.
The following day is dedicated to rest, reflection, and preparation before the second iboga ceremony that night.
The third day provides additional time for reflection and integration before the closing 5-MeO-DMT ceremony that evening.
Throughout the retreat, participants remain in a fasted state. Water is available at all times, and fresh fruit is provided the morning after each ceremony.
On the final morning, the retreat concludes. Participants may take an Uber back to San José to return home or continue their travels in Costa Rica.
Our Commitment
No one can promise what your experience will be.
No ceremony can erase your past.
No facilitator can do your work for you.
What we can promise is this: you will be treated with dignity, respect, and honesty. We provide a safe, structured environment, prepare you for each ceremony, and remain beside you throughout the process.
You don't have to pretend you're okay here.
You don't have to carry everything by yourself anymore.
If you're ready to face what you've been carrying—and discover who you are beneath it—we'll walk beside you every step of the way.
Schedule
Travel Day
Arrive in Costa Rica
Overnight stay near Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
Prepare for the retreat
Day 1
Arrive at the retreat
Welcome and orientation
Iboga handshake (tolerance assessment)
Intention-setting with your facilitator
Quiet reflection and personal preparation
Evening Iboga ceremony
Day 2
Morning hydration
Rest and reflection
One-on-one guidance and support
Continued preparation
Evening Iboga ceremony
Day 3
Morning hydration
Rest and integration
Personal reflection
Evening 5-MeO-DMT ceremony
Departure Morning
Fresh fruit and hydration
Departure from the retreat
Arrive in Costa Rica
Overnight stay near Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
Prepare for the retreat
Day 1
Arrive at the retreat
Welcome and orientation
Iboga handshake (tolerance assessment)
Intention-setting with your facilitator
Quiet reflection and personal preparation
Evening Iboga ceremony
Day 2
Morning hydration
Rest and reflection
One-on-one guidance and support
Continued preparation
Evening Iboga ceremony
Day 3
Morning hydration
Rest and integration
Personal reflection
Evening 5-MeO-DMT ceremony
Departure Morning
Fresh fruit and hydration
Departure from the retreat
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Directions
Details provided upon registration
Accommodation
Private accommodations in a quiet, nature-based setting designed to support rest, comfort, reflection, and recovery throughout the retreat experience. Rooms are simple, peaceful, and intentionally limited to maintain a small-group environment.
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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
A private nature-based setting in Costa Rica designed for rest, reflection, and deep inner work. The environment is intentionally small, quiet, and structured to support preparation, safety, and integration throughout the retreat process.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
What's Included
- Three-night accommodations at the retreat
- Two Iboga ceremonies
- One 5-MeO-DMT ceremony
- Individual Iboga handshake (tolerance assessment)
- Pre-retreat preparation and guidance
- One-on-one facilitation throughout the retreat
- Maximum of two participants per retreat
- Intention-setting before each ceremony
- Dedicated time for reflection and integration between ceremonies
- Fasting protocol throughout the retreat
- Fresh fruit following ceremonies
- Hydration and electrolyte support
- Safe, private retreat environment in Costa Rica
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Transportation to the retreat location
- Transportation from the retreat upon departure
- Hotel accommodations before or after the retreat
- Travel insurance
- Passport and visa expenses (if applicable)
- Medical evaluations, laboratory testing, or EKGs required before attending
- Prescription medications
- Personal purchases and souvenirs
- Additional excursions or tourist activities
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