Day 6. Friday, April 5. Sacred Valley: Optional Seven Rays Seminar & Initiation OR Free Day (B)



7:00AM – Optional Morning Stretching & Meditation Class with Mark Amaru
8:00AM - Breakfast

9:00AM – Optional Seminar & Initiation into The Order & Mystery School of the Seven Rays  
with Mark Amaru, Andrea and Oscar
(Pricing not included in the tour package; additional $25.00)

Lunch is on your own.
Free time to rest, relax and integrate the energies.

3:00PM - Optional Plant Medicine Ceremony with Mark Amaru.



Mark formally trained in San Pedro Shamanism for over three years
and has led ceremonies using the sacred plant medicine for the last 18 years.
Here's a link to one of Mark's experiences:
The Andes Opened My Heart - By Mark Amaru Pinkham   

Here's a link to an article about Shamanic Healing in general:
Shamanic Healing - Why It Works

If you're interested in participating, please email Mark Amaru at markapinkham@gmail.com
to inquire and discuss your possible participation.

OR – Free day for those not participating in the optional activities.
Optional opportunity with Andrea & Oscar:
Visit to the ancient site of Pisac and the village with its market, with lunch included.
(Pricing not included in the tour package; to be announced once people have expressed interest in this option.)
Dinner is on your own.
Overnight Urubamba. Amaru Valle Hotel. www.amaruvalle.com/english/amaruvalleng.html


Day 7. Saturday, April 6. To Machu Picchu; Entrance to Machu Picchu (B/BoxL)

     

Time to Be Announced – Breakfast
Time to Be Announced – Depart to the train station in nearby Ollantaytambo
8:00AM – Depart on the Vista Dome train to Machu Picchu
9:30AM – Arrive at Aguas Calientes, the small village at the base of Machu Picchu.
Check in at the hotel.
Box Lunch included.
Time to Be Announced – Board the bus up to Machu Picchu

2:00PM - Entrance into Machu Picchu!
You've finally arrived at this ancient place of your dreams!
At 8,000 ft. you're at one of the most mysterious ancient places on our planet!
During our guided tour with Oscar we'll visit the Temples of the Sun & Moon, the Temple of the Condor,
the Temple of the Three Windows, the world-famous center of the site -
the Intihuatana, or the Hitching Post of the Sun, and the Pachamama Rock.

Includes a Puma Meditation/Initiation with Andrea & Mark Amaru
At an out of the way place Andrea & Mark Amaru will facilitate a short optional ritual to assist you to connect
with the energies of the Puma, the totem animal of the Third World in the Inca Spiritual Tradition.
This powerful animal teaches us how to live in the physical plane, our 3-D world.

5:00PM – Return on the bus to Aguas Calientes.
Return to the hotel. Free time. Dinner is on your own.
Overnight Aguas Calientes. Hotel Terazza de Luna. https://hotelterrazadeluna.wixsite.com/machupicchu

Day 8. Sunday, April 7. Machu Picchu: Free Time; 2nd Entrance to Machu Picchu (B)



Breakfast at your leisure – Begins at 6:00AM
Your have free time this morning.
Enjoy a massage. Visit the local hot springs for a good long soak. Shop in the tourist market. OR, just chill!
Lunch is on your own
12:00PM – Board the bus to return to Machu Picchu

1:00PM - We enter into the ancient sanctuary of Machu Picchu for a second time.
Includes an Amaru/Serpent Meditation/Initiation with Andrea & Mark Amaru
Away from the crowds of tourists, Andrea will faciliate an optional short rtual to connect with the energies
of the Amaru or Serpent, the Totem of the Uku Pacha, the Lower World.
In our own consciousness this energy represents our unconscious, our dreams, our meditative states.
Open yourself to receive the gifts of this powerful energy!

5:00PM – Return on bus to Aguas Calientes. Return to the hotel.
Dinner is on your own.
Overnight Aguas Calientes. Hotel Terazza de Luna.
https://hotelterrazadeluna.wixsite.com/machupicchu


Day 9. Monday, April 8. Depart Machu Picchu; Visit Chinchero; Return to Cusco (B/L)



Breakfast at your leisure – Begins at 6:00AM
9:00AM – Check out of the hotel.
Luggage can be stored at the hotel until we depart to the train station.
10:15AM – Depart walking to the train station
10:55AM – Board the Vista Dome train to return to Ollantaytambo
12:30PM - Arrive Ollantaytambo. Transfer to our bus and drive to Urubamba.
1:00PM – Buffet Lunch in Urubamba

2:30PM – Visit Chinchero
This small village is renowned  for its weavers and for its impressive pre-Incan and Incan architectural complex,
located along the ceques, or ley lines that radiate from the Coricancha in Cusco.
One of the local myths says that Chinchero is the birthplace of Kuichy, the rainbow.
Includes a Meditation with Andrea & Mark Amaru

5:30PM - Arrive Cusco. Check into the hotel.
Free time. Dinner is on your own.
Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas. www.hotelruinas.com/


Day 10. Tuesday, April 9. Cusco: Quillarumiyoc (B/BoxL)

Moon Stone at Quillarumiyoc

Breakfast at your leisure – Begins at 6:00AM

9:00AM – Depart to Quillarumiyoc
11:00AM – Arrive and visit Quillarumiyoc
 We visit this little-known ancient site that contains walls, buildings, fountains,
a cave and its centerpiece, the Moonstone.
This is a large limestone boulder bearing a half moon carving with seven indentations.
Some local researchers believe these were carved to show the phases of the moon,
thus the Quechua name Quillarumiyoc, "moon stone".
Others say that it was an Inca ceremonial site dedicated to the worship of water and,
more importantly, to the moon goddess “Quilla”.
The Moonstone is still used by the local ritual specialists in the Inca Spiritual Tradition to honor the moon.
Nothing like this, carved with such an amazing degree of precision, is found anywhere else in Peru!
It’s possible that it’s from pre-Inca times. This is considered by some researchers to be a molded stone formation
which is estrmated to be over 100,000 years old.

Includes a Meditation/Ritual with Mark Amaru, Andrea & Oscar

12:30PM – Depart to Cusco (Box Lunch included)
3:30PM – Arrive Cusco
Free time. Dinner is on your own.
Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas. www.hotelruinas.com/

Day 11. Wednesday, April 10. Cusco: Free Day; Farewell Dinner (B/D)



Breakfast at your leisure – Begins at 6:00AM
You have free time today to explore Cusco on your own.
Lunch is on your own.

5:00PM - Group Meeting with Mark Amaru and Andrea
7:00PM - Farewell Dinner with the group at the hotel.
Overnight Cusco. Hotel Ruinas. www.hotelruinas.com/



Day 12. Thursday, April 11. Depart Cusco; Return Flight to Lima (B)
Sacred Sites Journeys service ends on arrival in Lima.

This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.




Post-Tour Extension to LAKE TITICACA: April 11 - 14, 2019
Escorted by Local Puno Tour Guides

Day 12. Thursday, April 11. Depart Cusco to Puno; Enroute Visit Andahuaylillas, Rachqi and Pukara;
Arrive Puno (B/L/D)

 
L to R: Map Cusco to Puno, Andahuaylillas - Possible ET Mummy in museum, Rachqi - Temple of Wiracocha, Statue in Pukara Museum

5:30AM - Breakfast
6:00AM – Be in the lobby with your luggage, ready to depart
6:10AM– Depart to the local bus station
7: 00AM – Depart Cusco via First Class tourist bus to Puno.
Buffet Lunch Included
During this day-long journey you'll visit the following sites with a guide:
1) At Andahuaylillas you'll visit the colonial cathedral located in the main plaza of the small town.
You'll also have an optional opportunity to visit the small local museum (entrance fee an additional cost)
 that houses artifacts from the colonial era, plus a mummifiled skeleton
that was found in the nearby hills that some researchers believe might not be all human!
2) The Temple of Wiracocha at Rachqi
 The most prominent structure at the site is the Temple of Wiracocha, an enormous rectangular
two-story roofed structure  that consists of a central adobe wall with an andesite base.
You'll learn the legend of the creator god Wiracocha who came to the region and ordered the construction of the temple.
3) Museum in Pukara, with displays of anthropomorphic monoliths, zoomorphic sculptures, ceramics,
and other objects from the Pucara pre-Inca Culture (original and replica pieces).

5:30PM – Arrive at the bus station late afternoon in Puno. Transfer to the hotel and check in.
7:30PM – Group dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight Puno/Lake Titicaca. Hotel Conde de Lemos. http://www.condelemosinn.com/

Day 13. Friday, April 12. Lake Titicaca: Uros Islands; Cotimbo (B/D)

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L to R: Reed boat at Uros Islands, Handmade tapestry on Uros Islands, Megalithic Tower at Cotimbo

7:30AM - Breakfast
8:30AM – Depart to the Uros Islands.
The Uros Floating Islands are made entirely of the totora reed that grows in the Lake
and named after the Uros people who inhabit them.
You'll receive a warm welcome from these friendly island dwellers.
After a short demonstration about how their islands are built
and about their local economy and culture, you have an opportunity to visit their homes
and get to know the people a bit.
Support their meager existence! Buy some of their richly colored
hand embroidered tapestries, pillow covers, and other handicrafts.

And you'll be able to take a short optional ride out on the Lake in one of the reed boats,
a peaceful time to relax and take in the powerful energies of the MamaCocha, the Mother Lake.
(Additional cost)
Return to the hotel. Lunch on your own.

2:00PM – Depart to Cotimbo.
This ancient site is dramatically situated atop a table-topped volcanic hill surrounded by a fertile plain.
The main attraction is the well-preserved circular and square burial towers or chullpas,
some of the most ancient architecture in all of the Andes.
There are carvings on the chullpas of serpents and pumas,
guardians of the lower and middle worlds that were worshipped by the Inca and pre-Inca inhabitants.
Take some time for individual meditation among the ancient energies!
Return to the hotel. Free time.

7:30PM – Group dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight Puno/Lake Titicaca. Hotel Conde de Lemos. http://www.condelemosinn.com/

Day 14. Saturday, April 13. Aramu Muru’s Doorway; Free Time; Farewell Dinner (B/Box L/Dinner)

             
L to R: Aramu Muru's Doorway, Meditation at Aramu Muru's Doorway, Aramu Muru & Arama Mara, the Solar Disc Disc

7:30AM - Breakfast

8:30AM – Depart to Aramu Muru’s Doorway, with Box Lunch
Aramu Muru's Doorway is one of the most rarely-visited mysterious destinations in the world!
Ancient Andean legend says that it was here that the Lemurian sage Aramu Muru, who brought the ancient teachings
from the island homeland to the Andes, left the third dimension
as he walked through the Doorway, never to return in physical body.
His consort Arama Mara, carved in stone over the Doorway, lies forever guarding this sacred site
and inviting seekers to come and experience the palpable energies.

Who Built the Doorway?
This approximately 22 ft. "gate" is literally carved into the solid rock,
cutting through peculiar diagonal lines.
The sheer size of it is mind-boggling for most researchers,
as is the origins of its construction. Who built it? And for what purpose?
That's the mystery! The construction is older than what is found from the Inca civilization.
It could have been constructed by a pre-Inca civilization which is very ancient and of uncertain origin.
The Incas themselves were evidently aware of the carving, but they didn't claim that they built it.

 For you individual meditation time, first stand in the "tubes" on either side of the Doorway,
energy vortexes with one spinning clockwise and the other counterclockwise,
to balance your male and female energies.
Then enter the main portal where there is a a small, round indentation resembling a key hole,
where you can place your forehead / Third Eye to absorb the psychic energies that are very palpable here.
Perhaps this could have been the place where Aramu Muru placed
the Solar Disc to “open” the door, allowing him to pass through?

Return to Puno and the hotel. You have free time to rest, relax and integrate the energies.
7:30PM – Group Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight Puno/Lake Titicaca. Hotel Conde de Lemos. http://www.condelemosinn.com/

Day 15. Sunday, April 14. To Lima (B)
Breakfast at your leisure – Begins at 6:00AM
Time to Be Announced – Check out of hotel and transfer to the airport in Juliaca.
Check in for your return flight to Lima.
Time to Be Announced – Depart Juliaca; arrive Lima.
Sacred Sites Journeys service ends on arrival in Lima

This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.



 


 

A Few Words from Sacred Sites Journeys Travelers to PERU

The tour of Peru that I took with Mark and Andrea Pinkham was a special event in my life. The experience opened a world of Andean culture and beliefs for me that was at the same time new and uncannily familiar…like finding an old friend you forgot you had. Mark and Andrea were always available, unfailingly supportive, and open to suggestions from the group. They have developed a rich network of support people over many years whose knowledge greatly enhanced our travels. Accommodations were first-class, and the food was always terrific. I would highly recommend their tours for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of sacred sites. - P. Morse, NH

I enjoyed meeting everyone and sharing the incredible Peru sacred sites journey. The memories will last a lifetime, and I don't think I will ever forget the Andes. My heart is still in Peru too. Its nice to know that Pachamama is still blessing us with her energies. - W. Dougall, Australia

Thanks again Andrea, Mark and the wonderful Peru local team!!! A trip of a lifetime and beyond!!! Thank you all for your generosity in sharing your knowledge and wisdom on the trip. It was indeed a privilege and wonderful to have met you all….such a special group of common soul!!! Sincerely hope that our path will cross again in the future. - T. Frichittavong, Australia

I really enjoyed myself on our Peru adventure. So many wonderful experiences and beautiful people. It will be a lifetime memory for me. Thank you for your personal insights which helped bring things to life. Look forward to seeing you at some other time and place. - W. Davidson, FL

This was such an amazing trip that words can not express what I felt and still feel. I enjoyed the company of all of the group. It was you guys that made this trip so spectacular! Thank you so very much Mark and Andrea! I can not express my gratitude enough. Words fall all too short! - J. Kimble, FL

The Sacred Journey to Peru with Mark Amaru Pinkham was above and beyond what I expected. The re-connection with home and Mark's teachings were very beneficial & insightful. I came on this trip with the expectation of spiritual growth. I had no idea how my life would be changed by the profound beauty, history & energy of this place! The accommodations and the people associated with the tour were all wonderful. - J. Noto, Seattle, WA

The shamanic pilgrimage to Peru was a success from all points of view. Our group leader & speaker Mark Amaru Pinkham was outstanding in his relationship to the individual members of the group and in his choice of shamen and healers. The sites we visited, the rites we participated in, and the results were extraordinary and personally tremendously meaningful. Mark has superb gifts as a spiritual adept and a communicator of essential truths. He is exceedingly generous with his care and attention for every member of the group. - H. Senn, CA

How do I condense such life-enhancing transformation as the journey to Peru with Mark Amaru Pinkham into a few sentences? I was led to wonderful experiences and cared for and supported at all times. I had the good fortune to encounter a shaman who helped me open my heart to myself. As a natural consequence, I have opened my heart to others.  My friends and business acquaintances have commented on my "aura" of peacefulness and joy. I am so happy that I overcame my fear of spending the money for these journeys because my experiences in Peru are priceless. I encourage everyone who is looking to deepen their spiritual connection to themselves, to the earth and /or to other people, to sign up for a Sacred Journey to Peru!  - P. Caldwell, IL

Pepe and Andrea were a phenomenal team! They took excellent care of each group member, as well as the group in general. And they were most helpful at explaining the historical and sacred significance of the sites we visited. They helped us to connect with the powerful energies at each of them. - D. Parker, AZ

The connection that I made to the Pachamama, the Mother Earth, was the most profound experience of my life! Everything in Peru is alive with energy! And offers it so willingly and lovingly to those who take the time to connect and honor it. I have never felt so loved or nurtured. During our journey Pepe and Andrea assisted us to make our connections with these palpable energies through the offering of Andean rituals and meditations at the sacred temples. And we had time to just sit and "tune in" and receive. - Anonymous by request

Everything about the Sacred Journey to Peru was wonderful. Pepe was so full of wisdom and charisma. Andrea was organized, thoughtful, and inspiring. It is true...Peru changed me forever...and for the better! - C. Silard, AZ

Pepe was totally perfect as our Guide. Andrea's enthusiasm and understanding of the places we visited really made the trip. - C. Stephens, CA

Peru and her sacred sites are one of the places all serious spiritual seekers should experience in this lifetime! Machu Picchu called me home and I'm glad I heeded that call. The ancient energies of the site had much to share with me, on so many levels. I was able to get away from my everyday life and let go of all my concerns about it.. And therefore was able to open up to profound levels of healing. I'll never be the same, and am very thankful for that. And to Andrea and Pepe for facilitating my sacred journey so lovingly and competently. - Anonymous by request

Our trip was amazing!. Thank you for all the planning, preparation and execution that went into it. We felt very taken care of - no details to worry about. It all went smoothly, or what changed on the fly worked out just the way it needed to. I found Peru to be a deeply loving, simple, yet powerful place. - J. Elk, CA

I admired Andrea's ability to make things work so well during our Peru journey. Anyone who attempts to accommodate the needs of 28 people, for two weeks, in a third-world country has to be talented, patient, and extremely well-prepared.  - D. Cook, OH

TOUR INCLUSIONS

Your Sacred Sites Journey to PERU Includes:
-Two flights in Peru: 1) Lima/Cusco and 2) Cusco/Lima (or Juliaca/Lima if you take the Lake Titicaca extension)
- Other tour-related transportation in Peru, including bus and rail
- Roundtrip airport/hotel/airport transfers
- Luggage handling at hotels
- All site entrance fees
- First-class hotels, including taxes, service charges & daily buffet breakfast; 2 lunches; 4 box lunches; 5 dinners
- Pre-paid Gratuities
- Free Peruvian Tourist Visa upon your arrival in Lima
- Fully escorted from Cusco by SSJ's Tour Director Andrea Mikana-Pinkham
- Featured Speaker author Mark Amaru Pinkham
- Excellent bilingual Tour Guide Oscar Atayupanqui Gaona

Special Highlights:
- Travel with Sacred Sites Journeys Director Andrea Mikana-Pinkham, Featured Speaker Author Mark Amaru Pinkham & other like-minded people
- Presentations on the Ancient Mysteries of Peru and Andean Shamanism by Featured Speaker author Mark Amaru Pinkham
- Traditional Andean rituals with the Q'ero Elders, Mark Amaru Pinkham, Andrea Mikana-Pinkham and Oscar Atayupanqui Gaona
- Cusco Area: Sacsayhuaman, Qenko, Coricancha, Tambo Machay
- Near Cusco: Quillarumiyoc - Sacred Valley of the Incas: Ollantaytambo
- Machu Picchu: 2 days, with rituals and some time to explore on your own!
- Special Welcome and Farewell Dinners

NOT INCLUDED:
- Roundtrip international air to Lima, Peru
- Pre and post tour services in Lima
- Meals not included, as indicated in the itinerary
- Cost to obtain valid passport
- Any items of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, internet service, telephone calls. Any item that is not specifically detailed on the SSJ website or final trip itinerary

Your Sacred Sites Journeys Extension to Lake Titicaca Includes:
- Travel with other like-minded people
- Fully escorted by local excellent bilingual Tour Guides
- Transportation by First Class Tourist bus to Puno; other tour-related transportation by private vehicle and boat
- Transfers: Bus station in Puno to hotel/ Hotel to airport in Juliaca
- Luggage handling at hotel
- All site entrance fees
- First-class hotel, including taxes, service charges & daily buffet breakfast, 1lunch, 1 box lunch, 3 dinners
- Pre-paid Gratuities

TOUR PRICING
All pricing listed is in U.S. Dollars.

This Sacred Sites Journey to PERU is a LAND ONLY Sacred Travel Package. You are responsible to book your international flights to and from Lima, Peru. Please make your airline arrangements according to the information in the itinerary posted above here on our website.
NOTE:
1) After you register, we will be happy to refer you to our business associates who can assist you to book your airline ticket.
2) Once you register, we can refer you to the local family-owned airport hotel in Lima that we've used with our groups in Peru since 1994. You will be able to book pre-tour services with them directly (in English) in case you need to arrive in Lima before Sunday, March 31st. Services include: meeting on arrival at the airport by an English-speaking representative from the hotel, private transfer to the hotel for overnight (includes breakfast), and transfer back to the airport on Sunday, March 31st, to check in for your flight to Cusco.

MAIN TOUR: March 31 – April 11, 2019: Person, double occupancy, land only
$3,249.00 - via check or bank wire
$3,420.00 - via PayPal

Single Room Supplement:
$359.00 - via check or bank wire
$378.00 - via PayPal
NOTE: The Single Room Supplement applies ONLY for those who would like to secure a private room throughout the tour.

ROOMMATES: We will be happy to find a suitable roommate for those who are traveling alone and would like to share a twin-bedded room. Per our Terms and Conditions provided below, registration for the tour will be held open until approximately 30 days before the departure date in order to try to match everyone with a roommate. If by that date we have not been able to match you with a suitable roommate, you will be responsible to pay for the single supplement. An early registration will facilitate the possibility of your being matched with a roommate.

LAKE TITICACA: April 11 – 14, 2019: Person, double occupancy, land only
$919.00 - via check or bank wire
$967.00 - via PayPal

Single Room Supplement:
$159.00 - via check or bank wire
$167.00 - via PayPal
NOTE: The Single Room Supplement applies ONLY for those who would like to secure a private room throughout the tour.

NOTE: Pricing is current and correct at the time of postings here on our website.
Should any increases occur due to suppliers and airlines in Peru increasing their prices,
the amount of the increase will be passed on to the client,
with no added commission added for Sacred Sites Journeys


QUESTIONS? Email Andrea Mikana-Pinkham at info@SacredSitesJourneys.com
or call our office at 928 284-1429 and leave a message. Thanks.

TOUR REGISTRATION

Registration closed on March 18th!

Our next Sacred Sites Journey to PERU is presently scheduled for May 2021.
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