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Jamaica: a psilocybin retreat at Good Hope

Good Hope, in the hills of Trelawny. Five nights, two guided psilocybin sessions. Rooms from $5,500.

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Why Jamaica

Legal, warm, and a long way from your inbox

Jamaica is one of only two countries where psilocybin is fully legal: the cultivation, gifting and consumption of psilocybin mushrooms are all permitted. 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 program: preparation before you fly and integration after you land back home. Both are online and at your own pace, one to two hours a week.

  • 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

The road out of Montego Bay winds up into the hills. The vegetation grows denser, the air feels fresher, and then the valley opens beneath you and the mist is still sitting in it.

2,000acres in the hills of Trelawny
13rooms, each with its own bathroom
2pools, plus a river and a private beach
45 minfrom Montego Bay airport, transfers included
Forested hills of Cockpit Country seen from Good Hope

Cockpit Country

Good Hope sits in the foothills of Cockpit Country, an interior of limestone hills, sinkholes and caves that has never been easy to cross and was never fully settled. It holds one of the largest remaining rainforests on the island.

The Martha Brae rises in these mountains and runs north past the estate to the sea near Falmouth. The water is cold and clear, and you can swim in it. The area is simply secluded and calm.

The Georgian great house at Good Hope, cut stone and tall windows

Two stone villas, thirteen rooms

There are two main buildings, the Country House and the Coach House, both Georgian, both built from cut stone that has weathered into the hillside. Inside, the original wood floors are still there, held together by wooden pegs fitted so precisely that no nails were needed.

Tall windows run nearly floor to ceiling and pull the valley into every room. Thirteen rooms in total, each with its own bathroom, premium bedding and thoughtful decor.

The saltwater infinity pool at Good Hope with the mountains behind

Two pools, a river and a private beach

A saltwater infinity pool sits on the edge of the lawn, its far edge dissolving into the mountain backdrop. There is a second pool, a room for yoga and meditation, and purpose-built spaces for the sessions themselves.

Below the estate the hills give out and the coast opens. The beach is private, the water shallow and calm where it meets the sand, with shade under the sea grape trees. The Martha Brae runs between the two, so there is a choice of water on any given afternoon.

Where you sleep

Rooms at Good Hope

Every room has its own bathroom, premium bedding and linens. Your room type sets the price of the program; the range is in the table below and the exact rooms available are shown when you choose your retreat.

King Deluxe room at Good Hope

King Deluxe

A private room with a king bed, your own bathroom and views over the estate.

Queen Premium room at Good Hope

Queen Premium

A private room with a queen bed and your own bathroom.

Double Shared room at Good Hope

Double Shared

Two guests, two beds, one shared bathroom. The lower end of the price range.

Triple Shared room at Good Hope

Triple Shared

Three guests in one larger room with a shared bathroom. The most accessible price.

Daily rhythm

A typical day

Sunrise over the ridge at Good Hope
MorningMornings are quiet. The sunrise comes up colourful over the ridge and the birds start before you do.
View through a stone arch to the pool at Good Hope
Pool and free timeA lounger by the water, or a walk down to the river. Personal time is written into the days, not squeezed around them.
A plate of fresh food at Good Hope
Dinner togetherFood from the estate and the parishes around it, eaten together, without hurry.
The lawn at Good Hope at night under a lit tree
Clear skiesThere is no city light out here. On a clear night the sky is unhindered, and people tend to stay out under it.

Photos

Around the estate

Good Hope, through a year of retreats: the houses, the water, the light, and the places guests end up sitting.

The bench under the trees, first light on the lawn
The bench under the trees, first light on the lawn
The infinity pool above the valley
The infinity pool above the valley
The great house from above
The great house from above
Through the arch to the hills
Through the arch to the hills
The long pool in the garden
The long pool in the garden
The river below the estate
The river below the estate
The Country House
The Country House
A sitting room in the Country House
A sitting room in the Country House

The history of the estate

Good Hope was built by enslaved people

Good Hope's story is deeply connected to Jamaica's complex history, and specifically to the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. The estate began as a plantation built through the forced labour of enslaved Africans, and at its height it was among the largest sugar plantations on the island. After emancipation in 1834 the estate declined and changed hands many times. It became a guest house, was restored from 1989, and opened as an eco-resort in 2012.

A place can be beautiful and have been built in cruelty. Both are true here, and the second is not a footnote to the first. We say so on retreat, and we say so here.

Morning light through the trees at Good Hope

Our vision

A healthier, more beautiful world is possible.

Places like this are part of how we get there. Guests arrive with the noise of a full life and leave having slept, walked, eaten well and looked at a horizon for five days.

Rooms and pricing

One program, priced by room

ProgramLengthSessionsPer guest
Signature Program5 nights2 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, online and at your own pace. 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

There is 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.

More on screening and safety

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 Daily

Getting 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. Together with the Netherlands, it is one of only two countries where psilocybin is fully legal. Working with psilocybin is federally illegal in the United States, which is why our programs run abroad. 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 retreat after you are approved.

11 departures in Jamaica over the coming months. Every date links to its own page.

Next departures

Oct 11 to Oct 16, 2026

Signature Program (MEA × Beckley)

Good Hope, Jamaica

5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions · from $5,500

Places open

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Nov 15 to Nov 20, 2026

Signature Program

Good Hope, Jamaica

5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions · from $5,500

Almost Full

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Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2026

Signature Program

Good Hope, Jamaica

5 nights · 2 guided psilocybin sessions · from $5,500

Places open

See this retreat

All dates

October 2026

Oct 11 to Oct 16 Signature ProgramMEA × Beckley Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

November 2026

Nov 15 to Nov 20 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Almost Full from $5,500 Nov 29 to Dec 4 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

December 2026

Dec 13 to Dec 18 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

January 2027

Jan 3 to Jan 8 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

February 2027

Feb 7 to Feb 12 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500 Feb 28 to Mar 5 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

April 2027

Apr 4 to Apr 9 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

May 2027

May 23 to May 28 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500 May 30 to Jun 4 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

July 2027

Jul 18 to Jul 23 Signature Program Good Hope, Jamaica 5 nights Places open from $5,500

Prices are per guest and start at the shared-room rate. Private rooms and full ranges are on each retreat's page. Financial aid is available.

Good Hope estate above the morning mist, Trelawny, Jamaica
Good Hope, Jamaica. Every retreat is held at a private venue where psilocybin is legal.

Apply once, in about seven minutes. Every applicant has a suitability call with our team, and you choose your week after approval.

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If Jamaica is the place

Still choosing? Jamaica or the Netherlands, side by side. And what the price covers.

For a writer's perspective on Good Hope, explore firsthand Jamaica retreat accounts in Oprah Daily, The Standard and Service95.

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 retreat after approval. Prefer to talk first? Book a call.

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