JUNE 1 TO JUNE 13, 2008
WOMEN'S JOURNEY OF
THE SACRED FEMININE TO
APU SALKANTAY:
MEN'S JOURNEY INTO
THE SACRED FEMININE
| DAY 1 6/1: | You fly into Lima , where you stay overnight. A guide will meet you and stay with you until your flight to Cuzco in the morning. |
| DAY 2 6/2: | In the morning, you arrive in Cuzco , the capital of the Incan Empire. It is said the Incan Empire was built in the shape of a jaguar and that Cuzco is the head of the jaguar. We spend the rest of the day and evening in Cuzco . Our guide will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel. He will stay with you to guide around the Cuzco area. |
| DAY 3 6/3: | Today, you join the women in Ollanta. Here, you meet Dona Julia, a shaman who works with herbs and plants. |
| DAY 4 6/4: | Dona Julia has prepared medicine herbal baths for us. These delightful baths cleanse you from the inside out. Staying in Ollanta, we go to Ollantaytambo, The Temple of The Winds . |
| DAY 5 6/5: | We spend this day in preparation for our journey to Apu Salkantay. We meet Chino, a dear friend and shaman, Don Umberto, who is Dona Bernadina's husband, and our guide, Jaime. They will travel with us to Apu Salkantay. |
| DAY 6 6/6: |
We travel to our first base camp at Cruspata. Our horses will be waiting for us for our ride up to Salkantay. |
| DAY 7 6/7: | Our second camp at Soraypampa, has been set up, waiting for us. |
| DAY 8 6/8: |
We arrive at the heights of Apu Salkantay, where we work with the essential energy of this primal feminine mountain. |
| DAY 9 6/9: | We return to the camp at Pampaccahuana in her valley. |
| DAY 10 6/10: | From Pampaccahuana, we go to Llactapata. |
| DAY 11 6/11: |
From Llactapata, we stop at the camp at KM82 before returning to Cuzco. |
| DAY 12 6/12: |
We return to Cuzco. We go out for a dinner of celebration, giving thanks and delight for the journey we have just undertaken. |
| DAY 13 6/13: |
We fly to Lima for our flight back to the States. We will go to a hotel in Miraflores, where we store our luggage until we go to the airport. We can go to the marketplace and a local restaurant until our guide comes for us to take us to the airport. |
The cost for this journey, without airfare, is $2,564.00 (price is based on five people; if less than five people, price will change). This includes, but not limited to, all hotel accommodations, all land and water transportation, all guides, porters, food while camping, some meals, as stated, in hotels, transfers, all entry and excursions fees. Not included: airport arrival and departure taxes, tipping of guides and porters, shamans' ceremonies, any personal expenditures. Due to the high cost of the airfare, the deposit of $1,500.00 is required. Your deposit is in addition to the above price. This deposit ensures your reservation in this journey and to purchase your airfare. This deposit includes all round trip air travel (USA/Peru/USA), including in-Peru flights. Please note that the airfare is subject to price fluctuation. Please note that, by sending in your deposit right away, the chances that we will not lose the best airfare prices we can get are increased. If I do not receive your deposit very shortly, it is likely we will lose this airfare price and the cost will have to go up. By sending in your deposit, you have accepted the invitation that Peru has sent you. That manifests the clear path to Peru and helps to remove all obstacles out of your way. Itinerary is subject to change depending on weather, festivities, etc. You will receive packing list and pre-departure information upon receipt of your registration and deposit. Please be sure that your passport is up to date and, if it is not or you don't have one, I suggest that you get it updated or apply for one now. You will get your visa upon arrival in Lima .
You can contact me at 732-533-7276 or e-mail me at apusalkantay@aol.com.
You can download the Peru Men's Journey registration form here. Please refer to the Peru Men's Journey registration form for deposit and discount payment information.
To register, call Pat Miller at 908-281-9222 or e-mail her at pampa_mesaylq@yahoo.com. We do take payment by check, money order, cash, credit card and Pay Pal.
"Throughout my childhood and as I got older, I always knew and felt there is something much greater than only what we can see. Other people told me what I said I saw and knew was not so. Although I began to doubt myself, I continued to know what I could not explain was true. Then I was blessed by meeting Fran Russo. Just like that, EVERYTHING made sense. My entire life made sense to me in one second. I have been a student of Fran's since 2001. I have completed the Medicine Wheel, had weekly private sessions, attended many workshops and healing circles. After completing the Medicine Wheel, I am continuing to grow, in my journey, as an apprentice."LisaRead more...