A 15-Day Guided Journey
PERU 2027Walking the Path of Enlightenment
Sacred Valley · Machu Picchu · Amazon Rainforest June 16 – July 1, 2027
A 15-Day Guided Journey
Walk through sacred landscapes. Make room for what awakens within.
Journey from Peru’s Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu to the living waters of the Amazon during the winter-solstice season. Along the way, experience ancient sites, vibrant culture, local food, music, nature, and the warmth of traveling in community.
Led by Cerise Patron of Sacred Spiritual Tours, with John and Kathy Stringer of Healing Arts Management, this experience draws on Cerise’s previous Peru journeys and established local relationships. John and Kathy contribute live music, songwriting, breathwork, reflection, and shared group sessions throughout the retreat.
Mostly four- and five-star hotels, three daily meals, guided experiences, and in-country transportation are arranged so you can spend less time managing logistics and more time experiencing Peru.
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Return of the Light
A journey through sacred landscapes during Peru’s winter-solstice season.
The Experience
A journey rich in beauty, culture, and connection
From the Andes to the Amazon, each part of the journey offers a different way to experience Peru. Explore ancient places, connect with local culture, enjoy thoughtfully selected accommodations, and share meaningful experiences with fellow travelers.
Sacred Valley and Ancient Places
Walk through landscapes shaped by history, ingenuity, and wonder.
Journey through the Sacred Valley and explore places that have drawn travelers to Peru for generations. The experience includes Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacsayhuamán, Tipón, the Maras Salt Mines, Moray, and other remarkable sites along the way.
With experienced guidance and the important details arranged, you will have time to appreciate the architecture, natural beauty, cultural meaning, and extraordinary scale of the places you visit.
- Machu Picchu
- Sacred Valley
- Cusco
- Maras and Moray
Culture, Food, and Community
Experience Peru through its people, traditions, and shared moments.
Peru comes alive through more than its celebrated destinations. Local communities, traditional clothing, music, food, markets, architecture, and everyday encounters offer a deeper understanding of the country and its people.
Shared meals and group experiences create space for conversation, laughter, friendship, and the unexpected moments that often become a traveler’s most lasting memories.
- Local culture
- Shared meals
- Music and tradition
- Meaningful connection
The Amazon Rainforest
Enter a completely different world.
Travel from Peru’s mountains and historic cities into the living landscape of the Amazon. Rainforest lodging, guided exploration, wildlife, water, and the sounds of nature offer a striking and memorable change of pace.
This part of the journey invites curiosity, presence, and a renewed appreciation for the natural world.
Space for Renewal and Connection
Return home with more than photographs.
Throughout the journey, music, breathwork, songwriting, reflection, and group experiences offer opportunities to reconnect with yourself and share the experience with others.
Participation is welcoming and accessible. No particular spiritual background, creative experience, or prior retreat experience is required.
A representative journey flow
From Peru’s Sacred Valley to the Amazon
Travel through the Andes during Peru’s winter-solstice season, experience Machu Picchu and other remarkable sites, then continue by air and boat into the Amazon. Along the way, local culture, shared meals, music, breathwork, songwriting, rest, and group sessions make room for both an outer adventure and an inner journey.
This is a representative journey flow, not a fixed daily schedule. These destinations and experiences are planned for the retreat, while their exact order and timing may change as local conditions and final arrangements are confirmed.
Chapter One · Arrival and the Andes
Meet in Lima, then enter the Sacred Valley.
Your first days allow time to arrive, meet the group, and begin experiencing Peru together. From Lima, the journey continues into the Andes and the Sacred Valley, where mountains, villages, ancient stonework, markets, food, and local traditions bring the country into view.
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Arrival and welcome in Lima
Settle into your accommodations, share an opening meal, and get to know Cerise, John, Kathy, and the travelers who will be part of the experience.
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Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley
Travel into the Andes for time among sacred sites, local communities, striking landscapes, and the living culture of the valley.
Chapter Two · Solstice and Sacred Places
Experience Machu Picchu during Peru’s winter-solstice season.
Rather than rushing from one landmark to the next, the journey allows time to take in Machu Picchu, Cusco, and the surrounding sites with local guides, Cerise’s experience, and fellow travelers beside you.
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Machu Picchu and the solstice season
Travel by rail to Machu Picchu Pueblo and experience Machu Picchu near the winter solstice, with time to absorb the setting rather than simply pass through it.
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Cusco and the surrounding sites
Explore places such as Maras, Moray, Sacsayhuamán, and Tipón while also making room for local food, music, artistry, rest, and unhurried conversation.
Chapter Three · The Amazon and Integration
Trade mountain air for river, rainforest, and wildlife.
After the Andes, fly to Iquitos and continue by boat to the jungle lodge. The shift in landscape changes the pace of the journey and offers a different encounter with Peru through water, rainforest, wildlife, and the sounds of the Amazon.
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Iquitos, the jungle lodge, and Monkey Island
Travel into the Amazon by boat for guided rainforest exploration, wildlife encounters, and time at Monkey Island.
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Music, reflection, and closing
Throughout the retreat, John’s live music and songwriting, Kathy’s breathwork, Cerise’s guidance, and shared group sessions provide ways to pause, reflect, create, and bring the experience together before departure.
A luxury, all-inclusive journey in Peru
Choose your room and let us handle the journey.
Once you arrive in Lima, this is designed as an all-inclusive retreat experience. Your accommodations, three daily meals, in-country flights and transportation, guided tours, site admissions, Amazon experience, and retreat programming are thoughtfully arranged.
Stay in luxury accommodations, including mostly four- and five-star hotels, then experience an upgraded rainforest lodge with continuous power, a pool, and resort-style comforts. Choose your preferred room option below and travel with far less to coordinate yourself.
Your all-inclusive in-country experience includes
- Luxury accommodations, including mostly four- and five-star hotels
- Upgraded Amazon lodge with continuous power and a pool
- Three meals per day
- In-country flights and ground transportation
- Group airport transfers during the main arrival window
- Amazon boat transportation and rainforest experiences
- Guided tours, site admissions, and group experiences
- Music, songwriting, breathwork, and shared sessions
Premium experience · Flexible payment
An extraordinary journey, with flexible ways to reserve your place.
A deposit plan is available. Checkout may also offer options through PayPal, Affirm, or your card provider. For discounted payment through Venmo or Cash App, contact Healing Arts Management.
Secure registration
Reserve your all-inclusive Peru experience.
Select your room option and payment preference in the secure checkout. The prices shown cover the all-inclusive in-country experience described above; international airfare, travel insurance, and personal expenses remain separate.
Have a question before registering? Contact us and we’ll be glad to help.
Planning your journey
Frequently asked questions
These answers cover the details travelers most often want to understand before reserving. Registered guests will receive additional preparation guidance as the journey approaches.
If your question is not answered here, contact Healing Arts Management.
What are the retreat dates?
Arrive in Lima on Wednesday, June 16, 2027. June 16 is the travel and arrival day. The 15-day retreat experience begins Thursday, June 17, and concludes Thursday, July 1, 2027.
When should I arrive and depart?
Plan to fly into Lima on June 16. Most international flights arrive in the evening, and group transportation will be arranged around the primary arrival window shared with registered guests.
Plan to depart Lima on July 1 on a flight leaving no earlier than 7:00 PM local time. The day includes closing activities and time for souvenir shopping before airport departure.
Who is leading the journey?
The journey is led by Cerise Patron, founder of Sacred Spiritual Tours, with John and Kathy Stringer of Healing Arts Management.
Cerise brings prior experience guiding travelers through Peru and established local relationships. John and Kathy contribute live music, songwriting, breathwork, reflection, and shared group sessions throughout the retreat.
What is included in the registration price?
- Lodging throughout the journey
- Three meals per day
- In-country flights and ground transportation
- Group airport transfers during the primary arrival window
- Amazon boat transportation and rainforest lodging
- Guided tours, site admissions, and group experiences
- Music, songwriting, breathwork, and shared sessions
What should I plan and pay for separately?
International airfare, required travel insurance, alcohol, snacks outside scheduled group meals, laundry, souvenirs, and other personal expenses are not included.
What room and payment options are available?
Double occupancy is $5,270 per person. Single occupancy is $5,890 per person.
A deposit plan is available. Checkout may also offer payment choices through PayPal, Affirm, or your card provider. Healing Arts Management can also provide information about discounted payment through Venmo or Cash App.
What happens if my plans change?
Registrations are nonrefundable. If your plans change after purchasing, your registration may be transferred to another traveler or credited toward a future journey. Required travel insurance can provide additional protection for covered circumstances, subject to the policy you select.
What are the accommodations like?
The planned accommodations are primarily four- and five-star hotels, including comfortable properties in Lima and Cusco that Sacred Spiritual Tours has used on prior journeys.
The Amazon portion is planned at an upgraded jungle lodge with continuous power, a pool, and a more resort-like experience than the lodge used on previous tours.
Are airport transfers included?
Yes. Group transfers are included for the primary arrival and departure windows communicated to registered guests. Arriving outside those windows may require a separately arranged and paid transfer.
What are the luggage limits for in-country flights and trains?
In-country flights typically permit one suitcase weighing up to 40 pounds and one personal item, such as a backpack or purse. Final carrier requirements will be confirmed with registered guests.
Suitcases are not permitted on the train to Machu Picchu. Your larger luggage will remain in secure storage while you take a small personal bag for that portion of the journey.
Can I request aisle or window seats?
Specific seats may generally be reserved on the in-country flights for a small additional charge. The retreat team will coordinate preferences with registered guests.
The Machu Picchu train does not permit advance seat selection. Seating is arranged in two-seat rows with tables, and the group will cooperate when possible to accommodate window-seat preferences.
Will help be available with luggage and group tipping?
Drivers and one or two tour assistants are expected to help with luggage during group transfers. The retreat team will handle group tips at restaurants and for drivers.
Some personal interactions may call for a small individual tip, such as photographing local people with llamas or alpacas. Guidance will be provided during the journey.
What should I know about altitude?
Cusco and several other locations are at high elevation, and some travelers experience temporary altitude effects. The journey allows time for gradual adjustment, but travelers should discuss their individual health needs and altitude preparation with a qualified healthcare professional.
What vaccines or medicines should I consider?
Health recommendations depend on your medical history and the areas included in your travel. Consult a travel-medicine professional at least one month before departure.
Peru does not require a yellow fever vaccination for entry, but the CDC recommends it for many travelers visiting lower-elevation areas in Loreto, the region that includes Iquitos. The CDC also recommends discussing malaria-prevention medication for travel to the Iquitos area.
Review the current CDC guidance for Peru and follow the advice of your healthcare professional.
What travel insurance should I purchase?
Travel insurance is required. Choose coverage appropriate for international travel, trip interruption or cancellation, medical treatment, and medical evacuation. Review exclusions, covered reasons, and claim requirements carefully before purchasing.
Some past participants have used John Hancock Travel Insurance. This is shared as a prior-participant example, not a guarantee of coverage or claim approval.
What should I pack?
A detailed packing list will be provided after registration. Plan for comfortable walking shoes, layers for changing climates, rain protection, sun and insect protection, required medications, and personal essentials for a multi-location journey.
Can I arrive early or extend my stay?
Yes. You may arrive before June 16 or remain in Peru after July 1. Additional lodging, transportation, meals, and other extended-travel arrangements are planned and paid for independently.
Past Tour Gallery
See Peru through moments from a previous journey.
Explore the beauty, culture, landscapes, sacred sites, and shared moments experienced by previous Peru travelers.
These photographs offer a genuine look at the places, people, group connection, nature, food, and travel that help shape the journey.
The complete gallery includes additional photographs and videos from the 2021 Sacred Ground Ancient Peru journey.
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Your Guides
A personally led journey through Peru
This journey is led by Cerise Patron, founder of Sacred Spiritual Tours, with co-facilitation from John and Kathy Stringer of Healing Arts Management.
Journey Leader · Sacred Spiritual Tours
Cerise Patron
Cerise brings previous experience guiding travelers through Peru, established local relationships, cultural care, and a deep personal connection to the land.
Her vision is the catalyst for this 2027 journey. She leads the group’s experience of Peru with local guides and partners beside her.
Co-Facilitators · Healing Arts Management
John & Kathy Stringer
John contributes live music, songwriting, reflection, and shared group sessions throughout the retreat.
Kathy contributes breathwork, reflection, and shared group sessions, helping create intentional pauses within the broader travel experience.
How the journey came to be
Cerise’s connection to Peru is personal.
Peru has been part of Cerise’s personal healing and spiritual path for many years. After a profound life experience in 2011, she traveled to Cusco and Machu Picchu with support from her Peruvian family.
The beauty, culture, sacred sites, and energy of Peru stayed with her and became part of the inspiration for Sacred Spiritual Tours. Healing Arts Management is grateful to collaborate with Cerise to bring this 2027 journey to life.