Connection with mother earth and Apus or guardians of the earth through rituals
Journey of energy cleansing and healing through rituals and offerings to Mother Earth, the Andean priests of the Q'eros community known as the last descendants of the Incas, called Paqos or Missayoq, who maintain a close relationship with nature and the cosmos, preserved this Andean wisdom for centuries, being transmitted from generation to generation from father to son and from mother to daughter, despite the persecutions they had by the holy inquisition, this ancestral knowledge could survive.
During this trip we will learn to decipher the symbolic interpretation of each element used in sacred rituals, we will learn how to integrate with Mother Earth, we will learn the use the energy of the cosmos for our energetic healings. Our purpose is to offer an experience of communion with mother earth and the Apus, led by wise Andean Quechua priests.
This journey is the perfect combination and on the way to Machu Picchu you will make a complete exploration of the Sacred Valley, passing through the extensive fields of potatoes, corn, quinoa, artisan women with their traditional Andean costumes, you will prepare an autochthon Pachamanca meal of the Andes of Peru together with the women of the Huchuy Qosqo community.
Itinerary:
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Day1 - Arrival to Cusco at any time
Upon arrival to Cusco, assistance at the airport and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the afternoon have a rest and acclimatize on this high elevation, Cusco is over 3400 meters.
- Meals Included: None
- Overnight: In cusco City
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Day2 - Templo de la Luna - Energy cleansing and healing ceremony
After breakfast at your hotel, you will be assisted by the Andean priests known as PAQOS, medicine men. Then by a private transportation we will continue to Q’enqo, from here we will have a short walk for around 15 minutes to reach Templo de la Luna, here we will stop to participate in the integration of moon energy, on the top of this sacred temple we will meditate accompanied and directed by our medicine men PAQOS, this ceremony will start with three sacred coca leaves (K'INTU) they will make a call the energies of the sacred mountains APUS and mother earth PACHAMAMA.
From here we will walk for around 40 minutes surrounded by a nice landscape to Kachi mayu, small river place where we will participate in the energy cleansing and healing ceremony.
We also perform a ritual of offering to Mother Earth, together with our priests you will participate live in this ancestral ceremony. After having direct connection with the mother earth we will return to the place where we started our walk, and our private transport will take us back to the hotel- Meals Included: Breakfast, Box-Lunch
- Overnight: In Cuaco Hotel
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Day3 - Chinchero authentic quechua Village - Moray – Maras - Ollantaytambo – Urubamba
Pick up at 08:00 a.m. by the guide and our private van to continue our journey through the colorful agriculture terraces of Chinchero towards the archaeological center of Moray. On the way, we will make some stops to appreciate the natural beauty that the Vilcanota mountain range offers us with its snowcapped mountains. Moray is famous for its sunken amphitheater, made up of four circular terraces, which appear to disappear into the earth like an artificial crater. The site was apparently an Inca agricultural research station designed for experimenting with crops at various altitudes, it is believed that the terraces, built over containing walls filled with fertile earth and watered by complex irrigation systems, enabled the Incas to grow more than 250 plant species. Continue to the impressive Maras salt pools formed by water emerging from a lake inside a mountain in the Urubamba Valley. An amazing view of evaporating ponds for the extraction of salt. Learn about ancestral techniques, which are still used, in agricultural, irrigation, and salt-recollection tasks, as well as in Andean festivals and rites.
Your next destinations will be the remains of Ollantaytambo Fortress and the Temple of the Sun, a mysteriously built structure with massive 12 foot (3.5m) tall stones.
Finally, our private transportation will take as to Urubamba town, place where we will spend the night in a peaceful place out of the city, surrounded by trees, flowers and birds.- Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
- Overnight in the Sacred Valley: Casitas del Arco Iris or similar
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Day4 - Traditional Andean dish preparation of Pachamanca – Pisac – Aguas Calientes
After breakfast at your hotel, our representative will pass by your hotel to pick up at 09:00 am then you will continue to the authentic village of Huchuy Qosqo Community in the Sacred Valley, upon arrival and, you will have an affectionate welcome by the members of the community with colorful native clothes and Andean music. Then we will start the preparation of this experience flavors of the Andes known as Pachamanca. It is a way of preparing food that consists of digging a hole in the ground, placing some stones in it, previously heated with firewood. Then, put various types of ingredients on top such as potatoes, cassava, sweet potato, corn, cheese, broad beans, chicken meat, vegetables and other ingredients.
After sharing the lunch with the locals, our next destination is visit the picturesque town of Pisac, in about 30 minutes driven we will arrive to this town, short ride 25 more minutes up to Pisac archeological site. Here you will participate in the guided tour, visiting all its holy places including terraces, aqueducts, paths that are associated to walls and gates, water channels, cemeteries, bridges, etc. On our way back you have chance to visit the local Market where you can purchase beautifully crafted products hand-made by the locals. Then by our private transportation we will continue to Ollantaytambo train station to continue by train to Aguas Calierntes ór Machu Picchu town- Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
- Hotel in Aguas Calientes: Flowers house or similar
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Day5 - Machu Picchu Tour – Back to Cusco
Excursion to Machu Picchu from Aguas Calientes, short ride (25 minutes) up to the citadel of Machu Picchu. Upon arrival, and you will participate in a guided tour, visiting the Main Plaza, the Circular Tower, the most important preserved Intihuatana, the Royal Quarters, the Temple of the Three Windows.
Optional climb to Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain; from where you can appreciate the immensity of Machu Picchu, even more amazing being high and distant (not included in the price): In the afternoon you will take the bus down to Aguas Calientes for the train ride to Ollantaytambo. Upon arrival to Ollantaytambo station, private transfer to Cusco, tour finish in your hotel.- Meals Included: Breakfast
- Hotel in Cusco: El Balcon or similar
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Day6 - Departure from Cusco
After breakfast in your hotel, according to your domestic flight schedule pick up and transfer to Cusco airport and continue with your next destination.
- Meals Included: Breakfast
Whats included
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Hotel Accommodations
3-nights hotel accommodation in Cusco
1-night hotel accommodation in Sacred Valley Urubamba
1-night hotel accommodation in Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu Town
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Excursions
Cusco: Healing ceremony
Sacred Valley: Chinchero, Moray, Maras, Pisac, Pachamanca in Huchuy Qosqo Community
Machu Picchu
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Entrance fees to parks and cultural sights
Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu Tour
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Transportations
bus, minivan, train, on foot
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Others
Meals ccording mentioned in the itinerary
Local top quality English-speaking guides to accompany visits and excursions
24 hour support by our local staff
Not included
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Travel Insurance
Internal flights
Entrance ticket to Huayna Picchu Mountain
Entrance ticket to Machu Picchu Mountain
Personal items, pre & post tour accommodation, snacks, drinks, limited souvenirs, laundry, tips and any extras