From the Amazon to the Andes –
7-Day Sacred Journey
This immersive 7-day experience by Sacred Peru Retreats offers a focused and intentional journey through two of the world’s most powerful spiritual landscapes: the Amazon rainforest and the sacred mountains of the Andes.
Beginning in the Amazon, participants are guided through traditional plant medicine ceremony held by experienced indigenous practitioners, with a strong emphasis on preparation, safety, and respectful integration. From there, the journey ascends into the Andean highlands, where ancient Incan sites, the Sacred Valley, and pilgrimage to Machu Picchu support the embodiment and integration of insights received in the jungle.
This is not recreational travel. It is a consciously designed pilgrimage for those seeking depth without excess—balancing ceremony, movement, and reflection within a carefully held container. Small groups, ethical facilitation, and seamless logistics allow participants to remain present with the experience rather than distracted by travel concerns.
This journey is ideal for conscious travelers who feel called to meaningful inner work, cultural respect, and authentic spiritual engagement—guided with integrity from the Amazon to the Andes.
Day 1
Arrival in Lima & Flight to the Amazon (Pucallpa)
Overnight: Pucallpa – 3★ Lodge / Hotel
Your journey begins with arrival in Lima, followed by a domestic flight into the heart of the Amazon basin. As the landscape shifts from city to jungle, participants are gently invited to leave behind daily life and enter a slower, more intentional rhythm.
Upon arrival in Pucallpa, you’ll be transferred to a comfortable lodge or hotel where the group gathers for a grounding orientation.
This opening evening sets the tone for the journey ahead, offering space to rest, acclimate, and receive guidance on preparation for the days to come.
Focus: Arrival, grounding, and intentional transition
Day 2
Amazonian Ayahuasca Ceremony
Full Day · Overnight: Pucallpa
This day is dedicated to preparation, ceremony, and rest. Participants receive dietary guidance, teachings on Amazonian plant medicine, and support in preparing both physically and energetically for the evening ceremony.
The Ayahuasca ceremony is held with experienced facilitators who honor traditional protocols and lineage. The container emphasizes safety, respect, and deep inner work. Following the ceremony, participants are supported through gentle integration, nourishment, and rest.
Focus: Healing, insight, purification, and surrender
Day3
Return to Lima & Flight to Cusco
After a morning departure from the Amazon, the group returns to Lima and continues onward to Cusco, the historic heart of the Incan Empire. This travel day serves as a powerful energetic bridge between the depths of the jungle and the elevated wisdom of the Andes.
Upon arrival in Cusco, participants are transferred privately to their hotel and encouraged to rest and hydrate as they acclimate to altitude. The evening remains spacious, allowing insights from the Amazon to gently settle.
Focus: Integration, transition, and acclimatization
Day 4
Horseback Riding Through Sacred Cusco Sites
Half Day · Overnight: Cusco
This day invites participants into movement and embodied connection with the land. Guided by local horsemen, the group rides through sacred sites including Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Pukapukara, and Tambomachay.
Each site offers a window into Andean cosmology, sacred geometry, and ancestral engineering. Time is given for reflection overlooking the Cusco Valley, allowing participants to feel the presence and intelligence of the land beneath them.
Focus: Movement, land connection, ancestral remembrance
Day 5
San Pedro (Huachuma) Ceremony – Sacred Valley
Overnight: Ollantaytambo | 3★ Hotel
The journey continues into the Sacred Valley, where the pace slows and the energy becomes deeply heart-centered. Participants receive teachings on Andean cosmology and the traditional use of San Pedro (Huachuma), a medicine associated with clarity, balance, and connection to Pachamama.
Those who feel called may participate in a guided San Pedro ceremony held in a natural setting. Participation is always optional and supported with care. The remainder of the day is dedicated to silent integration, grounding, and rest in the serene environment of the Sacred Valley.
Spiritual Focus: Clarity, heart opening, balance, embodied awareness
Day 6
Day 7 – Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Full Day · Overnight: Machu Picchu Pueblo – 3★ Hotel
This day marks a sacred pilgrimage. After boarding the train to KM 104, participants hike the Short Inca Trail, culminating in a powerful entrance to Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate (Inti Punku).
Walking the same paths once traveled by the Inca is a deeply moving experience, often described as a moment of remembrance and reverence rather than conquest.
Focus: Pilgrimage, devotion, sacred journeying
Day 7
Day 7 – Machu Picchu Sanctuary & Closing Integration
Full Day | Overnight: Cusco
At sunrise, participants receive a guided tour of Machu Picchu, offering historical, spiritual, and cosmological context to this extraordinary sanctuary. Time is given to absorb the magnitude of the site and reflect on the journey as a whole.
A closing gratitude ritual honors the land, the medicines, and the shared experience before returning to Cusco. The journey concludes with integration, reflection, and intentional closure—supporting participants as they prepare to carry the teachings forward into daily life.
Spiritual Focus: Integration, gratitude, closure, remembrance
