Ibogaine programs in Portugal

One program in Portugal offers ibogaine treatment on our list.

Legal context: Possession of all drugs was decriminalised in Portugal in 2001. Ibogaine programs operate there without a specific licence.

Programs in Portugal

Tabula Rasa Retreat

Vidigueira, Alentejo

The main European option: a nurse-staffed retreat in the Alentejo with a written 4-week switch rule for methadone and Subutex patients.

Published price: EUR 6,621.60 including VAT (site and retreat.guru). recovery.com: $5,000 to $7,000 and up per week.

Side by side

Facts stated by programs and cited sources
Program	Physician during dosing	Cardiac screening	Hospital setting or agreement	Licence number published	Form used	Stay	Published price	Public record
Tabula Rasa RetreatVidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal	Yes	Yes	Not stated	No	Root-derived, form not stated	6 days / 5 nights; 12 to 14 days with detox	EUR 6,621.60 incl. VAT	None found

Each column is what the program states on its own site or in a cited page. "Physician during dosing": a licensed physician is named or stated as present. "Cardiac screening": an EKG and cardiac evaluation before dosing are stated. "Licence number published": the program publishes a health-authority licence or registration number, not just the word "licensed". "Public record": deaths, lawsuits, regulatory actions or press reports found. Sources on each profile.

Also listed in directories, not verified

Name	Location	Listed price	What the listing says	Source
Root Healing Europe	Several locations (directories list Sintra, Portugal)	EUR 3,500; EUR 4,500 with a third ceremony	The European dates of Root Healing (see its Mexico profile).	roothealing.com

On the map

ProgramsUnconfirmedUS clinical trialANR (no ibogaine)

Nearest programs in other countries

Program	Location	Approx. distance	Length	Published price
Madera Sagrada Iboga retreat and "health clinic"	Órgiva, Granada, Spain	about 310 miles	4 or 7 days	EUR 6,000 for 7 days
Ambio Malta Ibogaine clinic, opened November 2025	Mellieha Bay, Malta	about 1250 miles	5 days	Not stated
Ebando Bwiti initiation rites Status unconfirmed	Libreville, Gabon	about 2920 miles	Not stated	Not stated
Bwiti House Traditional Bwiti initiation and provider training	Bifoun and Libreville, Gabon	about 2990 miles	10 to 14 days; longer trainings	Not shown
Root Healing USA Church-framed iboga root-bark retreats; legality not verified	Connecticut and Oregon, United States	about 3310 miles	6 to 8 days	$4,000

Distances are from the centre of Portugal, rounded to 10 miles.

Before you book

Read the safety record, the questions to ask, and if you are on methadone or Suboxone, the guide to switching and tapering first. If you want a US option that does not use ibogaine, see ibogaine, rapid detox, ANR and medication treatment.