Yawanawa Sacred Garden
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Atmosphere and feature ratings above are based on Best Retreats research (November 2026). They will be updated if Yawanawa Sacred Garden submits its own information.
Yawanawa Sacred Garden: An In-Depth Review for Uni (Ayahuasca) Retreats with the Yawanawá, Brazil
Yawanawa Sacred Garden is advertised as a retreat where guests live with the Yawanawá people of the Brazilian Amazon and take uni (ayahuasca), kambo, sananga and rapé with Yawanawá shamans, with payments said to help protect their culture, per its only known listing on AyaAdvisors. No operator, shaman, village, website, price or review could be identified for it, so nothing about its safety can be checked. We publish this profile so travelers who find the name know what is and is not known; it will be updated as information becomes available.
🎯 At a Glance
- Locations: Not published. The listing implies a stay in a Yawanawá village, most likely in the Rio Gregório Indigenous Territory near Tarauacá, Acre, Brazil (unverified); many Yawanawá-branded retreats also run elsewhere in Brazil and abroad.
- Approach: Uni (ayahuasca), kambo, sananga and rapé with Yawanawá shamans while living in the community, per the listing.
- Suitable For: No one should book under this name until the operator, village and safety arrangements are confirmed in writing. Not suitable for people taking antidepressants or with heart or psychiatric conditions.
- Costs: Not published. For comparison only, a 2026 Mariri festival package at a Yawanawá village sold by a different organizer cost $2,000 and was non-refundable.
- Overall Assessment: An anonymous listing with no identifiable operator, location, prices, safety information or reviews, offering kambo as well as uni in a territory hours from a hospital. Directory evaluation: D+.
💬 What Guests Are Saying
No reviews were found: the AyaAdvisors listing is unclaimed and has none, and no listing under this name was found on Retreat Guru, BookRetreats, Tripaneer, Google or Tripadvisor. If you have attended, we encourage you to share your experience through our submission form.
🚩 Incident Report
We searched review platforms and English and Portuguese-language news for reports involving Yawanawa Sacred Garden and well-known Yawanawá leaders who host visitors.
- Deaths and serious injuries: None found.
- Sexual misconduct: None found involving this listing.
- Theft and fraud: None found.
- Legal action: None found.
Without an operator name, this search is limited. In August 2026 a tourist reported a sexual assault during the Mariri Yawanawá festival at Aldeia Yawarani and said she was pressured not to report it; police are investigating, and the Yawanawá association condemned the act and said the man was a visitor from another village, per Portal Acre. Nothing links that case to this listing.
If you have experienced or witnessed an incident with this center, please report it confidentially.
🔍 Critical Notes
Who runs it. The listing names no person, village, organization or contact, and its text appears nowhere else online. Several identifiable operators sell Yawanawá retreats under similar names, so confirm exactly who you are booking with. Our profile of Vivacre Retreat covers one organizer that arranges stays on the Gregório River.
Screening and medical support. No screening, contraindications, medical staff or emergency plan are described. If the retreat is in the Rio Gregório territory, villages are four to eight hours by boat from Vila São Vicente, and the hospital in Tarauacá had doctor shortages in 2021 and sends surgical cases to Cruzeiro do Sul, per A Gazeta do Acre. In 2024 a Yawanawá leader reported a criminal faction entering the territory, per Agência Brasil.
Status. Unknown; the listing was last updated in July 2025 and no dated activity was found.
Legal context. Brazil allows religious use of ayahuasca but prohibits its sale and discourages tourism packages built around it, under CONAD Resolution 1/2010, per Normas Brasil. Brazil’s health regulator has acted against advertising kambo’s therapeutic claims, per Conjur.
🆘 Screening & Mental Health Risks
Kambo and uni in a remote village with no described medical cover carry real risk. ICEERS notes that ayahuasca’s MAOI component makes it dangerous with SSRIs and other serotonergic drugs and that it is contraindicated for people prone to psychosis. Never stop a psychiatric medication to qualify for a ceremony without your prescriber’s guidance.
🧪 Brew Substance
Uni, the Yawanawá name for ayahuasca, described as made from “a vine and a bush”. Ayahuasca combines the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a DMT-containing leaf such as chacruna, as Erowid explains.
📍 Location, Setting & Style
- Setting: Presumed to be a Yawanawá village in lowland Amazon rainforest in Acre (unverified).
- Rooms: Not described.
- Style: Traditional Yawanawá medicine within community life, per the listing.
Practical guidance: Yawanawá villages in Acre are usually reached by flight to Cruzeiro do Sul or Rio Branco, then road and several hours by boat.
Should You Book?
Not under this name until you know who runs it. Ask in writing for the organizer’s full name and organization, the village, the shaman leading ceremonies, the kambo practitioner’s training, the screening rules, the price and refund terms, and how a guest is evacuated to a hospital. Read our guide to verifying retreat facilitators.
The Team & Story
No founding story or team is published. The Yawanawá are an Indigenous people of Acre whose festivals and medicine retreats have drawn international visitors for years. We did not independently verify anyone’s training.
Prep & Integration Tips
Before you go: Disclose every medication and condition in writing, plan any change with your own doctor and carry insurance that covers remote evacuation. After you return: Arrange support from a qualified therapist at home. Our guide on how to research ayahuasca incidents can help you check any center.
Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Claims Yawanawá shamans and community stay | No identifiable operator or location |
| Says payments support the community | No safety or medical information |
| No incidents found under this name | Kambo offered in a remote territory |
| Listed on AyaAdvisors | No prices, reviews or track record |
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Last reviewed November 2026.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Consult a qualified medical professional.