WOW & THE TRAVEL CAPSULE PRESENT:
LIMA – CUSCO – SALCANTAY– OLLANTAYTAMBO –ALTERNATIVE TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU - PISAC - MANU RETREAT - CUSCO/LIMA
Jul. 8 - 25
18 Days / 17 Nights
This Year: We are Visiting A New Place For Our Ayahuasca retreat! The MANU National Park and Maestro Alberto
Manú National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. It protects diverse ecosystems such as lowland rainforests, cloud forests, and Andean grasslands.
In 1977, UNESCO recognized it as a Biosphere Reserve and in 1987, as a World Heritage Site.
This is a very unique part of the jungle, because of its unique ecosystem and for preservation reasons, it is one of the less-visited by westerners places and we are very pleased and "proud" to have for the first time the opportunity to try this experience and connect to the local communities and the tribes of people who live in the Many Area.
(read more about Alberto further below)
What?
Visiting Lima, Cusco, Salkantay, Ollantaytambo, Alternative Trail to Machu Picchu, Pisac, , Manu Retreat with Ayahuasca retreats in the Amazon jungle
When?
1st option: Full adventure (complete program) trip in Peru
2nd option: Machu Picchu & Ayahuasca Retreat in the Amazon Jungle - Manu National Park
3rd option: Cusco, Salcantay Pilgrimage, Coffee Plantation Tour/Trek, and Machu Picchu (without Ayahuasca Retreat)
Where?
Peru
How?
Air-flight to Lima, Peru
Price?
1st option: 3500 euros (Early Bird - until April 15 - 3250 euros)
2nd option: 2250 euros (Early Bird - until April 15 - 2080 euros)
3rd option: 2850 euros (Early Bird - until April 15 - 2650 euros)
The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911, by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Incan people certainly used the Andean mountain top erecting many hundreds of stone structures, from the early 1400s, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning ‘Old Peak’ in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time.
Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Incas as a secret ceremonial city.
For more info about Machu Picchu:
Some people say that the best way to rediscover your true self and freedom is to travel as much and as widely as you can. Why is this? What happens when we move that makes us feel freer and happier?
It has to do with the unknown! When we go, especially in countries with a culture very different from the culture we were brought up and see new places and faces, when everything is brand new, the mind stops. Nothing is the way we are used to be, so the mind can not follow its usual patterns and habitual behavior.
This adventure is a spiritual one as much as an external one! The essence of this trip is for you to overcome any fear that you might have at any level, spiritual, emotional, physical, intellectual, to gain back your power and finally set yourself free!
In the midst of coming back home to yourself, have fun, and meet new friends!
The Trip will be guided by Spiritual Teacher, Shaman & Healer Northern Deer Alexander, founder of the WORLD OF WISDOM & SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE community.
He will help each of you get the most out of the experience, and will guide you on a journey to awakening your true essence.
The trip includes daily practices to awaken the inherent part of our inner selves which is who we truly are!
Gratitude after Ayahuasca Retreat
Machu Picchu
Trekking in Andes mountains
Arrive in Lima from an International flight.
Upon arrival, you shall be met by a representative in Lima and transferred directly to you hotel in Miraflores, El Patio Miraflores Lima. Your hotel is in a great location near to the main park.
Exploring the district of Miraflores on foot which is very safe even at night. There are many cafes, restaurants, and bars to explore. There are also pharmacies, banks, and money exchange shops all nearby if you need them.
Dinner on the first night is not included but a group meal at a recommended restaurant can be arranged by request.
Overnight: Hotel El Patio, Miraflores
Fly from Lima to Cusco. (flight time late morning or early afternoon)
There may be some time to visit Miraflores or the Oceanfront and an early lunch before we continue by private van to go back to Lima airport. You will then take the 1-hour flight to Cusco transferring 15-20 minutes to your hotel located downtown.
Hotel Option will be a 3 star such as Maytaq or similar.
In Cusco, free for optional activities + acclimate to the elevation
WELCOME TO CUSCO – THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE INKAS!
Today is your main day to see Cusco and around. In the given time you could visit the main plaza, Koricancha Temple, San Francisco Square, San Blas neighborhood, and San Pedro Market.
In the afternoon we can many cafés, shops, and restaurants
Overnight likely 3* Maytaq or similar, Cusco
Koricancha temple
The famus Hatumruniyoc
Cathedral/Plaza de Armas
Bus Cusco to Mollepata. Hike to Lake Humantay.
After an early breakfast, we drive 3 hours to Mollepata town to pay or entrance to Salkantay reserver then another 1 hour to our camp and lunch.
Here, you will be greeted with a coca tea and you will be shown your rooms in luxury biodomes with marvelous views to the valley above, where you will have time to get settled in and short rest or ‘siesta’. The domes are fully equipped with comfortable beds and also fully installed site with toilets/washrooms and hot showers, and rooms are with double or triple or quadruple beds. After settling in, you will be able to try some delicious and nutritious local cuisine. Vegetarians or anyone with food allergies are also welcome, as they cater to all dietary needs.
After a hearty lunch, you will have an afternoon trek to the spectacular Humantay Lake (4215m) with the stunning backdrop of the glacier. You will also have spectacular views of the Salkantay glacier, one of the most sacred mountains in Inca mythology (Apu Salkantay – the wild mountain). This excursion will take approximately 3 hours in total and will help you to acclimatize for the next day's trip to the high pass. When you get back to the dome there will be an appetizer waiting for you and then a delicious dinner.
Total distance: 12km / 7.45 miles. Starting elevation: 3,380 metres / 12,729 feet.
Highest elevation: 4,300 metres / 14,107 feet. Altitude of the lodge: 3,850 metres / 12,477 feet. Approximate night- time (outside) temperature at the lodge: 0 to - 5°C.
Full equipped biodomes
The biodomes have marvellous views to the valley above
Individual Viewing platforms with each of the domes towards Salkantay Glacier
Hike from Soraypampa to Salkantay pass.
Today we wake early at our highest camp, around 5.30 am we shall have a good breakfast provided by our host cook in preparation for the climb which takes around 3.5 hours to the pass of Abra Salkantay. (4630 metres/ feet) where you will be able to appreciate the spectacular views of the mountains and glaciers of Salkantay, Humantay, Tucarhuay y Pumasillo.
OPTION IF THOSE DO NOT WANT TO HIKE – Hire a horse to the top for around $30 USD per person.
After a group photo and some coca tea, taken in with the spectacular views from the pass, we descend back down the same way on foot for approximately 1.5 hours to the camp then drive to Ollantaytambo.
Ideally, we will leave at mid-day in order to be in Ollantaytambo before dark. The drive takes 4 hours directly + adds extra time for some stops. Therefore ideally we should pick up some snacks on the way, but we will recuperate after the traveling with a very nice included dinner.
Your accommodation is located just outside of town at a lodge with beautiful gardens surrounding the property. Or alternative very close to the town center at Tika Wasi
Overnight Accommodation: Ollantaytambo
Huamantay and the mighty Salkantay Glaciers
Ollantaytambo ruins .....
and the pretty town!
Travel day: To high Jungle Eco-lodge and swim at natural hot springs
Today, we can relax a little (if people want to explore the ruins they can do so at an extra cost).
Around 10-30am, we head up a continuously snaking road up to the pass of Abra de Malaga at 4450m with some astounding views of the Veronica glacier if clear enough (can often be misty) and dramatic scenery behind us. We then glide down the other side into the denser vegetation which soon transforms into more tropical-like growth, banana plantations quickly appear everywhere and humidity becomes suddenly obvious.
We stop for a buffet lunch in some pretty surroundings with a chance to visit a small Inka site or rest place called Huamanmarca.
In the afternoon, we will get to the hot springs of Cocalmayo where we can relax until sunset.
After a short drive of 45 minutes, we will finish the day with a delicious dinner hosted by locals from the community after the day’s activities.
Overnight Accommodation: Lucmabamba family homestay
Cocalmayo Hot Springs
Resting in the hot springs open cafe
Llactapata trail
Organic coffee tour. Afternoon trek on Inka trail to Llactapata ruins.
After breakfast, we continue straight to the community of Lucmabamba where they run an organic coffee production cooperative. Here, you have the option to participate in a cultural experience with the native people of the area, including farmers who organically cultivate their coffee plantations and is considered one of the best organic coffees in the world. The organic coffee plantations still use traditional methods to toast and grind the coffee beans.
We will then continue through banana plantations where they also cultivate “granadilla” a member of the passion fruit family, yucca, and avocados.
After lunch, a walk uphill of around 700m and 3 hours takes you through beautiful garden-like scenery. Fruit trees, flowers, coffee, and banana plantations are in abundance and also an opportunity to buy local produce on the way. Some part of the path is the ancient Inka trail and just over 3 hours with stops you should arrive at the most wonderful view over to Machu Picchu. Here there are some Inka Tambos (Small resthouses) known by the name as Llactapata. We walk from here down another 30 minutes to our rustic mountain lodges.
Llactapata was supposedly an Inka site or religious temple with incredible energies. We try to appreciate this remarkable site and viewpoint to Machu Picchu by getting there when there are no groups and it will be peaceful. We then descend with another 30 minutes to our simple lodges but the incredible views that offer what is hopefully an amazing panoramic for both the sunset and sunrise.
Ascent: 3-3.5 hours/4.5 mile’s – 6900ft to 8950ft. Descent: 0.5 hours/1 mile 8950m – 8530ft
Overnight Accommodation: Llactapata Eco-lodge – solar-powered facilities and family-owned
Resting point and time for a meditation - Llactapata trail
Lucmabamba family homestay
Amazing views from Our overnight stay in Llactapata Lodge
Trek to Machu Picchu village (via optional waterfalls)
After breakfast, we hike downhill for 2 hours to the start of the railway known as ‘hydroelectric’. Around 10, we can continue on a flat section along the railway for 3 hours.
Lunch will be taken at a spot about halfway along the railway - there could be the option to detour at some local waterfalls known as ‘Mandor garden’. https://www.jardinesdemandor.com/ depending on time and stamina.
We should arrive in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu village) by late afternoon. At this time we can relax once checked into the hotel. We offer a free evening to decide where you want to eat as dinner is not included for this evening. We will arrange for the guide to meet you in reception at some time in the evening so you have the plan fresh for the next morning when you go to Machu Picchu.
Descent: 2 hours/3.5 miles – 8530ft to 6590ft + Level walking: 3 hours/6.5 miles
Overnight Accommodation: Aguas Calientes. Mantu Boutique, photos
Machu Picchu - 2019
Tour Machu Picchu and return to Sacred Valley by train.
Starting from the village you shall go to Machu Picchu with the guide by a 25 minutes bus ride and enjoy a 2.5 hour guided tour of the main citadel before the option of heading up Huayna Picchu Mountain ($15 USD extra) which takes about 1.5 hours (or less) as a round trip or Machu Picchu mountain 3 hours round trip or less. We will then be taking a mid-afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo which takes around 1.5 hours.
On the final part of today, we would be transported along the Sacred Valley to our accommodation in Pisac.
This journey epitomizes the agricultural lifestyle of native farming communities and takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes from the train station to the hotel so we should arrive by around 6.30 pm.
hiking to Aguas Calientes (village under Machu Pucchu)
Machu Picchu - No Words
Machu Picchu - The carved rock behind represents the sacred for the Inca people mountains (Apus).
Drive further into Jungle /Manu region
We continue from the day before with some further festivities including the transfer of the Virgin herself from the Church through town. Around no later than 3 pm we will need to head out by van to the Jungle / Many region.
Our accommodation (overnight lodge) is either at Pilcopata (2 hrs 40 minutes) or Salvacion (3 hrs 15 minutes).
Manú National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. It protects diverse ecosystems such as lowland rainforests, cloud forests, and Andean grasslands.
In 1977, UNESCO recognized it as a Biosphere Reserve and in 1987, as a World Heritage Site.
This is a very unique part of The Jungle, and because of its unique ecosystem and for preservation reasons, it is one of the less-visited by westerners places and we are very pleased and "proud" to have for the first time the opportunity to try this experience and connect to the local communities and the tribes of people who live in the Many Area.
Moreover, we will try their unique approach in the Ayahuasca ceremonies. We are very excited to try something new and spiritually adventurous because exactly this is the spirit of our community - a world of wisdom & spiritual adventure.
6 nights retreat + 3 ayahuasca ceremonies conducted by local Shaman Alberto from Santa Rosa de Huacario.
Maestro Alberto comes from the indigenous tribes who have settled around this village over many centuries and are known as the 'Wachiperi' and the 'Qeros'. He inherited his skills from both his mother and father and has been practicing since a young adult through the guidance of his father.
As a healer, he has been received for many years and recognized as a Maestro Internationally having traveled far and wide to places such as Mexico, India, and even Japan!
Many people from local tribes and nearby villages, and now in Cusco come to him for plants and healing ailments produced from his two organic gardens at the village. Everything he grows there (including Ayahuasca) has a purpose to heal.
We continue and arrive at our retreat no more than a couple of hours (but could be even less). We will stay for 6 nights In the Manu area Local Retreat
Accommodation at Jungle Lodge. All meals provided (except dinners on ceremony days - There is no dinner - we will be doing the ayahuasca ritual)
We will have 3 ceremonies that start at 7:00 PM approx in the evening and finish around 11:00 PM. After that, we remain alone to relax and absorb our experience, and early in the morning, around 6:00 AM Alberto will have a private one-to-one session with everybody to share and inquire into the nature of everyone's visions during the ceremony.
In the in-between ritual days (the day after every ritual) we will have practices with Northern Deer, talks, and sharing of our experiences. These are moments of Deep Rest and profound inner communication with ourselves with the help and guidance of Northern Deer Alexander And Alberto.
Experience of a lifetime!
Just WOW
Return to Cusco. Free afternoon.
Maestro Alberto
The Manu area in amazonia
Transfer to Cusco airport to fly home at the time of convenience.
We offer you the flight back to Lima at the time you need in order to connect home. Alternatively, you can add one (or more) additional night(s) in Lima if you wish it (this will be a separate added expense).
Cusco
Cusco
LIFE IS A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
There is no way to separate a trip, a journey to a faraway country, without having a spiritual experience. For such a big trip, the spirit under which it operates and its intention is immense!
Our attention is to enjoy life, expand our awareness and self-knowledge, become empowered from our experiences which will lead us to be more alive and also learn something important and valuable in the way that we can carry with us, inside us, in our memories, in our actions, and in our hearts. Our purpose in this journey is to experience these transformative moments as consciously as we can so that this trip will be an excellent memory and a way to remember ourselves and return reborn!
The spirit under which we operate and the presence of a spiritual teacher together with us during all days ensure that the energy of our experience will be many times deeper than only what is the outward journey and activity!
(For more information about Alexander visit: https://www.woworld.org/about/
Northern Deer Alexander performing a wedding ceremony in 2900 m in Olympus Mt. Greece
Speaking in a conference in Romania
Alexander Northern Deer has founded in the International Community World of Wisdom & Spiritual Adventure (WOW)
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Dates: Jul. 8 – 25, 2023
Participation: 3500 euros per person (Early Bird - until April 15 - 3250)
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Dates: Jul. 14 - 25, 2023
Participation: 2250 euros (Early Bird - until April 15 - 2080 euros)
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Dates: Jul. 8 –17, 2023
Participation: 2850 euros (Early Bird - until April 15 - 2650 euros)
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International flights:
You will have to book a flight to Lima Airport, Peru at your expenses.
We can advise and help you spot flights that will suit you, but the final booking needs to be done by you.
In case you wish for us to book your air-flights, this can be done for a small fee.
Arrival: Saturday, Jul. 8, 2023 If you wish
Return: Tuesday, Jul. 25, 2022
National flights inside PERU: For those flights, a group booking will be made by us.
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