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We are happy to arrange a fully private retreat for you or your private group.
Plant Medicine Retreats
Behold Retreats offers thoughtfully curated holistic plant medicine retreats designed to support your spirit, your mind, and your lasting transformation. Typically there is one plant medicine that stands out for most people, for some it’s a calling towards a place, either one is ok and we are here to guide you to the answer that is right for you.
Explore Our Retreats
Choose the path that resonates with you the most.
Our traditional, small-group experiences integrate the most comprehensive safety standards and are structured within carefully selected destinations.
Costa Rica Ayahuasca Retreat
6 night, all-inclusive Ayahuasca Retreat with a small group (7-11 person max) of thoroughly-vetted guests. Private Rooms offered at $7,650.
- October 11th – 17th, 2026
- November 29th – December 5th, 2026
- December 6th – 12th, 2026
- January 3rd – 9th, 2027
- January 31st – February 6th, 2027
Costa Rica 5-MeO-DMT Retreat (Bufo Alvarious)
An intimate all-inclusive experience with a maximum of 4 guests. Private Rooms offered at $4,500 and Shared Rooms available for $4,000.
- October 14th – 17th, 2026
- December 9th – 12th, 2026
- February 3rd – 6th, 2027
Costa Rica Women’s Ayahuasca Retreat
6 night, all-inclusive integrative plant medicine Retreat with an intimate group (7-11 maximum allowed) of Behold-vetted female guests.
- November 29th – December 5th, 2026
Mexico Ayahuasca Retreat
A 6-night, all-inclusive Ayahuasca retreat with a small group of thoroughly-vetted guests. Private Room offered at $7,500 and Shared Rooms for $5,500.
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Portugal Ayahuasca Retreat
An all-inclusive Ayahuasca retreat with a small group (7-11 person max) of thoroughly-vetted guests. Private Room offered at $6,500.
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Portugal 5-MeO-DMT Retreat (Bufo Alvarious)
Our all-inclusive Portugal Weekend 5-MeO DMT retreats welcome a maximum of 4 guests per retreat and offers Private Rooms for $4,500.
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Costa Rica Ayahuasca Eco-Retreats
A 5 night, all-inclusive Ayahuasca Retreat with a small group (8-14 person max) through our trusted partners. Private Room offered at $4,500, Shared Rooms for $3,850, and Dorm Rooms $2,950.
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Costa Rica Psilocybin Retreat
A 5 night, all-inclusive psychedelic retreat with a small group (14 person max) of thoroughly-vetted guests.
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What Makes Behold Different
Guided by deep experience and genuine care.
Exceptional Facilitator-to-Guest Ratio
Close oversight during ceremony and meaningful one-on-one support throughout your retreat.
Selective, Lineage-Respecting Team
Carefully vetted facilitators with strong Indigenous relationships and professional standards.
Personalized Preparation and Integration
Individual guidance before arrival and structured support after retreat completion.
How Our Retreats Work
Our process is designed to support you before, during, and after your retreat.
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Apply for a Retreat
Share your intentions, background, and readiness for the work and growth.
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Medical Screening
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Medical Screening
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Attend the Retreat
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Integration Support
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Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about our retreats.
Our retreats combine structured preparation, guided ceremonial experiences, small-group support, and dedicated integration time. Each program is intentionally designed to create space for reflection, insight, and sustainable personal growth.
Readiness involves emotional stability, openness to preparation, and a willingness to engage in integration afterward. Our application and screening process helps determine whether a retreat is aligned for you.
Yes. We operate with comprehensive screening, experienced facilitators, small groups, and structured support before, during, and after the retreat experience.
We offer location-based retreats, medicine-specific experiences, private retreats, and executive-focused programs. Each is designed with the same safety-first and integration-centered framework.
Each destination offers a distinct environment and cultural context. We recommend exploring each location page to find the setting that feels most aligned with your intentions. After you fill our application you will also have the chance to book your complimentary discovery call where we will help guide you towards the decision that’s right for yo
Voices of Transformation
Shared in their own words, stories of beautiful transformations and breakthroughs.
Education & Insights
Educational articles on plant medicines, preparation, integration, and the retreat experience.
What happens when Indigenous knowledge keepers, Western researchers, therapists, lawyers, facilitators, advocates, and people who work directly with these medicines all enter the same room—not necessarily to agree, but to listen? World Ayahuasca Forum 2026: Many Worlds, One Shared Conversation By Sarah Lynn Thomas Co-CEO – Behold Retreats World Ayahuasca Forum 2026 | Girona, Spain…
Beyond the Medicine: What Decolonizing Psychedelic Healing Really Means
September 21, 2026
As psychedelic medicines move rapidly from traditional communities into clinics, research institutions, retreat centers, and new systems of care, an important question is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: What happens to the knowledge, people, cultures, and relationships from which these medicines come? Decolonizing psychedelic healing does not necessarily mean rejecting Western clinical practice. It can…
Paul Schrader’s Ayahuasca experiences in Costa Rica reportedly helped inspire his latest creative project, The Doors of Perception. At 80 years old, the acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter behind Taxi Driver is exploring how radically changing perception can influence the way we understand ourselves, creativity, and the world around us. According to an interview with Deadline,…
