The 7-day Iboga retreat experience
A carefully guided journey designed to support deep reflection, healing, and transformation.
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7 Days / 6 Nights Accommodation
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Two Traditional Iboga Ceremonies
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Daily Integration and Support
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Small Intimate Groups
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Nourishing Chef-Prepared Meals
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Nature, Rest, and Reflection
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Medical Screening and Preparation
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Post-Retreat Integration Support
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Airport shuttle to the center
Throughout the week, guests are supported by experienced providers trained within the Bwiti tradition, creating a safe and structured environment for profound personal work.
Meet The Iboga Providers
Years of Experience & Quality Care
Our mission is to make Iboga accessible through safe, ethical, and medically screened experiences. Rooted in the Bwiti tradition, we believe Iboga is far more than a treatment for addiction, it is a profound medicine for physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation.
Every journey is carefully screened, deeply supported, and held with integrity.
Steven Moubengui
Lead Provider
I’ve spent my life seeking - first learning from Native American & Guatemalan elders to listen to the earth, the ancestors & the wisdom within. Iboga then became my deepest teacher, leading me to a full Bwiti initiation in Africa & years of apprenticeship as a lead provider. Today, with gratitude, I carry this medicine with integrity & guide people back to themselves with clarity & compassion.
Rupi Moussanza
Iboga Provider
Iboga saved my life. At 45, I reached my lowest point & in my first ceremony I finally met myself. It showed me the roots of my pain & helped me release decades of anger & confusion. From there, I rebuilt my life in truth. Today, I guide others with honesty, warmth, and grounded presence, creating a safe space to see themselves clearly & step into freedom.
Why choose us
Why guests chose Iboga medicine
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Trained within the Bwiti Tradition
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20+ Years Combined Experience
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3,000+ Participants Supported
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Small Intimate Retreats
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Ethical Iboga Sourcing
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Medical Screening Process
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Daily Integration Support
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Beautiful Coastal Portugal Setting
How Iboga may support healing
Iboga is used by many people as part of a broader process of healing and self-discovery. Participants often come to Iboga with experiences related to trauma, emotional distress, depression, anxiety, or deeply ingrained behavioral patterns.
Many report meaningful shifts in how they relate to their past experiences, emotions, and thought patterns.
While outcomes vary for each individual, reported benefits include:
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Processing past trauma and emotional experiences
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Reduction in symptoms associated with anxiety and depression
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Greater emotional clarity and stability
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A shift in long-standing behavioral and thought patterns
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Increased sense of meaning, connection, and purpose
Iboga is not presented as a cure or medical treatment, but as a traditional plant medicine that may support deep psychological and emotional exploration within a structured ceremonial setting.
Stories of transformation
Honest, heartfelt testimonials from guests who chose the true Iboga path with Iboga Medicine Retreat Centre. Watch our community talk about their reflections of clarity, courage, and renewal from souls who answered the calling of Iboga.
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Mariana
Laura
Sofi
James
Chris
Rupi and Steven are next level facilitators. Loving, Grounded, wise and humble. From my initial call with Rupi to the full retreat experience, I felt utterly supported by both of them through every step. I came to lboga after being both a practitioner and recipient in the healing arts for decades. Iboga taught me that life is a celebration not just a never ending healing journey. To experience the cessation of my thinking mind has brought an extraordinary sense of freedom. And to have connected with my soul in such a profound way has lit up my inner world. I'm SO grateful! The comfort and beauty of the retreat centre as well as the extraordinary food, heightened the whole experience. I can easily say it was one of the best things l've ever done. Thank you Rupi and Steven, you're both incredible and are now forever part of my soul family.
Bjarki Björgúlfsson
Life-changing experience with extraordinary guides. I'd been seeking on and off since I was 18 - psychologists, meditation, plant medicines, spiritual courses. boga had been calling me for a few years, but I suspected the medicine alone wouldn't be enough. The space holders matter just as much. What Rupi and Steve gave me has permanently changed my life. The inferiority complex l'd carried since childhood is gone. I now know in my heart that l am a soul, that I am limitless, and that the only thing that ever limited me was myself. This isn't fading. It's becoming my daily reality. I want to be clear: the ceremony is 70% Rupy and Steve, and 30% the medicine. The medicine opens the door, but without guides who hold space with this much love, wisdom, and presence, that door doesn't open the same way. They show up with their whole hearts.They meet each person exactly where they are.
Amelie
Eat, sleep, iboga. About my iboga retreat experience with Rupi and Steven, I can simply say to not hesitate 1 second to do it. They take care of you with love, they listen to you and treat you with lots of respect. It is a deep traveling within oneself and this made me feel in peace. I feel safe and happier. I am grateful for this week of discovering.
How It Works:
What is Iboga?
Healing the mind, body & soul
Iboga is a sacred plant medicine from Gabon, Central Africa, traditionally used within the Bwiti tradition for self-discovery, healing, spiritual growth, and personal transformation.
Unlike many plant medicines, Iboga is known for its ability to bring deep insight, clarity, and self-reflection, helping people better understand themselves and their lives.
For generations, the Bwiti people have worked with Iboga through ceremony, music, dance, and spiritual teachings.
What is Bwiti
Bwiti is a traditional spiritual path originating in Gabon and is often described as "The Study of Life."
Through ceremony, music, dance, storytelling, and the sacred plant Iboga, Bwiti teaches self-knowledge, connection to nature, personal responsibility, and living in harmony with life.
Our work is deeply inspired by the Missoko Bwiti tradition and the teachings passed down through our teachers and initiations in Gabon.
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