Get to know Peru and its most sacred places with yoga teacher – tour guide
Gunnar Lentz
All year round but preferably in October/November and March/April
Yoga trips with passion – Meditation tours – Cultural tours – Individual – Group tours
Time: October/November – March/April each year in combination with Lima – Arequipa and Cusco – Macchu Picchu
Hike: Ascent of the Chachani volcano in Arequipa and Salkantaytrail near Cusco
Total: 13 days on site
Number of participants: 6 to 10
Hotels: 3-star standard or camping on the trails
Highlights:
- Discover Lima and its long sandy coastline
- Arequipa and its rich colonial past with a visit to the Juanita and Vargas Llosa Museum plus meditation
- One of the great chakras of the world – Lake Titicaca with the best opportunities for meditation on the surrounding mountains and at sacred sites of the Colla culture
- Cusco and its rich archaeological treasures from the Inca and colonial periods –
- Meditation and yoga at sacred places such as Saqsaywaman or Tambomachay
- Visit to Macchu Picchu and hike along the Salkantay Trail – unique landscape and nature impressions
- Regular yoga exercises at sunrise and meditation at sacred sites
- Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the country and its people
Day 1 Arrival in Lima
Pick up at the airport
We visit the Larco Museum and learn a lot about the Preinka
cultures and also about the Inca culture itself – Evening walk on the beach and around the Parque del amor
Hotel: 3-star standard in Mira¬flores or Barranco
Highlights:
– Discover Lima and one of its greatest museums
– Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the country – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 2 Lima
Meditation on the beach of Lima in the morning hours at sunrise – Visit to the old town and the museum of modern art – Free time in the afternoon
Hotel: 3 star standard in Mira¬flores or Barranco
Highlights:
– Meditation and yoga in the morning hours on the beach
– Visit to the Museum of Modern Art
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 3 Flight to Arequipa
Flight to Arequipa in the morning and check-in at the local hotel
Visit to the local market and the city center in the late afternoon Visit to the St Catalina Monastery
Hotel: 3-star standard near the Plaza de Armas
Highlights:
– Discover Arequipa – its main market and its rich colonial past
– Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 4 Arequipa
Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning on the hotel terrace. Visit to the Juanita Museum and possibly the Mario Vargas Llosas Museum
Afternoon visit to the tufa mining area – followed by free time
Hotel: 3 star standard hotel near the Plaza de Armas
Highlights:
– Discover Arequipa and its famous Juanita Museum – the quarrying areas for the famous tufa stone
– Meditation in the morning with yoga exercises
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 5 Drive to Puno and Lake Titicaca
Today we drive through the Aguas Blancas National Park and will see a little of the untouched nature and the vicunas and alpacas along the way.
Hotel: 3 star standard in Puno
Highlights:
– Nature and landscape on the way to Puno
– Walk around the main square of Puno and the Condor viewpoint on Lake Titicaca in the evening – possibly meditation here [over Lake Titicaca
– Historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 6 Trip to the Uro Islands and the Capachica Peninsula in Puno
Visit to the Uro Islands and the Capachica Peninsula – in the afternoon hike to the highest mountain on the peninsula and meditation
Hotel: Overnight stay with a family on the Capachica Peninsula
Highlights:
– Discovering the culture of the Uro-islanders
– Meditation in the evening on the highest mountain of the Capachica Peninsula – mystical place on Lake Titicaca
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 7 Trip to Cusco
Early departure by boat to Capachica and then by bus to Cusco – on the way visit to Sillustani and its tombstones and the archaeological site of Raqchi
Hotel: 3-star standard in the center of Cusco
Highlights:
– Discover the tomb towers of Sillustani
– Discover the archaeological site of Raqchi
– Fantastic mountain landscapes on the way to Cusco
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 8 Cusco and surroundings
Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning at the archaeological sites of Saqsaywaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay
Hotel: 3 star standard Maras – Spa – Lodge
Highlights:
– Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning in Saqsaywaman or Tambo Machay
– Discover Cusco and its narrow streets and the archeological sites of the Incas in the surrounding area
– Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 9 Salkantaytrail
Early departure to reach the starting point of the Salkantaytrail – meditation and yoga exercises at the Laguna Humantay
Hotel: Camping on the trail
Highlights:
– Discover the Laguna Humantay
– Meditation in front of an impressive mountain backdrop
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 10 Salkantaytrail
Second day of the trail with the ascent to the highest point of the hike
Hotel: Camping on the trail
Highlights:
– Discover the Salkantay glacier mountain – reach the highest point on the trail
– Meditation and yoga relaxation exercises in the evening against an impressive mountain backdrop
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 11 Salkantaytrail
Last day of the Salkantaytrail – descent and later 8 km along the railroad tracks to Aquas Calientes
Hotel: 3 star standard in Aguas Calientes
Highlights:
– Unique landscapes on the Salkantaytrail
– Meeting in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – incl.
Day 12 Visit to Macchu Picchu
We try to be the first in the morning, as there are still few visitors here until 10 a.m. and we can benefit from the light and the few people on site.
Return to Maras in the afternoon
Hotel: 3 star standard in Spa – Astro – Lodge
Highlights:
– World Heritage Site and mystical place Macchu Picchu
– Farewell meeting in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – included
Day 13 Return journey to Lima and journey home or extension
Departure to Lima and then Journey home