This is an author’s tour for those who want, with a knowledgeable and in love with Peru guide, to penetrate under the veil of the official version of Peru history, which hides a reality different from that written in textbooks.
It is a journey along “unhiked” trails, which are almost never shown to tourists, because they do not fit in the historical version, which has long been established in the world.
This journey is also for those who are interested to know the inner side of Human Life, to experience how people of ancient times, being in harmony with Nature, comprehended the very core of the universe, expanding the boundaries of their own perception.
We will contemplate and be present among the constructions of ancient Civilizations, listening to the mysterious sounds of pristine Nature and charging with positive energy.
This tour is for those who are interested in the history of ancient civilizations, as well as for those who like to walk in the mountains. Two unforgettable one-day treks of moderate difficulty await you – to the Rainbow Mountains and Uana Picchu Mountain.
Those who wish will be able to go through the ceremonies with the plants of power with a hereditary proven shamaness and accompanied by an experienced guide and interpreter. You can learn more about plants of power in this article: Ceremonies with plants of power. How does it work? – All paths
Author’s tour is a tour designed by the guide himself, who accompanies you along the whole route and shows not only tourist spots, but also unique places, including the places he discovered himself.
Tour participants in Lima, December 2024
Tour dates are April 1-13 and September 7-19, 2025.
Number of days: 13 days / 12 nights.
Where to: Peru.
What we do: excursions, trekking, shamanic ceremonies with plants of strength.
Where to fly: The program begins and ends in Lima.
Entry into the country: visa for citizens of Russia, Belarus, USA, Canada, etc. I don’t need it. A visa is required for citizens of Kazakhstan.
Accommodation: in 4* hotels.
Vaccinations and PCR tests: not required.
Number of people in the group: up to 14 people.
Escort: The group is accompanied by an experienced Russian-speaking guide.
Tour cost: from $2800 (depends on the number of people in the group).
Участники тура на Мачу Пикчу, декабрь 2024
Участники тура в Перу, июнь 2022
Route
Lima Cusco Sacred Valley of Ollantambo Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu Rainbow Mountains Puno Lake Titicaca and Uros Island Portal of the Gods Aramu Muru Dolmens Silustani and Coutimbo Lima
Our group will be accompanied by guide Roman, who has lived in this country for over 20 years. He’s not just a tour guide who tells facts. He is a guide with whom you can visit Peru of Inca times and earlier. He truly loves his work with all his heart. A novel about myself: “My first face-to-face encounter with Peru was in 1990, when tourists knew very little about the country and Machu Picchu was still a long way off from being declared the eighth wonder of the world. While guiding groups of travelers through this amazing country, I make observations and reflect them in my diary in order to try to penetrate under the veil of the official version of Peruvian history, which hides a very different reality from what is written in local textbooks. My interest is to get to know little-known places on the map of this mysterious land, places that are practically never shown to tourists, because they are not only off the main routes, but also simply do not fit into the historical version that has long been established in the world.
Of course, it is not always easy to get to all such places, if only because there is no information about them. When it is possible to learn something interesting from the locals, it also takes time and money to get there and explore the place. Being able to communicate directly with local provincials, both townspeople and peasants, in Castilian (a beautiful version of Spanish) allows me to actively gather information about places of interest. Direct acquaintance with local shamans also makes it possible for the travelers I lead to discover the mysterious world of a kind of Peruvian Shambhala, where herbalism is not only healing of the body, but also the knowledge of one’s inner self.
My years of experience with field-tested shamans allows travelers to safely expand their knowledge by participating in mysticalceremonies.”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RVtNG2OOl4 https://youtu.be/iQBi-z3NRjg We take our ceremonies to this shaman: https://youtu.be/R_UClEhftHw?list=PLNGhlQ7kdX-Y–CCEIXy091mcLttPatws
Day 1. April 1, 2025, Tuesday. LIMA Meet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Vacation. Meeting the group. Overnight at the hotel in Lima 4* Del Pilar MirafloresTour participants in Lima by the Pacific OceanLimastreets
Day 2. April 2, 2025, Wednesday. LIMA – sightseeing tour. KUSKO City sightseeing tour – along the beautiful Pacific Ocean promenade and into the historic colonial era part of Lima. We will see the oldest streets, the presidential palace, the cathedral. After lunch, fly to Cusco (altitude 3400 meters). Departure from Lima at 17.10, arrival in Cusco at 18.30. Meeting at the airport in Cusco. Transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Cusco 4* Xima.
Cuzco
City tour in Cusco
City sightseeing tour – to the historical part of Lima
Day 3. April 3, 2025, Thursday. CUSCO– CORICANCHA – SAXAYUAMAN – KENKO – TAMBOMACHAY After breakfast we will get acquainted with Cusco and its surroundings. We will see the ancient Gilded Temple of Coricancha (Temple of the Sun). This is where the Incas held their main ritual celebration – the day of the winter solstice. Cusco was the capital of the great Inca Empire for 200 years, but excavations show that people lived in the area as early as 3,000 years ago. The name of the city can be translated from the Quechua language as “Center of the World, Navel of the Earth”. It was in Cuzco during the Inca period that all the main temples were located and the most significant spiritual ceremonies took place here as well. Today we will also visit megalithic structures such as Sacsayhuaman, Kenko Moon Temple and Tambomachay Water Temple. Overnight in a hotel in Cusco 4* Xima.Tour participants in the Sacred Valley, Tambomachai
Cuzco was the capital of the great Inca Empire for 200 years
Elena in Tambomachai
day 4 – day. Cusco – Pisac – Moray – Maras Salt Terras After breakfast we leave for the small colonial-era town of Pisac, where there is a famous handicrafts market where people from different villages bring their goods. First, the minibus will take us up to a mountain trail that will take us to Intihuatana, a sacred place where the so-called Attachment of the Sun (Intihuatana) is located inside a rounded tower. It is a rock that was thought to be the place where the gods descended. It is a trekking on scenic mountain trails for about 3-4 hours. Then we go to a place of power in the mountains called Moray. There are several huge hollows in the ground in the form of amphitheaters. The mystery of this place is obscured by the story that there was a laboratory here under the Incas, where they were engaged in the selection and breeding of certain plants. You have to see the place with your own eyes to realize that it has nothing to do with such a theory. Then we will reach a very picturesque place – the Maras salt terraces, where natural salt is extracted in a geological fault in the earth with the help of sun, water and wind. This place is especially beautiful in the sunset sunlight. Overnight in a hotel in Cusco 4* Xima.Small colonial-era town of Pisac, home to the famous handicraft market
Pisac, camping
Moray, a place where several huge hollows in the ground in the form of amphitheaters are locatedMoray is Peru’s mysterious place of power.Maras Salt Terraces, where natural salt is extracted with the help of sun, water and wind
Maras is especially beautiful in the setting sunlight
Pisac, an ancient hilltop temple
Pisak, Elena Sitnikova in an ancient temple
Day 5. April 5, 2025, Saturday. Cusco – Chinchero – Olliantaytambo (pyramid mountain) – Aguas Calientes (hot springs) After breakfast we drive to Chinchero to the huge stepped pyramid mountain, on the foundations of which another colonial-era town is located. Then we drive to Ollantaytambo – this is another picturesque place, on the stepped pyramidal mountain. Here again we will see the obvious traces of the “technology of the gods”. After viewing the pyramid we descend to the train station where we board the train at 15.30, heading to the precursor of Machu Picchu – the small pedestrian town of Aguas Calientes (Hot Springs). On the way we will be treated to very picturesque views of the mountainous landscape, where, the closer to Machu Picchu, the more dense the vegetation becomes, as it is already the upper jungle, growing at altitudes above 2000 meters. Upon arrival in a small cozy town Aguas Calientes at 17.00 we are accommodated in the hotel. In the evening you can swim in the pools with natural mineral water from hot springs or wander through the cute narrow streets of the town, sit in a cafe or restaurant. Overnight at the hotel in Aguas Calientes 4* TaypikalaAguasCalientes. Chinchero
Chinchero
A huge stepped pyramid mountain in Chinchero.
Elena Sitnikova in Ollantaytambo, in a picturesque location
On the foundations of the pyramid mountain in Chinchero, another colonial-era town sits another colonial-era town
Tour participants on the Chinchero tour
At a service at the temple in Chinchero.
Tour participants and locals in Chinchero
Ollantaytambo is a picturesque place, and a stepped pyramid mountain with obvious traces of the “technology of the gods”
The ruins of an ancient cityOllantambo, with stone blocks weighing 60-80 tons.
Day 6. April 6, 2025, Sunday.AGUAS CALIENTES – MACHU PICCHU – Huayna Pic chu Today we will spend the day in the mysterious city of Machu Picchu, abandoned in the mountains, the creation of which modern historians attribute to the Inca civilization. At Machu Picchu we will see buildings made in the polygonal masonry technique without the use of gluing material, which were created long before our era, which again calls into question the creation of this city by the Incas. There are also some unusual astronomical structures here. Machu Picchu is one of the seven new wonders of the world.On the train to Machu Pic chu After seeing Machu Picchu, we will climb Huayna Picchu, the famous mountain where we will get a bird’s eye view of the lost city in the clouds. This is a half day trekking trip of medium difficulty. You will have a steep climb up the mountain on ladders and trails for about 2.5 hours, and then a descent for about 1.5 hours. Those who find it difficult to walk, you can take the tour only on the lower part, without climbing to Huana Picchu. In the evening free time in Aguas Calientes. Shopping, hot springs, rest at hotel or restaurant. Overnight at the hotel in Aguas Calientes 4* TaypikalaAguasCalientes.Huayna Picchu – the famous mountain from where you can see the lost city in the clouds from a bird’s eye view
Buildings made in the polygonal masonry technique without the use of bonding material, which were created long before our era
On Mount Huana Picchu, an aerial view of the Inca city of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is among the seven new wonders of the world
An ancient city, home to the Inca civilization, and most likely built before the Incas
Machu Picchu has unusual astronomical structures
Day 7. April 7, 2025, Monday.AGUAS CALIENTES – Olliantaytambo – Iglesia Nyaupa Cave – Taray (ceremony) or Cusco1st ceremony with ayahuasca for those who wish (starting around 20.00 in the evening). In the morning after breakfast, we leave back by train to Ollantaytambo (train leaves at 9.00). From there we will go to the sacred cave of Iglesia Nyaupa (Old Church). Climbing up into it, we will get many more answers as to the ancient civilization that built it all. After exploring this place we drive to Pisac for lunch. Then we go to the village of Taray, where the house of the shamaness is located. Here we climb up the mountain path to her house and those who go through the ceremony with quinceanera stay for the 1st ceremony. The rest of the group travels to the hotel in Cusco. Overnight at the hotel in Cusco 4* Xima or at the house of the shamaness.Excursion and lunch in Pisac
Tour participants visiting Karen the shaman, December 2024.
Tour participants visiting Karen the shamaness
Day 8. April 8, 2025, Tuesday.CUSCO – RADUGE PALCOYO Mountains in ANDAH (trekking for those who do not go through the ceremony) or 2nd quinceanera ceremony.After breakfast, part of the group who do not go through the shamanic ceremonies drive to Palcoyo – Rainbow Mountains. They return to Cusco in the evening. The Rainbow Mountains are a new wonder of the world that National Geographic has included in its “100 Places to Visit in a Lifetime.” It’s a whole multicolored valley with all the colors of the rainbow. The existence of the rainbow mountain became known not long ago, it was revealed to the world from the fact that due to global warming on the mountain melted snow and all the beauty of this place was exposed. The first tourists came to see Rainbow Mountain in 2016. The trek will start from an altitude of 4780m and climb up to 4975m, from where you will get a panorama of the Rainbow Mountains and the surrounding valleys. The whole trip will take about 8-9 hours. Those who have had a quince ceremony the day before will rest at the shaman ‘s house and prepare for the next ceremony.Overnight at the hotel in Cusco 4* Xima or at the shaman’s house. The Rainbow Mountains are a new wonder of the world that National Geographic included in its “100 Places to Visit in a Lifetime“ Happy tour participants before hiking the Rainbow Mountains, June 20229thday. April 9, 2025, Wednesday.The neighborhood of Cusco
After a conversation with a shamaness and final purification ceremony we return to Cusco, meet with part of the group and in the outskirts of the city we will visit what will be the strength of the group: the Temple of the Moon, the Temple of the Monkey, Zone X, the Devil’s Balcony. These are non-touristy natural places where traces of ancient civilizations have been preserved.
(You can stay for a third quinceanera ceremony if you wish). Overnight in a hotel in Cusco 4* Xima or in the house of a shamaness.Local people of PeruDay 10. April 10, 2025, Thursday.CUSCO -. PUNO– LAKE TITICACA Transfer to the city of Puno (about 7 hours), located on the shores of the legendary Lake Titicaca – the 3rd chakra of our planet. A scenic road with stops. On the way stops: Andahuayilillas – Sistine Chapel of South America, Rakchi – administrative building of the Incas. Lunch in Sikuani. Next stops: La Raya (4400 meters above sea level) a roadside market with beautiful mountains in the background; and Pucara, the center of the pre-Incan culture of the same name. Arrival in Puno by evening, transfer and accommodation at the hotel. Overnight in a hotel on the shores of Lake Titicaca 4* TaypikalaPuno.Visiting local people on Lake Titicaca
The Titicaca Lakes are the third chakra of our planet
Visiting locals at the legendary Lake Titicaca
Day 11. April 11, 2025, Friday.LAKETITICACA – UROS ISLANDS – Portal of the Gods to Aram Muru After breakfast transfer to the port on the shores of the legendary Lake Titicaca. A boat excursion to the Uros Floating Cane Islands are more than 40 man-made islands created by the Uros Indians from reeds growing on the lake. Here you will learn the history of the islands and its people. You can buy numerous souvenirs and ride on a cane boat. After finishing the tour to the Uros Islands, we return to the port of Puno city and continue to another mysterious place – the portal of the gods Aramu Muru or, as it is called, Aja Marca (City of Death). Here we will walk at sunset among the red rocks, in the profiles of which you can guess ancient lizards. Partially these red rocks were decorated by someone in ancient times with amazing masonry, giving them the mysterious outlines of ancient reptiles. This place is especially beautiful and mystical at sunset. Overnight in a hotel on the shores of Lake Titicaca 4* TaypikalaPuno.Aramu Muru Portal
Aram Moore
This is how the local people live on the reed islands on Lake Titicaca
Excursion among the red rocks, in whose profiles you can guess ancient lizards
Tour participants among the red rocks
Another name for Aram Muru is Aya Marka, the City of Death
Day 12. April 12, 2025, Saturday. Temple of Fertility – CUTIMBO Dolmers – SILUSTANI Dolmens – Airport (in Huliak) – LIMA. After breakfast, excursion to the ancient Temple of Fertility, where ceremonies are held for women suffering from infertility. On the Temple grounds we will see many stone phalluses. Then we will continue our acquaintance with the dolmens. First we will head to the table mountain in Cutimbo, where after climbing on foot for almost 170 meters, we will come to perfectly preserved dolmens with engraved bas-reliefs of sacred animals on their high walls. Then, after lunch in Puno, we will head to the next table mountain, home to the ancient Silustani dolmens, set above the beautiful Lake Umayo. This is an extremely appealing and mysterious place where we will have time to meditate. After this place we drive to the airport. The flight is at 17:50. Boarding for the flight Juliaca – Lima. Upon arrival in Lima, transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Lima (or you can take an overnight flight home).
Dolmens at Kutimbo on Table Mountain. Square and round dolmen with engraved bas-reliefs of sacred animals
Tour participants at the Temple of Fertility (Temple of Phalluses) near Lake TiticacaPicturesque views along the way
Day 13. April 13, 2025, Sunday. Transfer to the airport for departure to Lima (for those flying home). Flight home
Or a continuation of the program. On individual request can be organized: 1) jungle trip (3 days / 2 nights)
2) excursion to the Nazca Desert, where you can fly a small airplane and see the drawings of the Gods + to the Paracas Reserve, where you can ride a boat on the Pacific Ocean and see seals, penguins, the drawing of the gods “Cactus / Candelabra” + ride a buggy through the desert at sunset (3 days / 2 nights).
Our group in Peru in 2022
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Cost of travel
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$2800
The cost of the tour for 13 days / 12 nights from April 1 to April 13 (13 days / 12 nights) with double occupancy (depends on the number of people in the group):
10people and more: $2,800. 8-9people: $2,900. 6-7people: $3,000. 4-5people: 3100$.
The surcharge for 1-bed room accommodations is $800.
The tour price INCLUDES:
Accompanied along the whole route by a Russian-speaking guide.
All 4* hotels on the route.
Breakfasts at all hotels.
Transportation – all transfers are on comfortable touring transportation for our group.
All entrance fees to places where they are required, including Machu Picchu and Huana Picchu.
In the price of the tour NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare for an international flight (arrival and departure in Lima).
Flights on domestic flights (2 flights: Lima – Cusco and Juliaca – Lima. The cost for both flights is approximately 150$).
Lunches and dinners (approximately $350 for all days of the tour).
Ceremonies with ayahuasca – on request, the program may include 2 or 3 ceremonies (cost $200 each with a shaman and an experienced escort and interpreter. Ceremony, escort, accommodation included).
Our group will be accompanied by guide Roman, who has lived in this country for over 20 years. He’s not just a tour guide who tells facts. He is a guide with whom you can visit Peru of Inca times and earlier. He truly loves his work with all his heart. A novel about myself: “My first face-to-face encounter with Peru was in 1990, when tourists knew very little about the country and Machu Picchu was still a long way off from being declared the eighth wonder of the world. While guiding groups of travelers through this amazing country, I make observations and reflect them in my diary in order to try to penetrate under the veil of the official version of Peruvian history, which hides a very different reality from what is written in local textbooks. My interest is to get to know little-known places on the map of this mysterious land, places that are practically never shown to tourists, because they are not only off the main routes, but also simply do not fit into the historical version that has long been established in the world. 
Limastreets
Our group in Peru in 2022
