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Our people, our roots

Why we love this experience?

  • On this exclusive trip, experience other ways of seeing the world through an authentic approach to the inhabitants and ancestral traditions of the Andes.
  • Through agriculture, cuisine, and arts, get closer to the millenary cosmovision and inspiring culture of the Andes. 

Itinerary

  • General

    This trip has been designed to connect you with legendary indigenous communities, which inhabit to this day the heart of the Andes.  

    Work the land with the people of Huama, cook with the people of Huayllafara and immerse yourself in the language of textile art with the master weavers of Chinchero. Visit islands frozen in time in the middle of the highest navigable lake in the world, and meet its inhabitants, guardians of a fascinating past. 

    Taking care of our legacy is more of an honor than a duty. Therefore, this trip generates a positive impact, with actions that contribute to the social development of the communities we visit. 

  • Day 1: Welcome to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Dinner and introduction to the Andean world.

    Your journey begins in Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire and cultural heritage of humanity.  At the airport, a Terra Explorer guide will welcome and accompany you to your hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. 

    On the way you will discover the Andes, the longest mountain range on the planet, inhabited by legendary indigenous communities and areas untouched by modernity. In the following days, this place will allow you to connect with different ways of seeing the world. 

    Share dinner at Ani’s private villa with renowned researcher, anthropologist and ethnohistorian Jean-Jaques Decoster, who, with his extensive knowledge, will introduce you to the Andean world. 

    Meals included: Dinner. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley. 

     

  • Day 2: Working the land in the Huama community.

    Share with the people of Huama and learn about their customs and their traditional way of working the land. 

    Accompany the inhabitants of this community for a morning as they carry out their duties in the fields, which vary according to the Inca agricultural calendar. Whether harvesting, sowing, or working the land with ancestral tools, you will experience an authentic space of cultural exchange and learn more about the traditions of the Andes.  

    Meals included: Breakfast. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley. 

  • Day 3: Native gastronomy in Huayllafara.

    Visit the agricultural interpretation center of the Huayllafara Community, where through the use of millenary calendars, they determine planting and harvesting times.  

    Cook with them as they have since ancient times, outdoors and by the heat of the fire. Prepare a delicious “uchucuta”, a spicy cream made from rocoto chilis and herbs, and taste a delightful “lawa” (soup in Quechua), prepared with stone-ground corns. A healthy lunch without condiments, straight from the earth to the plate. 

    Meals included: Breakfast and lunch. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley. 

  • Day 4: Community of Chinchero and mountain biking to Huaypo lake. Ceremony to mother earth.

    Visit the home of a master weaver in the community of Chinchero. Share a morning with her family and learn about different types of local fibers and ancestral dyeing techniques. This craft has been passed from generation to generation since pre-Inca times.  

    From here, ride mountain bikes to Huaypo, a beautiful lake perched high in the Andes. Surrounded by majestic mountains and snow-capped peaks, cross impressive landscapes, farmlands and communities, while discovering one of the most beautiful places in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.  

    On the shores of Huaypo Lake, enjoy a luxury picnic in the outdoors. 

    Led by a shaman (Andean priest), you will be introduced to the Andean cosmovision by taking part in a ceremony in which the earth is revered as a source of life and prosperity.  This ritual of ancestral origin links humans with their habitat, allowing you to connect your intentions and gratitude with the elements of nature surrounding you. 

    Take a little piece of the Andes with you in your heart. 

    Meals included: Breakfast and lunch. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley. 

  • Day 5: Manuel Choqque and the world of potatoes. Visit to Moray and Maras.

    Together with the distinguished agronomist Manuel Choque, a native of the Huatata community, discover the secrets of Andean tubers, in the country with the world’s widest variety of potatoes. 

    Taste colorful potatoes roasted in a “Huatia”, a traditional way of cooking in the Andes with the earth’s heat. Taste wines made of oca or black mashua, exquisite experiments created by your host. 

    Visit the impressive salt mines of Maras, over three thousand salt wells built by the Incas on the slopes of the mountain “Qaqawiñay, which are still used today. 

    Explore Moray, the circular terraces that make this center of agricultural experimentation one of the most enigmatic archaeological remains of the Peruvian Andes, and learn how far the Incas went in terms of science and technology. 

    Meals included: Breakfast and lunch. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in the Sacred Valley. 

     

     

  • Day 6: Pumamarca hike and Pachamanca lunch at El Albergue. Luxury train to Machu Picchu.

    From the site of Pumamarca and facing a spectacular view of the Urubamba Valley, descend along an Inca trail in the middle of an impressive terraced path built on the slopes of these mountains, and walk along water channels to reach the village of Ollantaytambo. 

    Ollantaytambo is also known as the only living Inca village. Its ancient stone houses are still occupied by the inhabitants of this area, and in its canals water still flows as it did hundreds of years ago. 

    We invite you to the botanic gardens of El Albergue to taste a “Pachamanca,” a traditional meal very representative of the Peruvian Andes. It consists of cooking different ingredients underground with hot stones, earth, and herbs, a millenary technique that dates back to pre-Incan cultures in the fifth century.  

    Board a luxury train for an unforgettable journey through impressive landscapes to Machu Picchu town.  

    Meals included: Breakfast and lunch. 

    Accommodation: Hotel in Machu Picchu town. 

     

  • Day 7: Visit Machu Picchu and return to Cusco.

    Calmly explore Machu Picchu and discover the history of Peru as you walk through squares, temples, fountains, monuments, and residences of what once was the most important religious, political, and cultural center of the Inca Empire. 

    Optionally, climb to the summit of Huayna Picchu Mountain or the top of Machu Picchu Mountain, two natural viewpoints with striking views of the entire citadel.  

    In the afternoon, board the train back to the Sacred Valley or to the city of Cusco. 

    Meals included: Breakfast. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco. 

  • Day 8: From the market to the table with Cusco restaurants and photo safari with Diego del Rio.

    Witness Cusco’s living culture through the aroma, products, and characters that inhabit the city’s oldest market. 

    With a local chef, you will buy all the necessary ingredients to cook and savor delicious and traditional dishes in the kitchen of one of Cusco’s finest restaurants. 

    In the afternoon, Join Diego del Rio, renowned Peruvian photographer, to explore Cusco city from a different perspective. Discover details of the ancient capital of the Inca Empire through your own lens, capturing architecture, Inca stone walls, the market, and old colonial mansions. 

    Compare Cusco’s contemporary reality with its past, as Diego will show you the exact spots documented almost a century ago by Martin Chambi, one of the most important Latin American photographers of the early nineteenth century.  

    Meals included: Breakfast. 

    Accommodation: Hotel or private house in Cusco. 

     

  • Day 9: Flight to Puno. Kayak in Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world.

    Join us to discover the magic of Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest in South America. This adventure begins on Llachón, a beautiful peninsula on the shores of Lake Titicaca, in Puno, to where it is easy to fly from cities like Lima or Cusco. 

    Llachón is located in Capachica, a community that stands out for wearing very peculiar and colorful hats. The community’s entrance is through an arch in the shape of a giant hat, a picturesque detail typical of these remote communities.  

    Valentín’s family, natives of Llachón, will welcome you and open the doors of their home and rural lodge for the night. 

    Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

    Accommodation: Homestay at Llachon. 

  • Day 10: Taquile Island.

    Wake up enjoying the fresh morning air. A boat will take you to a port on Taquile. From here, in expedition kayaks, skirt the western shore of the island to Kullata, a white sandy beach overlooking the snow-capped peaks of Bolivia’s Real Mountain Range that looms on the opposite shore of the lake. 

    At this beautiful beach, Hector Huatta will welcome you. Walk with Hector a network of pedestrian paths of pre-Inca origin that interconnect this magical island. Visit its archaeological remains, learn about the vegetation, the use of native plants, and the traditional social and political system under which its inhabitants are governed. 

    UNESCO has recognized the beautiful textile art of the island as Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Be introduced to this world by Hector’s wife and mother, expert weavers. Experience one of the best sunsets in the world and spend the night in this beautiful rural lodge. 

    Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 

    Accommodation: Homestay at Taquile island. 

  • Day 11: Floating Uros Islands.

    This morning say goodbye to Hector and his family. Paddle the eastern shore of the island and observe, from its calm waters, the tranquility of the daily life of the island’s inhabitants.  

    Then, by boat, visit the floating islands of the Uros communities. You have probably never been on a floating island before. These islands are unique because they are handmade with a vegetable fiber called totora. Learn firsthand about the extraordinary heritage and the ancestral techniques used to keep the islands afloat. 

    Overnight in a hotel on the shores of Lake Titicaca. 

    Meals included: Breakfast and lunch. 

    Accommodation: Hotel in Puno city. 

  • Day 12: Transfer to Juliaca airport.

    Transfer from Puno city to Juliaca airport. 

    Meals included: Breakfast. 

  • Dinner at Ani

  • Working the land in Huama

  • Native gastronomy in Huayllafara

  • Chinchero Community

  • Mountain biking to Huaypo

  • Ceremony to the Mother Earth

  • Pumamarca

  • Luxury train to Machu Picchu

  • Machu Picchu

  • Kayaking on Titicaca lake

  • Titicaca lake, Puno

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    Taking care of our own

     

    To ensure the well-being and safety of our travelers and staff throughout our operational chain, Terra Explorer will comply with the health and safety measures and protocols established by the Peruvian Association of Adventure Tourism and Ecotourism (APTAE), and implement the Covid-19 health and safety guidelines for adventure tourism developed by the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA).​

    Our experiences are designed considering the least possible exposure, where the final destinations are usually remote places. By their very nature, our adventure activities are considered to be low risk, mainly because they are performed outdoors where ventilation is constant and making it easy to achieve social distancing.​

    During these times we are working together with a small staff of honorable people who have been part of the Terra Explorer family for many years. They and their families are aligned with the established health and safety measures. Employing these staff members also seeks to reactivate the local economy.​

    We guarantee a safe, soul-fulfilling trip to all our travelers for whom we make these adventures possible.​

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    Terra Explorer will strictly comply with the safety, cleaning, and hygiene protocols during our internal processes, third parties, and throughout your trip. This involves:​

    • All staff involved in Terra Explorer operations are fully vaccinated and the guides are tested for Covid-19 one day prior to meeting clients.​
    • Rigorous and constant disinfection of equipment, food and beverages, surfaces shared by travelers, places of activities, accommodation, and transportation.​
    • Providing our clients with disinfection stations and resources for personal hygiene at all times of the trip.​
    • Personnel trained to comply with the new measures: Use of protective equipment during work, good hygiene practice, social distancing, proper use of hygiene equipment for surfaces and clothing, self-assessment of health and how to respond to the possible event that oneself or someone close to them shows symptoms related to COVID-19.​
    • Constant health monitoring of all personnel involved with Terra Explorer.​
    • Guides trained to comply with the new security protocols, deliver the appropriate information to the traveler, monitor our travelers‘ health, and follow the established protocols in case a traveler shows symptoms or gets infected with COVID-19.​
    • Established protocols and contingency plans if a traveler or staff shows symptoms or gets infected with COVID-19, including medical assistance if required.​
    • Keeping you informed before and during your trip, with updates and official news of each visited destination.​

     

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    Follow the instructions related to health and safety given by the Terra Explorer team and your guide, before and during your trip.​

    • Good hygiene practice.​
    • Compliance with the guidelines provided by local authorities in Peru, such as social distancing, use of masks where necessary, and hand washing.​

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    Stay home if:​

    • Someone close to you or yourself shows symptoms related to COVID-19.​
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    Flexible bookings & cancellation policies

     

    Flexible deposit

    With the intention of delivering the most flexibility at the time of confirming your trip, we will determine the amount of the initial deposit individually and according to your itinerary characteristics.

     

    Flexible payments

    Secure your trip with a deposit and pay the rest in one or more payments, at a time that suits you best. Please make sure you adhere to our policy and pay in full at least 31 days prior to your trip date.

     

    Cancellation penalties & credits

    If you need to cancel your trip, we will apply the following flexible policies.

    • Cancellations up to 31 days prior to the trip start date: The paid deposit is refundable or may be used as credit for a future trip.
    • Cancellations made between 30 and 16 days prior to the trip start date: 50% of total trip rate. This penalty is subject to negotiation with suppliers for the total or partial refund of the paid amount, either in cash or credit for a future trip.
    • Cancellations made 15 days or less prior to trip start date will be considered a “no-show” and 100% of total trip cost applies. This penalty is subject to negotiation with suppliers for the total or partial refund of the paid amount, either in cash or credit for a future trip.

     

    Additional information:

    • Our trips are custom-made. Therefore, we will adapt our payment and cancellation policies individually in a flexible way and according to the booked services.
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