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Experience transformation at our intimate Weekend Bufo Retreats, limited to 6-8 participants for a deeply personal and effective healing journey. Our retreat is designed for those seeking a significant shift in their life perspective, surrounded by the serene beauty of Portugal and our retreat centre. A rolling landscape, gorgeous old stone buildings, plenty of trees and a lot of history ready to welcome you in your journey of discovery.
Our professional team, experienced in psychedelic facilitation and compassionate care, ensures personalized attention throughout your stay. Engage in daily guided yoga and meditation to enhance your presence and connection, complemented by optional somatic therapies like massage and bodywork, provided by our skilled on-site therapists.
Request a discovery call to learn more about our locations and services.
From the moment you join us, you'll receive one-on-one attention from our professional, compassionate, and highly-experienced facilitation team. Each member is deeply committed to your healing journey, offering a personalized approach that respects your individual path.
We invite you to request a discovery call to explore our serene locations and what makes each setting unique.
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Throughout your stay, our dedicated team will be at your side, providing unwavering support by our skilled 5-MeO DMT / Bufo ceremony facilitators and professional staff that will grant your safety.
Our Bufo Retreats extend beyond the ceremonies. We offer a variety of activities designed to enhance your experience and foster deep, meaningful integration:
We believe in the sovereignty of your experience. Every activity, including the Bufo ceremonies, is completely voluntary. Should you choose to spend a day in reflection, rest, or integration on your own, we support your decision. Our goal is to be responsive to your needs, helping you navigate your journey day by day with the utmost care and respect.
Rigorous Medical & Psychological Screening: Vetting by qualified professionals to ensure the medicine is safe and appropriate for your health conditions and mental readiness. Personalized Coaching & Goal Setting: Pre-retreat one-on-one sessions to solidify your intentions and identify mental/emotional blockages. Small, Intimate Groups: Limited to 4 guests (or private options) for maximum individualized care and a supportive group dynamic. Personalized Safety: Facilitators can provide undivided attention and support. Expert Healers & Modern Therapists: Ceremonies are led by authentic indigenous healers alongside skilled Western facilitators and coaches.Structured Post-Retreat Support: Guided integration (often a multi-week program) with a qualified coach or therapist. Lasting Transformation: Helps you process insights, apply lessons, and sustain benefits in your daily life.
Our Bufo retreats are shorter in length, typically lasting 3 nights and 4 days. Though brief, this experience offers a powerful container for deep transformation, supported by expert facilitation, integration and a peaceful natural setting.At the core of the retreat is the ceremony with Bufo Alvarius (5-MeO-DMT), traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for spiritual insight and healing. Our ceremonial approach is inspired by these ancestral practices, with the utmost respect for the medicine and its sacred use.Because of its potency, our retreats are intentionally small and intimate, allowing for close support, proper preparation, and spacious integration.Each retreat includes preparation sessions, ceremony day, and guided integration to help you ground and understand what you experienced emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Safety and personalized attention are ensured through small group sizes (4 maximum) and the option for private retreats. Their team blends ancient wisdom from authentic indigenous healers and shamans with modern expertise from qualified coaches and therapists, creating a supportive, evidence-based approach to well-being. Our teams include indigenous healers, experienced facilitators, coaches, and support staff with expertise in areas like energetic work, yoga, or massage. This ensures a broad range of support for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the journey. Visit Our Team to learn more about each team member.
Embracing the profound potential of 5-MeO-DMT—the ultra-fast-acting psychedelic—requires an absolute commitment to client safety and comfort. Our approach prioritizes pharmaceutical-grade synthetic compound, completely eliminating the serious cardiotoxic risks associated with raw toad venom. While the experience is characterized by an incredibly rapid and intense ego dissolution that clients often describe as a feeling of profound oneness, this intensity is managed through continuous, expert guidance to support your process and mitigate any feelings of confusion or anxiety. Furthermore, due to the critical interaction risk with certain medications, particularly antidepressants (SSRIs and MAOIs), we enforce meticulous medical prescreening and strict medication protocols, ensuring every client begins their brief, yet transformative, journey from a foundation of complete physiological safety.
No prior experience is needed. Many guests join with no background in plant medicine. Our team provides preparation guidance before the retreat, and experienced facilitators support you throughout the entire journey.
Guests should fly into Faro Airport (FAO). From there, we provide a shuttle service to the retreat location. We provide a shuttle service from the airport to the retreat location, which is situated near nature and secluded from the city. We will coordinate your pickup and drop-off to ensure a seamless travel experience.
Single room per person: $4,500 USD
Double Room per person: $3,500 USD
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Our hand-picked team of experienced and caring facilitators and healers are always on hand to guide you through your journey.
Eduardo Carvalho is a seasoned musician with 26 years of experience and a deep connection to sacred medicine traditions. His spiritual journey began eight years ago, integrating plant medicine into his own healing process through ceremonies in the Netherlands and dietas in Peru. Recognizing the power of sound in healing, he dedicated himself to supporting ceremonies across Europe and Peru, working with Mestizo and Shipibo traditions.
Eduardo trained under Maestro Don Enrique Lopez at the Ayahuasca Foundation’s Inkan Kena School, deepening his knowledge of master plants and ceremonial leadership. He also facilitated at the Temple of the Way of Light in Peru, working closely with curanderos and participants.
Combining icaros, sacred songs, and diverse instruments, Eduardo creates powerful spaces for deep healing and transformation. His rare blend of musical mastery and spiritual dedication continues to inspire those on their healing journeys.
Eduardo Carvalho is a seasoned musician with 26 years of experience and a deep connection to sacred medicine traditions. His spiritual journey began eight years ago, integrating plant medicine into his own healing process through ceremonies in the Netherlands and dietas in Peru. Recognizing the power of sound in healing, he dedicated himself to supporting ceremonies across Europe and Peru, working with Mestizo and Shipibo traditions.
Eduardo trained under Maestro Don Enrique Lopez at the Ayahuasca Foundation’s Inkan Kena School, deepening his knowledge of master plants and ceremonial leadership. He also facilitated at the Temple of the Way of Light in Peru, working closely with curanderos and participants.
Combining icaros, sacred songs, and diverse instruments, Eduardo creates powerful spaces for deep healing and transformation. His rare blend of musical mastery and spiritual dedication continues to inspire those on their healing journeys.
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"This is the first time in my entire life that I am able to think of how I define myself."