A SHAMANIC JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE AMAZON JUNGLE TO TAKE AYAHUASCA… THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
A UNIQUE, HEALING AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE IN THE COLOMBIAN AMAZON.
A journey to meet oneself…
Video trip to the jungle with the team Ayahuasca International:
A SHAMANIC INITIATION JOURNEY
We will physically travel to the jungle, but more importantly we will travel internally towards our own nucleus. We will meet Shamans, but more importantly each and every one of us will encounter their own inner master. We will travel deep into the Jungle, but truly what we will be accessing is our own savage nature.
IT IS A JOURNEY TO MEET THE ANCESTRAL WISDOM OF THE INDIGENOUS AMAZONIAN SHAMANS. TO ENCOUNTER AND INTERACT WITH ANCIENT AND POWERFUL PLANT MEDICINE, WITH THERAPEUTICAL INTENTION, PERSONAL GROWTH, WELL- BEING AND CONNECTION WITH NATURE. IT IS NEITHER A TRIP NOR A TOURISTIC TRIP, BUT AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE.
LEARNING SHAMANIC SCIENCE… IN THE JUNGLE.
We are certainly living in extraordinary times, the opportunity to have direct access to these awakened living entities, Shamans, who are in intimate contact with the source of wisdom is indispensable; their “science” is in fact the combination of knowledge obtained in the jungle, the experiences and secrets of the animal, plant and mineral kingdoms… This wisdom they have accumulated and passed on, generation after generation, and throughout thousands of years, is now available for those in search of a meaningful, life changing and healing experience.
Sharing with them this age old tradition and being there as they facilitate this ceremony and administer the sacred medicine is truly an unforgettable experience.
Working and learning with the Shamans is possible thanks to our direct contact and link to indigenous people’s from Mocoa, South Colombia, the Putumayo region, part of what is also known as The “Lungs of the Planet”. .
FROM 11TH TO 22ND, EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. Twelve days and eleven nights of healing and transformation. The participant may adapt the length of his or her trip to suit their needs and desires. In our experience, a minimum of 5 days is needed to make the most out of the experience and enjoy the various magical aspects and surroundings of the Colombian Amazon. Our team of facilitators, expert guides, and translators, will be in Mocoa a few days prior the beginning of the program to welcome the participants. Arrival in Bogota can be a few days before the start, which happens on the 11th of each month in our hostel in Mocoa. From the Salitre bus terminal in Bogota, there are Buses almost every hour leaving to the Putumayo; it is also possible to go directly to the hostal a few days before or take an Airplane from Bogota to Villa Garzon which is the nearest Airport.
We have been working with the Shamans for over ten years now and they have given us their blessing to transmit their ancient science and to conduct work of body purification, energy clearing, emotional unblocking and spiritual connection.
It is an unparalleled opportunity for one to freely access cultures that still preserve that ancestral wisdom – cultures that, unfortunately, could soon disappear.
IT IS A ONE WAY ONLY JOURNEY – WE NEVER RETURN IN THE SAME WAY AS WE LEFT. On our way there we carry suitcases full of hopes, fantasies, expectations and, above all, emotional baggage from our past.
On our return, with the jungle medicine in our bodies and a unique healing energy in each and every one of our cells, we experience our own personal transformation.
This experience is unique and unrepeated, it invites you to meditate on your health, your place in the world, your vital circumstances and on how you wish to see both your emotional, spiritual and indeed practical life improve.
Each person finds the moment and opportunity to surpass themselves when they effectively take the leap, not only when they become ready to take it. Once the choice is made, the process itself makes the preparation occur naturally.
In total it is a minimum of 5 nights in the Hostal Casa del Rio Mocoa in Colombia, within a natural Jungle environment, and surrounded by highly regarded, trustworthy Shamans and experienced healers, and with the musical support of the music- therapist and singer Darwin Grajales 0r other musicians.
The meeting point in Mocoa is the Hostel Casa del Rio, owned by the team members of Ayahuasca International, a place in the midst of the rainforest, which can be reached by a ten minute taxi ride Mocoa or 20 minutes away from Villa Garzon (where the airport is). The hostel has several rooms with en suite bathroom housing four people. There would be an added fee for a double room. The hostel is next to the Rumiyaco river, with a smaller river flowing through the property. The rooms, located in between trees, are accessed over a wooden bridge. In the almost two hectares of jungle land around the hostel there are plenty of spaces to rest, cook ayahuasca, gather to sing, hammocks, a tennis court and a maloca where the shamanic ceremonies are held. There is WiFi, telephone, computer, laundry room and a 24 hour taxi service.
DURING THE DAYS BETWEEN THE 11TH AND THE 22ND OF EACH MONTH WHEN WE ORGANISE THE GROUP JOURNEYS, THE HOSTEL IS COMPLETELY BOOKED FOR SAID GROUP. THE HOSTEL IS UNAVAILABLE IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE GROUP, BUT YOU CAN ARRIVE A FEW DAYS BEFORE AND STAY A FEW DAYS AFTER THE GROUP IS THERE.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE RECORDINGS AND/OR PICTURES OF OUR LAST JOURNEY AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, WE CAN SEND YOU PICTURES, VIDEOS AND TESTIMONIALS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Who is this journey for?
For people who, beyond anything, want to find and discover the best parts of themselves. It is for those who value deep inner evolution work more then the adventure or the distraction offered by visiting beautiful sites. We distinguish between social or touristic recreational trips, to what for us is an archaeological journey, in search of the depths of our origins, both from a spiritual and a human perspective.
Why Colombia and Mocoa?
Because we have been there more than 30 times. We are in close contact with Shamans from several ethnic backgrounds. Because the Shamans and the sites of the Colombian Jungle have not yet been exploited by this new breed of Shamanic tourism. Because there you can find the most ancient Ayahuasca plants of the Amazon Jungle. Because it was in Colombia where we learned about the secrets of the work with Ayahuasca. Because we have purchased land and have a house in the jungle.
Mocoa, capital city of Putumayo, is an area in southern Colombia, on the border with Ecuador; it is called the “Lung of Humanity” due to its geographical shape, resembling that of a lung, and also because it has over 90% virgin jungle.
Why go to the jungle?
Because to leave this world without having entered the Jungle is like not having experienced and seen the inside of the great temple of Mother Earth. From the inside. The jungle is the place where the most sensitive natural antennas, which decode divine intelligences, are born. It is the great manufacturing plant for body and soul medicine.
It is the ideal surroundings to have a “natural” experience in order to connect with the divine.
Is it dangerous to go there?
It is no more dangerous than any other place in the world, in the sense of the risks that any trip entails. We have never had any issues and we never travel to places we are not familiar with. We have always been accompanied by Shamans and their families, or trusted local guides with a deep knowledge and understanding of the land and culture.
How many days are needed for the experience?
Although the journeys are constructed and planned to last 12 days and 11 nights, you should be in the Jungle for a minimum of five nights, the participant is also invited to stay throughout the two months of Ayahuasca International’s work in the region.
What is the cost?
You can find the prices of the various options following this link:
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In all cases it is necessary to make a reservation of 500€ before the journey and the rest will be paid no later than one week before the start date of the journey.
*If you pay the full price 30 days or more in advance, besides benefiting of the fact to choose first your type of accommodation, you will have a 15% discount on the total due amount.
¿How to arrive at the place?
The flight to Bogotá is acquired by each participant. There are direct flights from various european capitals, and last 11 hours approximately, there are as well cheapest flights with various scales.
Once in Bogotá, El Dorado airport, there are 2 options.
ONE: by plane from Bogotá to Villa Garzón, a military airport in the jungle, in a small airplane for 30 people, around 2 hours flight. From there you can get to Mocoa by taxi, there we have the place prepared to receive you in the limit between Mocoa and the jungle. The cost of the round trip goes around 100-150 euros by Satena enterprise if it is bought at least 1 month before traveling.
SECOND: By bus from Bogotá (Estacion de autobuses Salitre) in the evening arriving early in the morning at Mocoa. The cost ist around 20 to 25 euros.
The cost for the whole eleven night program includes:
- Prior preparation for the trip. We will assist you before the journey to give all the necessary information and recommendations and answer any questions or concerns you may have.
- Assistance from guides and translators throughout the duration of the journey.
- Accommodation and food in the jungle and inhabited areas nearby.
- Seven Ayahuasca Ceremonies taken with different shamans and different types of Ayahuasca for those interested. Taking Ayahuasca is not mandatory – some people go and never take Ayahuasca during their stay, but the cost of the trip remains the same.
- Permanent assistance and several therapeutic integration in group, done by a professional expert in an expanded state of consciousness.
- Economic collaboration with all the shamans we work with.
- Diluted homeopathised Ayahuasca water in a 120ml jar, to be taken either during the 30 days prior to the journey as a way of preparing the body for the experience or to maintain and increase the gained benefits if taken after the journey.
- Trips to interesting places to see and to be at, like for example the waterfall at the “end of the world”.
- 50% discount off any retreat with therapeutic use of Ayahuasca undertaken during the three months following the return to Europe.
It does not include:
- Medical insurance and assistance.
- Personal purchases.
- Extra trips, outside of those organized for the group.
- Healing with personalized treatments with Shamans, such as temazcal, purges, poison ivy cleanses, etc.
- Prior or subsequent stays in Colombia, outside of the programmed days.
- Travel from the place of residence to and from Mocoa.
Who will assist us?
From the organizing team, there will be facilitators plus English translators. Aside from this, there will always be Colombian assistants, familiar with the land and the medicine.
Attention: Under some conditions we may also offer translations in German, Italian or French. We also will publish in which months we will have german, italian or french translation added to the english one. For further information you can contact Silvia Muci + 39 320 45 27 064 (via WhatsApp) or write to [email protected]
What is the purpose of the journey?
Each participant will have their own, but as organizers we hold the intention of coming closer to and integrating with the source of the most powerful medicine on earth.
- Learn from the wisdom that still remains from Shamans with indigenous roots.
- Find answers, solutions and different points of view to personal situations.
- Raising awareness to the ecological and medicinal value of supporting the Jungle and the Shamanic culture.
- Meeting like minded people, traveling the same path.
- To return renewed, full of life energy, ready to enjoy what we are and what we have without unnecessary interferences and obstacles.
THE DISTINCTIVE ASPECT OF THIS JOURNEY IS ITS THERAPEUTICAL DIMENSION, THIS BEING THE REASON WHY WE ARE IN DIRECT AND CLOSE CONTACT WITH EACH PARTICIPANT BEFORE THE JOURNEY AND FOR A LONG TIME AFTER IT ENDS. FROM THE MOMENT A PERSON DECIDES TO UNDERTAKE IT, SPACES OPEN FOR WORK AND MANY TYPES OF PROJECTIONS BEING TO MANIFEST (FOR EXAMPLE: EXPECTATIONS, FRUSTRATIONS, DEMANDS, THE NEED TO KNOW AND TO PLAN EVERYTHING) WHICH HOLD THE KEYS FOR PERSONAL GROWTH.
WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT THOSE WHO ARE NOT OPEN TO DEAL WITH THEIR PROJECTIONS WILL HAVE TROUBLE EVOLVING. FOR THIS REASON THIS JOURNEY TO THE JUNGLE ACTUALLY BECOMES AN INNER JOURNEY.
How to register:
These journeys are close the bookings 7 days prior to departure (though this precludes any discount for advance deposit or full payment), should there be any space after that date.
To see pictures of Casa del Rio: https://www.facebook.com/hostalcasadelriomocoa www.casadelriomocoa.com
For bookings or to request further information contact Silvia Muci +39 320 45 27 064 (via WhatsApp) or write to: [email protected]
Travel Coordinators responding in other languages:
Ayahuasca Travels Español [email protected] Oriana (WhatsApp) +56 979 876342
Ayahuasca Travels Italiano [email protected] Monica (WhatsApp) +39 347 7374814
Ayahuasca Travels France [email protected] Aisha (WhatsApp) +34 602 413931
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