True Wellness in the Highlands 8 Days w/Domestic Flights

Collect your luggage then meet your courteous driver in the arrivals lounge at Jorge Chavez International Airport, holding a sign with your name or group reference on it.

Accommodation at the selected category in Lima.

Meals included: None.

Day 2: Early Morning Anti-Jetlag Yoga Session

Start your day on the perfect note with an anti-jetlag yoga session to revitalize your body and get you energized for your first day exploring the destination. You will be guided by an expert yoga instructor on this all-level yoga session to kick off your wellness journey.

*Depending on group size and selected hotel, this activity might take place within the property or have to be relocated to a yoga studio (extra cost) or a public park. Please, reconfirm options at booking.

Yoga mats can also be included by request, with a surcharge.

Half-Day Cooking with Super Foods Workshop and Market Visit 

Peruvian cuisine is recognized as one of the tastiest in the world. In 2019, Peru was named the World's Best Culinary Destination for the eighth consecutive year at the World Travel Awards. Thanks to an outstanding geographical and ecosystemic diversity, Peru features an incredible pantry, made up of local and native products, many of which are recognized as superfoods. Explore the flavors of Peru guided by renowned Peruvian chefs. You will travel throughout the Peruvian territory, identifying the various ecosystems. You will learn about the history and evolution of Peruvian cuisine, including the influence of various cultures, both native and immigrant, that make Peruvian gastronomy a delicious melting pot and one of the richest and most famous in the world. This experience is focused specifically on Peruvian superfoods, their nutritional benefits, and how they can easily be incorporated into our diets with a couple of recipes that you will prepare yourself, guided by your expert host chefs.

Includes: Reception, visit of a Peruvian local market, cooking workshop in English or Spanish, aprons that later will remain as gifts, cookbook in English or Spanish with everything learned in class, two drinks per person, culinary souvenir that could be, for example, Maras salt with Peruvian chili peppers, premium Peruvian chocolates or high-end Peruvian coffee.

Half-Day Lima City Tour of Colonial and Modern Lima

You will visit the modern and colonial parts of Lima, known as The City of Kings, starting at the districts of Miraflores and San Isidro, passing by a pre-Inca sacred place, before heading to the Historic Center. There, you will explore some of the most historically important streets of the city, leading to the Plaza de Armas, where you will have some time to take pictures of the amazing colonial architecture that surrounds it. Then you will visit the impressive Convent of Santo Domingo, an astonishing building with colonial style. After exploring the Historical Center, you will head towards modern Miraflores to make a stop at the Parque del Amor, from where you can take beautiful photographs of the Lima bay area

Accommodation at the selected category in Lima.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

At the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the airport to board your flight to Cusco. At your arrival, you will be assisted at the airport and transferred to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, on the way you will enjoy a delicious lunch and experience at Hacienda Sarapampa.

Enjoy a scenic trip to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, towards the Taray area, near Pisac. There, you will head to the Sarapampa Estate, for the true hacienda experience. Tour around the Hacienda Sarapampa by the hand of the Sumar Salas family and discover the agricultural legacy of the inter-Andean valleys and the secrets of growing of the famous giant white corn of Cusco. For three generations in the Sacred Valley, the owners have preserved the traditions associated with corn farming and hacienda lifestyle. Get delighted with the architecture of the state, its stories, its crops and let yourself be impressed by the strong link with the land that has remained almost intact for centuries. The finishing touch will be the exquisite local dishes. Afterwards, you will be transferred to your hotel, to enjoy the rest of the afternoon at your own pace

Accommodation at the selected category in Sacred Valley.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

Enjoy a different experience, surrounded by nature and doing activities that will positively impact on your health. Early in the morning, you will be transferred to the beautiful Piuray Lagoon, where you will be welcomed with a drink and snacks. You will then learn to prepare a healthy breakfast on our hands-on cooking workshop and will get to taste the recipes and take them home to replicate. Afterwards, you will receive your equipment and a safety and rowing briefing, to then enter the lagoon, where you will enjoy the contact with nature, a little exercise and a 45min yoga session on your stand-up paddle (SUP) board. Finally, after a breathing exercise, you will immerse yourself in the cold waters of Piuray, activating the circulation system in your body. You will then return to the shores, to enjoy a delicious vegetarian buffet. After lunch and a bit of free time to relax, we will walk to the agricultural terraces, with a view of the whole Piuray lagoon. We will observe a diversity of birds and will be in contact with the earth where the local community plant their produce. To seal off the day, an expert masseuse will give you a short massage, to achieve an even deeper level of relaxation, after which we will end the day with a meditation session around a campfire, while enjoying the sunset, before returning to your hotel.

Accommodation at the selected category in Sacred Valley.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

Hike 3 kilometers along the riverside to the deforested area where we will participate in one of three conservation activities depending on the time of year: tree planting, seed ball propagation, or tree pruning and forest management. Gloves, tools, and instruction will be provided. We will rest for a picnic lunch next to a natural spring and fresh-water reservoir (swimming optional).

Difficulty: medium/hard

Total duration: 4hr (suggested start: 8:30 am at Inca bridge, Ollantaytambo) 

Includes: localhost, gloves, tools and instructions, entrance fee to natural springs, picnic lunch 

*Note: this activity also includes a contribution of $5 to the local community of Sima Puquio, who administer the natural springs and are partners in the project.

At the scheduled time, you will be transferred to the Ollantaytambo Station to board your train to Aguas Calientes.

Accommodation at the selected category in Aguas Calientes.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

A visit to one of the most important tourist destinations in the world: Machu Picchu. The excursion starts with a train trip to the town of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu Pueblo. The natural beauty of the surroundings makes the train the best way to start your visit. When you arrive, you will start the ascent to the ruins, which will without a doubt be one of your most unforgettable experiences. At Machu Picchu, you can see every part of one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World, relax and take some impressive photos. In late afternoon you will return to Cusco.

Accommodation at the selected category in Cusco.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

Take a tour of Cusco, the imposing Imperial City, the example of the harmonious coexistence between the Andean and Spanish cultures. You will start with a visit to the Main Plaza, where you will visit the Cathedral, the most important temple in the city. Then, you will continue by foot until you reach the Koricancha Temple, an ancient Inca palace and cult center of the Sun God, on which the order of the Dominicans built a church, which remains standing to this day. Your tour will finish with a visit to the bohemian neighborhood of San Blas, also known as “the artists' district”, the cradle of well-known folk artisans, with its narrow and winding streets and its popular art and knick-knacks shops.

Accommodation at the selected category in Cusco.

Meals included: Breakfast and lunch

At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to board the departure flight back to Lima.

Meals included: Breakfast