Why Jamaica
Legal, warm, and a long way from your inbox
Jamaica is one of the few countries where the cultivation, gifting and consumption of psilocybin mushrooms is legal. Beckley's Signature Program runs there through the year, at Good Hope, a restored estate in the hills of Trelawny, 45 minutes from Montego Bay airport.
Every Jamaica program is five nights with two guided psilocybin sessions, held inside the full eleven-week arc: four weeks of preparation before you fly and six weeks of integration after you land back home.
- Legal jurisdiction for psilocybin
- 45 minutes from Montego Bay (MBJ)
- Thirteen rooms, every one with its own bathroom
- Two pools, a private beach and a yoga room
- Nurse on site during every session, doctor on call
- Private transfers and all meals included
The venue
Good Hope
Two centuries-old cut-stone villas, renovated with care to keep their history, set on open mountain views where the group watches the sunrise and the sunset. Thirteen rooms with premium bedding and their own bathrooms, two swimming pools, a private beach, and a dedicated room for yoga, meditation and the sessions themselves.
The estate is private and secure. Selected programs also run at Coral Cove, on the coast; each date below names its venue.
Rooms and pricing
One program, priced by room
| Program | Length | Sessions | Per guest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Program | 5 nights | 2 guided psilocybin sessions | $5,500 to $12,500 |
Shared rooms are the lower price and private rooms the higher. Included: airport transfers on arrival and departure days, all meals and snacks, every group session, yoga, meditation and breathwork, and the full preparation and integration programs. Not included: flights, and massage, which is available on site for an additional charge. Optional 1:1 coaching can be added at checkout, and financial aid is available for guests with need.
On retreat
What the days look like
Arrival
Private transfer from the airport. Settle in, meet your group and the team, and open the week together.
Preparation on site
Meditation, breathwork and gentle movement. Time with a facilitator to set your intention. Time in nature, and a digital detox.
The sessions
Two guided psilocybin sessions on separate days. Each lasts around six hours, in one room, with your group and the full team. Every guest receives a custom amount within a predefined range, around what you would see in a clinical trial in the US, though this is not medical treatment. Music guides the arc and a facilitator is within reach the whole time.
Integration on site
The day after a session is set aside to make sense of it: group circles, 1:1 time, rest, and practices you can take home.
Departure
Closing circle, then a private transfer to the airport. Six weeks of integration begin the following week.
Food and care
Fed well, held well
Every meal and snack is included and prepared on the estate. Tell us about allergies and preferences on your application.
"The food alone is worth the trip."
Zona Douthit, retired attorney, Beckley guest
The team in Jamaica
Practitioners who know the island
Five to six practitioners hold each week, with at least one facilitator for every four guests during sessions, usually one for every three. Our teams include practitioners with backgrounds as psychotherapists, psychologists and physicians. On retreat they are not acting in their licensed capacity, because Beckley does not provide medical treatment, but that training is in the room with you. Our Jamaica team includes Jamaican practitioners, among them Dingle Spence, a retired Jamaican physician trained in oncology and palliative medicine, and Micah Tafari, a Jamaican custodian of land who holds space on retreat.
A nurse is on site throughout every session, with a doctor on call and nearby care if it is ever needed. The psilocybin is sourced from trusted suppliers and tested.
Independent accounts
A journalist went to Good Hope as a guest and wrote about it for Oprah Daily. We link to it because it is honest, and because a sceptical outsider describing the week says more than we can.
Oprah Daily · June 2026
An Empty Nester Walks Into a Psychedelic Retreat
A nine-minute first-person account of the five-night Jamaica program: the doubts going in, both sessions, the day after, and what the writer took home to the second half of life.
Read on Oprah DailyGetting there
Fly to Montego Bay
Book flights into Montego Bay (MBJ). A private transfer meets you on arrival day and takes you back on departure day; the drive to Good Hope is about 45 minutes. If you want a night on either side, Montego Bay makes that easy. Transfers cover program days only.
Questions
Before you apply
Is the suitability call required?
Yes. Every applicant has a suitability call with our team before acceptance. It is mandatory: we go through your history together, answer your questions and make sure the program is a fit. It protects you, and it protects the group you will sit with.
Is this legal?
Yes. Jamaica permits the cultivation, gifting and consumption of psilocybin mushrooms, and Beckley operates only in legal jurisdictions. Psilocybin remains a Schedule I controlled substance under United States federal law, so we do not run programs in the US. Beckley Retreats is a US public benefit corporation.
Who will be in my group?
Most guests are in their 40s through 70s: founders, executives, physicians, therapists, attorneys and people who have built a full life and want to look honestly at what has not shifted. Every applicant is screened and each group is composed with care.
I have never done anything like this. Is Jamaica the right choice?
Yes. The five-night Signature Program carries the most preparation and support, which is why we recommend it to first-time guests.
What happens if a session is difficult?
Difficult passages are part of this work and the team is trained for them. A facilitator is with you, a nurse is on site, and the next day is built for making sense of what came up.
Can I keep in touch with home?
Yes. Phones are set aside during sessions and we encourage a digital detox, but you are never out of reach for anything that matters.
Upcoming Jamaica dates
Apply once and choose your week after you are approved.
2026
Sep 27 to Oct 2, 2026
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Signature Program
Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Nov 15 to Nov 20, 2026
Signature Program
Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2026
Signature Program
Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Dec 13 to Dec 18, 2026
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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2027 and beyond
Jan 3 to Jan 8, 2027
Signature Program
Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Feb 7 to Feb 12, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Feb 28 to Mar 5, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Apr 4 to Apr 9, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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May 23 to May 28, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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May 30 to Jun 4, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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Jul 18 to Jul 23, 2027
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Good Hope · Jamaica
5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions
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If Jamaica is the place
Apply once, in about seven minutes. If the program is a fit, our team will guide you through everything that comes next and you choose your week after approval. Prefer to talk first? Book a call.