PERU-SACRED FLUTE TOUR

DAY 4

After breakfast, enjoy a ten minute walk above Pisac where you will admire the traditional music and dance presentation by Winay Taki Ayllu. Immerse into an in depth introduction to the music that accompanies the ancestral agrarian calendar, and learn about the important role of music in activating this cosmic cycle. 

Following the presentation, visit Kusi Kawsay School, an exceptional educational social project. Learning about the unique vision of Kusi Kawsay that combines Waldorf Pedagogy with Andean tradition, and how the traditional music is the foundation of this vision. 

Enjoy a picnic lunch, followed by a flute making workshop. 

Walk back down to the town of Pisac, and as evening falls, wander through Pisac as the daily market is broken down, enjoy a sunset stroll along the corn fields or simply relax with a Pisco Sour as you people watch either at the sidewalk café or on the balcony before another memorable meal in Peru.

Overnight: Pisac  (B, L, D)  

DAY 5

In the morning finish making the flutes and begin a music and dance workshop, where the men play the flutes and the women sing and dance. Learn about ancestral values and the communal fiber imparted through music and dance. 

Enjoy a pizza lunch followed by an afternoon of leisure exploring Pisac’s colorful Traditional Indian Market.  Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to buy woven goods, sweaters and jewelry.

Overnight: Pisac  (B, L, D) 

DAY 6

Delight in a 45-minute drive into the majestic high Andes and walk through the patchwork fields replete with potatoes, fava beans and corn to the traditional highland community of Amaru, where a genuinely authentic way of life is still practiced to this day. You will be welcomed with an endearing sweetness rarely felt in this day and age by this community that is consciously preserving and practicing their ancestral heritage. 

Through participation in a communal workday a beautiful cultural exchange unravels as you experience this incredible opportunity to step back in time and appreciate a quality of life with an admirable simplicity that is strikingly moving and profound. Enjoy a traditional lunch prepared with their prized agrarian products as the women begin to spin their naturally dyed wool. Others meditatively set up their back strap looms to share their ancestral weaving skills with us. This wonderful opportunity to purchase textiles directly from the weavers is not to be missed. 

Before you depart, the music begins! The frantic flutes and frenzy of spinning takes you to another world. Experience and understand this chaotic order. Return to Pisac for some relaxation and contemplation before dinner.

Overnight: Pisac  (B, L, D)  

DAY 7

Begin your day with a nutritious breakfast of rainforest fruits and Andean grains to start a breathtaking one-hour drive through the heart of the Sacred Valley to the Inca town Ollantaytambo. Visit Ollantaytambo’s magnificent archaeological site, learn about the Llama constellation and explore the town that was built in the shape of a corncob. After lunch enjoy a spectacular two hour train ride to Aguas Calientes, where you will spend the night in preparation for an early start to Machu Picchu the following morning.

Overnight: Aguas Calientes (B, L) 

DAY 8

Get an early start to take the 20 min bus ride up to Machu Picchu. Upon arrival participate in a guided tour of the most important sectors of Machu Picchu, and following a picnic lunch surrounded by natural beauty and ancient ruins, spend a few hours to sit and reflect on your own. Take bus down to Aguas Calientes, catch the afternoon train to Ollantaytambo and drive back to Pisac. A light dinner awaits upon your return to your hotel. 

Overnight: Pisac  (B, D)  

DAY 9

Drive to Pisac archeological site where the staggering agricultural terrace work is among the most extensive in the area, following the shape of the mountainsides in entrancing concave and convex forms. The central astronomic and ceremonial area is widely acclaimed as some of the finest stonework, comparable to that of Machu Picchu. 

This expansive site provides an ideal setting for a picnic lunch with magnificent vistas up and down the valley. Embark upon a breathtaking walk down to Pisac. Upon return to Pisac enjoy some relaxation before your festive farewell dinner, and fetsive celebration with Wiñay Taki Ayllu

Overnight: Pisac  (B, D) 

DAY 10

Early breakfast, then checkout and private car transfer to Cusco Airport.  A short flight to Lima, arriving the International Airport, and check in for your flight home.  (B)