Private Ibogaine & 5MEO-DMT - Retreat

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Up to 2 in group
Date
5 Days Package (4 nights)

Retreat Highlights

  • Floatation therapy
  • Ibogaine treatment
  • 5MEO-DMT session
  • Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Integration support
  • Daily Sauna & Cold plunge

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

For seven years, the Bufo Alvarius Sanctuary has stood as a quiet guardian of the profound—a sacred space where the most powerful psychedelic known to humanity, the God Molecule (5-MeO-DMT), has quietly reshaped countless lives. Three years ago, we deepened our calling by introducing Ibogaine, drawn by its unrivaled capacity to liberate those bound by addiction. Since then, we have witnessed executives weep with relief, veterans breathe fully for the first time in decades, and mothers hold their children free from the haze of opioids.

Our four-night private retreat is meticulously designed to guide you through two of nature’s most potent healing tools—Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT—in a synergistic sequence that resets both mind and spirit. Think of it as a system reboot: Ibogaine performs a deep defragmentation of your inner hard drive, clearing the fragmented clutter of trauma and conditioning. Then, 5-MeO-DMT restores your core software to its original factory settings, revealing the clarity beneath the noise.

The Ibogaine journey unfolds in three distinct phases:

**The Acute Phase (4–8 hours):** A deeply visual, awakened dream state. You will re-experience pivotal moments—from this lifetime, beyond, or from realms unknown. Here, trauma surfaces not to haunt, but to be witnessed and released.

**The Reflective Phase (begins at hour 4–8):** The visions soften, and a quieter knowing emerges. Insights arrive like gentle whispers, inviting you to make sense of what has been revealed.

**The Residual Stimulation Phase (12–72 hours post-dose):** The psychedelic intensity fades, and you return to ordinary function—but something fundamental has shifted. The neural pathways of addiction have been interrupted. Cravings dissolve. In this lucid, open window, you are perfectly prepared for the God Molecule.

Why this moment? Ibogaine has cleared the storied landscape of your personal biography—the narratives, the wounds, the identities you've carried. Now, 5-MeO-DMT reveals what remains when the story ends: pure, non-dual awareness. Unlike most psychedelics that *add* to your experience—layering on visions, insights, or emotions—this one *subtracts* the experiencer itself.

In 5 to 15 minutes, the ego dissolves. You touch the white light. And in that timeless space, you remember what you always were: never broken, only briefly forgetful of your wholeness.

Schedule

Day 1: The check in (12pm - 3pm)
You will come fasted for 8h for the blood and urine test to ensure liver functioning. Begin your therapies with a Harmonic Hydrogen immersion. At 5pm you can enjoy our wood-fired Finnish sauna and cold plunge and a floatation in dense Epsom salt solution to charge magnesium levels for the upcoming Ibogaine journey.

Day 2: Ibogaine journey
The nurse will come at 9am to perform an EKG reading to ensure safe precondition for the therapy, that is scheduled to start at 11am. The journey consist of two primary phases:
1) an acute phase
2) a reflective phase

Each phase contributes in different ways to allowing individuals to learn from the experience and take positive steps to improve their lives.

The acute phase: Between one and three hours of taking Ibogaine, the individual enters the acute phase, which typically lasts between four and eight hours and is typically highly visual phase resembling an awakened dream state in which many people re-experience significant past events of this life or past lives, or even visions from other worlds.

The reflective phase: Between four and eight hours after taking the dosage, the individual begins to enter the reflective phase that will last overnight.

Day 3: Experience non-duality
In essence, the brain has been "defragged" (Ibogaine) and is now resting in a state of open, quiet readiness for a new "operating system" to be installed. The post-Ibogaine bufo session leverages a unique window of neurochemical reset and psychological readiness to move a participant from deep psycho-biography (Ibogaine) to profound non-dual ontology (5-MeO-DMT), potentially catalyzing a transformative healing of both personal story and fundamental identity.

Day 4: Deeply oxygenate tissues with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Breathing high concentrations of oxygen boosts cerebral oxygenation enhancing integration.

Day 5: Integration (Making Meaning)
This involves identifying concrete changes in perspective, behavior. The key question is, "How do you bring these insights into your life now?" Conclude with a moment of tranquility enjoying the inner peace and insights gained, before checkout at 11am.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Bufo Alvarius Sanctuary

Directions

From Cancun airport you can take an ADO bus, a taxi or rent a car. The distance is 110 km, and the location is very easy to find:
Along the main avenue of Tulum you will find the Coba avenue that crosses it, you must turn left.
On the left side you will see the Chedraui supermarket and a little further on the right you will see the signs of the BUFO ALVARIUS SANCTUARY (The easiest way to find us is searching in google maps)
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Desde el aeropuerto de Cancún puede tomar un autobús ADO, un taxi o alquilar un automóvil. La distancia es de 110 km, y la ubicación es muy fácil de encontrar: A lo largo de la avenida principal de Tulum encontrará la avenida Coba que la cruza, debe girar a la izquierda.
En el lado izquierdo verá el supermercado Chedraui y un poco más a la derecha encontraras los letreros de Bufo Alvarius Sanctuary. (Lo mas facil es ponerle en busqueda de google maps.)

Accommodation

Stay in the private suite with a terrace surrounded by green leaves.

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Venue & Amenities

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A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent

Meals

Menu
At the hotel property we have a restaurant that offers delicious meals especially if you eat meat, but also vegan options.

What's Included

  • 4 nights accommodation
  • Blood test
  • Electrocardiogram reading
  • Floatation therapy
  • Ibogaine treatment
  • 5MEO-DMT session
  • Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Integration support
  • Daily Sauna & Cold plunge

What's Not Included

  • Meals are not included, but we are surrounded by many delicious restaurants.

Customer Reviews

4.89 out of 5.0 average rating

4.0
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Amanda and Carlos were fabulous guides
I had a great experience at Bufo Alvarius Sanctuary, starting with a sauna and cold plunge, then the Kambo. This was a very cleansing experience lasting beyond the experience in the teepee with Amanda. I did the float tank which was my least favorite, I've done float tanks before that were better. The size of the tank, the fact that it had something sticking up i the middle of it and thee way I floated around in it was uncomfortable. Psilocybin, being a non-specific amplifier made it more so, the time in my room after, with the psilocybin alone was also not the best experience, not a bad trip, but I think would have been enhanced with a guide or in a different setting. However, all was redeemed with the bufo experience with Amanda and Carlos the next day. The splendid experience of unity and bliss will be with me for a while (still with me after months) I am most thankful for.

5.0
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Thank You
Thank You for providing this service and doing so in such a kind, supportive and meaningful way. And Thank You for doing it in a way to make it financially accessible to a broad range of people.

5.0
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Bufo alvarius sanctuary
When my partner and I arrived there had been a miscommunication and the wrong room was booked. To not leave us dissatisfied dr alvarius was sure to make ammends by offering us a few things on the house which was a great gesture. As for the bufo and ceremony my partner and i had much anxiety about it but after meeting and talking to the facilitators we felt much relief. The faciliatators were warm and kind. Adrian and tiffany were fantastic. We would reccomend this place to anyone. Very safe and secure place.

4.0
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Beautiful experience with some warning
I write this review honestly from my perspective with love and gratitude and with some suggestions.

First of all, thank you so much to my facilitators Mario and Jenny. They were the perfect guides along a most profound awakening journey. They held space for me in the most loving and kind way possible. The Kambo cleansed me and the bufo blew me open I simply cannot describe how profound this was for me and I'm eternally grateful.

That being said, here is my honest review of the retreat package I purchased. It was not as described. The package is advertised as being an inclusive experience that includes two meals a day, a sound healing, and a sauna. Unfortunately, none of these were acknowledged or honored by the owner or hotel staff. When I brought this up, the hotel owner kindly gave me $700 pesos and recommended a few nearby restaurants. While this was appreciated, it only really covers one or two meals in Tulum. The Sauna was out of order, and there was not any invitations to schedule the sound healing. I would have appreciated more acknowledgement and hospitality. I think it is the responsibility of the hotel staff and owner to honor and acknowledge the retreat package and make sure everything is accounted for.

The hotel itself is pretty nice. The room was clean and comfortable. The pool was cool and refreshing. However, the atmosphere was a bit chaotic. There was very loud construction happening the whole time I was there. Again, no acknowledgement of this and not any warning ahead of time. This made it more difficult to relax during my stay. I think that there could be an improvement in terms of communication, hospitality and accountability.

Guests are entering into a very big moment in our lives when we go to take bufo for our first time and it is a big responsibility for the hotel staff to create a safe and welcoming space. I. Many ways, this was a perfect experience, and ultimately, I am very glad I did it. I do recommend to book your stay, just understand that it is not an inclusive retreat. It may be life changing, even if there are some areas of improvement.

With love, Devan

5.0
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I'm lacking the words to adequately describe how life changing this medicine is!
First and foremost the space while in a busy part of Tulum is it's own little sanctuary of peace. The room was comfortable, clean and just the right temp. The communal bathrooms are also kept to a very high standard.

Now the important part...

The Kambo ceremony was much more rewarding than I expected. Having not known much about it, I was pleasantly surprised with the sense of calm and peace it brought me.

The Bufo ceremony was a wild ride that I'm still unpacking a little less than two weeks later. This medicine and the facilitators changed my life in the most profound way. A complete shift has occurred, I was able to discard many negative traits and traumas in the days following the ceremony. Rebuilding into the best version of myself in all the best ways. The very first thing I recall saying after I woke from the medicine was "this is what peace feels like". Everyone should have access to this!

The 3 hour cenote integration that followed was at the time a little overwhelming, however the tools and memories gained during this time have been invaluable with my long term integration.

I would also highly recommend the sensory deprivation tank. I was not expecting to gain much from this but I probably processed and released some of the most traumatic events of my past during this session.

This was and is the best thing I've ever done for myself in my 43 years on this earth. Do your soul a favor and go experience this medicine!

James

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