Retreat

Our home for the week is a riverside lodge in the Amazonas, reached by a scenic road-and-boat journey from Manaus. Thatched-roof bungalows and rooms open onto the water, a floating deck invites you to swim and rest, and meals gather everyone in an open dining hall with the forest at the windows.

What’s included & what it costs
Your lodge package includes (prices per person):

- Accommodation for four nights
- All meals
- Land transport and speedboat from Manaus to the lodge and back
- English-speaking local guides for the boats and forest

Rooms have air conditioning and mosquito nets, a private bathroom, and a private balcony with river views.

Lodging & meals are paid in Brazilian reais on arrival at the lodge (USD figures approximate, at BRL 5 = USD 1):

Accomodation options:
Chalet (1 double bed + 1 single bed)
Single - BRL 6.650,00 (Approx.USD 1330*)
Double - BRL 5.600,00 (Approx. USD 1120*)

Bungalow (1 double bed + 1 single bed)
Single - BRL 6.750,00 (Approx. USD 1350*)
Double - BRL 5.750,00 (Apporx. USD 1150*)

Suite (1 queen bed + 1 double bed + 1 single bed)
Double - BRL 6.000,00 (Approx. USD 1200*)
Triple - BRL 5.250,00 (Approx. USD 1050*)

All meals are included in the price listed above.

Fly to Manaus International Airport and then travel by land and boat to the venue.

Transportation from Manaus airport or hotel to the venue including boat and vans are included in the accomodation price

DAY 1
Arrival & Opening Circle
A scenic journey by road and boat carries you from Manaus into the forest. Settle into your riverside room, then gather for a welcome circle to meet your companions and the land. As evening falls, a gentle canoe outing introduces you to the river — watch for birds, sloths, and the pink dolphins that surface in these waters — before a first night of moving with nature.

DAY 2
Into the Forest
The day opens with a morning check-in and a forest therapy walk at the venue. In the afternoon a local guide leads a silent walk, sharing the small wonders of Amazon biodiversity. After dark, a deep guided meditation settles you into relationship with the land.

DAY 3
The Queen of the Forest
This morning we walk to the Samaúma — the kapok, the “queen of the forest” — a towering elder whose buttress roots rise higher than a person, and hold a forest therapy walk in her presence. The afternoon deepens the senses in pairs and small groups, closing with sunset and circle; the night wakes the senses on the water, with caiman glinting in the dark.

DAY 4
Sunrise, Community & a Choice
Before dawn, a canoe glides out to greet the sunrise and the waking birds. Later, a visit to riverside and Indigenous communities offers a window into their customs and way of life. Then you choose your evening: Rewilding — a safe overnight camp in the forest, dinner cooked over the fire and served in banana leaves, stories beneath the stars, sleeping in hammocks — or a Canoe journey across the lakes, exploring the senses through water, returning to the lodge for the night.

DAY 5
Reciprocity & Farewell
A closing practice of reciprocity to the land and a final circle gather the week together. After lunch, the boats carry you back toward Manaus, arriving mid-afternoon and carrying the forest with you.

Come prepared
Ahead of the retreat we’ll send a simple guide: what to wear, what to pack, and the vaccinations recommended before traveling to the region. Nothing exotic — just the sensible preparations that let you relax once you arrive.

Extend your journey
Traveling this far, you may wish to linger. The lodge offers optional add-ons for longer stays:

- Piranha fishing
- Pink river dolphin watching
- Visit to a caboclo (riverine) home
- The Orchidarium
- A rubber-tapper’s house
- Victoria Amazonica water-lily lake
- Photo safari
- Jungle survival tour
- And a note for dreamers: Brazil’s Carnival falls the week before, for anyone hoping to make a longer journey of it.