Women's Wellness Retreats in South America
Curated wellness retreats in South America for you and your group. In Peru, that means yoga by the Pacific, paddleboard yoga on a high Andean lake, a traditional ceremony in the Sacred Valley and a guided visit to Machu Picchu. We plan every detail.
Women's Wellness Retreats in South America
Curated wellness retreats in South America for you and your group. In Peru, that means yoga by the Pacific, paddleboard yoga on a high Andean lake, a traditional ceremony in the Sacred Valley and a guided visit to Machu Picchu. We plan every detail.
Curated South America retreats, planned for your group
Our South America retreats pair daily wellness with real time in the places you visit. You practice yoga, rest at the spa and take part in local traditions, with a private guide showing you the history around you.
These retreats do not have set dates. Each one is a curated retreat we plan for your group, whether that is a circle of friends, your family or a small community. You choose when to go, and we shape the days around the people coming. Any retreat can also be planned as a fully private trip.
Travel in South America has a lot of moving parts. Lada Travel handles the details, so your group can focus on the trip itself.
Our South America retreats
Peru
Peru: from the Pacific to the Andes
Ocean yoga in Lima, paddleboard yoga on Piuray Lake, an Andean ceremony and a guided visit to Machu Picchu, with every night at a 5-star hotel.
South America retreat · Peru
The Peru retreat: eight days from the Pacific to the Andes
Your group moves from Lima on the Pacific coast up into the Andes. Yoga, spa time and an Andean ceremony sit side by side with Inca history and Machu Picchu.
What your group will experience in Peru
Every day mixes wellness with a real sense of place. Here are four highlights.
Lima
Yoga by the Pacific, then a thermal spa
Start with open-air yoga overlooking the ocean in Miraflores. Later, spend the afternoon at a thermal spa circuit with hydrotherapy, Vichy showers, a Rassul mud bath and steam rooms.
Piuray Lake, Chinchero
Paddleboard yoga on a high Andean lake
After a warm-up on shore, you practice yoga on a paddleboard on a lake ringed by snow-capped peaks. The board moves under you the whole time, so your mind has no room to wander.
Sacred Valley
A traditional Andean ceremony
A local spiritual guide leads a coca leaf reading, offerings to the Apus (the mountain spirits) and Pachamama (Mother Earth), a cleansing with medicinal herbs and a flower offering to the river.
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu with your own guide
Ride the Vistadome train along the Urubamba River into the cloud forest. Then your guide walks you through the terraces and temples and explains how the Inca built them.
The Peru retreat at a glance
Length
8 days, 7 nights
Route
Lima, the Sacred Valley and Cusco
Group
Small group or fully private
Dates
Planned around your group
Style
Wellness and culture
Pace
Balanced and guided
Fitness level
Moderate
Guide
Private, English-speaking
Planned to help your body adjust to Peru's altitude
Altitude is the one thing to plan for in Peru, and this route is built around it.
After the flight from Lima, you skip the city of Cusco and go straight down to the Sacred Valley, which sits about 1,700 feet lower. You sleep there for your first nights in the Andes and climb only for day trips. Cusco, the highest place you stay, comes at the end of the week.
Walking is part of every site visit, sometimes on uneven Inca stone. There are no long or technical hikes.
Altitude affects everyone differently. We suggest talking with your doctor before you travel.
Your eight days in Peru, day by day
This is the retreat as we usually plan it. When your group books, we adjust it to your dates and the pace you want.
Day 1 · Lima
Arrive in Lima
We meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel on the Pacific. The evening is yours to settle in, have a good dinner and rest.
Day 2 · Lima
Ocean yoga, the old city and a thermal spa
Morning yoga in the open air overlooking the ocean in Miraflores. Then a guided walk through historic Lima, including the Cathedral and the catacombs beneath the Church of San Francisco. After a traditional lunch, the afternoon is spent at a thermal spa circuit.
Day 3 · Sacred Valley
Into the Andes
A morning flight to Cusco, then a drive down into the Sacred Valley. On the way, visit an Andean textile center where weavers still work with Andean wool and natural dyes, and have lunch at a historic hacienda among fields of giant white corn.
Day 4 · Piuray Lake
Paddleboard yoga in Chinchero
A drive to Piuray Lake for a warm-up, balance work and yoga on a paddleboard. Lunch by the water, then back to your hotel in the valley.
Day 5 · Sacred Valley
Andean ceremony and Ollantaytambo
The morning is a traditional Andean ceremony led by a local spiritual guide. In the afternoon, explore Ollantaytambo, one of the best-preserved Inca sites in Peru, with stone terraces, temples and streets that people still live on today.
Day 6 · Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Take the Vistadome train through the valley to Aguas Calientes, then the shuttle bus up to the citadel for a guided visit. The scenic train brings you back for your last two nights in Cusco.
Day 7 · Cusco
The old Inca capital
See the Cathedral on the main square, Koricancha (the Temple of the Sun) and Sacsayhuamán, where huge stones fit together without mortar. End the day at Moon Valley, a quiet landscape of rock formations and walking paths. The evening is free.
Day 8 · Departure
Heading home
Breakfast, then a private transfer to the airport at the time that works for your flight.
Where your group stays in Peru
Every night is at a 5-star Luxury Collection hotel, in a deluxe room.
Lima
A boutique hotel with sea views in Miraflores. Two nights.
Sacred Valley
A luxury resort set in the Andean valley. Three nights.
Cusco
A historic colonial palace in the old city. Two nights.
What's included in the Peru retreat
Included
- 7 nights at 5-star hotels
- All private transfers and ground transportation
- A private, English-speaking guide throughout
- Breakfast every day, plus the lunches in the itinerary
- Thermal spa circuit in Lima
- Paddleboard yoga at Piuray Lake
- Traditional Andean ceremony
- Round-trip Vistadome train to Machu Picchu
- Machu Picchu entrance and shuttle bus
- Entrance fees for every site in the itinerary
- Help arranging travel insurance
- Support from us throughout the trip
Not included
- 7 nights at 5-star hotels
- The domestic flight from Lima to Cusco (we book it for you)
- Dinners and personal drinks
- Tips and personal spending
- Early check-in or late check-out
Your advisor shares pricing when you talk, based on your group and your dates.
Lada Travel handles the details
A trip to South America takes more planning than a week at a beach resort. Flights, trains and tickets all have to line up. That is our job, from your first call until you are home.
Flights
We book your international flights and any flights within South America, like Lima to Cusco, so the connections work.
Trains and tickets
We time trains, shuttles and site entry, like the Machu Picchu train, so your group is never rushing.
Extra nights
Want to arrive early or stay a little longer at the start or end of your retreat? We add the nights and the transfers.
Your pace
More yoga, more downtime or more sightseeing. We shape the days around what your group wants.
Travel insurance
We help you choose and arrange coverage before you go.
One advisor
One person who knows your trip, start to finish, instead of a call center.
How to plan a South America retreat for your group
Talk to an advisor
Tell us who is coming, about when you would like to go and what you want the week to feel like.
Shape the plan
We adjust the retreat to your dates, your pace and your group.
We book it all
Hotels, flights, trains, guides and transfers, all confirmed in one place.
Travel together
Your group shows up and enjoys the trip, with us in your corner the whole way.
Questions about our South America retreats
When is the best time of year for a wellness retreat in Peru?
The dry season, roughly April through September, is the most popular time for a wellness retreat in Peru. Days in the Andes are usually clear and sunny, but nights in the mountains get cold, so pack warm layers. The rainier months run roughly October through March. Machu Picchu is open all year, and we help your group pick dates that fit both the weather and your calendar.
How does this Peru retreat help with the altitude?
The route is planned so your body can adjust slowly. After you land in Cusco, at about 11,150 feet, you go straight down to the Sacred Valley, at about 9,400 feet, and spend your first nights in the Andes there. Cusco comes at the end of the trip, after several days in the mountains. Altitude affects everyone differently, so we suggest talking with your doctor before you travel.
How do you get to Machu Picchu on this retreat?
You travel by train and then by bus, with your guide. The Vistadome train follows the Urubamba River to Aguas Calientes, the town below Machu Picchu. A shuttle bus takes you up to the site, where your guide walks you through it. The round-trip train, the shuttle and your entrance are all included, and we line up the times for you.
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Plan your group's retreat in South America
Tell us who is coming, about when you would like to go and what you want the trip to feel like. We will take it from there.
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