Sacred Solstice Retreat – June 18th / June 27th
Join our 10-day transformational journey. Designed to awaken your consciousness and connect you with the ancient wisdom of the Andes.
Overview
Important Information
- Dates: June 18–27, 2026
- Location: Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puno and Lake Titicaca.
- Guides: Andean Masters from the Puma Adventures Family
- Ceremonial Plant: Wachuma (San Pedro)
- Sacred Sites: Chinchero, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Chakan Portal, Aramu Muru, and more
Who Is This Journey For?
This sacred retreat is for those ready to reconnect with their inner wisdom, heal deeply, and walk in alignment with their soul’s purpose.No prior experience with plant medicine is required – just an open heart and the willingness to remember who you truly are.
A Transformational journey for the Sacred Solstice in Peru
Step into a once-in-a-lifetime spiritual journey through the heart of the Andes, where ancient wisdom meets living tradition. Guided by revered Andean wisdom keepers, this 10-day pilgrimage takes you to Peru’s most sacred sites. Through plant medicine ceremonies, ancestral offerings, and deep connection with Pachamama, you’ll align your soul with the Earth and cosmos.
What You'll Experience
- Cusco – Navel of the world, cosmic portal of the Andes
- Sacred Valley – Vortex of ancestral medicine and healing
- Chinchero – Puma’s birthplace, home of sacred feminine energy
- Ollantaytambo – Temple of water and the four elements
- Moray & Maras – Ancient agricultural and energetic sites
- Quillarumiyoc – Temple of the Moon and Divine Feminine
- Sacsayhuaman – Temple of lightning and solar alignment
- Puno & Lake Titicaca – Cradle of the Sun and Andean integration
- Aramu Muru – Star portal and heart-opening medicine site
- Amantaní Island – Sacred island and site of the final offering to Pachamama
Included Ceremonies & Ancestral Teachings
- Sacred plant ceremonies with Wachuma (San Pedro)
- Coca leaf readings and energetic cleansings
- Teachings on working with the Andean Mesa (sacred altar)
- Solar ceremonies and water initiation rituals
Itinerary & Prices
Guided by revered Andean wisdom keepers, this 10-day pilgrimage takes you to Peru's most sacred sites. Through plant medicine ceremonies, ancestral offerings, and deep connection with Pachamama, you'll align your soul with the Earth and cosmos.
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Costs (per person, based on double occupancy)
4* Hotels:
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How many nights are included?
Our "Equinox journey" includes 9 nights accommodation within Cusco and the Sacred Valley
Included:
- 9 nights of accommodations in carefully chosen hotels
- All transport (including trains to/from Machu Picchu)
- Plant medicine ceremonies (Wachuma)
- Mesa teachings
- Entrance to all sacred sites
- Daily teachings & guidance with Puma
- Coca leaf reading, despacho & mesa training
- All group meals (excluding 1-2 free evenings)
- Airport group transfer
Not Included:
- Flights to/from Cusco
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
- Personal items, tips, and snacks
- A small backpack or small carry on
- Changes of clothing.
- Comfortable shoes or runners.
- Good camera.
- Water.
- Waterproof jacket or poncho.
- A fleece or jacket.
- Toiletries.
- Insect repellent (15% – 30% deets).
- Sunscreen
- Wide brimemd hat
- Extra cash for meals, snacks and souvenirs
- Original passport (it is compulsory to enter Machupicchu)
- Swimsuit for the hot springs in Aguas Calientes (optional).
Itinerary
June 18th: WELCOME TO CUSCO! TRANSFER TO SACRED VALLEY; INTRODUCTORY MEETING
Our adventure begins in Cusco, where we will meet you at the airport as well as you will be transferred directly to the Sacred Valley. By coming on down in altitude and by starting our adventure in the Sacred Valley, we will then feel so very refreshed, energized, and quite ready for all of the days ahead. Once settled directly into your beautiful hotel, we will gather immediately for an introductory meeting. We will proceed to go over each of the exciting activities planned carefully for our adventure.
- Overnight at Sacred Dreams in the Sacred Valley
- Meals: None
DAY 02 – June 19th: CHINCHERO AND MORAY
Today, we set off on a trip toward Chinchero, a beautiful little village known as the hometown for the rainbow. It’s located forty minutes away from Cusco and offers stunning views of the Sacred Valley along with snow-capped peaks in the distance like Apu Veronica, Salkantay and Sawasiray. Chinchero is quite famous for its very rich textile traditions, and it’s certainly still the perfect place to reconnect with yourself and learn about Andean Cosmovision and healing techniques.
As we explore through the village, we’ll meet with elders along with locals who are happy to share their way of life. A special segment from our visit includes taking part in a Despacho ceremony, which is a very ancient ritual for gratitude and connection to Pachamama (Mother Earth). It is truly a wondrous feeling, which definitely calls us to pause, to deeply ponder, as well as to cherish the real world near us.
After really quite enjoying a particularly delicious lunch in Chinchero, we’ll quickly hop onto our bus and then head directly toward Moray, an absolutely incredible Incan site located at about 600 meters above Urubamba. These extremely massive, circular terraces, carved deeply into the Earth just like a natural amphitheater, were then used simply as just an agricultural testing ground, creating greatly different microclimates in order to then grow different crops. But Moray is far more than just a farming innovation; instead, it was also regarded as the womb of Mother Earth, which remains a sacred space for healing and also transformation. At this location, we will pause briefly to join with the female power of nature, accepting its talent to feed spirit and physique.
We will conclude our entire trip by nightfall, holding the Andes’ total wonder and the complete sagacity of holy places.
- Overnight at Sacred Dreams in the Sacred Valley
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 20th: SACRED VALLEY TO MACHU PICCHU
In the early morning, we will then depart toward Ollantaytambo station for to start a stunning rail trip on the Urubamba River, carrying all of us via verdant scenery to that delightful town of Aguas Calientes, which is also rightly called Machu Picchu Pueblo. After checking into our hotel, we’ll take one bus up to the sacred sanctuary of Machu Picchu, where we’ll experience some spiritual awakening at this Cristal Condor site.
Machu Picchu is awesome—an impressive edifice and true tribute to Incan culture. This sanctuary once was used as an astronomical observatory along with a pilgrimage site. This sanctuary now wholeheartedly welcomes travelers from virtually all over the world for a deeper connection with its naturally sacred energy and long-held ancient wisdom. Snuggled quite securely among these three powerful peaks that really do form a natural energy triangle, it’s truly the perfect place in order to meditate and set intentions, as well as properly expand our awareness.
In the evening, you’ll have time to stroll all around Aguas Calientes. You’ll also explore its quite cozy atmosphere.
- Overnight at Sacred Dreams in the Sacred Valley
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 21st: DISCOVERING MACHU PICCHU IN SOLSTICE
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.
- Overnight at Sacred Dreams in the Sacred Valley
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 22nd: QUILLARUMIYOQ & WACHUMA
After breakfast, we will leave Cusco and journey through the expansive Anta Valley, a beautiful agricultural region dotted with charming adobe villages, golden fields of grain, and grazing cattle. As we leave the main road, we will arrive at the Incan archaeological site of Quillarumiyoc, known as the Temple of the Moon. This sacred site holds a deep spiritual significance, featuring ancient walls, fountains, and the mesmerizing Moonstone—a unique limestone boulder intricately carved with a bas-relief of the moon.
Here, we will walk along well-preserved Inca trails, immersing ourselves in the wisdom of the past. Exploring the Quillarumiyoc caves, we will witness the Incas’ remarkable carvings that reflect their profound spiritual knowledge. We will then visit the temple of the Quillarumiyoc water priest, a stunning example of imperial Inca architecture. At its heart lies a serene mini-waterfall, where we will take a moment for cleansing and purification, allowing the mind to relax and connect with the energy of the site.
Shaped like a crescent moon, the Temple of the Moon embodies the essence of feminine energy and celestial alignment. Its design reflects the sacred Inca trilogy and is perfectly oriented to capture the morning sunlight, serving as both an astronomical and spiritual calendar.
Today, we also have our first optional opportunity to work with San Pedro (Wachuma). San Pedro is a powerful and sacred – yet gentle – “teacher and healer” plant traditionally used to heal the heart in times of extreme pain and emotional hurt. It is important to work with this medicine as part of a sacred ceremony and with the protection of the ancestral spirits.
During the ceremony we will be joined by the Wiñaypaq Cultural Association, dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of Andean ancestral music. Wiñaypaq knows and feels each instrument that the ancestors played.
Continue to Cusco in the afternoon.
- Overnight at Hilton Garden Inn in Cusco
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 23rd: EXPLORE 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 at Hilton Garden Inn in Cusco
- Meals: Breakfast,
June 24th: A SCENIC JOURNEY FROM CUSCO TO PUNO
You will be getting picked up from your hotel at around 6:20 AM for a quite comfortable private adventure from Cusco over to Puno, allowing you to fully explore the region’s most magical sites along with ancestral history completely at your own pace.
Along the way, you will visit the stunning Tinajani and really enjoy the scenic beauty of the majestic Raya Pass, with clear views of the towering Chimboya Glacier; afterwards, continue onward to the fascinating Lithic Museum of Pukara. Your adventure concludes as you arrive in Puno, where the pristine waters of Lake Titicaca await.
- Overnight at GHL Lago Titicaca in Puno
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 25th:ARAMU MURU DOORWAY; CHUCUITO TEMPLE OF FERTILITY
This morning, we adventure forth to Aramu Muru’s Doorway, located in the mystical Valley of the Spirits. While cautiously treading on huge rock shapes resembling a snake and cat, we feel the forces of the Under and Mid Areas. Along the way on our adventure, we pass through the quite enigmatic Valley of the Spirits, and there naturally sculpted stones form an altogether sacred and mysterious landscape. Upon reaching Aramu Muru’s Doorway—believed to be a portal to other dimensions—we will take part in a specific ceremony to honor our individual self-improvement, transformation, and rebirth as we step into a special new phase of life.
Afterward, we continue to the Inca Uyo, or Temple of Fertility, a sacred ceremonial site of rectangular design, where rituals dedicated to Pachamama as well as worship of the sun are still performed.
- Overnight at GHL Lago Titicaca in Puno
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
June 26th: VISIT UROS AND FAREWELL DINNER
ise early to greet the soft morning light before beginning a private boat adventure upon the serene waters of Lake Titicaca. Your initial stop is the outstanding Uros Islands, floating islands made completely of totora reeds. Home to the Uros people—who, according to legend, existed so far back before even the sun when the whole earth was cold as well as dark—these islands once did act as a mobile defense system. Today, they welcome visitors from around the world, offering a special glimpse into ancient traditions as well as a way of life deeply connected to nature. Even though the Uros proudly say that they have “black blood” that protects them from the cold, they are known quite well for their obvious warmth and hospitality.
Afterwards we will be back to the hotel where you will have time to rest and relax.
In the afternoon, we come together for a Farewell Dinner, a heartfelt moment to reflect on our shared experiences, the journey we’ve taken, and the deep connections we’ve made along the way.
- Overnight at GHL Lago Titicaca in Puno
- Meals: Breakfast
June 27th: TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT AND RETURN HOME
Transfer to the airport at the appropriate time for your flight home. Return home energized, with 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 will return with new friendships and fond, enduring memories that will last a lifetime.
- Meals: Breakfast
