Are you looking to….
Explore the ancient powerful sites of Peru with authentic spiritual guides and shamans?
Travel with other spiritual like-minded seekers on a healing journey of conscious expansion?
Use the energies of these powerful sacred sites to illuminate the divine within you?
Stand in the magnificence of Machu Picchu and the spirits of the Apu’s?
Highlights Of Your Adventure:
Be in the presence of the Apu’s (mountain Spirits) at Machu Picchu
Merge energetically with the sacred sites of Ollantaytambo, Pisac & Sacsayhuaman
Work with the energies of Moray and connect with the womb of the Mother Earth (Pachamama)
Hike to the top of Wayna Picchu or to the Temple of the Moon
Experience the snake, puma and condor as the symbols of our spiritual ascension
Participate in ceremonies & despachos with traditional local shamans
Share the wisdom of our expert guide Rony Camasa
Unsolved Mysteries
Of all the sacred sites, Machu Picchu is amongst the most mysterious. Truly there are more questions asked than answered regarding its purpose and ultimate demise. Five square miles of astrological perfection sits majestically on top of a misty mountain in the Andes (8000 feet). Located two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the city remained untouched and undiscovered until Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham explored it in 1911.
Our Amazing Itinerary…
Day 1 – May 22 USA – Lima
Today you will depart on your journey to Peru.
Upon arrival in Lima you will met by our staff, and you will be transferred to the hotel located by the Airport.
Accommodation: Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima Airport – double standard room with breakfast
Day 2 – May 23 Lima – Cusco – Sacred Valley
An early morning flight takes us to Cusco, the Holy City, capital of the Incan Empire. Cusco, “Navel of the Earth” according to the Incas, is situated 11,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains.
Upon arrival you will be met by our Peruvian guide. Here you will board our private bus for a scenic drive to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. This will be a slow and relaxing day giving us time to acclimate to the higher altitude and adjust to our Andean Mountain surroundings. We’ll have 3 days to explore and experience the sacred sites of this beautiful valley.
On the way to the Sacred Valley, we will stop at the colorful market and ruins of Chinchero. This market offers a wonderful opportunity to buy woven goods, wall hangings, rugs, pottery, and many other types of handicrafts, as well as wonderful photographic opportunities. Observe the traditionally dressed campesinos coming to barter and sell their produce at the market.
We’ll visit an artisan’s workshop. where expert weavers demonstrate the process of dyeing alpaca, llama, sheave, and wool textiles using natural and organic vegetables and minerals in the way the Quechuas (Incas) did hundreds of years ago.
We will also explore the ancient city of Chinchero which was occupied by the Wari culture well before the Inca’s. Observe the remains of shrines and rock sculptures of puma’s and the wall with large trapezoidal niches big enough to stand up in.
For lunch, we were treated to a Peruvian feast at Wayra Restaurant at Sol y Luna which is included.
Wayra is no ordinary restaurant. Offering a culinary and cultural experience appealing to the five senses, Wayra introduces guests to the flavors of the Sacred Valley while entertaining with colorful local traditions, such as a Peruvian Paso horse performance, ceramic workshops, dance, music, and theater.
In the afternoon the group will participate in an important ancient religious ritual and ceremony of offering to Mother Earth – Pachamama, known by the Inca or Quechua people as Ayni, the Universal law of Reciprocity.
This evening, we will rest and drink local coca tea, which will help our bodies adjust to the altitude.
Diner and rest at the hotel.
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley – standard room with breakfast
The Hotel Casa Andina Private Collection has lovely gardens, mountain views, delicious food, and optional massage therapy.
Day 3 – May 24 Sacred Valley
Early this morning we travel to the Inka town of Pisaq which is renowned for its huge Sunday, typical and colorful market; see the parade of the Mayors’ communities of the highlands around Pisaq.
After the market we will continue to the Inka site of P’isaq, overlooking impressive Inkan terraces, hike the non-tourist trail to the Inkan Temple of the Sun, a doorway to Hanakpacha, the upper Andean world of the Condor messenger of the Gods.
Today in the afternoon the group will participate in the “Karpay” ceremony which is an ancient ceremony and initiation in which there is a direct transmission of power, wisdom and energy. The Karpay transmissions are a bestowal of an ancient lineage that has been passed down for thousands of years.
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley – standard room with breakfast
Day 4 – May 25 Sacred Valley
Today we will head out on the road that crosses the Sacred Valley of the Inkas to reach the important Moray archeological site, elevation 3176 meters, where enormous Pre-Inkan circular and semi-circular agricultural terraces were constructed.
The Inkas used them as a botanical laboratory for experimenting on plant domestication and acclimatization. From there, we move onwards to the town of Maras (elevation 3028 meters) to visit the biggest salt pans in the region that have been mined continuously since the Inkan Empire.
After the tour we will have the option to participate in a personal healing ceremony.
For lunch we will stop at the Parador de Moray Restaurant which is included. (possesses a spectacular view of the archeological site)
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley – standard room with breakfast
Day 5 – May 26 Sacred Valley – Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes
After breakfast we will have the chance to meet a ceramist family, where we will have the opportunity to experiment with ceramics, following their teachings and ancient Inkan techniques. An unforgettable experience in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Inkas.
Afterwards we travel through the Sacred Valley, with its breathtaking vistas of the Urubamba River to Ollantaytambo (City of Dawn) an incredible ancient Inka city.
We will walk in this original Inkan town, visit the main altars and temples dedicated to the power animals of the Andean world. 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 the afternoon we’ll take the tourist train from Ollantaytambo train station to Machu Picchu.
Accommodation: Inka Terra Hotel Machu Picchu – standard room with breakfast
Day 6 – May 27 Machu Picchu & Huayna Picchu
Early in the morning, we will board the bus to the sunlit terraces of the historical Inkan center of spiritual and political power; we will visit Machu Picchu – The Crystal City with our guide.
Afterwards there will be plenty of time to explore this amazing site on your own, for personal meditations, connection to the spirit world, explorations in feminine and masculine energy sites.
Leaders will assist you in deciding which areas you might wish to further explore or hike. There are options for all levels of hikers. After the tour we will meet in Aguas Calientes (it can be reached by bus or on foot) for lunch.
Accommodation: Inkaterra Hotel Machu Picchu – standard room with breakfast
Day 7 – May 28 Machu Picchu – Cusco
After breakfast in the late morning, we will board the train that returns us to Cusco; from the Ollantaytambo Station, we will be transferred to our hotel.
This afternoon will be at your own leisure to explore Cusco on your own or relax at the hotel to adjust to the high altitude.
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection – standard room with breakfast
Day 8 – May 29 Cusco
At 10:00am we will start the tour of the most representative expressions of the Inka architecture and Spanish colonial art in the city of Cusco.
In the morning, tour the main Inkan altars around 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. Connect with the Unu or water element at Tambomachay balancing male and female, Puca-Pucara, and the huge ceremonial center Sacsayhuaman, marked by the huge stone paw of the Puma, Qenqo Inca site where the Puma awakens.
The pre-Inka site of Sacsayhuaman is high above the northern edge of the city, and forms the head of the puma and the Qoricancha temple forms the center of the grid. Sacsayhuaman looms over Cusco to the north with three ramparts of zigzag walls that run for nearly 300 meters on its north side.
We will feel the energy and honor each of these sacred places. Visit the Temple of The Sun – “Qoricancha”, the most important religious complex of all the Inkan Empire. Here your guide will take you deeper into the technological wonders of this culture, also visiting temples to other Gods like the moon, stars, rainbow, etc
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection – standard room with breakfast
Day 9 – May 30 Cusco
After breakfast, we will leave for our ceremony at Tipon, the Temple of the Water. Here we will be guided through another meditation and also connect with the water element(s).
The Shaman will lead 2 ceremonies; a Despacho Ceremony and a Cleansing Ceremony. We return to the city of Cusco for lunch, have some time off and them again spend time with our Shaman and receive additional healings and energy from him.
The rest of the day will be at your own leisure to enjoy your last day in this amazing city.
Accommodation: Casa Andina Private Collection – standard room with breakfast
Day 8 – May 31 Cusco – Lima – USA
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport in Cusco from where you will fly to Lima and continue on home with your heart filled with the love of Pachamama and the Peruvian people.
What’s Included:
Daily breakfast, 2 dinners and 1 lunch are included in the itinerary
9 nights double occupancy for the land itinerary
All ceremonies and rituals
Local tour guide will be with you throughout the entire journey
All spiritual teachings are included
All tips for the waiters, drivers and guides are included.
All excursions indicated on the itinerary are included and all indicated entrance fees.
Ground Transportation by comfortable, spacious, air-conditioned vehicle
What’s Not-Included:
Your round-trip air flight to Lima
Domestic return flight between Lima and Cusco
Meals not listed in the itinerary
Additional tours and personal ceremoinies
Your Fabulous Facilitator
Rev. Dr. David Ault
For 30 years David has traveled the world as a New Thought musician, keynote speaker and workshop/retreat facilitator. He is currently the Senior Minister of Spiritual Living Center of Atlanta, located in Atlanta, GA
David has spent the last ten years traveling back and forth to the country of Cambodia – a country he believes holds a resilience and peace like none other he has ever experienced. In spite of its impoverished population, David beholds a people willing to strive for peace amidst its struggles. His outreach began with the digging of fresh water wells throughout the outlying villages of Siem Reap and expanded into developing and offering free education programs for the children abandoned by any educational system or skills training.
Through the years he established Khmer Child Foundation – a stateside 501c3 that helped fund and build a non-government regulated school right in the heart of Siem Reap. Gaining full approval from the Cambodian government in 2009, David has tirelessly raised funds and built classrooms, a sewing facility, an IT tech learning lab, resulting in a professionally administered campus offering free education plus a high quality arts program. KCF’s funding supports over 200 regular attending children year round. David’s Foundation has also built more than 150 fresh water wells in the surrounding villages of Siem Reap.
David’s aim is to provide progressive education, agricultural and life skills training, along with food and fresh water to assist impoverished and underserved children in having a better now and a brighter tomorrow.
David is the author of the bestseller ‘Where Regret Cannot Find Me’ as well as his 2014 release, ‘The Grass is Greener Right Here’. To learn more about David visit www.davidault.com
How To Get to Peru:
Regarding Flights: Feel free to make your own flights, but please confirm them with us before booking. If you need help – no worries, Ales in Custom Travel is our travel guru – feel free to ring him at: 1866-866-5566 Ext. 2 or email him and it will be his pleasure to assist you!
Keep in Mind:
The actual schedule of spiritual teachings and what we will be doing day to day is not published so we can be in the moment. Every day will be a magical experience for all of us, so keep your heart and mind open to the experience life brings us. Due to the remote areas we are traveling to, weather, bad roads and other unseen obstacles may cause us to make changes in our itinerary.
On this spiritual journey our intent is to create sacred space where we can learn and share in group for the purpose of deepening our spiritual connections. The power of our teachings (please make sure you align with the group leader’s philosophy) and ceremonies comes from our combined energy and if group process does not interest you, then this trip would not be your best choice.
Your Investment:
Double Occupancy: $ 2,895 USD per person
If you desire a single room, the cost is an additional $750 USD per person (these rooms are limited).
A deposit of $500 USD is needed immediately to hold your place. The balance payment of $2,395 USD is due: March 7th, 2016. **This is high season and we have to have everyone registered early!
** NOTE:To register please email us and we’ll make sure that you get all set to go on this amazing journey.
Our Cancellation Policy
Any cancellation received in writing from November 1st, 2015 to February 1st, 2016 will result in a total loss of the $500 USD deposit. Any cancellation received in writing between February 1st, 2016 and March 7th, 2016 will result in a loss of 50% of the trip price. Any cancellation made between: March 7th, 2016 and the trip departure date, will result in a total loss of funds. We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum (if we do so your deposit is refunded). Trip cancellation insurance is always recommended when making travel plans. You can use our suggested Travel Guard Insurance online and choose from several policy options.