November 03 - 23, 2011
Peru - A land of beauty and mystery
Jungle & the Andes Mountains 
 
 

Day 1 - Arrival in Lima where you will be met and taken to your hotel for the night.
Day 2 - Transfer to the airport for our flight to Iquitos in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon which is 60% of Peru. Hotel.
Day 3 - 5 - We leave for our jungle lodge three hours by boat along the Amazon River. We have the opportunity to participate in a traditional Ayhuasca ceremony with a local shaman. There will be the possibility to take a jungle walk with a local guide, swim in the Amazon River and site pink water dolphins, monkeys and a variety of birds. All meals are included while at the jungle lodge.
Day 6 - We will return to Iquitos after lunch. Hotel in Iquitos
Day 7 - This morning we will fly from Iquitos to Lima and make a connection there to fly to Juliaca on the high Andean plains. We will be met by our bus and taken to the city of Puno on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Hotel.
Day 8- This morning we take a 4 hour boat ride to the Island of Amantani. Along the way we will visit the Uros floating island. At  Amantani we will be met by the kindergarten children of Inti Wawacuna who will dance for us. We will be assigned rooms at Intiwawacuna or Alma de Mujer. The facilities are very basic. All meals are included on the island.
Day 9- Today we have a wonderful opportunity to climb the sacred mountains of the island for a  magnificent view of Lake Titicaca and the mountain range of Bolivia. Do not forget to walk outside during the night time to see the star studded sky.
Day 10. We take an hour boat ride to Capachica where we will catch our bus back to Puno. Lunch is on your own. We will meet at 1pm for our drive to Amaru Muro, the gateway of the Gods. This stone portal is ancient beyond our imagination and a wonderful place to do a ceremoy. Return to Puno for the night. Hotel.
Day 11 - We start our 6 hour bus ride to Cusco at 8 am. We drive through the high plains where there are plenty of llamas and alpacas to see along the way . On our arrival we will continue on to Inti's center: Pacha Mama Wasi in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
Day 12-14- These days you will pass with Inti being at the Center and exploring the Sacred Valley of the Incas. They will include time for a sweat Lodge and ceremony with Inti. All breakfasts and dinners are included and the lunches if and when you are at the Center at that time of the day. If you are outside the Center somehwere with Inti then your lunch is on your own.
Day 15 - We take the train this morning to Aguas Calientes where we check into our hotel. After lunch we will walk to the beautiful waterfall at Mandor.
Days 16- You can take an early bus up to the sanctuary of Machu Picchu where we will do a ceremony with Inti. When we enter the sanctuary, knowing that we are in a very sacred place, then the energy of Machu Picchu becomes aligned to our spiritual search within and gives us so much. Hotel.
Day 17. Free day to return to Macchu Picchu if you wish or to enjoy the hot springs or shop. The entrance fee into the sanctuary and the cost of the bus are not included today. Hotel.
Day 18 - Return to Ollantaytambo by train to catch our bus to Cusco, check into our hotel and then meet for our next meal together. Hotel
Day 19- During the course of the morning we will visit the Temple of Koricancha, a place that was very sacred to the Incas and walk around Cusco together. Hotel.

Day 20- Flight from Cusco to Lima where we will transfer to our hotel and have time to shop, look around a little and rest for the return trip home. Hotel.

Day 21- Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.