Please view our complete policies here.

We want every guest to feel personally supported and to have enough space to go deeply into their process. We also believe the community experience matters, and that can be lost if a group is too large. For these reasons, we keep groups relatively small and maintain a high healer-team-to-guest ratio.

Our maximum capacity at our Playa Blanca, Costa Rica location, our Scarlet Valley, Costa Rica location, is about 18–22 guests. For a group of this size, we work with two Shipibo healers, three facilitators, an assistant facilitator, a Retreat Director, and a yoga teacher.

During every ceremony, each guest receives a personal healing icaro (healing song), based on their intention for healing, what the healers feel is needed, and their consultation with our healers during the retreat.

You can view all retreat programs and dates here, and filter by date, location, or program type. Choose your retreat, then register on that page by filling out a short form and placing a deposit to hold your spot.

To register:

1. Select your program length (5, 7, or 12 nights), dates, and retreat location on our Retreats Page.
2. Choose your lodging option.
3. Fill out the registration form and submit your deposit.
4. After you reserve your space, you will receive an email with a link to complete an intake form.
5. Next, our intake support team will review your form and follow up to confirm your registration, request more information, schedule an intake call if needed, or let you know the retreat is not a good fit right now (in which case we refund your deposit).
6. If you are approved through intake, you will receive a “Registration Confirmed” email and access to the Soltara Community Platform, which includes retreat details plus preparation and integration support.

Please note: your booking is not fully confirmed until we receive and review your intake questionnaire. If it is considered medically unsafe for you to attend, you are entitled to a full refund of any deposit paid.

If you are taking medications or have medical diagnoses, we recommend discussing your decision with your doctor—especially before changing or tapering any medications.

This work is very personal, so we recommend checking in with yourself about what feels right and trusting your intuition. The main difference between retreat lengths is the number of ceremonies and how much time you have to rest, process, and integrate the work.

Some people find meaningful healing in 5 nights or one week. Others benefit from more time to build a deeper connection and let the healing take root. Depending on what you are working on, more time may give you a better chance to integrate more fully. Either way, there is no “wrong” choice—choose what fits you.

We only offer the retreat lengths listed on our retreat page. Our programming is designed to help you fully immerse and get the most from your experience.

Ayahuasca work can be intense, and it often helps to have enough time for multiple ceremonies and for integration. If possible, we encourage you to make space for a full retreat so you don’t interrupt or cut short the process. Committing to your full retreat can create the best conditions for deep, lasting benefit.

All guests must be at least 18 years old to be on site and participate in a retreat.

Because this work can be very deep and emotionally sensitive, we do not allow guests to bring children. We maintain a strong container so participants can go deeply into their process without affecting children who may not understand what is happening.

Couples are welcome. During ceremony, we do not have couples sit next to each other in the maloca. This helps each person focus on their own process and reduces energetic influence.

Outside of ceremony, we ask all guests to abstain from sexual and sensual contact (with themselves or others) during the retreat. Beyond that, you can choose what feels best regarding accommodations. Some couples prefer separate rooms to support their individual process, while others prefer to share a private space and process together. This is up to you.

You can view all retreat programs on our Retreats page. When you select a retreat, you’ll see availability and pricing based on the lodging option you choose.

For Playa Blanca, Costa Rica details, click here.

For Scarlet Valley, Costa Rica details, click here.

We offer all-inclusive packages based on lodging type. Pricing includes meals, accommodations, ceremonies, activities, one-on-one preparation and integration sessions, taxes, fees, and transportation to and from the pickup location.

We know a retreat is a meaningful investment, and we want to make healing as accessible as possible. We offer a general scholarship program and a BIPOC scholarship program for people committed to their healing journey who would otherwise be unable to attend. These programs run on a lottery basis.

For certain retreats at certain times of year, we also offer partial scholarships.
For guests on a budget, we offer more economical private tambo lodging options at our Playa Blanca location. These have shared bathrooms/showers and no air-conditioning. To view details, select a retreat date on the Retreats page and review the lodging options.

We sometimes evaluate payment plans case-by-case. Please contact us at [email protected] if you need help.

If you are a veteran, Soltara partners with VETS, Inc. and the Heroic Hearts Project for potential financial support options.

Yes, you can pay your remaining balance by credit card. We will send a balance statement with this option about two weeks before your retreat.

For our Playa Blanca and Scarlet Valley locations, we also ask that you bring the last $500 balance in like-new USD bills, which we collect the afternoon after you arrive on site.

For our Costa Rica locations, we recommend the Fairfield by Marriot San Jose Airport Hotel, which is the location of our shuttle pickup and drop-off near the San Jose airport (SJO). Please see our travel logistics pages for more information: Playa Blanca | Scarlet Valley

For our Playa Blanca, Costa Rica location, we recommend flying into SJO and booking your flights only after your medical intake form has been reviewed and confirmed by our intake team. Please see our travel logistics page for more information.

For our Costa Rica locations, we recommend the Fairfield by Marriot San Jose Airport Hotel, which is the location of our shuttle pickup and drop-off near the San Jose airport (SJO). Please see our travel logistics pages for more information: Playa Blanca | Scarlet Valley

During your retreat, you may visit two nearby beaches during free time (about a 3-minute walk down our beach trails). We do not offer off-site excursions, and we do not allow guests to travel off site beyond the beaches or visit with people who are not on retreat.

We do this to protect the energetic container. When you are open and working with Ayahuasca, it can be important to reduce outside interactions and avoid extra logistics so you can stay focused on your process. With nature trails, beach access, and an intimate group (no more than about 22 guests), most people find they have plenty of space and freedom without needing additional excursions.

After retreat, you may want to prioritize rest and gentle integration before flying home. If you do want to explore, here are some ideas mentioned by Soltara:

1–2+ days: Day trips from San José:

• La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Lake Arenal/Arenal Volcano, coffee plantations, or city walking tours.
• Santa Teresa (about 2 hours south): surf, yoga, tide pools, sunsets; nearby towns include Mal País and Playa Hermosa; day trips to Montezuma Waterfall, Isla Tortuga, or Curu National Reserve.
• Other beach town options within 2–3 hours: Nosara/Sámara and Jacó.
• Monteverde Cloud Forest (within ~3 hours): cooler mountain air and wildlife; from the region you can also plan to see La Fortuna Waterfall.
• La Fortuna: hot springs and waterfall options.

3–5+ days: Further south:

• Dominical/Uvita (about 5 hours).
• Corcovado National Park for deeper exploration; Soltara suggests flying from SJO to save time.

Soltara can help coordinate separate transportation (at additional cost if you do not join the group shuttle back to San José). For questions, email [email protected]. We can also recommend rome2rio.com as a tool to estimate travel times and costs.