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Sample Itinerary Peru - 15 day

Peru functions differently than the United States, especially when it comes to schedules and timelines. Despite our best attempts to plan thoroughly, unanticipated circumstances and last-minute changes to the itinerary will happen. Service projects, which are determined according to the needs and desires of the host community, can also change at the last minute.  Students often say that learning to be flexible and accepting different (and often challenging) cultural practices is one of the most valuable things they take from a World Leadership School program. Please be flexible and remember that adapting to change is a critical skill for future leaders working in global settings!

Day 1
·    Depart the States and  arrive in Lima, Peru

Day 2
·    Morning arrival in Cusco, after overnight connection through Lima, Peru
·    Airport pick-up and 1-hour bus transfer to Ollantaytambo
·    Curriculum: Why We are Here
·    Reflection: Goals and Fears
·    Welcome community dinner and orientation
·    Stay at Ollantaytambo bed & breakfast

Day 3
·    Rafting on the Urubamba River with riverside lunch
·    Curriculum: Global Issues Scavenger Hunt
·    Despacho ceremony by local Quechua shaman
·    Stay at Ollantaytambo bed & breakfast

Day 4
·    Tour of Ollantaytambo’s Sun Temple and Inca town
·    Transfer to host community
·    Sports and free time, optional hike
·    Begin homestays, or stay at local bed and breakfast

Day 5
·    Tour and introduction to local school
·    Morning and afternoon service work, Day I
·    Sports and free time
·    Curriculum: Leadership Styles and Temperaments

Day 6
·    Service work, Day II
·    Ceramics workshop with local artisan
·    Sports and free time
·    Curriculum: Local Leaders and Leadership Styles

Day 7
·    Service work, Day III
·    Basket weaving workshop with local artisan
·    Sports and free time
·    Curriculum:  Building a Utopia

Day 8
·    Overnight trek over high passes into the high altiplano region above Sacred Valley.
·    Camp high in Andes

Day 9
·    Hike down Yuracmayo Valley past Pumamarca ruins
·    Arrive back to Ollantaytambo
·    Dinner in Ollantaytambo
·    Transfer to host community

Day 10
·    Service work, Day IV
·    Afternoon visit to Patachanca
·    Curriculum: Marketplace of Ideas

Day 11
·    Service work, Day V
·    Guinea pig and pachamanca “earth oven” celebration with host families
·    Project dedication ceremony

Day 12
·    Rise at dawn to see Machu Picchu
·    Early tour of historical sanctuary
·    Hike around Machu Picchu
·    Curriculum: Action Planning and Life Vision
·    Late afternoon train back to Ollantaytambo

Day 13
·    Transfer to Cusco
·    Visit ruins of Saqsayhuaman overlooking city
·    Curriculum: Graduation Speeches
·    Reflection:  Candle Circle
·    Visit Qorikancha (Sun Temple) and Cusco Cathedral
·    Celebration dinner
·    Stay at Cusco bed & breakfast

Day 14
·    Shopping in Cusco
·    Mid-afternoon flight to Lima
·    Evening flight back to the U.S.

Day 15
·    Arrive in the U.S.