With Aracari, traveling in Peru often includes a luxury tour of Machu Picchu – especially for those guests vacationing in Peru for the first time. Whether our guests choose to arrive at Peru’s ancient crown jewel via a Machu Picchu hike or via train on one of our Machu Picchu luxury tours, with our expert team of Peru guides – you can rest assured that Aracari’s trips to Peru are one-of-a-kind. As a luxury travel agency in Peru, the Aracari Machu Picchu luxury tours have only ever been offered to private groups, giving our guests the ultimate Machu Picchu experience of having a local guide dedicated to their Peru holiday, and theirs alone. However, in a virtual world – technology permits everyone to have their own private tour of Machu Picchu. And so, on the 21st of June 2021 that is exactly what Aracari plans to do. Winter Solstice in Machu Picchu A Virtual Visit This is a spectacle on many travel bucket lists: witnessing the sunrise over Machu Picchu on the morning of the Winter Solstice, the most important day in the Inca Calendar. As one of the best companies for Machu Picchu tours, this is an incredible first for Aracari. We invite you to join one of our expert Peru guides via live stream on the 21st of June 2021 - as they climb through some of the most significant Incan landmarks on the ascent to Machu Picchu.   The Significance of the Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere and the most important day in the Inca Calendar. It signifies the death and rebirth of the sun in Andean cosmology. When the Incas built their estates and ceremonial sites, they made sure they accommodated for this special moment