At Hayulima, you will find a supportive family that guides you through your experience with sacred plants in an intimate and serene environment. By working with small groups, we ensure personalized and individual attention for each guest, allowing for a deeply personal and transformative journey.
About this Retreat
Details of this retreat
11/03 Arrival 09:30 AM:
11:00 AM Plant Medicine Nature Hike in the Natural Reserve. Anciently known as rituals for the transmission of power, the ancestors have shared this tool to work with our inner silence, do meditation in movement, and have communication with Nature. It is a group silent walk that takes place for several hours in the mountain, where we invoke the power of Aguacolla or San Pedro.
12/03 Temazcal Ceremony:
The healing benefits of the sweat lodge combine with the power of Grandfather San Pedro. An experience that opens the heart and consciousness. Through songs and prayers, the physical and spiritual body is strengthened.
13/03 Ayahuasca Ceremony:
This ceremony creates an opening of consciousness. Through reconnecting with the mind, body, and spirit, we seek to achieve emotional and spiritual balance.
14/03 Closure Temazcal:
The temazcal is a purification ceremony that cleanses the body, releases emotions, and renews the spirit, connecting with Mother Earth.
Lodging and Diet:
4 days all included
Hayulima offers spacious and comfortable spaces for a good rest in beautiful facilities in the Andean Chocó natural reserve. We provide WiFi and hot water.
The retreat includes a complete vegetarian diet with organic products, carefully chosen to avoid interfering with processes involving sacred plants.
We also offer a Limpia Cleansing, Kambo sessions, Massages as optional items.
Transportation Information
Please note that transportation is not included in this program. However, we can arrange private rides for your convenience:
From the airport to Hayulima: $80 (approximately a 2.5-hour drive).
From Mindo town to Hayulima: $15 (approximately a 30-minute drive).
If you would like to arrange transportation, feel free to contact us for assistance.
Via El Cinto Alto #7
Mindo, Ecuador
(We are 2.5 hours from Quito Airport)
Accommodation
Program 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
Discover the beauty of Hayulima, immersed in the Choco Region's cloud forest natural reserve in Mindo, Ecuador. The Sanctuary resides on over 112 hectares of protected cloud forest, teeming with an abundance of wildlife and native flora. Vibrant toucans, hummingbirds, butterflies, and countless other species inhabit our sacred space freely and undisturbed. Our guests can explore this vast ecosystem with confidence in a safe and gentle manner. Definitely the best place for your retreat.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Customer Reviews
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Paradise in the mountains of the Cloud Forest!
I stayed with Hayulima as a volunteer for their ten-day retreat in September of 2026, and the experience was one of the best I've ever had at a plant medicine retreat. Their staff is kind and caring, and they put their love into the food they make for us. The team - Salvador, Amalia, Diana, and Matthias - all welcomed me like a family member. The environment of support that they create is incredible, especially during ceremonies. I had the privilege of being at the retreat right before their annual Vision Quest, and so I got to meet people from all over the world who come to Hayulima for this event and to reconnect with the Hayulima family, and that's how I got to know them - as family. It is incredible to arrive at a place you have never been before and then leave knowing that the memories you created with others will stick with you forever. I am therefore so grateful for my time there, and for the love and kindness of everyone involved, as well as the other volunteers and the participants. This sanctuary is truly a place where people can go to get away from the world, to connect with others, and to experience the beautiful plant medicines of Ayahuasca and San Pedro. I recommend this place to anyone looking for a caring, supportive, and beautiful spiritual sanctuary!
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Lovely
Thank you for the stay at Hayulima. It’s been a blessing spending time in your family and community. Lots of love, Hilda.
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A Wonderful Experience, Would Recommend without Hesitation
I had a truly wonderful time at Hayulima with the Hayulima family. I felt safe, well cared for, and carried throughout the experience. This was my first time with ayahuasca and san pedro plant medicines. The ceremonies were beautifully held and I hope to return again.
It is rare for me to make a recommendation without hesitation; I would wholeheartedly recommend Hayulima for the family, the nature, and the respect of the medicine.
I am gluten and dairy free and the food was wonderful and always prepared with attention to different dietary needs.
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Beautiful experience
Hayulima is a 5 star experience in every way. The people are amazing, the facilities are perfect, your surroundings are beautiful, the food is great and the ceremonies are life changing.
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Amazing
As a solo female traveler, I was a bit apprehensive about trying a retreat center and plant medicine for the first time. I am so grateful to have found Hayulima. From start to finish I felt incredibly safe, nourished and supported, not to mention the location is stunning. Thank you to all the staff and volunteers for making this an unforgettable first experience.
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