At this time we have scheduled tours for Peru only. In Spring 2008 we will be adding Women's Empowerment Tours to the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, the North African coastal region of Tunisia, the mystical land of India and to the sacred ruins and jungles of Guatemala. Further plans include a journey into the Northern Provinces of Thailand and Angkor Wat (Cambodia) in February 2009.

Peru is a country of lost civilizations and magnificent ruins.  Rich with cultural history, and splashed with Latin American flair, Peru was once the center of the mysterious and remarkable Incan Empire, which flourished around 500 years ago. This empire was the last of dozens of civilizations that have left their mark on the Peruvian landscape.  From immense drawings on the desert floor to amazing rock structures that, to this day, defy our understanding, Peru’s magic and secrets, continue to draw a steady stream of curious travelers from around the world. 

Peru is also a country of incredible natural diversity and beauty.  From the world’s deepest canyon to the world’s highest tropical mountains; from deserts to lush rain forests, Peru boasts the greatest geographical and biological diversity on the planet.  Our trips couldn’t possibly introduce you to all that Peru has to offer, but you will definitely gain an appreciation for this incredible, often overlooked country in South America.
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Cusco is not just a town, it is a place of God and man-made beauty.  It is a crossroad, an experience.  It is even a time machine of sorts.  It is the oldest inhabited city in the western hemisphere.  They now call it the archeological capital of the Americas.  In Inca times they called Cusco ¨the navel of the world¨.  The town itself is like a village, but it is a fascinating, global village. The continuous traffic of short to long visitors offers a vast perspective of the peoples of our planet. It is also a repository of mystery. For how can you know a culture that has no writing?

In the short span of one century, we are told, the Incas created an empire that rivaled in extent and governance, that of the Romans.  They supposedly built 20,000 miles of roads over rugged mountainous terrain.  They built innumerous rope bridges spanning impossibly deep gorges.  And they built stone walls of such magnitude and perfection that they defy our understanding, even in this day of such marvelous invention and construction.

They did all this without iron tools, without beasts of burden, without writing and without the wheel.

Excerpt from:  CUSCO TALES by Richard Nisbet

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The city of Cusco sits at around 11,000 feet.  Once the foremost city of the Incan Empire, it is now the continent’s oldest continuously inhabited city. 

Massive Incan walls line the city’s central streets, and form the foundations of many of the cities modern and colonial buildings.  The cobbled streets are stepped and narrow, and thronged with the Quechua-speaking descendents of the Incas.  The Churches and mansions are filled with colonial treasures of the conquistadors. 

The city lies amidst the exceptionally beautiful Andean surroundings, filled with some of the most fascinating and accessible archeological sites on the continent.  It is a place where Peru’s pagan past collides colorfully and vibrantly with solemn Catholic ritual and modern Latin America mayhem.