WOMEN’S PERU JOURNEY 2027
with Dawn Romero
November 16 – 24, 2027
9 days / 8 nights
This is a unique opportunity to authentically experience the essence of ancient Andean culture. Walk gently along the pathways of origin in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.
This beautifully woven exploration into the Andean world through a native perspective combines visiting magnificent pre-Columbian archeological sites, colorful markets, and exquisite Peruvian cuisine. Genuine cultural immersion events allow you to cultivate an intimate relationship with this land, its people, and customs. This trip is designed for women to connect with captivating and sacred places, themselves, and each other through an inspiring, fun, and enriching journey based in the lower valley of Cusco. We will focus on cultivating health and wellbeing at the root of Andean Cosmo vision, Sumaq Kawsay. We will talk about good living strategies, with intention on personal wellness. Thai will be done through herbal remedies, herbal baths, massage, nutrition, herbal elixirs, reflections, movement, and grounding in the telluric Andean forces of mother nature. Engage in a culture that honors the feminine Pachamama at the heart of all. Enter a space-time of self-reflection and growth for an exploration of discovery and insights that replenish, reset, and rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul.
Destinations: The Sacred Valley, Cusco, & Machu Picchu
Description: High altitude, mountainous terrain with scenic drives, walks and day hikes
Altitudes: Cusco 3,400 meters (11,150 feet), Pisac 2,972 meters (9,751 feet), Machu Picchu 2,430 m (7,972 ft), Amaru 3,400 m (11,500 ft)
Length: 9 days / 8nights
Difficulty: Moderate
Category: Boutique (4-star level)
Available: Small Private Group with Dawn Romero
Pace: Moderate, with time for relaxation
Interests: Women’s Wellness, Culture & Culinary, Andean Heritage, Traditional arts with focus on textiles and music, Indigenous Architecture, Spirituality & Worldview, Sacred Geometry, Astronomy & Agriculture
Dates: November 16-24, 2027
Accommodations
Upon arrival to the Sacred Valley of the Incas, you will be based out of Pisac Inn on the historic plaza of Pisac. Small and comfortable, our boutique hotel is charming, full of artistic details and old-world flair that celebrate local Andean heritage. Staying at Pisac Inn offers a unique travel experience, settling into your room for the duration of your stay with no packing and unpacking allows you to create a personal relationship to the local land and people. Stay at a similar level hotel for Machu Picchu overnight. Staying at small, charming hotels deepens connection to place and facilitates slow travel.Meals
Peruvian cuisine is at the heart of the trip and is a highlight. Experience Peru’s culinary explosion and foodie scene. We love food and invite you to savor Peru’s culinary art. While at Pisac Inn meals included are an exclusive daily set menu creatively designed and prepared by our chef at the Inn’s renowned restaurant, Cuchara de Palo. We use the finest local products with the clear intention of exploring the richness of Peruvian cuisine, while celebrating the diversity of legendary and nutritious ingredients that are fresh, organic, and native of Peru. Seasons and micro-seasons shape the menus and guest experience, showing how agricultural legacy can become a quietly contemporary form of luxury. Our set menu honors sitting down together for a lovely meal, including a soup or salad, main course, dessert, and beverage, with no dish repeated.
Vegetarian and special diet available with prior notice
Beer, wine and cocktails are available, but are not included in tour price
Meals not included in program will be at restaurants recommended by your guide
Unucha Spa
Treatments at Unucha Spa, are inspired by the ancestral legacy of Andean pre-Columbian healing tradition and offer a unique opportunity for deep relaxation and personal reflection. Try the herbal bath and massage combo. Reservations are required and we suggest making appointments ahead of time because space is limited. Treatments are not included in the tour price.Kusi Kawsay Association
This is a unique opportunity to visit and be part of our social project that is making a huge impact on educational models by empowering youth, protecting the environment, advocating for human rights, environmental and social justice, and sustainable development, with a focus on fostering youth advocacy, and women’s empowerment. Learn more about Pachamama’s Path, our 501c3 in the States that supports the projects of Kusi Kawsay in Peru.Traditional Community of Amaru
This is a unique opportunity to visit and engage with a traditional community that is preserving their ancestral Andean way of life. The wisdom of the Amaru community members is the inspiration of the Kusi Kawsay Association.Socially Responsible Tourism
This opportunity to travel with a Socially Responsible Travel company adds value to your travel experience. Please see our Sustainability Section to learn more about our vision, our commitment to socially and environmentally responsible tourism, our cultural projects, and our international certifications.Slow Travel
Peru Cultural Journeys is for visitors with ideals to travel intentionally, in a conscious, fair, and respectful way. We open an entry point for decolonial travel rooted in an understanding of the destination, its historical context, culture, traditions, and nuances, while making a positive impact in support of the local peoples preserving their ancestral culture. We cultivate spaces for connection and mutual recognition, activating reciprocity over consumption. In an age of overstimulation, connection to nature becomes essential. Travel with Peru Cultural Journeys is slower, more rooted, and more alive, reconnecting to the land, to the senses, and to ourselves through a deeper relationship with place. Across travel, the shift of guests seeking experiences shaped by the rhythms of the earth, seasonal cycles, local food systems, and a stronger sense of cultural and ecological belonging is clear. This movement resonates with Andean understandings of reciprocity, or ayni, where landscape, community, and spirit remain interconnected. As regenerative travel, our experience-led cultural immersion continues to grow, reflecting what luxury is evolving toward: slower, more grounded, more sensorial, and more aligned with the living cosmology of the land. Our curated experiences are powerful because of the coherence between hospitality and the wider ecosystem that sustains it. Appealing to those deeply drawn to places rooted in land, shaped by rhythm, and rich in meaning, we offer a way of being that you want to carry with you, return to, to places that are inhabited from within, and shared collectively.
Extensions: Add on extensions if you want to explore more areas of Peru as add ons before or after the Women’s Peru Journey
Travel Information for more information and FAQs.
Engage in this rare opportunity for authentic social interaction and cultural participation with a focus on cultivating integral Women’s wellbeing.
Experience the Sacred Valley of the Incas stepping back in time, visiting the finest archeological sites, picturesque villages, colorful markets, and amazing shopping opportunities.
Enjoy daily personalized herbal remedies, elixirs, teas, tonics, specially selected and prepared for your individual process.
Learn about and collect medicinal plants in the gardens, fields and markets throughout the trip.
Visit local markets and gardens to gather seasonal ingredients to prepare a meal together. Learn about power foods that nourish women’s well-being, such as tarwi, maca, oca, quinoa, coca, cocoa, and more. Share the nurturing meal together woven with collective sharing of stories, recipes, and remedies.
Visit sacred archaeological sites with female energy connected to moon calendars and water. Enjoy personal time and space for journaling, sketching, reflection, movement, breathing, etc. to promote relaxation and connection, not guided.
Enjoy optional treatments at Unucha Spa, such as herbal baths with a personalized mix of herbal remedies.
Experience an optional collective Coca Leaf offering, and opportunity for personal Coca Leaf reading with local Q’eros curandero.
Meet a local herbalist who works with Women’s health and wellness. Her specialty is managing inflammation and improving pelvic health. Optional special event.
Marvel at Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Explore Cusco, capital of the vast Inca state and navel of the ancestral world.
Savor exquisite Peruvian cuisine and experience the exciting culinary explosion.
Witness small town life in the Sacred Valley while staying at the charming Pisac Inn.
Enjoy daily excursions and special events with in-depth stories and the expertise of local native guides, cultural bearers, and activists with Indigenous voice.
Visit a traditional community and participate in their communal workday, a first-hand cultural perspective that deepens appreciation of Quechua history and social life. Recollect the power of working the soil, collecting herbs, cooking with wood, spinning wool, and swirling in dance for balanced connection with our communal and internal center axis.
Connect with Pachamama, the female essence alive and strong in the Andes. Practice earthing, grounding, and mindful breathing on your own to feel more centered, focused, and emotionally stable to improve sleep, lower stress hormones (like cortisol), reduce inflammation, and alleviate physical pain.
Expand your mind, learn of Andean Cosmovision cultural wisdom and practices beneficial for all, rooted in sustainable practices.
Join in our commitment to the preservation, protection and celebration of endangered Andean traditions and cultural heritage. Traveling with us directly supports sustainable tourism and our cultural projects.
November 16 -24, 2027
9 Day Cultural Journey
Pricing (Per Person)
Based on double occupancy
Small, private group 8 – 12 participants
Early Bird Rate:$2740 USD
Secure your early bird rate by making your down payment by December 31, 2026
Standard Rate:$ 2995 USD
What’s Included
All ground transportation throughout the journey
Guided excursions and site entry fees, including Machu Picchu
Accommodations in carefully selected hotels (double occupancy)
Daily breakfast + select group meals
Airport transfers
Experienced guides and curated cultural programming
Booking & Payment Terms
Deposit: $900 USD per person to reserve your place
Deposit Policy:
Refundable before April 1, 2027, minus a $300 administrative fee
Non-refundable after April 1, 2027
Final Payment Deadline: May 16, 2027
Single Room Supplement: $900 USD (limited availability; not offered at all locations)
International airfare and Peru flights are not included
Prices are listed in USD
Why Book Early
As a small group, this journey is designed as an intimate, deeply immersive experience. Early booking ensures access to preferred accommodations, permits, Machu Picchu tickets, and a place within a small, intentional group.
Details of what is included:
Airport transfers and all ground transportation in Peru program
Private, specialized, professional, English speaking native guides and interpreters on excursions and during special events
Entrance fees to all archeological and historical sites on daily excursions
Cultural group events with local Andean specialists like ceremonies, demonstrations or cultural included in program
Fresh, organic meals celebrating Peruvian cuisine as on program
Charming accommodations, standard double occupancy
A single supplement is an additional $900 USD. Unless you specify single accommodations, every effort will be made to place you with a compatible roommate. If no roommate is available, a single supplement may be charged.
Visit our Social Projects: The Kusi Kawsay Andean School & Kusi Ñan Organic Farm, exceptional educational projects that honor Andean tradition with elements of Waldorf pedagogy
Visit Apu Runawana Weaving Society in the traditional community of Amaru
Machu Picchu, entrance, guide, tourist class train from Ollantaytambo – Aguas Calientes – Ollantaytambo, tourist class bus Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
Details of what is not included:
Airfare, travel insurance, personal expenses, optional special events and activities not included in program, spa treatments, tips or donations, meals eaten out as indicated on program, snacks or beverages not included at mealtime.