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What Does a Week at New Life Actually Include? A Guide to the Two Programs

If you are comparing programs, the useful question is a concrete one: what is actually included, for how long, and at what price? New Life Riviera Maya, a private sanctuary in Akumal in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, lays its week out in a list. There are two all-inclusive programs, a shared set of activities and comforts during the stay, and pricing stated up front, with no upsells waiting on arrival and no surprise line items.

The two programs, side by side

The six-day program is $7,900, all-inclusive. It includes one ibogaine treatment, plus a Bufo session. The eight-day program is $9,500, all-inclusive. It includes two ibogaine treatments, plus a Bufo session. The difference between the two is therefore clear to weigh: length of stay, the number of treatments included, and the additional time the longer program allows for integration and complementary activities.

Both prices are described as all-inclusive, which is the first thing to confirm when you compare any program. Ask what all-inclusive covers in writing, what a private room includes, and whether the activities during the stay are part of the price or added later. At New Life, the stated approach is that there are no upsells waiting when you arrive.

What both programs include during the stay

Both programs include breathwork, yoga, massages, mineral baths, and temazcal during the stay. Those activities sit alongside the treatment days as part of the rhythm of the week — time to rest, reflect, and take part in the complementary side of the program, rather than a schedule built around treatment alone.

Guests stay in a private room in a small, 8-room sanctuary in Akumal, about an hour south of Cancun. Akumal sits between Playa del Carmen and Tulum, surrounded by jungle and the Caribbean Sea. The sanctuary is intentionally small and private, with individualized attention for every guest and never large groups, so the setting itself is part of what a week includes.

How to choose between six days and eight days

Choosing between the programs comes down to time and pace. The six-day program covers the essential stages of the process in a shorter stay. The eight-day program allows additional time for integration and complementary activities, as well as including a second treatment. Ask yourself how much time you can give the stay, and how much unhurried time you want around the treatment days themselves.

It also helps to ask who will be involved in your care and how privacy is handled. New Life was founded by Samantha Ortiz, and the owners are personally involved in the care of every guest. Discretion, dignity, and confidentiality are core principles there, and every guest's experience stays private — points worth confirming with any program you consider.

Price, stated plainly — and what to ask about cost

The pricing question is answered directly: $7,900 for six days and $9,500 for eight days, each all-inclusive, with no surprise line items. New Life also says plainly that if price is the wall, a guest should say so: discounts based on affordability are offered, and sponsored arrangements are part of how the sanctuary works.

When you talk with any program, ask for that same plainness. Ask for the full price, what it includes, whether a private room and the listed activities are covered, and what help exists if affordability is the barrier. Clear answers before you travel are part of choosing well.

A week at New Life, in short, is one of two all-inclusive programs in a small, private sanctuary in Akumal: treatment sessions as listed for each program, breathwork, yoga, massages, mineral baths, and temazcal during the stay, and a private room — with the price stated before you arrive. If you are choosing a program, start with that list, ask what all-inclusive means in full, and take the time you need to decide.

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