Not simply a place you visit.
A world you've been invited into.



A 10-Day Puyanawa Cultural Festival & Sacred Ceremony Retreat
Brazil • July 2027


This isn’t Brazil from the outside looking in. Through Adriane’s connection to the Puyanawa people, we’re being welcomed into their festival, their community and ancient sacred traditions. Music. Dance. Forest. Ceremony. Connection. Ten days to experience a side of the Amazon most travelers will never know.

WELCOME TO ANOTHER WORLD

From city stays and transportation to the festival, accommodations and everything in between, we’ll take care of the logistics. Your job is to arrive with an open heart, a sense of adventure and room for the unexpected.


WE HANDLE THE DETAILS YOU SAY YES.

You may arrive on your own, but you’ll experience this journey together. Adventure has a beautiful way of turning strangers into friends—especially when you’re sharing moments this unforgettable. Come exactly as you are. We’ll take it from there.

COME SOLO. YOU WON’T BE ALONE

Ten days. One extraordinary invitation. From Brazil into the heart of the Amazon, this is a journey into culture, ceremony, community and traditions few travelers will ever experience. Come curious. Leave with stories you’ll tell for the rest of your life.

THE JOURNEY YOU’LL NEVER FORGET

  •  Puyanawa Festival
  • Ayahuasca Ceremony
  • Private Sacred Ceremonies
  • Traditional Medicine Bath
  • Traditional Body Painting
  • Guided Forest Trail
  • Rapé Ceremony
  • Puyanawa Cultural Center
  • Traditional Foods & Community Meal

“Some bucket-list experiences aren’t waiting for someday. This one only comes around every other year.”

  • Indigenous Music & Performances
  • Traditional Puyanawa Parade
  • Traditional Dance & Music
  • Indigenous Arts & Handicrafts
  • Traditional Games
  • Caiçuma Ceremony
  • Immersive Puyanawa Cultural Experience
  • Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Here’s a glimpse of our 10-day Call of the Amazon journey—just the highlights.

We’ll begin with time to arrive, acclimate and experience a little of Brazil before leaving the city behind and journeying into the Amazon. Then we step into the heart of it all—the Puyanawa Festival, Indigenous culture and traditions, music, dance, the forest, community and private sacred ceremonies made possible through our personal connection.

And when the festival ends, we won’t rush you straight to an airport. We’re intentionally leaving space on the other side to rest, reflect, reconnect and simply take in what you’ve just experienced.

Because an experience this extraordinary deserves an arrival…and a landing.

For ten unforgettable days, you’ll step into a world few travelers will ever experience—the Brazilian Amazon, the Puyanawa Festival, sacred traditions, music, dance, forest, food, community, and private ceremonies shared with us through a very special connection.

This isn’t Brazil from the outside looking in. You’ll be welcomed into a living culture, surrounded by the rhythms of the forest and experiences that simply can’t be recreated on an ordinary itinerary.

Some places you visit. This one, you’ll feel.

And yes…the most extraordinary parts may be the ones we can’t possibly put into words.

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Immersive & adventurous — with time to rest, reflect and take it all in.

Pace & Style

Warm tropical days & comfortable evenings.
July is one of the cooler, drier months in this part of the Amazon.
Expect daytime temperatures in the 80s and evenings around 70°F.

weather

Accommodations

Most breakfasts… some lunches & dinners
…plus traditional and local fare throughout our journey.

meals

Solo travelers, couples & friends — all are welcome.

whose invited

FAQ

A mix of comfortable hotel stays and accommodations within the Puyanawa Cultural Center.

Led by our trusted guide... 

Cultural Immersion

Adriane lobo

Adriane Lobo—a seasoned world traveler returning to the land of her birth—we’ll journey into a world deeply connected to her own story.
Following in the footsteps of her grandmother, a Shaman to her people, Adriane will introduce us to the Puyanawa—their culture, festival, sacred traditions and private ceremonies.

We’re not simply visiting.  We’re being welcomed in.

My Favorite Things

Sunshine. Wayfarers kickstarter semiotics, quinoa godard dreamcatcher hexagon pop-up hoodie.

Ice cream. Microdosing gochujang keffiyeh salvia. Hoodie knausgaard art party.

my guilty pleasure

Photos! Hashtag fashion axe palo santo fanny pack, ramps cornhole messenger bag asymmetrical.

Frances Star Graham

Intuitive guide, frequency healer & Qigong instructor.
Frances brings grounding, connection and beautiful energy
to our journey into the Amazon.

Lifeforce Frequence

Kelly Morgan Merly

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Retreat curator, adventurer & founder of Bucket List Retreats®.
Kelly brings people, places and unforgettable experiences
together—turning bucket-list dreams into real life.

the dream team

Adriane Lobo

World traveler, guide & sacred ceremony practitioner.
Adriane brings her Brazilian roots, wisdom and connections
to open the door to this extraordinary Amazon experience.

Cultural Guide & Sacred Ceremony Practitioner

Sacred medicine. Ancient ceremony. The Amazon around you. Some experiences simply cannot be explained—you have to step inside them.

Some journeys take you somewhere deeper…