Retreat Schedule

Join Sandrine's Retreat in 2011:

October 19-26
Included:
All activities, accommodations (HPRC and hotels), tours, transfers, attraction entrance fees, English-speaking guides, train service, and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner as indicated for each day).

DAY01: LIMA

Most flights arrive Lima Peru in the evening.
Airport reception and transfer to hotel.
Overnight hotel in Lima Miraflores area.

DAY02: CUSCO

Morning transfer to Lima airport for flight to Cusco.
Arrival Cusco we will meet you at the Cusco airport for a ride to the Hanaq Pacha Retreat Center (HPRC).

On route we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant and have a guided tour of the Sacsayhuaman Fortress (Sacred ceremonial ruin site overlooking Cusco).

The ride takes about 1.5-hours going from Cusco through several small villages to the town of Calca.

HPRC to settle in, adjust to the mountain altitude (about 9000 feet elevation).

Evening Yoga.
Overnight HPRC
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included)

DAY03: HPRC

Morning yoga.
Market day at the Pisac market: Indians come from the surrounding valley to sell their wares.

For those who wish a short hike to the Pisac Ruins (rated easy, about 90-minutes each way).

Pisac ruins: a mountaintop complex of overlooks and a main temple area. It is known for its small, polished stones that fit perfectly together. In the main ruins, which are reached by a two-hour, uphill hike, you will find temples of the sun, moon, rain, rainbow, and stars, as well as a few Inca crosses rising from the ground. The cross represents the different levels of existence: The lower level signifies the underworld, and snake god; the higher level, human existence, represented by the jaguar or puma god; and the highest level, the celestial plane, represented by the condor.

Afternoon return to HPRC.

Overnight HPRC
(B,L,D)

DAY04: HPRC

Morning yoga.
Yoga and exploration.

Surrounding HPRC are garden areas, organic gardens, and short trails leading to the nearby waterfall.

Optional Massage and herbal baths.

Evening yoga followed by our Shaman, Kucho, will visit for an evening of Inca spiritual teaching.

Overnight HPRC
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner included)

DAY05: OLLANTAYTAMBO-MACHU PICCHU

Morning Yoga.
Morning ride to Ollantaytambo. Guided tour of the Ollantaytambo Fortress.

The sprawling Incan temple complex at Ollantaytambo towers over the small town from the surrounding mountains. You'll explore the ruins and get spectacular views across the town and the valley beyond.

Afternoon train to Aguas Calientes (town located below Machu Picchu).

Evening yoga at the hotel

Overnight Hotel in Aguas Calientes
(B,L)

DAY06: MACHU PICCHU

Early morning sunrise visit to Machu Picchu ruins with your guide.

Lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge next to Machu Picchu and time on your own to leisurely explore.

Afternoon Vistadome train return to Ollantaytambo and transfer to HPRC.

Evening yoga
Overnight HPRC
(B,L,D)

DAY07: HPRC

Day for yoga and mediation.
Or, for those who wish, afternoon to visit the Casa de Milagros orphanage.

The Hanaq Pacha Retreat Center (HPRC) was built to help the local community and the Casa de Milagros (House of Miracles), a home for abandon children. Support from the Hanaq Pacha helps the Casa de Milagros in their mission: providing shelter, food, clothing, basic medical care, and education and arts programs that promote self-confidence and self-worth for children in need.

Overnight HPRC
(B,L,D)

DAY08: CUSCO

Morning yoga.

Noontime transfer to Cusco.

Option for those who wish: guided tour to museums and architectural attractions.

Evening yoga at hotel
Overnight Hotel in Cusco
(B,L)

DAY09: CUSCO-LIMA-international

Morning yoga at the hotel.

Afternoon transfer to the airport for flight to Lima.
(B)

Most international flight depart in the evening or just after midnight.
Back home on DAY10.

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