ROOTED JOURNEY
9 Nights - 10 Days - Peru
9 NIGHTS - 10 DAYS - PERU
Sacred Valley & Ausangate
ROOTED is an immersive cultural journey through the Peruvian Andes, created for those who wish to experience a place through genuine human connection, herebalism, shared traditions and the rhythm of everyday life.
ROOTED is an invitation to experience the Andes through relationships rather than observation.
For eleven days, we slow down and step beyond conventional travel. We spend time with Quechua families and local initiatives, learn about plants and herbalism, share meals, walk ancestral landscapes and take part in traditions that continue to shape life in the mountains today.
This isn't about seeing more places.
It's about creating space for genuine encounters—those quiet conversations, shared moments and unexpected connections that transform the way we understand a place.
Because we believe the most meaningful journeys are not defined by where we go, but by the people we meet along the way.
Maximum 10 participants
Small groups to create genuine connections.
An immersive journey through
the Living Andes
A JOURNEY INTO
LIFE AS IT IS LIVED
Rooted takes place across two main
territories in the Peruvian Andes:
the Sacred Valley and the Ausangate region.
In the Sacred Valley, we'll spend time living with a high-Andean Quechua community, sharing everyday life through simple moments and genuine human connection. Throughout the journey, we'll also visit the Mora family in Maras, Leticia's Hampi Mama Herbal House & Medicinal Garden, archaeological sites, and other local initiatives that reflect the cultural richness of the region.
In the Ausangate region, we visit Don Vicente Quispe's School of Ancestral Knowledge in the Mama Chaya community, spend time with the community of Pachanta, and pilgrimage to the Seven Lakes of Apu Ausangate, experiencing a landscape where nature, culture and ancestral traditions remain deeply intertwined.
Across both territories, the journey unfolds through direct relationships with the people and initiatives that sustain these places, learning through shared time, presence, and participation in daily life.
What We'll Share Together
BOTANICAL WORKSHOPS
Step into the world of Andean and Amazonian plant wisdom through immersive hands-on workshops. Together we'll create healing balms, herbal ointments, natural Agua Florida, sacred smoke bundles, floral bath using locally grown flowers and plants, a traditional floral cleansing ritual, essential oils and hydrolats while discovering the medicinal properties, stories and ancestral uses of native plants that have cared for communities for generations.
ANDEAN COSMOVISION
Meet women from different Andean communities as they share their worldview, traditions, customs, clothing and ways of life. An intimate encounter offering a deeper understanding of the living relationship between people, nature, community and the sacred landscapes they call home, opening ROOTED through their own voices and perspectives.
SACRED LANDSCAPES
Walk ancient mountain trails through the Sacred Valley and the Ausangate region. These hikes are not about reaching a destination, but about experiencing the landscapes that continue to shape Andean culture, spirituality and everyday life.
THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Spend an afternoon with the children, teachers and families of a community-led school. Learn how education, culture and identity come together in a project that is helping shape future generations while preserving ancestral traditions.
TRADITIONAL WEAVING
Sit alongside Quechua master weavers and become part of a tradition that has been passed from generation to generation. Learn the symbolism woven into every textile, understand the creative process from wool to fabric and discover how each pattern tells the story of a people, a landscape and a way of life.
ANDEAN SOUNDHEALING JOURNEY
Immerse yourself in an intimate sound experience guided by Jorge Munay, where ancestral Andean instruments create a space for stillness, presence and inner connection. An invitation to slow down, listen deeply and reconnect with yourself.
SHARING WITH QUECHUA FAMILIES
Open the door to genuine cultural exchange by sharing meals, conversations and everyday life with Quechua families. Through simple moments and authentic encounters, you'll experience the Andes not as a visitor, but as a welcomed guest.
EVENINGS OF CONNECTION
Some of the most meaningful moments happen after the sun goes down. Around the warmth of a fire, we share cacao, music, stories, laughter and honest conversations. Without distractions or rushing, we create space to truly listen, connect and enjoy the simple beauty of being together.
Journey Itinerary
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Arrive in the Sacred Valley and settle into our home. In the afternoon, women from different Andean communities will open the journey by sharing their own perspective on the Andean cosmovision, traditions, customs, clothing and ways of life.
Around a traditional tea ceremony, we will then create a women’s circle, bringing together women from the communities and the participants to meet, listen to one another and share.
We will close the day with a shared dinner.
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Hike through the mountains of Pisac to Intihuatana and the Temple of the Sun, exploring ancient agricultural terraces and the archaeological site. Later, we will visit the artisan and local markets of Pisac before returning home to rest around the fire.
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Travel to Churo, a high-mountain community far from the usual tourist routes. After a 1.5-hour walk through the mountains, we will spend the day with local families, sharing their food, traditions and everyday life. We will gather with the women around the fire and spend the night beneath the stars.
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After breakfast, we will leave Churo and make our way to a community-run rural school in Chinchero.
We will spend the day alongside the children, sharing games, conversations and a meal together. More than a visit, it will be an opportunity to connect with their everyday lives and experience the school through the people who are part of it.
In the afternoon, we will visit the Moray Agricultural Laboratory and the impressive salt terraces of Maras, two remarkable places that reveal the deep relationship between Andean communities and the land.
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Travel into Q’ero territory, beneath the presence of Ausangate. We will share time, food and everyday life with a traditional local family before relaxing in the volcanic hot springs of Pacchanta.
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Embark on a pilgrimage through the breathtaking Seven Lakes of Ausangate. Together with Don Vicente Quispe, we will take part in a traditional Andean Despacho ceremony, exploring its relationship with the mountains, nature and reciprocity. We will share lunch with his family and gather around the fire for stories and reflection.
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Visit Don Vicente Quispe’s Community Centre and School of Traditional Knowledge. Through a hands-on workshop, we will explore Andean medicinal plants, essential oils, herbal remedies, Agua Florida and traditional medicinal incense.
We will share dinner with the community and end the day around the fire with Quechua songs and stories. -
A slow morning to rest, walk and connect with the landscape through a forest bath. In the afternoon, we will meet with local women for a weaving and symbolism workshop, exploring textiles as a way of expressing stories, identity and knowledge. We will close the day with a sharing circle.
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Leave the Q’ero territory of Ausangate and travel towards Cusco city. We will visit Sacsayhuamán temple, Qenqo and the Temple of the Moon, exploring Andean history, worldview and the relationship between people and territory.
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Begin the morning with a traditional Andean Sound Healing ceremony using Andean instruments. We will then gather for a closing circle with cacao, reflection and gratitude, followed by a final farewell brunch with the women from the communities we have met throughout the journey.
Transfer to Cusco.
SPECIAL ENCOUNTER
Don Vicente Quispe
Don Vicente Quispe is a respected Q'ero elder from the Ausangate region of the Peruvian Andes, where he has spent his life preserving the traditions, knowledge and worldview of his ancestors.
The Q'ero people are recognised for safeguarding one of the Andes' most enduring cultural traditions. Living in the high mountains for generations, they have maintained a profound relationship with nature, community and the sacred landscape that continues to shape their way of life today.
Throughout ROOTED, participants will have the opportunity to spend meaningful time with Don Vicente, learning directly from his experience and perspective. Together, we'll explore the traditional use of medicinal plants, the cultural significance of the Apus (sacred mountains) and the Andean principle of reciprocity—an understanding of balance and mutual care between people, nature and the wider world.
One of the most meaningful moments of the journey is the opportunity to participate in a traditional Despacho Ceremony, guided by Don Vicente at the foot of the sacred Ausangate mountain. This ancestral offering expresses gratitude, respect and reciprocity with nature, remaining an important practice within Andean culture today.
Rather than presenting these traditions as something to observe, ROOTED creates the opportunity to experience them through genuine human connection, respectful cultural exchange and time shared with one of the people who continues to carry this knowledge forward.
Gisela Bosch
My journey began with a desire to understand wellbeing in a broad, practical and human way. During my training in Ayurveda and Yoga in India, I learned to honour the natural rhythms of the body, the mind and nature.
Peru became my home. Living in the Sacred Valley and sharing life with Andean communities brought me closer to the land, medicinal plants and knowledge passed down through generations.
From this experience, Sumaq Ñawi was born — a project built through the relationships I have developed in Peru and from a desire to create genuine encounters with people, their cultures, knowledge and ways of life.
ROOTED grew from these relationships. A journey to connect with the land and the people who inhabit it, through direct experience, curiosity and respect.
The way I accompany others is grounded in presence, listening and practical integration — creating experiences that can stay with you long after the journey has ended.
Our Home
Journey Details
9 Nights | 10 Days
Sacred Valley & Ausangate
Your Journey Includes
✓ 9 nights of accommodation and all meals throughout the journey
✓ All ground transportation, entrance fees and permits
✓ Local guides and cultural facilitators
✓ Stays and shared experiences with Andean host families
✓ Community immersion and women's circle
✓ Traditional Tea Ceremony
✓ Visit to a community school in Chinchero
✓ Traditional weaving and symbolism workshop with local women
✓ Medicinal plants and traditional herbal medicine workshop with Don Vicente Quispe
✓ Traditional Andean Despacho ceremony and pilgrimage through the Seven Lakes of Ausangate
✓ Volcanic hot springs in Pacchanta
✓ Private Andean Sound Healing ceremony with Jorge Munay
✓ Traditional Andean knowledge and cultural experiences with local families
✓ Cacao, herbal infusions and refreshments throughout the journey
✓ Full-time guidance and support from your ROOTED host
Not Included
International and domestic flights.
Travel insurance (mandatory).
Personal expenses.
Alcoholic beverages.
Lunch on Day 2.
Lunch on the final day.
Optional activities on Day 8 (massage, Traditional Quechua Flower Reading and Wild Nettle Blessing).
Tips and gratuities.
Investment
Reserve your place today
(Limited to 10 pax)
USD 200 Deposit
ROOTED | Spanish
Investment: USD 2,399
15 - 24 November 2026
01 - 10 April 2027
11 - 20 June 2027
ROOTED | English
Investment: USD 2,399
11- 21 May2027
15 - 24 October 2027
To reserve your place, a USD 200 non-refundable deposit is required.
The remaining balance can be paid in flexible installments. Get in touch with me directly and we can agree together on a payment schedule and payment method that works for you.
The full amount must be paid before the departure date.
Your journey begins here.
Contact us to reserve your place with a USD 200 deposit.
Once your place is confirmed, you'll receive your secure payment link, complete Journey Guide, payment schedule and Booking & Cancellation Policy.
Is ROOTED for You?
ROOTED is designed for people who value meaningful experiences over fast itineraries.
It may be the right journey for you if you...
✓ Want to experience Peru beyond the typical tourist route.
✓ Value genuine human connection and cultural exchange.
✓ Enjoy learning through hands-on experiences and local traditions.
✓ Feel inspired by nature, community and slower ways of travelling.
✓ Are open to stepping outside your comfort zone with curiosity and respect.
✓ Prefer intimate groups where real connections can naturally grow.
ROOTED isn't about seeing more.
It's about experiencing Peru through genuine human connection, shared traditions and the people who call this land home.
ROOTED may not be the right fit if you're looking for a fast-paced itinerary or a conventional sightseeing tour.
Joining the Journey
We believe that joining ROOTED should feel personal from the very beginning.
Once you reach out, we'll send you our Information Pack with the complete itinerary, practical information, and everything you need to know before your journey.
We'll also share a short participant form so we can learn more about you, including any dietary requirements, health considerations, and other details that will help us prepare for your experience.
If you're ready to secure your place, we'll send you a payment link for the reservation deposit. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll arrange a personal video call to answer your questions and help you prepare for your journey to Peru.
We look forward to welcoming you.
We know that joining a journey like ROOTED is a meaningful decision.
If there's anything you'd like to know before reserving your place, you'll find answers to the most common questions in our FAQ section.
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When we slow down enough to truly meet one another, we begin to discover that the most meaningful experiences are not created by the places we visit, but by the connections we build along the way.
