INNER PILGRIMAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION IN PERU 2026

LIMA-SACRED VALLEY-CUZCO-MACCHUPICCHU- LAKE TITICACA

SAVE THE DATES JUNE 18 TO JUNE 30, 2026

Join us for a transformative experience of a lifetime that will nourish your mind, body, and spirit!

Welcome to an unforgettable journey through Peru! This trip is designed to immerse you in the awe-inspiring landscapes and ancient cultures of this sacred land, from the mystical heights of the Andes to the tranquil shores of Lake Titicaca. Prepare for a journey of both outer exploration and inner transformation as we connect with nature, ancient wisdom, and each other.

Opportunities for short stillness practices, inner reflection, and meditation will be available throughout the trip.

Travel with a Team of Guides for a Seamless, Enriching Experience!

Throughout your journey, you will be supported by a dedicated group of guides whose combined experience ensures that you feel cared for, informed, and able to fully enjoy each moment without worry.

Contact : Retreats4u108@gmail.com

Itinerary (schedule subject to change)

Day 1: JUNE 18 Lima - Arrival and Welcome

Arrival in Lima at Jorge Chavez Airport /Meet & Greet: Get settled in with a warm Peruvian welcome. Private airport transfer to the hotel upon arrival.

Day 2: JUNE 19 Lima- Larco Museum

Visit to the Larco Museum with a private tour guide. Lunch at the Larco Museum restaurant.

Day 3: JUNE 20 Lima- Cuzco. Afternoon flight to Cuzco. ( One hour and fifteen minutes flight)

Arrival in Cuzco. Transfer to Urubamba in the Sacred Valley. Overnight stay in Urubamba Eco-Hotel El Colibri.

Day 4: JUNE 21 Sacred Valley Sites

Private Bus to Chincheros, Maras (Salt mines), and Moray. Visit with local women to listen to a class on textile weaving.
Private Tour Guide

Day 5: JUNE 22 Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu Trip

Visit the center of Ollantaytambo.
Private Bus to Aguas Calientes, where we catch the train to Machu Picchu. Take a bus to the entrance of Machu Picchu.
Private Tour Guide
Return to the hotel in Urubamba

Day 6: JUNE 23 Sacred Valley to Cuzco

Private Bus to the city of Cuzco.
Arrival and Check-in to the hotel in Cuzco.
Visit to Koricancha temple with a private tour guide.

Day 7: JUNE 24 Inti Raymi

Enjoy the Inti Raymi festivities at La Plaza de Armas in Cuzco

Day 8: JUNE 25 Bus transport to Puno/Lake Titicaca

Sightseeing at different stops in Puno with a tour guide. Buffet lunch is included.
Arrival hotel in Puno

Day 9: JUNE 26 Lake Titicaca: Uros Islands

Transport by boat to the Uros Islands.
Back to the hotel in Puno. Visit the City of Puno with a tour guide.

Day 10:JUNE 27 Lake Titicaca: Amantani Island

Visit the Pachatata temple (Earth Father Temple)
Lunch included
Free afternoon

Day 11: Hayu Marka/ Aramu muru

Visit Hayu Marka, Gate of the Gods
Back to the hotel in Puno

Day 12: JUNE 28, Puno-Lima

Transport to Juliaca airport for flight to Lima.
Farewell Dinner in Lima.

Day 13: JUNE 29, Lima-USA

INCLUDED:

Two Trip Leaders (Your Hosts)

As your hosts and trip leaders, we will be traveling with you from start to finish. Our role is to provide ongoing guidance, create a welcoming group atmosphere, and ensure that your personal needs are met throughout the journey. Whether it’s answering your questions, sharing cultural insights, or offering support during group activities, we’re here to make sure you feel comfortable and cared for every step of the way.

One Peru-Based Guide & Trip Coordinator

In addition to your hosts, we are joined by a Peru-based guide and trip coordinator who will be managing all the logistics on the ground. This person will:

Oversee all trip arrangements and ensure everything runs smoothly.
Serve as a point of contact for any individual assistance you may need, whether it’s helping with local services, special requests, or simply offering a helping hand.
Provide valuable insights about Peruvian culture and daily life throughout the journey.

Local Expert Guides in Each Region

As we travel through the different regions of Peru—Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, Puno, and Lake Titicaca—we’ll be welcomed by private local guides who are specialists in their own towns and archaeological sites. These experts bring the stories of their communities to life, offering in-depth knowledge about history, traditions, and hidden gems that only a true local can share.

Cost: $ 4, 175 U.S. for thirteen days and twelve nights.

Cost reflects high season prices and the auspicious time of the Inti Raymi.

Rates are per person and based on double occupancy. A supplement of $800 for single occupancy is available.
Your Tour Includes:
All ground and air transportation within Peru
Round-trip airport transfers
Accommodation costs for 12 nights
Private bus tours
Entrance fees where required
Breakfasts and one additional meal per day for the duration of the tour
Some snacks and water
Not Included:
Airfare from home country to Peru
Travel insurance
Selected meals
Gratuities
A $ 800 deposit is due December 1st. 2025. The deposit is non-refundable before January 1st, 2026. After January 1st, the deposit becomes non-refundable.
A second installment is due by February 10th, 2026.
The remaining trip balance will be due by April 1st, 2026.

Cancellation & Travel Insurance Information

We understand that unexpected situations can arise, and we want you to feel secure about your travel plans. For this reason, we require travelers to purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy that covers cancellations, trip interruptions, medical emergencies, and other unforeseen events.
Please note that cancellations made after February 10th are non- refundable. If you need to cancel for illness, injury, or emergencies, please check with your travel insurance policy for reimbursement.
A minimum of 10 traveling passengers (not including tour leaders) is required. If these numbers are not met, the rates might increase or the tour may be cancelled.
Travel Insurance purchased by travelers is required.

LIMA, SACRED VALLEY, AGUAS CALIENTES, MACHUPICCHU, CUZCO/INTI RAYMI

June 18 Day 1: Arrival in Lima

Upon arrival in Lima, you’ll be greeted and escorted by private transport to Hotel in Miraflores.

June 19 Day 2: Lima- Larco Museum

Pick up by private transport to the Larco Museum with a private guide. Lunch at the Larco Museum.

June 20 Day 3: Depart Lima, fly to Cuzco, and on to the Sacred Valley by private bus.

After breakfast, we depart from our Lima hotel for a flight to Cuzco in the afternoon. From Cuzco airport, we will travel by private bus to our hotel in the Sacred Valley, the Casa Colibri Eco-Lodge, in the city of Urubamba.

At a lower altitude than Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, with its rich natural beauty and cultural significance, allows a more gradual period of adjustment to the altitude for the traveler. Travel time to the hotel is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Light snacks will be provided.

Upon arrival at the hotel, we drink some muña tea and prepare for the next day’s adventure.

June 21 Day 4: Sacred Valley: Chincheros, Maras (salt mines), and Moray

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before we depart at 10:00am to tour sites of the Sacred Valley, Chincheros, Maras and Moray. We take in beautiful mountain views of the Urubamba range and learn about the significance of Maras to the Inca nobles of the Inca Empire in its day.

Moray is located about 7 km southwest of Maras, this unique archaeological site features giant natural depressions or pits in the earth’s surface. These depressions were used to build terraced agricultural areas with irrigation channels, serving as an advanced greenhouse or biological experimentation station.

Salineras (Salt Mines) is located northwest of the town of Maras, this site consists of around 3,000 small salt pools, each averaging about 5 square meters. During the dry season, these pools are filled, or "irrigated," every three days with saltwater from a natural spring above the pools. As the water evaporates, the salt gradually solidifies. Some say the area has a healing effect.

June 22 Day 5: Visit to Ollantaytambo and the citadel of Machupicchu

After morning preparation and breakfast, we depart at 8:30am for the approximately 35-minute drive to the town of Ollantaytambo where we will embark by train to Aguas Calientes, an hour and 40-minute ride and then, on to the entrance of Machu Pichu by bus. We will have lunch in Aguas Calientes before boarding transport to the entrance of Machu Pichu.

Our tour guide will take us through the Machu Picchu Citadel, exploring highlights like the Main Plaza, Circular Tower, Sacred Solar Clock, Royal Quarters, Temple of the Three Windows, and more. You’ll then have free time to wander, meditate, and connect with the site’s profound energy.

Afterward our return journey by train to Ollantaytambo, where a transfer back to Cusco awaits.

June 23 Day 6: Sacred Valley to Cuzco

At this auspicious and busy time of year in the region, we depart by 9 AM for our trip to Cuzco, where we will be staying at a Hotel in Cuzco as we prepare for the grand spectacle called Inti Raymi.

We will visit and learn about the temple of Qoricancha, the Golden Temple, where the Inti Raymi begins.

In the afternoon we explore the city of Cuzco as all citizens will be getting ready for the Inti Raymi the next day.

LAKE TITICACA, UROS ISLAND Y AMANTI, HAYU MARKA, ARAMU MURU

June 24 Day 7: Inti Raymi – Festival of the Sun

Today, we experience Inti Raymi, the ancient Inca Festival of the Sun, a vibrant celebration honoring Inti, the Sun God. For the Inca people, this is an auspicious day.

This festival, held every June, is one of the most significant in Inca tradition and was believed to renew the bond between the Sun and the people.

The Inti Raymi celebration in Peru dates back to the 15th century, originating under the reign of the Inca Emperor Pachacuti. The celebration was a grand event with festivities involving the entire empire, held in Cusco's main plazas and the Sacsayhuamán fortress.

However, with the arrival of Spanish colonizers in the 16th century, the celebration was banned as part of efforts to suppress indigenous religions and promote Catholicism. For nearly 400 years, Inti Raymi was practiced only discreetly or through modified traditions.

In 1944, Peruvian historian Humberto Vidal Unda revived the festival based on historical accounts. Today, Inti Raymi is a major annual event in Cusco, drawing locals and tourists to experience reenactments, music, and traditional dances celebrating Andean heritage.

We now get to celebrate it.

Morning - Cusco Main Square

Our tour guide will help us find a prime spot on the Main Square, La Plaza de Armas, where we’ll witness the Inca, his Royal Entourage, and the Imperial Army processing through the historic Inca streets, such as Loreto Street, until they arrive at Aucaypata. The Ñustas, Aqllas (chosen women), and the full imperial army will already be gathered in the Plaza de Armas, awaiting the Inca’s arrival. Here, the Inca, as the supreme ruler of the empire, will perform the traditional Coca ceremony and invoke the Apus, or Mountain Protectors.

Prepare to be in the crowds! Be sure to bring everything you'll need for the day, including ample food, water, and sun protection.

June 25 Day 8: Bus transport to Puno (gateway to Lake Titicaca)

We will depart by bus to the city of Puno (as we make our way to Lake Titicaca), which is a nine-hour driving and sightseeing adventure. We stop along the way for lunch. Centering and stillness practices wherever you are!

Arrival at hotel

June 26 Day 9: Lake Titicaca. Floating islands of the Uros

Departing at 10 AM from our hotel, our journey then takes us to Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world and a place of immense spiritual significance. This tranquil, sacred body of water is believed to be the birthplace of the sun and the Incas themselves.

Here, we’ll visit the floating islands of the Uros and witness their traditional way of life. The stillness of the lake invites us to turn inward and find inner peace, reflecting on our journey so far.

The Floating Islands of Uros are a truly unique destination where ancient traditions thrive on the waters of Lake Titicaca. The Uros people have lived on these man-made islands for centuries, crafting their homes, boats, and even schools from the totora reeds that grow in the lake. As you glide across the waters in a traditional reed boat, you'll gain insight into the daily lives of the Uros community, who continue to live in harmony with their environment.

Return to hotel

June 27 Day 10: Amantani Island

Arrive at Amantani Island by boat. Take a motorcycle ride halfway toward the Pachatata temple. Walk to Pachatata temple.

Sitting for meditation and contemplation.

Lunch served with a local family.

June 28 Day 11: Hayu Marka – The portal of Aramu Muru

The portal of Aramu Muru also known as "Hayu Marca" or "Willka Uta" is surely one of the most mystical and energetic places that exists near Lake Titicaca, an altar carved in a single piece of rock over 5 meters, surrounded by a very particular landscape. Also known as the Gate of the Gods/Doorway into other dimensions.

Afternoon visit to the beach in the city of Juli.

June 29 Day 12: Fly to Lima from Puno

At 10am, we depart from the hotel in Puno to Juliaca, where we catch a flight to Lima. In Lima we stay at the same hotel, Epicus. We enjoy together a farewell dinner, closing circle, and rest for the one-night stay before the tour ends.

Day 30 : Fly from Lima back to the US

Inti Raymi

Full of splendor, music, color, traditions and cultural pride, the Inti Raymi, lights up the streets of Cusco every June 24. With parades, and reenactments of religious rites with song and dance, the festival represents the stages and levels of connection between the Inca and the power of the sun.

Inti, the Quechua word for Sun and the name of the Sun God of the Inca, unites with Raymi, also from the Quechua meaning festival, to become “The festival of the Sun” . An expression of awe, wonder, respect, gratitude and veneration for the solar principle. It is considered the most important among all Inca celebrations.

It was celebrated to thank the sun for its life-giving energy with reverence and honor and to plead for its return during the winter solstice, the time when the sun is at its farthest point from the Earth.

Inti as the supreme deity, provided light, warmth and fertility to Pachamama (Mother Earth). Worship was meant to ensure a good harvest and give protection, health and strength to the people. Historically the celebration also paid tribute to the Inca, the first-born son of the Sun.

As “sons” of the Sun, the Inca were attuned to the power of the solar force. Without it, there would be no life, after all. And as in other ancient solar principle worshipping cultures of the past such as the Egyptian, Vedic-Hindu, Aztec and Mayan civilizations, they understood something about the connection between the energy that makes the sunshine and the energy that gives vitality, aliveness awareness and illumination to the human being.

Inti Raymi and Wellness

Wellness means wholeness. A sense of the interrelationship of forces in the outside world and within oneself and the connection between the two so there is harmony. Wellness means connection. A connection to the outer world by seeing and knowing the same forces at play within oneself. Wellness is unity. A unity of heart and mind, a unity in the mind. And at another level, what spiritual teachers say for ultimate wellness, a unity of the microcosm with the macrocosm.

The sun is the symbol of light. When we use words like “brilliant”, “radiant”, “glowing”, “illumined”, “enlightened” we are talking about an experience of light and the fullness that comes from that experience. A human being can possess all those living qualities. Those qualities are within. He/she can embody some measure of the powers of the sun. As the Yoga/meditation master Swami Veda Bharati, writes: “everything outside of you is symbolic of your internal landscape.”

In one of the ancient Indian scriptures, The Suryopanishad, (the Upanishad of the sun) it says that “persons who worship the sun as Brahman (the eternal light of knowledge and truth) becomes powerful, active, intelligent and acquires long life” (from Surya Namaskar A technique of Solar Vitalization by Swami Satyananda Saraswati).

The Inti Raimi culminates at the incredible Sacsayhuaman. Sacsayhuaman was/is the ground of the Spirit. A fortified complex on the highest part of a hill to the north of the city of Cuzco. This architectural marvel, called by the Inca “The House of the Sun” was built with a precision and grandeur that was unmatched for its time. It served not only to protect the Inca but to act as ceremonial center, a space where prayers could be heard. Where prayers were offered with great devotion to the sources of strength, light, power and life itself.

The size of the structures and materials using for the construction of “The House of the Sun” and the complexity of engineering needed for the resulting complex, show us that a light of knowledge and a source of power, as represented by the sun, was within the Inca himself.

So the Inti Raymi is a reminder of a light source within and without. And the effort to unite with that source of light, so that we can ultimately be living in that and from that light.

About the organizers and team members

Mariella was born in Peru, where the rich culture and landscapes inspire awe and a deep connection to nature. She believes that the experience of being in awe—a powerful feeling of joy, amazement, and vastness—expands the heart and nurtures emotional and physical well-being. Her first encounter with feeling awe came at age 8, standing before the snow-capped peaks of Huascarán Mountain in Ancash. This feeling deepened at 11 as she immersed herself in the vibrant energy of the Amazon rainforest. Around age 22, returning to Cuzco to learn traditional healing practices with the locals further strengthened her cultural ties. Now, as part of Sacred Site Seeing, Silvia and Mariella guide travelers on tours that celebrate Peru’s vibrant culture, inviting them to connect deeply with its traditions and landscapes.

Mariella holds a Master’s in Health Sciences from Rutgers University, focusing on integrative health and wellness, a Master’s in Health Care Administration, and is a Duke-trained Health and Wellness Coach.

Mariella is certified in yoga in the Himalayan Yoga Tradition—a meditative practice rooted in an unbroken lineage of Masters from the Himalayas. She also holds a clinical training certificate in mind-body medicine from the Benson-Henry Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital. With over 18 years of experience, she specializes in clinical aromatherapy, therapeutic massage, and Reiki.

Silvia Baratta

Silvia’s love for spiritual travel began through her role as guest services coordinator at a yoga/meditation training institute, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama (SRSG) in Rishikesh, India. She organized and guided pilgrimage tours of the Himalayan region and elsewhere for guests and students attending programs at SRSG while living, working and teaching there. She has discovered through yoga practice that inner travel enriches outer travel and vice versa.

Silvia is co-founder along with Mariella Silva of Sacred Site Seeing. A travel company dedicated to offering culturally immersive trips and pilgrimages for inner growth and healing and is also founder of Annapurna Yoga, a newly established entity dedicated to offering yoga services and activities as a gateway to the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga/Meditation.

Jorge was born in Ica, Peru, and lives between Lima and Ica. He studied tourism on Margarita Island, Venezuela, and later trained as a sommelier in Peru. Jorge owns a tourism company that offers gastronomic tours in Nazca, Palpa, and Ica—regions rich with history and mysteries where his ancestors once walked. He also offers tours to Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Puno, home to the majestic Lake Titicaca.

Page updated

Google Sites

Report abuse