Lima – Pachacamac – Cusco - Machu Picchu - Urubamba Valley / Extension to Puno - Titicaca Lake.
Itinerary
Day 1, Thursday:
Arrive to Lima from hometown and assistance at Lima airport, transfer to your hotel.
O'N in Lima City– Hotel Bayview in Miraflores or similar.
Day 2, Friday:
Visit to Pachacamac, this is a mystic center and the location of one of the most important cults during the pre-Inca and Inca era. The psychopathology of witch doctors, medicine and astronomy will also be viewed esoterically on visits to the local museum, provincial temples and the Aclla-Wasi Convent.
PM: In the afternoon visit the Lima National Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. The guide will explain the historical and anthropological description and an esoteric viewpoint that will include all Peruvian cultures in various and diverse manifestations. For example, Chavin viewed from an esoteric point of view, an interpretation of the mystery of the Lanzon de Chavin, the mantle of Paracas, a theory about the Nazca Lines, and la Portada del Sol – Sun gate (Tiahuanaco). The visit continues with the Chimu Civilization, notable for its work in gold (up to 20 karats).
O'N in Lima City – Hotel Baywiew in Miraflores or similar.
MEALS: B.
Day 3, Saturday:
An early morning flight takes us to Cusco, the Holy City, capital of the Incan Empire. Cusco, “Navel of the Earth” according to the Incas, is situated 11,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains.
Upon arrival group will be transferred to your hotel at the sacred Valley (Urubamba), to the beautiful Willka T'ika Guesthouse Spiritual Retreat Center (www.willkatika.com), the beautiful healing center and garden guest lodge, the facilities include a spacious yoga studio, a massage and aromatherapy center, meditation sites, seven sacred gardens filled with flowers and medicinal Andean plants, food is 100% vegetarian and all the meals are lovingly prepared with organic, home-grown vegetables, herbs and Andean grains. There are also 3 outdoor solar baths carved into stones. Guests may soak in hot waters filled with medicinal herbs, flowers and earth minerals after a workout, or gaze at the star-filled southern skies at night.
Group will stay for a couple of days, acclimating yourselves to the elevation (3,000 m/9,842 ft) and to this timeless place where other dimensions open quickly and easily.
* Group will participate on an important ancient religious ritual and ceremony of offering to Mother Earth – Pachamama, known by the Inca or Quechua people as Ayni, the Universal law of Reciprocity.
O’N Hotel Willka T’ika or similar – Urubamba Valley
MEALS: B, L, D.
Day 4, Sunday: SACRED VALLEY VISIT TO THE INCA SITE AND MARKET OF CHINCHERO, MORAY.
Early this morning we travel to the colorful market and ruins of Chinchero. This market offers a wonderful opportunity to buy woven goods, wall hangings, rugs, pottery, and many other types of handicrafts, as well as wonderful photographic opportunities. Observe the traditionally dressed campesinos coming to barter and sell their produce at the market.
We’ll visit an artisan’s workshop where expert weavers demonstrate the process of dyeing alpaca, llama, sheave, and wool textiles using natural and organic vegetables and minerals in the way the Quechuas (Incas) did hundreds of years ago.
We will also explore the ancient city of Chinchero which was occupied by the Wari culture well before the Inca’s.
Observe the remains of shrines like Teteqaqa/Stone Puma, rock sculptures of pumas, farming terraces, and the wall of a temple with large trapezoidal niches..
Then Continue to "sacred terraces of Moray where there are four huge natural depressions that have been sculpted into deep terraces. These circles represent for us the Cosmic Spiral, and we work with the energy of this place to connect with the womb of the Mother Earth (Pachamama).
Also visit the Salt ponds of Maras (similar to the Himalayan salt), this salt is extracted by evaporation, the water comes from a natural spring from the inner of Pachamama/Mother Earth, it is a mineral salt with healing properties, it has the Photonic energy of the sun stored on the waters, has 3 main minerals like Magnesium, calcium, iron and other 84 minor minerals which are very good for our health.
Lunch in a nice restaurant and return to the hotel.
O’N Hotel Willka T’ika or similar – Urubamba Valley
MEALS: B, L, D.
Day 5, Monday: SACRED VALLEY, INCA SITES OF PISAQ AND OLLANTAYTAMBO.
We’ll see magnificent countryside, sandstone cliffs, fertile soil, amazing irrigation terrace systems, and glorious mountains along the Urubamba River.
Tour to the spectacular Inca site of Pisaq located on top of the mountain, which provides one of the finest examples of ancient stonework. Panoramas at Pisaq’s Inca citadel are magnificent. Terraces, water ducts and steps have been cut out of solid rock, we’ll hike the non-tourist trail to the Inkan Temple of the Sun, a doorway to Hanakpacha, the upper Andean world of the Condor, messenger of the Gods.
Visit to the tipycal market.
Therafter continue to visit Ollantaytambo, the Incan Temple of the Sun. considered one of the masterpieces of Inca stonework. Six giant monoliths of pink rhyolite are perfectly slotted together with thin slices of stone and oriented to glow with the rising sun.
We will also visit the different astronomic observatories, temple of the Condor, ceremonial fountains, and the village of Ollantaytambo, the remains of Tanpuquiro (Corn City), visit a Quechua house to see and understand the Andean or Inkan religion, their altars and different religious items and representations of the Andean cosmology that is now mixed with the Catholic religion.
In the afternoon group will take the toursit train to Machu Picchu.
O’N Hotel Flower´s House or similar – Machu Picchu Village (Aguas Calientes)
MEALS: B, L.
Day 6, Tuesday: MACHU PICCHU
Early in the morning we will board the bus to the sunlit terraces of the historical Inkan center of spiritual and political power.
Tour to all the Inca city of Machu Picchu we will visit and see the impressive work of Archaeoastronomy, the cosmic wisdom and sacred architecture.
Visit to the farming area, sacred rock, temple of the Sun, Main temple, temple of 3 windows, Intihuatana astronomic observatory and temple, temple of Condor, fountains, and much more.
Return to the hotel.
O'N Hotel Flower´s House or similar – Machu Picchu Village (Aguas Calientes)
Meals: B.
Day 7, Wednesday: MACHU PICCHU/HUAYNA PICCHU
Early in the morning we will journey back to Machu Picchu, you keep exploring and feeling the great energy of the Crystal City, thereafter we will hike Huayna Picchu with those who are being called to view Machu Picchu from even higher realms.
The rest will continue their exploration of this magical place. At this time we invite you to find a special place that speaks to your heart, relax, and listen to your spirit.
PM: In the afternoon we take the tourist train back to Ollantaytambo and then continue by bus to Cusco City.
O'N Hotel Royal Inka I or similar - Cusco City
Meals: B.
Day 8, Thursday: CUSCO INCA SITES
AM: Tour to visit the Qoricancha – Temple of The Sun, the most important religious complex in the Incan Empire, there after continue to Sacsayhuaman site, Temple of the Sun, Temple of Yllapa/Lightning, House of Nobles, overlooking the city of Cusco. Impressive stonework and structures weighing hundreds of tons will leave you in awe, continue to Quenqo – The Labyrinth, astronomic observatory and temple.
* For people going back to Lima, transfer to the airport to take your flight Cusco/Lima around 15.00 PM, and connect to your international flight back to USA or home country.
People taking the extension to Puno will stay one more night in Cusco.
O'N Hotel Royal Inka I or similar - Cusco City
MEALS: B.
Journey 8 Days/7 Nights
EXTENSION TO TITICACA LAKE - PUNO 4 Days/3 Nights
Day 9, Thursday: CUSCO - PUNO
Bus to Puno, in the way you will visit some sites like RAQCHI and others. The evidences indicate that Raqchi was a complex village with multiple constructions for various purposes; including farming terraces, "kanchas" (apartments), "wayranas" (buildings having only 3 walls), "qolqas" (storehouses), different shrines, religious water fountains, etc. Possibly, it was an important "tambo" in the route toward the "Collasuyo". The most important building within the complex is the WIRAQOCHA TEMPLE
We will have lunch in a nice restaurant on the route.
Also we’ll stop at reservations of Vicuñas and Alpacas (Andean Cameloids) herds to take pictures.
O'N Hotel Taypikala or similar in Puno.
MEALS: B, L.
Day 09, Friday: TITICACA LAKE
Breakfast and transfer to take the boat to visit the floating islands of Uros on the highest navigable lake of the world the Titicaca Lake, we will continue to visit Taquile Island a natural island, people are still living in their millenarian traditions, the guide will share information about their social life, costumes, their beliefs, Pacha Mama - Mother Earth, Mama Qocha – Mother Lake or Sea
Lunch in a nice restaurant at Taquile Island (optional vegetarian lunch).
We return to Uros Islands where we’ll stay overnight.
You will stay overnight at the floating Uros island in a family Lodge. You will have a little house/room for yourself, it is very simple.
This will be a unique experience that will give you an opportunity to interact with the families an experience life as they have been doing for hundreds of years, feel the feminine energy of the lake and nurture your whole being.
O'N Uros Island Lodge.
MEALS: B, L, D.
Day 10, Saturday: UROS ISLANDS/ARAMUMURO/PUNO
After breakfast we will interact with the Uros families and thereafter return to Puno.
Tour to Aramu Muro a huge mysterious door-like structure has recently been discovered in the Hayu Marca mountain region of Southern Peru. Hayu Marca, 35 kilometers from the city of Puno has long been revered by local Indians as the "City of the Gods",
The door, or the "Puerta de Hayu Marca" (Gate of the Gods/Spirits) has been at some time in the distant past carved out of a natural rock face and in all measures exactly seven meters in height by seven meters in width with a smaller alcove in the center at the base, which measures in at just under two meters in height.
There is a legend that spoke of "A gateway to the lands of the gods", and in that legend it was said that in times long past, great heroes had gone to join their gods and passed through the gate for a glorious new life of immortality, and on rare occasions those men returned for a short time with their gods to "inspect all the lands in the kingdom" through the gate.
Another legend tells of the time when the Spanish Conquistadors arrived in Peru, and looted gold and precious stones from the Inca tribes - and one Incan priest of the temple of the seven rays named Aramu Muro fled from his temple with a sacred golden disk known as "The key of the gods of the seven rays", and hid in the mountains of Hayu Marca. He eventually came upon the doorway which was being watched by shaman priests. He showed them the key of the gods and a ritual was performed with the conclusion of a magical occurrence initiated by the golden disk which opened the portal, and according to the legend blue light did emanate from a tunnel inside.
The priest Aramu Muro handed the golden disk to the shaman and then passed through the portal "never to be seen again". Archeologists have observed a small hand sized circular depression on the right hand side of the small entranceway, and have theorized that this is where a small disk could be placed and held by the rock.
According to some individuals who have laid their hands on the small door, a feeling of energy flowing has been commented on, as well as strange experiences such as visions of stars, columns of fire and the sounds of unusual rhythmic music.
Others have said that they have perceived tunnels on the interior of the structure.
We will also visit the Temple of Fertility; we will share the knowledge of the Sacred Alchemy, phallic cult, etc.
Late in the afternoon Transfer to the airport at Juliaca to take the flight to Lima, upon arrival group stays at the airport for the flight back home, unless other arrangements are made.
O'N Hotel Taypikala or similar in Puno.
MEALS: B, L.
Day 11, Sunday: PUNO/LIMA
After breakfast, you will be visiting the Silluastani towers on the outskirts of Puno. These ancient funereal towers are from pre-inca times and are examples of the most ancient cultures found on the Altiplano.
After a guided excursion of the site, continue onto Juliaca’s airport to take your flight back to Lima and connecting flight home.
* Flights JULIACA/LIMA available at 8.21 am, 13.20 pm, and 21.30 pm
MEALS: B.
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