Upon landing in Cusco, we’ll pick you up and drive to our Healing Lodge in Maras between the Sacred Valley and Cusco. If you have arrived before the 18th meet us at Maras Tambo by noon.

• Scenic drive to our Lodge in Maras. After arrival, we have a thorough orientation, introductions, and overview of our journey. Welcome Lunch.
• Mid Afternoon Opening Ceremonies
• Evening Fire Ceremony. 
• L, D 

•  Mt Spirits dialogue and ceremony AM

•  Tentative: Afternoon hike to Chaki Qata close to the village overlooking the Sacred Apus across the valley for processing and meditations. (The afternoon options are open, and they will be decided based on the morning experiences with the Mt Spirits.)

•  Fire Ceremony

•  B, L, D

•  After breakfast, we visit Chinchero, home of master weavers, and a colossal Incan city filled with Wakas or holy places, massive terraces, and a colorful market.

•  After a picnic lunch, we go for a hike down to the village of Urquillos. We descend on an ancient zigzagging Inca trail to the bottom of the Sacred Valley. Hike duration: 3 hrs, all downhill.

•  Optional evening healing sessions with native pacos

•  B, Picnic L, D

•  Mt Spirits Dialogue and Ceremony AM

•  Tentative: After lunch, we go for a walking meditation to the Temple of the Seeds or Machu Qolqa overlooking the Sacred Valley or take the afternoon to relax and process your experiences. 

•  B, L, D

•  Morning drive to the mountain pass at Apu Wakawillka

•  We sit in ceremony on a spectacular ledge overseeing the holy mountain

•  Master ceremonialists lead us in the Hatun Karpay ceremony (rite of passage)

•  We descend the mountain through an alluvial forest filled with native trees and home to high mountain hummingbirds. Hike duration 2.5 hrs

•  Late afternoon arrival at Maras Tambo

•  Optional evening healing sessions with native pacos

•  B, Picnic Lunch, D

•  Mt Spirits Dialogue and Ceremony AM

•  Tentative: Afternoon visit to the cascading terraces at Zurite right below Apu San Cristobal. An easy hike takes us to the archeological site shaped like the iridescent Siwarqenti hummingbird or take the afternoon to relax and process your experiences. 

•  B, L, D

•  Morning visit to the Temple of the Visionary at Pisaq

•  The site is filled with stunning shrines, palaces, cascading terraces

•  Optional hike down to the village of Pisaq and its local market. Hike duration 1.5 hrs

•  After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit the Shrine of Sr de Wanka, perched halfway up Mt Pachatusan.

•  Lunch on your own

•  Late afternoon return to Maras Tambo

•  Optional evening healing sessions with native pacos

•  B, D

•  We leave for a 2-night outing in direction to the Apurimac River gorge and visit Apu Soqllaqasa. 

•  Along the way, we visit the Tarawasi Inca Temple, dedicated to Apu Salkantay. 

•  Once on the mountain pass, we gather in a Healing Despacho Ceremony 

•  We overnight at the village of Curawasi in a warm small hotel 

•  B, Picnic Lunch, D

•  We spend the morning at Saywite, an old Inca Oracle with unusual and beautiful stonework.

•  Our time is filled with ceremony and talks

•  In the afternoon, time and weather permitting, we drive to a stunning overlook on the Apurimac Canyon

•  There are commanding boulders right at the crest of the mountain. “Capitan Rumi” stands out as the preferred Waka for shamans and local rituals.

•  An optional downhill hike (2 hrs) takes us back to our hotel in the village of Curawasi  

•  B, Picnic L, D

•  After breakfast, we drive back to Maras.

•  Optional stop over at the Temple of the Moon Goddess Killarumiyok for meditations and water rituals.

•  Late afternoon return to Maras Tambo.

•  B, L, D

•  Morning Mt Spirits Dialogue and Ceremony. 

•  Afternoon ceremonies and healing rituals.

•  Fire Ceremony

•  B, L, D

•  After breakfast, we gather for closing ceremonies.

•  Farewell Lunch

•  Afternoon Hotel/Airport transfer for your Cusco to Lima departure 

•  B, L

B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner