Soul Retreat Titicaca — Lake Titicaca & Colca Canyon · 13–24 September 2026

What is this?

Where consciousness
itself began.

Lake Titicaca at 3,812 metres altitude is for the Q'ero the birthplace of the sun and of consciousness itself. Here the first ancestors stepped out of the water. Here the world was ordered.

Twelve days moving through sacred waters and islands: Amantaní, Taquile, Isla del Sol and Isla de la Luna, with overnight stays in local communities. Followed by the breathtaking silence of the Colca Canyon.

It is an encounter with something older than yourself that you nonetheless recognise completely.

Lake Titicaca holds a mythological significance like no other. It is the place where heaven and earth meet in the reflection of the water. This journey takes you through both Peru and Bolivia. Two countries at the same sacred lake, each with its own relationship to the ancient wisdom that lives here.

The lake slows you down.
All you need to do is be there.

The Programme

Twelve days
on the sacred water.

From arrival in Puno to the depths of the Colca Canyon: each day its own place and its own ceremony. The rhythm is slow. The silence is generous.

13 Sept

Day 1

Arrival in Juliaca · Transfer to Puno

Reception at the airport and group transfer to Puno. The first day is entirely devoted to landing: arrival at altitude, rest and the first encounter with the lake in the distance.
14 Sept

Day 2

Rest day in Puno

A full rest day to support the body and nervous system. Silence, walking, being present. The lake is already palpable without being on it.
15 Sept

Day 3

Amaru Muru · Amantaní

Ceremonial work at Amaru Muru, a sacred site regarded as a gateway. Then by boat to the island of Amantaní for a night in the local community.
16 Sept

Day 4

Taquile

Crossing to the island of Taquile with ceremony on the island. Overnight in local accommodation. Taquile is known for its remarkable textile tradition and its quiet, timeless atmosphere.
17 Sept

Day 5

Isla del Sol

Journey to the Island of the Sun, for the Inca's the place where the first people stepped from the water and the world began. Day ceremony and night ritual. Overnight on the island.
18 Sept

Day 6

Isla del Sol & Isla de la Luna

Ceremonial deepening on both islands. Isla de la Luna was the sacred site of Mama Quilla, the moon goddess. Work with the feminine principle and the cyclical wisdom of the water.
19 Sept

Day 7

Return journey to Puno

Boat return from the islands to Puno. Time on the water for integration of what the preceding days have opened.
20 Sept

Day 8

Integration day in Puno

An additional integration day in Puno for rest and personal guidance where needed. Space for what has moved after the islands and wants to settle.
21 Sept

Day 9

Towards the Colca Canyon

Travel day to the Colca Canyon with stops along the way. Overnight in a local community in the canyon. The transition from water to stone, from depth to height.
22 Sept

Day 10

Cruz del Cóndor · Colca Canyon

Visit to the condor viewpoint — the condor is the sacred animal of the upper world in Inca cosmology. Ceremonial work and overnight in the canyon.
23 Sept

Day 11

Integration & Closing · Return to Juliaca

Integration day and closing ceremony in the Colca region. Return journey to Juliaca for the night.
24 Sept

Day 12

Departure

Transfer to the airport and the journey home. What twelve days have opened travels with you — not as a memory, but as something you have become.

The Guides

Where the Eagle and the Condor
meet.

Marisol Apaza Suclli

Paqo · Q'ero tradition · Peru

Marisol comes from the Q'ero community and was called at a young age to the path of Inca Medicina. She carries two spiritual lineages: through Maestro Alejandro Apaza, Chumpi Paqo, and through Maestro Sebastián Suclli, Inca Paqo.

Her presence embodies the strength of the puma and the energy of the hummingbird, symbols of power, sensitivity and subtle connection. She carries the wisdom of the Kuychi, the Rainbow.

Thamar Karpes

Ñusta Paqo Pampamesayok · Multidimensional Academy · Haarlem

Thamar has been a student of Don Alejandro Apaza Machacca since 2017 and was initiated as Ñusta Paqo Pampamesayok within the Apaza family lineage of the Q'ero, the last direct descendants of the Inca's. She organises these retreats from a personal connection to the land and the tradition.

As someone who knows the land from the inside, who has undergone the ceremonies herself, she moves alongside as retreat facilitator and anchor point, so that participants can fully surrender to what the journey asks.

A participant's experience

"In Peru I began to see parts of myself that I had lost a long time ago. There was safety, space and a container in which everything was allowed — and in which I could truly sink into my process."

"What this journey has opened in me is still working. It feels like the beginning of a new phase — with more stillness, more conscious living and more self-acceptance. What remains is deep gratitude and the sense that this is only the beginning."

— Angelique, participant 2025

Practical Information

Everything you
need to know.

Included

All ceremonies and Hatun Karpay initiation
Full guidance & translation (Quechua/Spanish → EN/NL)
All accommodations during the retreat
Local transport per programme
All meals (except lunch on the rest day)

Not included

International return flights (Amsterdam–Lima)
Domestic return flights (Lima–Juliaca)
Meals and drinks outside the group programme
Personal expenses
Travel and cancellation insurance (mandatory)
Additional nights outside the programme

Details

Starting point: Puno, Peru
Altitude: Lake Titicaca at 3,812 m · Colca Canyon higher
Group size: maximum 12 participants
Ceremony language: Quechua/Spanish, translation into EN and NL
Accommodation: single rooms wherever possible
No alcohol during the retreat
Dietary requirements can be communicated in advance
Recommended: arrive 2–3 days early for altitude acclimatisation

Investment

€3.450

Excluding flights and insurance
Maximum 12 participants

Payment schedule

Deposit: reserves your place €500

Second instalment (before 30 June 2026) €1.190

Final instalment (on arrival, cash) €1.000

Remaining balance after above instalments €760

Information session

Still have questions before you take a step? On 27 May we take the time for everything you want to know: the programme, the guidance and how to prepare for the journey.

Online Zoom session: 27 May 2026 at 20:00 CET.

Soul RetreatTiticaca

Where consciousnessitself began.

Twelve dayson the sacred water.

Where the Eagle and the Condormeet.

Everything youneed to know.

What opens heredoes not close again.

Soul Retreat
Titicaca

Where consciousness
itself began.

Twelve days
on the sacred water.

Where the Eagle and the Condor
meet.

Everything you
need to know.

What opens here
does not close again.