Day 1 - Thu, Jun 22: Depart your home city/Arrive Lima, Peru

Depart your home city to Lima. Arrive late evening. Assistance on arrival; transfer to a nearby airport hotel. Overnight Lima.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Juliaca. Arrive and meet our Guide Jorge Luis Delgado. Transfer to the hotel in Chucuito, with a stop at the mysterious site of Sillustani, with its circular burial towers, overlooking beautiful Lake Umayo, where Jorge will lead us in a traditional ritual to connect with the MamaPacha, to truly know ourselves as Children of the Sun, and as Chakarunas are pledged to share the loving and transformative Andean energies, to help elevate consciousness on our planet.

We continue through Puno, port city on Lake Titicaca, to the quiet village of Chucuito, arriving late afternoon at our hotel overlooking the beautiful shores of Lake Titicaca. We are now in the heart of the Andean feminine energy - the powerful MamaCocha (The Mother Lake). Check in and take some free time to settle in. Take a walk on the hotel grounds, have a cup of tea in the lounge, next to the pool and fountain. Enjoy a soak in the Jacuzzi in the spa area of the hotel! If you would like to pre-book a massage, please let us know this the day before so that Jorge can arrange this for you. Relax, relax, relax. OR, you can walk across the road from the hotel to the ancient pre-Incan Fertility Temple to explore and meditate with these powerful energies.

Group dinner at the hotel. Overnight Chucuito.

Day 3 - Sat, Jun 24: Aramu Muru’s Doorway & Copamaya (B/L/D)

Depart the hotel and drive south along the Pan-American Highway to visit Aramu Muru’s Doorway. Upon arrival we sit in the Inca’s Sun Seat that faces the Lake to connect with its nurturing feminine energies. Then we walk on a large rock formation, the Serpent/Puma Rock, to connect with the energies of the Lower and Middle Worlds. We continue through a wonderland of strange natural rock formations, pass by the mysterious Valley of the Spirits and finally trek down to the Doorway. Stand back and look up. You will see Arama Mara, the consort of Aramu Muru lying atop the doorway, forever guarding it and the interdimensional portal through which her partner stepped, as he left the 3^rd dimension, or so the local legends say! Jorge is the re-discoverer of the Doorway; we’ll hear his amazing story.

Meditation at the Doorway: Please wait to go into the Doorway to meditate until you are prepared. Jorge will offer you support as to the traditional manner in which to approach it. Then we will take turns for private mediation, to connect with the otherworldly energies of this famous power spot! Remember to bring your journal, as you may want to record your thoughts and feelings about your visions and gifts from Spirit. Return to hotel for lunch. Short rest time.

Afternoon visit to Sun Gate and the Copamaya altars, to give thanks to the MamaCocha, Lake Titicaca. Return to the hotel. Group dinner. Overnight Chucuito.

Day 4 - Sun, Jun 25: To Amantani Island (B/L/D)

After breakfast, it’s another early departure from the hotel and out onto the Lake to visit the Island of the Moon, a very peaceful island surrounded by clear aquamarine water, with views of the snow-capped Cordillera Real mountain range, and the powerful apu Illampu in the distance. We visit the site of an Inca Era temple, the Acllahusi, the cloister for Chosen Women, or Virgins of the Sun, and one of the most powerful centers of feminine energy on the planet today.

We continue to the mainland and arrive in La Paz later afternoon. After checking into our hotel, explore a bit of the Bolivia’s capital city, the highest capital city in the world at 12,000 ft. before our group dinner. Overnight La Paz.

This morning we visit the Witches’ Market, situated in a maze of narrow alleyways, and one of the more bizarre markets in the world! Check out the unusual collection of merchandise, from herbs and remedies used in Aymara traditional healing, to potions, charms, and dried llama fetuses. We also visit the Coca Museum, a relatively new museum that describes the place of coca in the traditions and culture of the Bolivians. From as far back as they can remember, coca has been a part of their culture and has a place in legendary history when the gods and goddesses used the divine coca leaf to alleviate hunger, cold, fatigue and pain. At first the chewing of leaves was restricted to use in religious ceremonies and by upper-class families, but the Spaniards soon became aware of its stimulating effects. They began to promote it widely among the Indian laborers to increase output and numb the senses against the hardships and anxieties they faced. The displays are very provocative and educational, and also include the use and exploitation of coca in the soft drink and pharmaceutical companies.

After lunch at a local restaurant, you have the afternoon free to explore on your own. Perhaps visit San Francisco Church, the National Museum of Art, or explore the craftsmanship along Sagárnaga Street. Visits to the Valley of the Moon, Devil's Tooth, and Palca Canyon outside of the city can be arranged. Share your afternoon exploration experiences during our group dinner this evening. Overnight La Paz.

Day 8 - Thu. Jun 29: To Tiahuanaco (B/L/D)

We depart this morning for full day of exploration and experiences at Tiahuanaco, the  ancient site considered by many archaeologists and historians to be the cradle of the American civilization, and perhaps even the oldest ruins in the world!  This city made of stone, found at an altitude of 12,500 ft, was certainly one of the oldest American cultures, dating from 1580 BC to 1150 AC, or more! From around AC 100 to AC 1000, this was the seat of power for a vast empire. It was located on the shores of Lake Titicaca. However, today the temple is 12 miles away, as the Lake's water level lowered and the shoreline receded from the city. Today the waters are many miles away. The Puerta del Sol, or Sun Gate, has become a symbol of Bolivia and the Aymara, descendants of the ancient builders who constructed an imposing empire on the cold, dry altiplano, or highland plateaus. During the heyday of the city, religious artifacts from there spread across the southern Andes. However, when the conquering Incas arrived in the mid-fifteenth century, the site had already been mysteriously abandoned for half a millennium. Even after its abandonment, Tiahuanaco continued to be an important religious site for the local people, and later became incorporated into Inca mythology as the birthplace of mankind, as the Inca built their own structures alongside the ruins. Tiahuanaco remains an integral locale in the religious lives of Andean people in the turbulent present of modern Bolivia. Although dozens of national and international projects began to unlock its secrets during the last century, only recently are archaeologists beginning to piece together the puzzle behind the origin of this architectural marvel and the people who built it. Lunch included.

Visit the Akapana pyramid, the largest terraced pyramid of the city, which was once believed to be a modified hill, but has since proven to be a massive human construction with a base 656 ft. square and a height of 55.8 ft. On the summit of the Akapana, reached by wide staircases, there was a sunken court with an area 164 ft. square serviced by a subterranean drainage system.

The megalithic entrance to the Kalasaya Temple is a stairway that is a well-worn megalith carved from a single block of sandstone. The statue in the center of the doorway is believed by many archaeologists and researchers to be a solstice and equinox marker.

The nearby Sunken Courtyard is walled by standing stones and masonry infill, and houses one of the mysteries of the site  - sculptured heads are inset in the walls that represent various races and ethnic backgrounds. The Ponce and Fraile anthropomorphic figures or monoliths, made from andesite stone that was transported from 100 kilometers away, stand guard in the Kalasaya, holding their devices, whose purpose has been much-debated.

The Gateway of the Sun is the most famous part of the site. In this arched doorway the central figure represents the "Gateway God" and the others on both sides represent his numerous attendants. The figure with a feline face holding two staffs on the lintel of this massive arch represents the ruling god of the Tiahuanaco pantheon. What are the many mysteries associated with this ancient monument and site in general? What secrets does it have to share? Take your time to discover, by group exploration with Jorge, private exploration, as well as ceremony and ritual. Afternoon return to La Paz. Group dinner. Overnight La Paz.

Depart Lima for your return home. Connect to your home city.  

Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.

For those staying on to return to Machu Picchu: This morning we transfer via bus back to Chucuito. Arrival late afternoon. Group dinner at the hotel. Overnight Chucuito.

We depart this morning for a visit to the ancient Inca city of Tumibamba, in the temperate valley crossed by four rivers, and birthplace of the father of Atahualpa, Huayna Capac. Box Lunch included.

In the afternoon we continue to Ollantaytambo, the Sanctuary of the Wind, an Inca fortress/temple that is one of the most impressive in Peru. First, we visit the royal baths/fountains and perform a shamanic energy cleansing ceremony led by Jorge, using Unu, the Water element. Then we walk beside the nearby gurgling little rive to an area of the site that is not visited by many people – the Temple of the Condor for a time of silent meditation and reflection. Finally we end our afternoon at the main altar area of the temple, where we receive our blessings from Wayra, Wind – the guardian of the site. As the sun is setting we depart the temple and check into our nearby hotel. Evening is free for dinner on your own in the hotel restaurant….and for preparing for our journey tomorrow to Machu Picchu! Overnight Ollantaytambo.

Day 15 - Thu, Jul 6: Arrive back to your home city

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