Spiritual trip - peru
Duration
11 dia
Max. Altitude
4100 M.S.N.M
Difficulty
Easy
Gruop size
Min 2 - Max 8
Overview
Get ready for this 11-day soul-awakening adventure in Peru, in which deep wisdom and ancient energies connect with you at every single step. Upon arriving in Cusco, the heart of the Inca Empire, you’ll begin your spiritual adventure with a Sacsayhuamán visit plus a rebirth ceremony in the Womb of Mother Earth. Certain healing traditions will be experienced as one adventures through sacred sites such as Chinchero and Moray, connecting deeply with Pachamama, the Earth Mother. You will be guided through a personal transformation by the ceremonies, and new understandings and clarity will open your heart. You’ll feel the powerful presence of Apu Salkantay and Ñusta Humantay on your hike through the majestic Andes, thus awakening your spirit and helping you to transform what no longer serves you. You will embrace all of the Crystal Condor’s energy at Machu Picchu, for gaining spiritual guidance and for tapping into all of the Incas’ ancient wisdom. This sacred pilgrimage is going to leave you forever transformed, ready for you to share your magic and medicine.
Pilgrimage to
Apus and Ñustas
Itinerary
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.
Important Notes:
** Entrance to Machu Picchu is scheduled for Circuit 2 at 6:00 AM (or the closest available time).
** You can climb Huayna Picchu Mountain at 10:00 AM or 07:00 AM.
Please check availability of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu with us before confirming your booking.
COSTS
choose your hotel category
- 3* Hotels - US$3500 Per person
- 4* Hotels - US$3900 per person
- 5* Hotels - Contact us for a quote with hotels of your preference.
***Note that costs are based on a double occupancy.
Single room supplement surcharge will be applied if you travel solo.
How many nights are included?
Our «Spiritual Trip – Peru» Package includes 10 nights accommodation.
- 3 nights in Cusco
- 2 nights in the Sacred Valley
- 1 night in Chinchero
- 3 nights in tents (Salkantay Hike)
- 1 nights in Aguas Calientes
Inclusions
Included
- Tour Guide: English-Spanish and Quechua speaking guide.
- Despacho Ceremony: Offering to Mother earth on day 2.
- Huachuma Medicine: Ceremony on day 3.
- Ayahuasca Medicine: Ceremony on day 4.
- Hotel: 3* 4* 5* Category (Depending on the price of your choice).
- Tents: 3 nights (four-man tent, 2 people per tent).
- Cook: Professional chef for your hike.
- Duffle bags: Pumadventures will provide a duffle bag for your belongings – up to 8kg.
- Horses: They will carry all cooking, camping equipment and duffle bags.
- Cooking equipment: Large dining tent, kitchen tent, table, stools, and all cutlery.
- Water: We provide boiled water during the Salkantay trek (at breakfast, lunch or dinner time).
- Equipment: Sleeping bags, pillow, and air mattress.
- Transportation: Private transportation for all tours.
- Entrance Fees: All entrances for the various sites are included.
- Oxygen Tank and First aid kit: Our vans are equipped with an Oxygen tanks. For the trek our guide will be equipped too.
- Train Tickets: Round Trip Train Ticket. Ollantaytambo - Machupicchu and Viceversa.
- Train Ticket: From Hidroelectrica to Aguas Calientes.
- Bus Ticket: Round Trip Bus Ticket, Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu and Viceversa.
- Meals: As indicated on the Itinerary; All our hotels include breakfast. For Salkantay portion, 5 Breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners.
- Farewell Dinner: Last night in Cusco to celebrate. (after Salkantay Trek).
- Machu Picchu Ticket: Machu Picchu Entrance - Circuit 2.
- Guided Tour: Our experienced guide will walk you through the Park for 2 Hours.
- Airport Pick-Up and Drop-Off: Pumadventures offers this complimentary service to all our travel family. Please share your flight details in advance.
not Included
- Meals not mentioned on the itinerary.
- Gratuities for Pumadventures team (Guides, chefs, horseman, drivers).
- Souvenirs.
- Domestic Airfare.
Add ons and extras
- Huayna Picchu Mountain: $65USD.
- Machu Picchu Mountain: $65 USD.
- Vistadome Observatory: $80 USD one way – 150 USD Round Trip.
- Huachuma Ceremony: $250 USD (Available if you extend your trip for one day, request it in advance).
- Single room supplement: Price depends on the Hotel category you choose.
- Lunch and Dinner: $100 USD per day (1 main course and non-alcoholic drink).
Packing List
- Original passport (it is compulsory to enter the Inca Trail and Machupicchu) * Good daypack (the smaller, the better)
- Small back pack
- Thermal clothing: jackets, pants, hats, and gloves that are waterproof
- Water storage: 2-3 litre
- Comfortable walking boots or runners.
- Wide-brimmed hats and long-sleeved shirts for sun protection
- Water Waterproof jacket or poncho for the rainy season
- A fleece or jacket Warm jacket for the cold nights
- An extra blanket for extra warmth in case of cold nights, specially Puno and Cusco.
- Sun hat
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent (15% – 30% deets)
- Wool hat if cold season
- Snacks like chocolate bars, cereal bars or any dry fruit
- Any necessary personal medications
- Cameras, chargers, extra cables, power-bank
- Extra money for meals souvenirs, drinks & tips
- Swimsuit for the hot springs in Aguas Calientes (optional)
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