AyaAdvisors Ayahuasca Retreat Directory Scraper
AyaAdvisors Ayahuasca Retreat Directory Scraper
Scrapes retreat center profiles and reviews from AyaAdvisors, the leading review directory for ayahuasca retreats. Covers legal-jurisdiction centers across Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador — the same legal circuits covered by established plant-medicine tourism.
What you get
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
center_name |
Name of the retreat center |
country / city |
Location from structured data or listing address |
price_range_usd |
Price range (e.g. "$2,500 - $4,500") when listed |
aya_advisors_rating |
Aggregate star rating (1–5) |
reviews_count |
Total number of reviews on the listing |
reviews_summary |
Up to 5 recent reviews with reviewer, date, rating, and excerpt |
latest_review_at |
Date of most recent review |
lineage_or_tradition |
Medicine tradition (e.g. "Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Kambo") |
is_indigenous_led |
Whether the center is described as indigenous- or Shipibo-led |
shamans |
Shaman names extracted from descriptions (where mentioned) |
languages |
Languages offered (where mentioned in description) |
phone |
Phone number when available |
listing_url |
Direct URL to the AyaAdvisors listing |
photos |
Up to 10 photo URLs from the listing |
scraped_at |
ISO 8601 timestamp of the crawl |
Legal scope
This actor only collects listings for centers in jurisdictions where ayahuasca is legally permitted under religious exemption or ancestral medicine frameworks: Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador. Centers in the US, EU, or other jurisdictions are excluded by the jurisdiction filter built into the extractor.
Input
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
maxItems |
integer | 10 | Maximum number of retreat center records to return |
Usage
- Set
maxItemsto250or higher to crawl the full directory (~250+ centers) - A default run with
maxItems: 10completes in under 30 seconds - Full directory crawl (~250 centers) typically completes in 5–10 minutes
Data sources
All data is scraped directly from ayaadvisors.org listing pages. Center profiles, ratings, and reviews are publicly accessible without login. Contact details (email, WhatsApp, website links) are behind a paid-unlock feature on the site and are not included.
Use cases
- Travel research — compare retreat centers by rating, location, and price before booking
- Harm reduction research — analysis of the safety and quality landscape across the LATAM circuit
- Journalism & due diligence — vetting retreat centers for investigative or editorial work
- Affiliate content — building comparison tools or recommendation pages for wellness-travel audiences