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
Total: 7 days on site
Number of participants: 6 to 10
Hotels: 3-star standard or camping on the trails
Highlights:
- Lima and its rich colonial past with a visit to the Larco Museum plus meditation at the beach
- 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 – Moray or Maras
- Visit to Macchu Picchu and its fantastic sourroundings – 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 Pre-Inka cultures and also about the Inca culture itself – Evening walk on the beach and around the Parque del amor.
Hotel: 3-star standard in Miraflores 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 Flight to Puno – Trip to the Uro Islands and the Capachica Peninsula in Puno
Today we fly to Puno and will 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 3 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 4 Cusco and surroundings
Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning at the archaeological sites of Saqsaywaman, Qenqo and Tambomachay
Hotel: 3 star standard in the Spa – Astro – 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 5 Moray – Salt mines of Maras – Ollantaytambo – Sacred valley
Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning at the archaeological sites of Moray and visits to the sites of Moray, Maras and Ollantaytambo (Sacred Valley)
Hotel: 3 star standard in a Hotel in Aguas Calientes
Highlights:
– Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning in Moray
– Discover the salt mines of Maras in the surrounding area (walk of about 1 hour) and visit to Ollantaytambo
– Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people
Lunch and dinner together – not included
Day 6 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 – Maras – Lodge
Highlights:
– World Heritage Site and mystical place Macchu Picchu
– Farewell meeting in the evening
Lunch and dinner together – included
Day 7 Return journey to Lima and journey home
Transfer to the airport of Cusco/ Chinchero and flight to Lima and then back home
Breakfast together – included