From the Amazon to the Andes –
10-Day Sacred Journey
From the Amazon to the Andes — A 10-Day Sacred Journey Through Peru
This immersive 10-day experience by Sacred Peru Retreats is a rare opportunity to 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 ceremonies held by experienced indigenous practitioners, with a strong emphasis on preparation, safety, and integration. The journey then ascends into the Andean highlands, where ancient Incan sites, sacred valleys, and intentional pilgrimage 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 authenticity, spiritual depth, and ethical facilitation. Small groups, seamless logistics, and experienced guides allow participants to fully surrender into the journey without distraction.
This experience is ideal for conscious travelers who are ready for deep inner work, cultural respect, and meaningful transformation — guided with integrity every step of the way.
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
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Full Day · Overnight: Ollantaytambo – 3★ Hotel
A full-day immersion into the Sacred Valley unfolds, beginning with the archaeological site of Pisaq and its vibrant local market. The journey continues through the Salt Mines of Maras and the agricultural terraces of Moray, showcasing the advanced earth wisdom of the Inca civilization.
The day concludes in Ollantaytambo, one of the most powerful ceremonial centers in the Andes. Participants often feel a deep sense of grounding and remembrance as the journey moves deeper into ancestral territory.
Focus: Earth wisdom, balance, ancestral memory
Day 6
San Pedro (Huachuma) Ceremony – Sacred Valley
Overnight: Ollantaytambo
This day centers on the heart-opening medicine of San Pedro (Huachuma), traditionally used in Andean cultures for clarity, healing, and connection to Pachamama.
Participants receive teachings on the medicine and its cultural context before entering ceremony (participation always optional). The ceremony is followed by silent integration in nature, allowing insights to settle gently and organically.
Focus: Clarity, heart expansion, embodied wisdom
Day 7
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 8
Machu Picchu Sanctuary & Return to Cusco
Full Day · Overnight: Cusco
At sunrise, participants receive a guided tour of Machu Picchu, offering historical, spiritual, and cosmological context to this world-renowned sanctuary.
A closing gratitude ritual honors the journey and the land before returning to Cusco. This day is often experienced as a moment of clarity, completion, and deep integration.
Focus: Gratitude, synthesis, embodied understanding
Day 9
Rainbow Mountain (Vinicunca)
Full Day · Overnight: Cusco
An early departure leads to Rainbow Mountain, one of the highest-altitude excursions of the journey. The ascent is both physically and symbolically powerful, offering an opportunity to meet personal edges with presence and resilience.
At the summit, participants make a gratitude offering to Pachamama, honoring both the land and their own perseverance.
Focus: Resilience, strength, perspective
Day 10
Humantay Lake
Full Day · Overnight: Cusco
The journey concludes with a visit to the breathtaking Humantay Lake, a sacred site associated with water, renewal, and emotional clarity. A water blessing ritual supports closure and gentle re-entry into daily life.
Participants gather for farewell integration, reflection, and intention-setting, completing the arc of the journey with gratitude and grounded awareness.
Focus: Closure, renewal, and integration
