20 days – Peru in all its beauty

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 – stay at the jungle lodge Puerto Maldonado

Hikes: Ascent of the Chachani volcano in Arequipa and Salkantaytrail near Cusco

Total: 17 days or 20 days with Amazon extension in Puerto Maldonado

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 Museum plus 2 days of volcano hiking to Chachani
  • 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 Machu Picchu and hike along the Salkantay Trail – unique landscape and nature impressions
  • 3-day stay in the jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado – Yoga in the rainforest
  • Regular yoga exercises at sunrise and meditation at sacred sites
  • Exchanges in the evening – historical facts and details about the country and its people and of course all about Yoga and Chakras

Day 1- Arrival in Lima

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 Miraflores or Barranco

Highlights:

– Discover Lima and one of its greatest museums

– Exchange in the evening – Yoga and Chakras – historical facts and details about the country

Lunch and dinner together – not included

Day 2 – Lima

Meditation on the beach of Lima in the morning hours at sunrise – Visit the old town and the museum of modern art – Free time in the afternoon

Hotel: 3 star standard in Miraflores 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 – Lima

Meditation on the beach of Lima and visit to the Museum de la Memoria – Free time in the afternoon

Hotel: 3 star standard in Mira¬flores or Barranco

Highlights:

– Yoga on the beach of Lima and Mediation in the morning hours

– visit to the Museo de la Memoria

– Meeting in the evening

Lunch and dinner together – not included

Day 4 – 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 5 – 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 6 – Ascent of the volcanic mountain Chachani

Pick-up in the morning and approach to almost 4000m from there hike to base camp

Hotel: Camping at base camp

Highlights:

– Discover the volcanic mountain Chachani – over 6000 m high – first day of the ascent

– Equipment such as gloves or snowshoes are provided

– Meditation and yoga exercises around sunset on the volcano

Lunch and dinner – incl.

Day 7 – Ascent to the summit of the volcanic mountain Chachani

Ascent in the early morning hours and arriving on the top just before sunrise with an outstanding view of Arequipa and the surrounding volcanos.

Hotel: 3 star standard in the city center of Arequipa

Highlights:

– Ascent to the summit of Chachani and meditation at sunrise on the summit – unique view of Arequipa and the volcanic chain in the morning light

– Meeting in the evening

Lunch and dinner – included

Day 8 – 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 9 – 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 – a mystical place on Lake Titicaca

Lunch and dinner together – incl.

Day 10 – Trip to Taquile Island

Travel to Taquile Island and hike around the island – meditation and yoga exercises at a sacred place of the Collas

Hotel: with local families

Highlights:

– Visit to Taquile Island in the morning and hike in the afternoon

– Meditation and yoga exercises at sunset

– Exchange in the evening

Lunch and dinner together – included

Day 11 – Trip to Cusco

Early departure by boat to the Capachica peninsula 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 12 – Cusco and surroundings

Meditation and yoga exercises in the morning at the archaeological sites of Saqsaywaman, Qenqo or Tambomachay

Hotel: 3 star standard in the city center of Cusco

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 13 – 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 14 – 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 facing an impressive mountain backdrop

Lunch and dinner together – incl.

Day 15 – 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 16 – Visit to Macchu Picchu

We try to be the first in the morning, as there are still few visitors here until 9 a.m. and we can benefit from the light and the few people on site.

Return to Cusco in the afternoon

Hotel: 3 star standard in Cusco

Highlights:

– World Heritage Site and mystical place Macchu Picchu

– Farewell meeting in the evening

Lunch and dinner together – not included

Day 17 Return journey to Lima OR extension journey to a Jungle lodge near Puerto Maldonado

Departure to Lima and Journey home or 3-day Jungle extension

Hotel: Junglelodge near Puerto Maldonado

Highlights:

– Meditation and yoga exercises on the terrace of the lodge in the jungle

– Discussion in the evening – historical facts and details about the region – people

Lunch and dinner together – incl.

Day 18 (extension) Junglelodge near Puerto Maldonado

Get up early – we drive to the salt lick of the macaws and parrots – in the afternoon we go for a walk in the vicinity of the lodge with meditation and yoga exercises at sunset

Hotel: Junglelodge near Puerto Maldonado

Highlights:

– Meditation in front of an impressive jungle backdrop

– Meeting in the evening

Lunch and dinner together – incl.

Day 19 (extension) Junglelodge near Puerto Maldonado

Hike to some lakes in the jungle in the hope of seeing and photographing giant otters

Hotel: Jungle Lodge near Puerto Maldonado

Highlights:

– Meditation in the morning and in front of an impressive sunrise in the jungle

– Exchange in the evening

Lunch and dinner together – incl.

Day 20 (extension) Junglelodge near Puerto Maldonado – return to Lima and home

Transfer to the airport of Puerto Maldonado and flight to Lima and then home

Breakfast together – included