Peru is a unique South American country with a diverse and vibrant living spiritual tradition. It is a bio-energy center of great magnetic power which possesses a powerful healing effect and provides the visitor strength of mind. Supernatural and spirituality are also reflected in the divine Peruvian nature. The Old Peruvians cherished a divine respect towards the mountains, water, and earth.  The people of this land are generous and open in the sharing of their spiritual knowledge, experience, and connection.

Join others us this holiday season on a spiritual journey that offers you the opportunity to step out of your world and experience a land where you will have the opportunity to delve into the mystery of who you are, where you want to go and return to your world as a changed person.

The tour includes ceremonies with shamans who are believed to be the last direct descendants of the Inca and are “wisdom keepers” of Incan cosmology. Participate in the life-changing healing ceremonies with shamans who work with sacred plant medicines, which support you to delve into the mystery of who you are. You will also have the opportunity to experience ceremonies in ancient power places connecting, to the energy and gifts these places hold for us and the planet.

On this journey, we will visit Apu Ausangate.  In the district of Ocongate, a majestic mountain looks imposing over the rest of those that shape the Cordillera de Vilcanota. With its 6384 meters above sea level, Ausangate is the fifth-highest mountain in Peru. Ausangate is surrounded by turquoise lakes as well as stone forests, glaciers, and vast plains that impress with their magical landscape.

Arrive in Cusco no earlier than 11 a.m., to the sacred city of Cusco, the center of the Incan Empire. You will be picked up and transferred to Pisac, in the Sacred Valley where the Tranquility Hotel is located. The rest of the day is free to rest and recover from jetlag.  

* Actual itinerary may change due to weather or unforeseen challenges or requests from the group. At Catalina Retreats, we are flexible to the needs and desires of our guests.

 For those that are interested in plant medicine, you will meet with one of the foremost authorities and shamans of the plant medicine San Pedro or “Wachuma”. You will be walked through internal celebration self-discovery and love.

The plant shows us where we hold our negativity in our bodies, where it came from, and then shows us what we SHOULD have learned from that experience. Once we see that, we release the negativity in our bodies, and we feel really clean and light afterward, we can think of that same experience afterward, and we can give thanks for the teachings we received. It teaches us that NO experience is a bad experience IF we learn from it.

In the same way, it shows us our thought patterns and teaches us that every illness we have is NOT because of bad luck, but because of the way we think. It teaches us to stop and recognize HOW we think and change our thoughts, into positive ones. This is how we clean our bodies from all illness…is by cleaning our minds. The medicine has produced many miracles, people being cured of cancer, and all sorts of illnesses, just by drinking this sacred plant.

The plant shows us too, that we are all children of the Light; we are all precious and special. It teaches us to see the divine within us and to hold the divine light within us

We also use this plant to reconnect to the earth. In this experience, we realize that there is NO separation between you, me, the earth, and the sky. We are all ONE. It’s one thing to read but to experience this oneness is one of the most beautiful gifts we can receive. The plant also teaches us to live in this world in balance and harmony, it teaches us compassion and understanding and shows us clearly to love, respect, and honor all things.

We will travel by train this morning to the village of Machu Picchu Pueblo.  On arrival, we will visit the famous city of Machu Picchu, also named the Crystal City, the Rainbow City, the City of the Condor the Hummingbird, the City of Peace, and the City of Light. The legendary beauty of this magnificent village defines an ancient city of ascended masters. Feel the energies while exploring the three sacred beings on the Inca trinity: CONDOR, ruler of the realm of spirit. PUMA, ruler of the realm of physical manifestation, and AMARU the sacred serpent, ruler of the realm of the psyche, death & rebirth.  You will get time to spend alone in spiritual ceremony to enhance your connection with your divine self, a transpersonal transformational journey into the inner path to gain confidence in your unique purpose.

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Then we will take a bus up to the entry of Machu Picchu and explore the Inca Ruins.

 One of the incredible things about Pisac which is a hidden gem, is the 12 indigenous communities that live in the mountains above Pisac. Over the last few months, we here at Catalina have forged relationships with 7 of these communities. These are Chahuaytire, Pampallacta, Paru Paru, Amaru, Viacha Ampay and Qotataqui.

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On this day and evening, we will spend time in one or two of these communities, learning about their culture. How they live, celebrate, and eat. We will learn about their agriculture, the staple of these communities the over 1700 different kinds of potatoes. They will also demonstrate how they take the wool of the Alpaca and how they create the permanent colors, like from the famous cochinilla bug that lives on the cactus of the Andes, and the process of making the beautiful textiles by hand they are famous for. We will dance with them and come away with a very deep sense of how these indigenous people, who are the descendants of the Incas have shaped the sacred valley and Pisac.

We will have a wonderful Andean breakfast before making our way to the magical Ausagte on horseback. We take in the beautiful lakes and take time to connect with all that Pachama has to offer. After our wonderful day at Ausangate we will make our way back to Catalina!

 Maras is a town near the city of Cusco in the Sacred Valley of southeastern Peru. It's known for the Maras Salt Mines, thousands of individual salt pools on a hillside, dating back to Incan times. West of the town is Moray, an Inca archaeological site on a high plateau featuring a series of concentric terraces. Surrounding trails offer views of the snow-capped Urubamba mountain range. 

You will also have the opportunity to bring home some of this delicious organic salt and some of their amazing salt chocolate! 

Well, it's been a wonderful 10 days will you all, and it's time to say goodbye. Check-out is at 11 a.m. Our driver will take you to Cusco where you can spend the day exploring the Imperial City, before getting a taxi to the Cusco airport.