Immerse yourself in traditional Amazonian ayahuasca ceremonies and plant dietas in a safe, tranquil environment guided by highly-experienced Maestros with professional facilitation.
Simple, private room in shared lodging with shared bathrooms
Meals
All meals are included throughout the duration of your stay. Meals are prepared in accordance to safe ayahuasca dietary restrictions. Dietary preferences available (vegan, vegetarian, etc.)
Local Transportation
Transportation to and from the port in Jenaro Herrera
Translation
English-Spanish translation
Program Facilitation
Professional facilitation and assistance during ceremonies and throughout your stay
Medicine Preparation
Help prepare plant medicines (when available)
Retreat Activites
Group discussions, questions with the Maestro, trip to local swimming area, walks on the property. Activities vary by program
What’s not included
Boat transportation
Transportation from Iquitos to Herrera. To be paid onsite in cash. 80 Soles each way (~$20)
Flights
International flights to Lima, Peru and domestic flights from Lima to Iquitos, Peru
Hotels in Iquitos
Hotel stay while in Iquitos before or after the retreat
Casa Del Maestro is a family-run plant medicine center located outside of Genaro Herrera, Peru. It is owned and operated by Maestro Don Alberto Torres Davila and three generations of his extended family. Situated outside the village on private land, Casa Del Maestro represents a return to the origin of Don Alberto's lineage and the roots of his plant medicine tradition.
The world of Ayahuasca and plant medicine dietas are like the jungle herself: powerful, vast, mysterious - and not to be walked lightly without a good guide. Thankfully, Casa Del Maestro offers that wise, strong but soft guidance.
Here you will find a unique and well-developed medicine tradition. A sense of family that you will instantly feel a part of. A place to experience all the benefits of the medicine, where you will be held, supported, protected - while also allowed the space to heal, grow, and learn the lesson on your own terms.
The Maestro himself, Don Alberto, is a powerhouse of experience and knowledge about these medicines that the Amazon provides us. Matt and Anya help to bridge that impossibly vast river of wisdom and ground the experience - a yin and yang of fierce guardianship and gentle nurturing to help you though whatever the medicine will have you face.
Thank you for all of the lessons, the hard times and the beauty, for giving me what I wanted and more, what I truly needed. The medicine is an ongoing path, and I know that Ayahuasca, the plant teachers, and the dedicated, caring, expert team at Casa Del Maestro always have my back! 🦅🐍🐆
Cannot emphasize enough, how transformative doing the Sanango diet has been for me. Despite being previously to Casa del Maestro, that diet took it to a complete other level, although it has been rough, tiring, strict but also compasionate at the same time. Sometimes we are looking for the easy way, but we should rather focus our view at our dark sides, instead of sidestepping them. It requires a lot of courage to do so, but Casa del Maestro provides the best framework to do your work with this amazing medicine.
In the end it was totally worth it and I am astonished by the outcome in form of mental clarity, peace, calmness and most importantly the sense of direction for our life. I cannot thank the Maestros Alberto and Eliseo, Matt, Anya, Eric and all other people enough for providing such a unique space, which is led with the deepest level of integrity, love as well as care. It makes you feeling safe and being in a place which feels home for myself. Once again deep thanks from my heart and much love ♡
I cannot recommend this experience—the people, the place, the practice—enough. From beginning to end to today, the facilitators (Matt, Anya, and Eric) have been so knowledgable and supportive. The family is so warm and welcoming to their beautiful and well kept property, creating the perfect vibe for relaxing and reflection throughout the week. The food is delicious and fresh. The tradition and humility of the practice shines through in every moment and interaction. As a first timer, I entered this process with a lot of fear and anxiety and received the compassion and guidance I needed to show up with confidence and trust every day. 10/10 recommend.
I had a wonderful experience at Casa del Maestro! I felt safe and cared for all week. It is situated deep in the Amazon basin, on a farm, surrounded by family and adorable grandchildren! I experienced deep emotional healing in a relationship that was previously challenging and painful. I learned to stay grounded and present in ceremony. So I was able to fully relax and trust the medicine. And I loved the educational jungle and boat trip to connect to the Amazon trees that were in the Ayahuasca and the Dieta. I so appreciate Matt, Anya and Eric! They are kind, committed and compassionate. Their integration sessions allowed me to connect deeply with the other participants as well as with my own journey. I highly recommend Casa del Maestro. It feels like home. I will definitely be back!
By Karen M for January 14 Ayahuasca Retreat with Optional Plant Dieta on Feb 05, 2024
One of the greatest trip adventures of my lifetime. The entire staff was superb. Knowledgeable and passionate, and made every moment of the experience of sheer delight.
Thank you very much, Matthew, Anya,Eric, And, of course, the Maestro himself.
Just unbelievable what I have just lived at Casa del Maestro. Only words of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing people behind this unique experience. Love you all ❤️
This was my first time doing Ayahuasca although I had been wanting to do it for quite some time. I wanted an authentic experience that was true to the traditions of ayahuasca in south America and not something that was more westernized. I had been looking at ayahuasca retreats for some time until I was recommended to check out Casa Del Maestro. I went to the website and I instantly knew that this was the right place for me. I can definitely say that I was not disappointed. Don Alberto, his son Eliseo are powerful shaman that come from a long lineage of shaman and provide you with an authentic experience in a protected space. Along with facilitators Matt, Anna and Don Alberto's extended family they make sure the beautiful, magical, and sometimes very difficult work that needs to done, does. I'm very gratefully to them for everything I received and experienced there. I will never forget my time there and after 7 months now since my trip. I still get overwhelmed when thinking about my journey there. I will definitely be back again to continue my work with this sacred plant medicine with everyone at Casa Del Maestro. If you are considering or are being called to do Ayahuasca, I wouldn't hesitate trusting Casa Del Maestro to guide you down that path. If I were to give anyone some advice once they decided to take the plunge into the infinite unknown. I would say to completely surrender and release all control and let Ayahuasca and the team at Casa Del Maestro do their work.
Casa del Maestro is the only place I would want to have this experience. Casa del Maestro is an incredibly safe space so much so I brought my loved ones for their first experience. The staff are outstanding, caring, and loving. Great experience, great people, great medicine.