This is the ultimate hiking and yoga adventure in Peru.  Expect inspiring scenery, connected practices, and rewarding excursions with delicious food to nourish us throughout the trip.  A perfect retreat for those looking to go beyond Machu Picchu.  

You do not need any level of yoga experience to join this retreat; however, we DO recommend that you enjoy hiking and have done a few longer full-day hikes (5-10 miles).  Our goal with these retreats is to partner with thoughtful hosts so we can offer unique activities and an insider experience of the destination.  We offer daily yoga to feel good and hope that it enhances the retreat just as much as the food does.  

During this trip, we want to provide the time, space, and experiences to broaden your perspective on day-to-day life.  Together we can work towards harmony, balanced energy, and introspection. Our outdoor experiences are portals for our inner adventures.  Use this retreat as an essential pause where we can deepen our yoga practice, get out into nature, and reconnect to ourselves.

The Cordillera Blanca, located in the Peruvian Andes, is one of the most beautiful places to hike in the world.  Our incredible hosts Mariana and Charlie run two of the best accommodations in the region:

Cuesta Serena:  At Cuesta Serena Boutique Hotel we are focused on quality of life and connecting with ourselves. Like the huayrongo, we like natural and conscious food, being surrounded by a healthy and exuberant environment, loving, laughing and playing, and living the present at a leisurely pace. But also visit the wonders, the snow-capped mountains and the lagoons that a destination like the Cordillera Blanca has: the highest tropical mountain range in the world and the most spectacular mountain landscape that Peru has. 

Cordillera Blanca Lodge: Experiences words can’t describe & memories a camera can’t quite capture, Llanganuco Mountain Lodge adventures are quite simply unlike any other out there. With unprecedented access to some of the world’s best day treks, we are Peru’s No. 1 Day trek specialist, situated in the heart of the Cordillera Blanca and the world’s 2nd highest mountain range on earth.

Claire Beiersdorf: I have lived in Cusco for the last 6 years, deepening my yoga and spiritual practice. Throughout these 6 years, I have discovered what it really is to live a spiritually rich life. More than anything, I want to share with you where I live and the experiences that have enriched my life, on and off the mat. This won’t be your typical yoga retreat. I want us to share in the experience of leaving our comfort zone. In the hopes that we have a truly unique experience together. 

Julia Steck:  Julia is a travel expert, yoga teacher, and hiking enthusiast.  She completed her first teacher training at Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico just before moving to Peru in early 2015, where hiking became a part of her daily life in the Sacred Valley.  Since then she's continued to study and practice yoga all over the world and recently completed a teacher certification with Katonah Yoga.  Julia works as a freelance travel specialist focusing on destinations in Latin America.  She also has a masters in Food Tourism, so you can be sure you'll eat well together.

Flight from Lima to Huaraz.  

Included transfer to Cuesta Serena Boutique Hotel.  Lunch and free time for rest, option to book massages.  Opening yoga class followed by welcome dinner, overnight Cuesta Serena.

Morning practice, breakfast, half day hike departing from Cuesta Serena.  Lunch, rest, and time for massages.  Evening practice, dinner, overnight Cuesta Serena.

Morning practice, breakfast, Full Day Hike to Lake Churup.  Evening practice, special pachamanca dinner, overnight Cuesta Serena.

Morning yoga and breakfast at Cuesta Serena.  Transfer to Cordillera Blanca Lodge (2 hours).  Short walk (15 minutes) to Kuecha Lake with option for paddle boarding.  Lunch and afternoon yoga.  Optional return to Kuecha for sauna and cold plunge.  Dinner and overnight at Cordillera Blanca Lodge.

Morning practice, breakfast, Full Day Hike to Llanganuco Lakes with box lunch.  Evening yoga, dinner, overnight at Cordillera Blanca Lodge

Breakfast, Full Day Hike to Lago 69 with option for paddle boarding.  Evening yoga, closing Bonfire and BBQ, overnight at Cordillera Blanca Lodge.  

Morning practice, breakfast, check-out.  Transportation to bus station for trip back to Lima.