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Peru
Machu Picchu & the Andes
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May 12 - 19, 2012
Machu Picchu
You owe it to yourself, just once, to visit the spectacular presence and power that is Peru. It is for you, who might never travel on your own, that we have created this journey to the most powerful and beautiful places of Peru. We will stay in hotels that are not so corporate that there is no touch with the people and land, and not so third-world as to be uncomfortable. A fine balance is achieved by knowing the people, the places and the culture so that we enjoy the richness of the exploration of our intent.
Travel Itinerary
Machu Picchu & the Andes : May
Flight Day - May 12: Departure from you home on May 12, arrival in the later hours of the same day, or maybe the wee hours of the 13th. You will be met by a guide with a sign that has your name on it. the guide will be holding a red bandana. From the Lima airport you will be taken to the hotel.
Day 1 - May 13: In the morning we will board a plane for Cusco. Immediately upon arrival in Cusco we will be taken by ground transport on a drive through the Andean highlands and down into the Urubamba Valley. Here we will board a train for Aguas Calientes, the town that sits at the base of Machu Picchu.
Local Guide
Day 2 - May 14: We will rise early and be on Machu Picchu to experience the clarity of this most sacred of sites. We will spend the entire day on Machu Picchu, first being led by our local guide who will explain the meanings of the various temples and their alignments with the Solstices and Equinoxes and stars. Following the introduction to the mysteries of Machu Picchu, we will each go to find the places of power that draw us individually. No rush. The day is yours.
Sunrise viewed from Machu Picchu
Day 3 - May 15: For this who wish, a return to Machu Picchu (usually one day is so powerful, that is enough for most), for others, exploring the wonderful town of Aguas Calientes. There is a Hot Springs (well, warm, anyway) at the top of town, trails to hike, markets to shop. And... this village has no cars in it! Not even motorcycles. Just people on foot. Ahhhh!
In the afternoon we board the train, traveling two hours up the Urubamba River where we will stay for two nights in the ancient village of Ollantaytambo.
Megalithic pink granite building blocks
Day 4 - May 16: The whole day will be spent in the wonderful village of Ollantaytambo, exploring the meglithic temples and ruins. Wit hstones weighing over 240 tons, these remains of an archaic building are unable to be moved and set with such precision with today's technology. Also, shopping the markets and visiting with local Andean villagers... my Peruvian family lives here in Ollantaytambo.
Day 5 - May 17: At mid-day we begin a 2-hr ride to Cusco. Along the way we will stop at Grandmother's house in the village of Chinchero to share a traditional meal with a native Quechua/Inca family. The evening and night we can spend at fine restaurants, clubs, roaming the plaza, taking in the vigorous life of Cusco.
Megalithic rock walls of Sachsayhuaman
Day 6 - May 18: We will journey up the high point above Cusco to Sachsayhuaman, where megalithic temples immerse you in the geo-energy wisdom of the ancient ancestors. They built these temples on natural power sites with perfectly fitted stones weighing in excess of 300 tons! Also to be seen are the many hundreds of most enigmatic machine like carvings in the living rock, perhaps this is evidence of a industrial civilization dating thousands of years prior to the Inca Empire.
In the evening local women will be guiding us through the fascinating markets near the main plaza. This is a great place for shopping, for the crafts have been gathered here from all over Peru.
Day 7 - May 19: This, the last day of the journey, will be spent in returning to Lima via plane from Cusco, the rest of the day spent leisurely in the upscale seaside area of Mira Flores section of Lima, where we will relax with fine restaurants and final shopping sprees before beign delivered ot the Lima airport for your final departure to home.
$2,650
Includes all necessary travel (planes, busses and trains, etc) for the fulfillment of our intended travels, once you land in Lima, to your return to Lima.Does not include yoru round trip airfare from yoru point of origin to Lima, Peru. Breakfasts are included. All other meals are self-provided. All fees for entrance to the National Parks (Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Sachsayhuaman, etc) are included. All payments for guides, translators, Shamans and Healers (group activities) are included. We pride ourselves on not slipping hidden costs onto our travelers in the midst of the trip.
- Go the the Travel Application Form and fill it out in full.
- Make the payment in-full by way of a wire transfer to my account (info provided upon your decision ot join us). I'll email you a receipt, no worries. Do not use the PayPal option without first speaking with me regarding the extra fees incurred.
- NOTE: Flights leaving Lima > USA typically depart at 11:30 pm on the 19th all the way to a departure time of 1:40 am May 20th. Make sure that when you book your flight home that you do not accidently book your departure for the wee hours of the morning of May 19th!
- You may choose to begin your Peru Adventure by participating in the Amazon Ayahuasca Adventure of May 5 - 12, 2012. A combined Peru Adventure discount will be applied. Please ask for the amount of the discount... it will be significant!
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