Acclimation Tips

We want you to feel your absolute best while on the journey!

During out time in Peru, we will be in altitudes varying from 7900 ft. - 13,000 ft. Here are some suggestions to help you maintain a vibrant state of health and wellbeing while we enjoy the Andes.

• Symptoms of altitude sickness can occur as soon as a couple hours after arrival as well as creep up on you a few days into the trip. Symptoms include: headache, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, fast heart rate, heart palpitations and malaise.

• Drink a lot of water - while traveling on airplane, when you arrive and the entire time while in Peru. Electrolytes are recommended - you can add them to your water to help your body absorb water more efficiently to stay hydrated.

• Rest as much as possible on your first day -  sit, lie down, nap, read a book, journal - essentially be horizontal as much as possible to help your cardiovascular system adjust to decreased oxygen levels. Limit your exercise/walking when you first arrive (especially up stairs or steep inclines). If you take it easy the first 24 hours, it will help you enjoy the rest of our journey.

• Drink coca leaf tea upon arrival; continue to drink it daily the entire time. Be sure to avoid drinking it after 5PM so you can get a good night’s sleep. All of the hotels & restaurants will have coca leaf tea available. We will also have coca leaves available to chew on while out on excursions.

• Start taking a chlorophyll supplement like ChorOxygen 1-2 weeks before arrival; continue to take it 2x/day while in Peru to help build red blood cells.

• Talk to your doctor about a prescription for altitude sickness medication.

• Small hand-held oxygen cans are available for purchase in Peru. And, most hotels have large O2 tanks with cannulas if needed to support acclimation.

• Take homeopathic remedy for jet lag prior to departure, while flying and upon arrival.

Other suggestions to help you feel your best:

• For motion sickness, bring ginger candies or any other meds to help reduce nausea while traveling on shuttles, trains and buses.

• Do not drink the tap water in Peru. Hotels & restaurants will have purified water to drink. Bottled water is available as well. Brushing teeth with bottled water is suggested to avoid ingestion.

• Avoid eating raw foods, fresh vegetables and salads for the first few days as your body adjusts.

• Bring activated charcoal & anti-diarrhea medicine in case of accidental ingestion of microbes

• Take immune boosting supplements before, during and after traveling to best support you.