Peru Yoga & Meditation Retreat: Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu & Rainbow Mountain

Day 1 starts at Cusco airport, where guides meet you with a traditional Andean dance performance before the drive to the Sacred Valley. On the way you stop at the Sulca Textile Museum and the Pisac Market, then settle into the Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness. Day 2 visits the salt pans at Maras and the Inca terraces at Moray, with a picnic lunch in the Andes, optional yoga and meditation, and a shaman-led offering to Pachamama. Dinner is at El Huacatay in Urubamba.

Day 3 is Machu Picchu. After morning yoga and breakfast you take a private transfer to Ollantaytambo, board the Vistadome train to Aguas Calientes, have lunch at Indio Feliz, then tour the citadel with a private guide. You return by train and transfer to the hotel, with dinner at Chuncho in Ollantaytambo. Day 4 is horseback riding through the Sacred Valley, followed by a visit to Chinchero and dinner at Native Cocina Peruana. Day 5 brings a zipline above the valley, a Pucará Bull painting workshop near Pisac, a guided visit to the Pisac ruins, and dinner at LIMO in Cusco.

Day 6 is a guided Cusco city tour covering the Cathedral, Santo Domingo Temple and Qenqo, with free time in the afternoon, a late yoga class and dinner at Hanz. Day 7 is a full-day trip to the Palccoyo Rainbow Mountains and views of Ausangate, with a restorative yoga session and hotel dinner that evening. Day 8 is an Andean cooking class in Cusco, an afternoon yoga class and dinner at MAP Café. Day 9 starts with meditation in the hotel garden, then a ceremonial walk with llamas and the Textil Sulca community to the Temple of the Moon, ending with dinner at Efímero. Day 10 is breakfast, free time and your transfer to the airport.

Katie Ribsam has practised yoga for 30 years and is an E-RYT 500 teacher, founder of Yoga Bohemia, Bohemia School of Yoga and Bohemia Retreats. She teaches advanced Vinyasa Flow as well as Yin and Restorative, and has run more than two dozen retreats. Jen Fiore is an RYT-500 teacher and Reiki Master who has taught internationally and on the US east coast, trained in vinyasa, yin, restorative, Hot26, Thai Yoga, aerial and SUP yoga, plus meditation and trauma-informed yoga.

The trip runs at altitude, especially in Cusco and on the Rainbow Mountain day, and involves walking, hiking to the zipline launch point and time on horseback. Alternative activities can be arranged if horseback riding isn't right for you. Meals, tours, transfers, entrance fees and the Vistadome train ticket are all covered, so the main extras are flights, tips, alcohol and travel insurance.

What's included

- 9 nights in premium upscale accommodations - 4 nights at the Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel & Wellness - 5 nights at the Palacio Manco Capac by Ananay Hotels - All transfers indicated in the programme - All tours indicated in the programme - Private transportation in the best available vehicles - Guided tours with a private local English-speaking guide - All meals - All entrance fees to the excursions listed - Train ticket Vistadome Ollanta / Machu Picchu Pueblo / Ollanta or Poroy - Bus ticket Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Aguas Calientes - Taxes where applicable

What's not included

- Transportation and accommodations outside of the retreat days - Tips for guides and drivers - Snacks in addition to the included meals - Flights to and from Cusco and airport taxes - Alcohol or other preferred drinks - Yoga mats (please bring a travel mat) - Travel insurance - Anything not mentioned in the itinerary or inclusions