Sacred Earth Travel - Cultural Tours - Archaeology and Ancient Cultures

Peru
	Send inquiry INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU LODGE Exquisitely beautiful, serene and magical - without a doubt InkaTerra Machu Picchu is the best place to stay if you really want to enjoy Machu Picchu and connect with its deep sense of timeless mystery. InkaTerra is much more than just another hotel. The lodge is composed of 85 luxurious cottages nestles into terraced hills in 12 secluded acres of exquisite beauty, where a reverence for nature reigns. An intimate pueblo of charming whitewashed bungalows spread across the grounds, and a main building that houses the world class restaurant and Spa, all set amidst stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the rushing Vilcanota River. The gardens are home to the most extensive orchid collection in Peru. The grounds and surroundings offer innumerable opportunities for hiking, birdwatching, and of course, visits to the enigmatic and mysterious Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. View details View excursions Suggested itinerary 3d/2n
	Send inquiry EXPERIENCE THE SACRED VALLEY - URUBAMBA VILLAS Situated in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Inkas, between the enigmatic City of Cusco and the world's heritage site of Machu Picchu, Inkaterra Urubamba Villa provides the perfect base from where to explore the enigmatic archaeological sites that surround it - Pisac, Maras, Ollantaytambo or visit the colourful artisan markets and authentic villages, where some of the earliest relics of colonial Peru can be found preserved in ancient churches and convents. Yet, those interested in more adventurous activities, such as hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and river rafting, will be raptured by the opportunities for active pursuits in this enthralling environment. Urubamba Villas offers the perfect private retreat setting from where you can explore the Sacred Valley and is ideally suited to small private groups or families seeking privacy and comfort. View details View excursions View suggested itinerary 4 days/ 3 nights
	Send inquiry Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley Experience the essence of the ancient Inka empire with a journey that takes you to the legendary Sacred Valley of the Incas and the Anta Valley with its it's magnificent Inca complexes of Pisaq, Ollantaytambo and Chinchero against a stunningly dramatic backdrop of the high Andes. Visit the engineering wonder of the Maras salt mines worked since the pre-Inca times and still in use today. Submerge yourself for two unforgettable days in the cloud forest and explore the sacred heart of the Inka empire at Machu Picchu while you marvel at its timeless mystery. The journey will end in Cuszco with a guided tour of its greatest cultural and historical treasures, retracing the history of the longest inhabited city in the Americas with its magnificent churches and Inca temples like Coricancha and Sacsayhuman. A brief journey, yet packed with all the true marvels of what remains of the Inka world. View itinerary (no camping)/ View itinerary (camping)
	Send inquiry Paracas Marine Reserve & Nazca Lines Peru's Coastal Desert offers a stark contrast to the lush rainforest of the interior. Yet, this seemingly desolate place also holds some fascinating mysteries. Just a four hour drive south of Lima lies Peru's only Marine Reserve, a relatively small but precious area situated between ocean and desert, the Paracas Marine Reserve is teeming with wildlife. Not far from there some of the oldest archeological finds of Peru have been discovered, and last but not least, the famous Nazca lines, cryptic glyphs drawn over several kilometers on the desert floor by civilizations that have long since left this planet.Though everybody speculates, nobody knows for sure what these lines might mean or stand for, who created them and for what purposehttp://www.sacredearth-travel.com. This short trip visits both, the Marine Reserve and the Nazca lines, and includes a flight to view them from the air - the only way to really appreciate their magnitude. View itinerary
	Send inquiry The Moche Route Some of the greatest archaeological treasures of Peru can be found in the northern part of the country. Visit the most famous Sipan tomb in Chiclayo, deemed one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last 30 years, and trace the steps of the ancient Peruvians at the pyramids of Tucume. In Trujillo, visit the beautiful Sun and Moon temples built by Moches, the colonial city and Chan Chan citadel, the capital of the Chimu empire. View itinerary
	Send inquiry Cajamarca and Chiclayo Cajamarca was a major center of the Inca Empire. It is most famous for being the place of first contact between Pizarro and the Inca army, which he defeated in a one-sided battle shortly thereafter, and captured Atahualpa, the last of the independent Inca monarchs. Although the Inca city was razed to the ground, Cajamarca boasts many beautiful colonial buildings, as well as the Inca-era "Ransom Room," where Atahualpa was kept as a prisoner of the Spanish before being garroted. View itinerary
	Send inquiry Chachapoya's Highlights Chachapoyas Highlights' is an Archeological Tour that features the highlights of the forgotten archeological treasures of Northern Peru, visiting such fascinating and unforgettable sites as Kuelap, Leymebamba, Pueblo de los Muertos and Utcubamba Canyon among others. Explore the splendour of the Chachapoyas kingdom in style. A private vehicle brings you to the zone's highlights - from Kuelap to Leymebamba - and your stay at the Gran Hotel Vilaya every night guarantees a comfortable night's sleep. View itinerary
	Send inquiry Chachapoyas Discoverer Tour This tour is offered as a 5, 6 or 7 day itinerary. The tour starts in Chiclayo from where we drive by private transport to Chachapoyas (9 hours). The beautiful journey crosses one of the planet's driest deserts, climbs the Andes and descends to the Marañon River a major Amazon tributary and finally ascends to Chachapoyas via the fabulous Utcubamba Canyon. The next day we visit the Pueblo de los Muertos. Its roundhouse style tombs seem to cling to a precipitous cliff and are one of the continent's most spectacular archeological sites. We also visit Revash and Leymebamba Museum housing the 219 mummies found at a nearby lake in 1997. Finally we make our way to to Kuelap. The towering walls and hundreds of roundhouses capped by the cloud forest at 3,000 meters above sea level always amaze first time visitors. View itinerary

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