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Sacred Sites of Peru & Machu Picchu
Merging with the Divine
October 6-17, 2006
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Detailed Itinerary
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Day 1 – Fri, Oct 6: Arrive Lima/Fly to Cusco/to the
Sacred Valley (D) |
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Arrive Lima early this morning and connect to your flight to Cusco. We continue
on to the Sacred Valley by bus, have lunch and a wonderful rest. We all
meet for dinner and our first lecture and gathering in the evening. We
will be staying at the wonderful Hotel Pacaritampu in the Sacred Valley. (9360
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Day 2-3 – Sat, Oct
7: Sacred Valley (B/D) |
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There is so much to do and see in the valley and we will do our best to balance
visits with peaceful rest and meditation. Today we will go to “Urco” or
Yanantin to have the ceremony of Chicha for initiation. Overnight at
Hotel Pacaritampu. |
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Day 4 – Sun,
Oct 8: Sacred Valley / Moray (B/D) |
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Since today is market day, we will visit the famous native Chinchero Market
to see the quechuas offer their beautiful handicrafts and goods. Natives also go
to this market for trading. Then later, we will go to visit the sacred terraces
of Moray where there are four huge natural depressions that have been
sculpted into deep terraces. These circles represent for us the Cosmic Spiral,
and we work with the energy of this place to connect with the womb of the Mother
Earth (Mama Pacha). Time to do a ceremony in order to offer something to her and
asking permission to be there. Overnight at Hotel Pacaritampu. |
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5 – Mon, Oct 9: Sacred Valley/Ollantaytambo
(B/D) |
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Today we travel through the Sacred Valley, with its
breathtaking vistas of the Urubamba River to Ollantaytambo an
incredible ancient Inca city. Two hundred steps lead up terraces to a
double-jamb gateway and the Temple of Ten Niches, a long wall with odd
protuberances. Above this is the unfinished Temple of the Sun, considered
one of the masterpieces of Inca stonework. Six giant monoliths of pink rhyolite
are perfectly slotted together with thin slices of stone and oriented to glow
with the rising sun. At Ollantaytambo we will discover the surprising
Astronomical Watcher, which lies under the Tunupa’s glance (Part of the
Wiraccochan myth) who is sculpted on stone in part of the Pinkuylluna mountain
in front of the archaeological complex. In this place of power we offer Coca
leaves which are used to send love and thanks to the Spirit of the Mountains,
the Apus and to Pachamama (Mother Earth). We will take a beautiful walk to see
the famous Pacarectampu Pyramid.
We also will do our best to visit Pisac which has evolved into one of the
biggest, artesanía markets in all of South America. It begins every Sunday,
Tuesday, and Thursday at 9 a.m. The town’s main square is filled wall-to-wall
with stalls selling the full range of Peruvian artesanía: felt hats, alpaca
sweaters and blankets, carved gourds, ceramics, musical instruments, paintings,
antiques, a huge variety of trinkets, weavings and jewelry. Overnight at Hotel
Pacaritampu.
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Day 6 –
Tue, Oct 10: Train to Aguas Calientes (B) |
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Catch the morning train for 1½ hour ride through beautiful mountains and jungle
scenery of the Andes before arriving Aguas Calientes. Board our bus for the ride
up to Machu Picchu. We will have our first ceremony to ask permission of the
Entities of the place: The Puma, The Condor and Lights of Spirits. We visit the
Seven Places of Power at Machu Picchu. This entire stone complex is a high
voltage magnetic focal point and every invocation made at Machu Picchu is
amplified to incalculable proportions. Evening visit to the healing hot spring
of Aguas Calientes. Overnight at the Machu Picchu Inn in Aguas Calientes. (7500
ft) |
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Day 7 – Wed, Oct
11: Machu Picchu (B) |
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Today we explore the amazing site of Machu Picchu.
We will spend a few days here merging our energies with this sacred site and
deepening our understanding of the Inca mythology. Time to go to Mandor
(water falls). It is a nice walk of 25 minutes more or less. We will do a
ceremony in order to connect with the spirit of the place. Overnight at the
Machu Picchu Inn in Aguas Caliente. |
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Day 8 – Thu, Oct
12: Machu Picchu (B) |
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Some of you may want to climb the sacred peak of Wayna Picchu to the top
today. We'll also have the opportunity to hike to the Temple of the Moon,
partway down the northern side of Wayna Picchu. We will continue our
explorations of the Royal Tomb, the Funerary Rock, the Sacred
Plaza, Condor Temple and the Inihuatana Stone (known as the
"hitching post of the sun" it is a carved rock pillar whose four corners are
oriented toward the four cardinal points. The Inca were accomplished
astronomers, and used the angles of the pillar to predict the solstices).
Overnight at the Machu Picchu Inn in Aguas Caliente. |
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Day 9 – Fri, Oct
13: Train to Cusco (B) |
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Unfortunately we must leave Machu Picchu behind and continue on our journey to
Cusco by train again. Tonight we overnight in Cusco at the Ruinas Hotel. (11,500
feet) |
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Day 10 – Sat, Oct
14: Cusco/Altars (B) |
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Today we will visit several sacred sites including: Tambomachay, where we
will be cleaned and purified, Kenko where we experience an awakening at
the altar of the Puma, and Amaru Machay where we visit the Temple of
Rebirth and connect with the Mother Earth. In Illapata we connect
with the air, and in a hilltop fortress (looming over Cusco to the north with
three ramparts of zigzag walls that run for nearly 300 meters on its north side)
we connect with the rocks which contain messages and lessons for a new era
through geometrical symbols. Here we make a connection with fire. And lastly we
visit Kusillucchayoc, the sacred Moon temple that was used as a
place of initiation by the Incas. Tonight we overnight in Cusco Ruinas Hotel. |
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Day 10 – Sun, Oct
15: Cusco/Tipon (B) |
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Today we will have a 40 minute bus ride to Tipon, a
little known Inca ruin complex Southeast of Cusco. It consists of a vast walled
enclosure with some of the most complex Inca drains, water works and baths, some
of which are still functioning. The location is superb, with stupendous views of
the mountains and Valley. Uphill from the enclosure is a magnificent Inca
aqueduct, which we will use for a purification ceremony. We will visit the
Coricancha temple which was designed to be used as an astronomical
observatory and calendar for precisely calculating the movements of the sun,
stars and planets. It is said that forty or so lines emanating from the temple,
running absolutely straight for hundreds of miles linking to significant
celestial points on the horizon. Tonight we overnight in Cusco Ruinas Hotel. |
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Day 11 – Mon, Oct 16: Cusco (B) |
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Today we have the opportunity to explore the grand city of
Cusco, the navel of the earth. Cusco was laid out on a grid plan to reproduce
the shape of a puma, their sacred mountain animal. The pre-Inca site of
Sacsayhuaman, high above the northern edge of the city, forms the head of
the puma and the Coricancha temple forms the center of the grid. Tonight
we overnight in Cusco Ruinas Hotel.
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Day 12 – Tue, Oct 17: Fly Cusco/Lima – Return to your home city (B) |
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Back to the airport to depart from the Land of the Apus and return home. We say
our last goodbyes, hugs and kisses as we prepare to take our new dream of heaven
back to our lives! |
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(B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
NOTE: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.
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Tour Inclusions & Price |
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Tour Includes:
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Hotel accommodations double occupancy (11
nights) |
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Hotel taxes |
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Daily breakfasts and four dinners (at Hotel
Pacaritampu) |
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Baggage handling at the hotels (1 bag per
person) |
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Round trip airport/hotel transfers |
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Domestic flights Lima/Cusco and Cusco/Lima |
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All group transportation |
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Added Features |
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Eight evening lectures and daily process work
on site with Sheri |
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Travel with author and Toltec Master,
Dr. Sheri Rosenthal |
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Special Ceremonies and Meditations
at the sacred sites with Sheri and Shaman Jorge Luis Delgado |
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Tour does not include: |
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International Airfare to Lima, Peru (please
ask us for a quote from your home city) |
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Cancellation & Medical Insurance (please ask
us for a quote) |
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Gratuities for hotel maids (recommended $1.00
per day) & waiters. |
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Meals/drinks not specified in the itinerary |
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Items of a personal nature, or any items not
specified as being included (phone calls, laundering services and souvenir
shopping) |
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Departure taxes, if any |
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If you do not arrive or depart as indicated
and need separate transportation |
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Tour Price Per Person (Land Only) |
Single Supplement |
Prepaid Gratuities |
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USD $2995.00 before Aug 31/06 |
USD $430.00 |
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USD $3195.00 after Aug 31/06 |
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Note: The single supplement is ONLY for those who would like to secure a
private room throughout the tour, at the indicated additional price. If you are
not traveling with anyone you know and would like to share a room, we will be
happy to work to find you a suitable roommate. Per our Terms and Conditions,
registration for the tour will be held open until two weeks before the departure
date in order to try to match everyone with a roommate. If by that date we have
not been able to match you with a suitable roommate, you will be responsible to
pay for the single supplement. An early registration will facilitate this
process.
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| Please call us for a quote on airfare from
your home city |
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Tour Description