Welcome to Cusco
Route: Cusco 

Upon your arrival, our Pumadventures team will be waiting at the airport for you, holding a Pumadventures sign with your name on it. From the airport, we will bring you to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day and give yourself time to acclimatize. 

Important Note

We recommend arriving into Cusco around noon or later, as most of the hotels have check in around 02:00 or 03:00 pm

Overnight in Cusco: 3*, 4* or 5* accommodation
Meals: None

Exploring the Mystical Pathways
Route: Cusco

After breakfast, we begin our travels at Sacsayhuamán, a construction marvel filled with mystery and legend. While walking in the middle of its huge stone facades, we will find the engaging past and elaborate building methods which still foster wonder.

Next, we enter a place of deep transformation, as well as then we subsequently guide you through a rebirth process in a sacred cave of the Cosmic Mother. This cave is universally known also as the Womb of Mother Earth—a space that allows universally for renewal and connection. Our overall path subsequently leads nearly all of us toward Tambomachay, a very serene retreat favored highly by the Incas, often suitably called then «Baños del Inca» or «Baños de la Ñusta» (Baths of those Incas or Baths of that Princess). Once a place for ritual purification, this holy site is thought to be a temple for water worship.

We shall participate in one special Andean Initiation Ceremony at the Temple of the Condor, a deep event linking us to the knowledge of ancestral lines. We do indeed pay tribute to that holy Incan triad—Puma, Serpent, and Condor—and then study that old faith in alternate realities. Following our visits onto various temples set in mountains nearby, we go back toward Cusco, where we soak up the city’s bright feel and the kindness of its people.

We visit Coricancha, which is deemed as one of the most revered temples within the Incan Empire, being dedicated toward the Sun God. Once adorned along the walls as well as across floors covered entirely in sheets of solid gold, this sacred site was a complete declaration to Incan devotion. As we carefully wander through its particular courtyard, formerly filled with many golden statues, we reflect back on the very grandeur as well as spiritual depth of this extraordinary place. 

Overnight in Cusco: 3*, 4* or 5* hotels
Meals: Breakfast

Offering to Mother Earth and Visit
Chinchero with Moray

Route: Cusco → Chinchero → Moray → Urubamba

Today, we left to take an adventure to Chinchero, a pretty small town known as home to rainbows. It is located about forty minutes away from Cusco, offering views of Sacred Valley, plus peaks in the distance such as Apu Veronica, Salkantay, and Sawasiray. Chinchero is quite famous for its very rich textile traditions, as well as it’s certainly still the perfect place to reconnect with yourself and learn about Andean Cosmovision and healing techniques.

As we go forth through the village, we will meet with some elders along with the locals who are happy for sharing their way of life. A special segment from our visit includes taking part of in a Despacho ceremony, which is a very ancient ritual for gratitude as well as connection to Pachamama (Mother Earth). It is such a wondrous feeling, which always calls us to pause, to ponder, as well as to cherish our real world.

After in fact enjoying such a lunch in Chinchero, we’ll hop onto a bus and then head toward Moray, an Incan site located at meters above Urubamba. These quite massive, circular terraces, cut deeply into the Earth just as a natural amphitheater, were then used only as just an agricultural testing ground, creating greatly different microclimates in order to then grow different crops. Moray is far more than merely a farming innovation. Instead, it was as well regarded as the womb of Mother Earth; this remains a sacred space for transformation and healing. At this location, we shall pause briefly to join with the female power of nature, taking its talent to feed spirit and physique.

We will conclude our entire trip by nightfall. We will hold the Andes’ total wonder and the complete sagacity of holy places.

Overnight in Sacred Valley: 3*, 4* or 5* hotels
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

PITUSIRAY & SAWASIRAY
WACHUMA CEREMONY

Route: Urubamba → Calca → Can Can → Calca → Urubamba

The Pitusiray Mountain is located in the province and district of Calca in the department of Cusco. We will set out from the Sacred Valley, making our way to Calca. From there, we’ll continue to Huaran, where the trail will lead us uphill for approximately one hour until we reach Pitusiray and Sawasiray, all while taking in the breathtaking backdrop of this beautiful place. 

Today, we will also have our first opportunity to work with San Pedro (Wachuma), a powerful and sacred – yet gentle – “teacher and healer” plant traditionally used to heal the heart in times of deep pain and emotional hurt. Working with this medicine as part of a sacred ceremony, and with the protection of ancestral spirits, allows us to reconnect with the ancestral energy that helps us heal and transform our lives for the better under the guidance.

In the afternoon return to your hotel in Sacred Valley.

Overnight in Sacred Valley: 3*, 4* or 5* hotels
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Discovering The Old Temple

Route: Urubamba → Ñaupa Iglesia → Perolniyoq → Chinchero

 After breakfast, we drive to reach the fascinating Ñaupa Iglesia, better known as Choquequilla, we have to walk about 18 minutes up the hillside to reach the incredible Inca constructions. The archaeological site of Choquequilla or Ñaupa Church is the ceremonial center of Ñaupa Iglesia or Choqella, which means “the old temple where gold shines.” It is an ancestral ceremonial-religious site and the enigmatic temple of the Incas, unique due to its construction, details, and location. Ñaupa Iglesia was used in Inca times to perform rituals on Earth, the cosmos, and parallel worlds.

After ascending the path and reaching the middle of the platforms of Ñaupa Iglesia, you enter a trapezoidal-shaped mountain cave, where the main temple and a set of rocky windows stand out. There you will feel the powerful ancient energy, as elders share that this place is a vortex and powerful portal to discover. Then, we will proceed to Perolniyoq waterfalls, where we will have a small ceremony after receiving the blessing of the Ñusta.

Later we will return to Chinchero, where in the evening, we will connect deeper with ancient knowledge and participate in ceremony of Ayahuasca.

Overnight in Chinchero: Rebe’s House, Puma’s House, Chinchero Boutique or similar.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Towards Ñusta Humantay and
Apu Salkantay

Route: Chinchero → Soraypampa→ Humantay Lake → Soraypampa

You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and we will drive for 3 ½ hours to Soraypampa. During the bus ride you’ll see and be acquainted with the beautiful snowcapped mountain of Apu Salkantay and Ñusta Humantay – two important chief spirits of the Incas. 

At Soraypampa we will meet our support staff and start our trek at around 10 AM. We will walk to our first campsite of the journey in Soraypampa at 1850m/1231ft wherefrom we will embark on a short 3 hour day hike to the beautiful Humantay Lake, a breathtaking site of the Andes with turquoise water reflecting the glacier of Humantay mountain. Upon return at camp, we can enjoy the immense sunset in the valley and a completely clear night sky often boasting comets and shooting stars. We will have free time in the afternoon in Soraypampa to recenter our spirit in the deep tranquility of the land and prepare for the next day’s hike.

Overnight in Soraypampa: Camping facilities
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Walking meditation:
Enjoying the hike

Route: Soraypampa→ Chaullay

Waking with the sunset, and enjoying a quick breakfast, we will start our hike early towards the highest point of our trail: the Salkantay Pass at 4650m/15,255ft. It’s a challenging ascent that takes about three hours but is well rewarded by incredible views and a gentle two-hour descent towards our lunch camp. 

In the afternoon we will reach the high regions of the Amazon jungle, known in the altitudes as the cloud forest. We will hike for three hours through the beautiful jungle to arrive at our base camp in Chaullay Village at 2900m/9,514ft.

The specifications of the hike:

• Walking Distance – 22 km / 13.7 miles
• Starting Elevation – 3800m / 12467ft
• Campsite Elevation – 2750m / 9022ft
• Maximum Altitude: 4650m / 15255ft
• Difficulty: Challenging – Moderate

Overnight in Chaullay : Camping facilities
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Walking meditation:
Enjoying the hike

Route: Chaullay→ Lucmabamba

Shortly after sunrise we will start our trek to La Playa through the Santa Teresa valley. The hike is approximately six hours long and we will lunch at La Playa. After lunch we have an hours worth of hiking to our base camp in Lucmabamba at 2400m/7854ft. You can explore the high jungle and we will visit a local organic coffee plantation.

We have the option to go to the thermal baths in Santa Teresa.

The specifications of the hike:

• Walking Distance – 18km / 11.2 miles
• Starting Elevation – 2750m / 902ft
• Campsite Elevation – 2400m / 7874ft
• Difficulty: Easy

Overnight in Lucmabamba: Camping facilities
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Towards Machu Picchu

Route: Lucmabamba → Llactapata → Aguas Calientes

You will be awoken with a fresh hot cup of coca tea and prepare for the day’s activity with the last delicious meal prepared by our trek chef. We will begin our hike early and walk along the Inka Trail for two hours to Llactapata, an Incan site before Machu Picchu. This is the first archaeological site from the Lost City of the Incas and a special place to reflect and enjoy. An approximate two hour downhill hike will bring us to Intiwatana, a rock used as a sundial by the Incas. From there we will follow an easy path for three hours to reach Aguas Calientes, the town under Machu Picchu.

The specifications of the hike:

• Walking Distance – 18 km / 11.2 miles.
• Starting Elevation – 2450m / 8038ft.
• Overnight Elevation – 2000m / 6561ft.
• Difficulty: Easy.

Overnight in Aguas Calientes: 3*, 4* or 5* accommodation.
Meals: Breakfast.

Explore Machu Picchu
“The Crystal Condor” and Return to Cusco

Route: Aguas Calientes → Machu Picchu → Aguas Calientes → Ollantaytambo → Cusco

After breakfast, we board a bus headed to Machu Picchu’s holy sanctuary for deep spiritual renewal. This Crystal Condor site is indeed not only just an architectural marvel but is also surely a powerful declaration to both the ingenuity and the undergoing wisdom of the Inca civilization. Once a former astronomical observatory and place for pilgrimage, Machu Picchu now welcomes many travelers from around the world, drawn into its sacred energy and old mysteries.

Snuggled nicely among those three towering peaks that actually form a natural energy triangle, this mystical site offers such perfect space for meditation and reflection, and also deepening our connection with the whole universe. As we explore its ageless pathways, we embrace the transformative power of this sacred land, allowing its energy to guide as well as inspire us.

In the afternoon, we adventure to the Aguas Calientes train station and board a scenic train. We will then ride along the winding Urubamba River, taking in certain stunning landscapes as we go to our hotel in Cusco.

In the evening we will have a farewell dinner to celebrate your journey and life.

Overnight in Cusco: 3*, 4* or 5* accommodation
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

THANK YOU, CUSCO
Return Home

Route: Cusco → Next Destination!

Transfer to the airport at the really appropriate time for your flight back home. Return home energized and with abundant clarity and a deep sense of well-being as you say goodbye to this sacred land that has offered the power of true healing. 

You’ll come back holding new friendships and fond, lasting memories which will last a lifetime.

Meals: Breakfast.