6 DAY EXTENSION

• RAINBOW MOUNTAINS & Wirracocha temple

• LAKE TITICACA - urOs & taquile

• SILlUSTANI & Aramu muru

• COLCA CANYON & SPA

• AREQUIPA historic centre

Optional Extra if your flight schedule allows:

• LIMA - Ceviche lunch & city tour

Trip Duration:

The extension gives you an option of 6 more retreat days making a total of 12 days.
TRIP DURATION: Maximum 15 days (14 nights), Minimum 14 days (13 nights).

Trip Itinerary

Day 7 - SUNDAY

We are going to be up and out early this morning, we have a 5am pick up for the Rainbow Mountains, we stop for breakfast on route and upon arrival we have an hour and a half walk. Horses are available to hire (at cost) if walking at increased altitude is a problem (it’s high!) but you should be somewhat acclimatised by now. Next we visit the temple of Wirracocha, get a local lunch and continue to Puno (approximately 4 hours drive).

DAY 8 - MONDAY

After yesterdays exertion we will relax and be healed by the beautiful still, pure blue water of Lake Titicaca, you can’t imagine the wonderful energy of this lake which hosts the sacral chakra of the planet. So we will be at the centre of creation, totally chilled out on a boat with seating inside and out. We will visit one of the floating islands of Uros, ride on their banana boat, listen about how they live and hopefully, if you feel called, support them by buying some of their craft/art work. We then have a short boat ride to get lunch before we visit Taquille island where we will have a walk around. The boat will bring us back to Puno around sunset.

DAY 9 - TUESDAY

Today we will visit a sacred rock where Inka myth says human life was first created, we will stand in the door way to/from divine realms, we’ll be testing out our intuitive and shapeshifting skills here to the max. It is said that to re-birth into your full creative potential you must release your limitation by returning to the source, this is thought to be the source of all human life. But before we re-birth we will visit the Fertility Temple - where we will observe 20 sculptures dedicated to the phallus (a large collection of stone penises). For sure, your sacral chakra is going to be fully energised after this trip and your choices will be forced to explode!

DAY 10 - WEDNESDAY

We leave for Colca Canyon this morning. We will cross the mountains stopping at a high lookout point above the Lagunillas Lagoon, we may spot some rare andean birds (e.g Ajoya - giant Andean Coot) and Andean geese. At the Pampa Cañahuas we will hopefully see herds of Vicuñas before stopping at another high pass called the volcanoes lookout. We then descend into the Colca Valley to have lunch and enjoy a Spa Hotel that is on the river and has it’s own private natural hot springs.

DAY 11 - THURSDAY

Today we go to the 4,000 ft canyon to watch condors from one of the best view points. On the way back we will stop at some picturesque villages that have snow peak glacier back drops. We will also see Incan and pre-Incan terracing systems that cover part of the valley. We will have lunch before our bus takes us to Arequipa city.

DAY 12 - FRIDAY

The last day will be at your leisure, enjoy the hotel, enjoy the beautiful white volcanic city of Arequipa, get up when you want and eat when you want, we will stay centrally in the historic quarter so you can grab a cab cheaply to show you round, hop on a bus tour or do nothing, it’s up to you. We will meet for a farewell dinner in the evening.

LEAVING WEEKEND

SATURDAY - Fly back to Lima.
If your flight is at night and you would like to see Lima, enjoy a city tour, incredible sea food, maybe see a museum before you fly home and keep bags/cases stowed, click here to book.

SUNDAY - Arrive home

Prepare for your trip

This healing journey starts the moment you commit. Whether you choose to take sacred medicine or not, the Andeans believe the ancestral spirits and the Apu’s (mountain spirits) get to work to support your intension as soon as you make it. Just one of many ways the teaching in this land align with our hermetic premises.

By choosing this trip you also choose to serve your health choice, average levels of fitness will be challenged. The trip is designed to aid your acclimatisation to the altitude and there are transport options available if you want to reduce the leg work but you should not underestimate the effect of altitude, it can’t be ignored when you are hiking steep inclines to see and experience the miraculous work of the Inkas.

As advisable for a ski trip, it’s also advisable to increase your stamina and strength before you arrive. Increase your walking distance, do some hill walking, swim or dance to improve your fitness and lower your heart rate.

Dehydration is also more rapid at altitude and first occurs on the aeroplane. Water will be available but you must take personal responsibility to keep yourself hydrated and get enough sleep (especially after a long flight). Fly in with enough time to adjust.

To aid your body produce more red blood cells and become more oxgyen efficient you either need to increase the iron content in your diet or take a good quality supplement. I recommend Solgar Gentle Iron, 25mg. Poor quality iron supplements are poorly absorbed and cause constipation. Iron is normally a free-radical to men or post menopausal women but in this case it’s needed for the first 3-4 days (no more), start taking it the day you fly. Menstruating women often don’t menstruate (lucky right?!) when coming to Andean altitudes because their body will use the iron and not let it go.

If you intend to experience San Pedro or any other sacred medicines in Peru you dietary preparation, see SACRED MEDICINE PAGE. Dietary restrictions will be catered for on the trip.

CANCELLATION POLICY

A non-refundable deposit is required to secure your place. Full payment is required 40 days in advance and is also non-refundable if cancelled.

We reserve the right to cancel the tip if there are insufficient participants for feasibility, in this case your deposit would be fully refunded.

In the event the trip is cancelled due to factors outside of our control we will promptly refund the portion of the trip cost not advanced to suppliers.  We will use our best efforts to recover advance payments as promptly as possible, and will refund to you the amount recovered, if any.  However, we do not guarantee recovery of any or all of the advance payments made, and our use of best efforts to recover these payments will not include the institution of any legal proceeding.  This policy applies to a trip cancellation by client choice following any necessary increase in trip costs.

It is always ADVISABLE to take out TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• 4* Hotel Accommodation (6 nights)

• Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

• Entrance Tickets/Fees to Amazing Sites & experiences

• Transport (coach & boat)

• Thermal baths

• Guides

• Self Development Work

Not included (week 2)

• FLIGHTS (International & domestic) FOR FULL TRIP

  • Return flights Home to Lima

  • One-way to Lima - Cusco

  • One-way Arequipa - Lima

• Alcoholic Drinks

• Extra drinks or alternatives to drinks supplied with meals.

• Snacks

• Travel Insurance

• Laundry Services

• Additional Services (e.g Massage, Spa treatments, tours or activities not on our itinerary)

• Tips/gratuities

TIPS

• take health choice seriously - come with good walking capacity
  
  

• take iron supplement for 3-4 days starting on the plane
  
  

• make sure your footwEAR is heavenly - break in any walking shoes before you arrive, my personal preference is light but good quality trainers/runnies and a pair of thongs/flip flops for spa days
  
  

• travel light and only bring essential comfy clothes - layers are best - no formal clothes will be required - essential packing list will be given
  
  

• MEDICINES: The trip is designed to help you adjust to the altitude but it does get higher and higher as we progress through the 2 weeks and we will be covering considerable distance. If allopathic medicine makes you feel safer bring both Altitude sickness and travel sickness tablets.