PERU
The trips worth crossing Peru for.
The 7 most popular textile & weaving workshops in Peru. The ones travellers rate highest, with prices, how long they take and who runs them.
Meet alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, and huanacos on a Cusco farm, plus a weaving demo, with hotel transfer included for $34.
Most Popular“Great our guide Maylith was excellent. Friendly and very knowledgeable. Great tips for restaurant and pisco sour.”
Private Cusco tour of Inca ruins and Qorikancha plus Manos de la Comunidad camelids museum. 6 hours, pickup included.
“Excellent tour where you get to see so many beautiful sites in Cusco. The tour operator and driver were super friendly. We got amazing pictures and got a 5 star experience.”
Hands-on Cusco textile workshop at Andean Colors. Clean and dye wool, spin and weave, make a bracelet or bookmark, then lunch and alpacas.
“Loved this workshop! Very informative and interesting but also laid back. Highly recommend doing this while in the area.”
Hands-on Cusco Sacred Valley textile workshop with Ruth Pimentel: natural dyeing, alpaca yarn, backstrap weaving, and a full included meal.
“This experience was, in a word, amazing. Typically I’m pretty skeptical of most “cultural immersion” visits and worry about feeling extractive or voyeuristic. Our guide Nayda and our master weaver teachers Julia and Maria were so generous, genuinely interested in our learning, and so open-minded- and they showed us all the steps of the dyeing…”
Cusco half-day city tour with bilingual guide, Qorikancha and Sacsayhuamán stops, plus a South American camelid museum visit.
“Regina was an excellent guide. She took special care throughout the tour, whether on the bus or at the various sites, to explain everything in both Spanish and English. We spent an appropriate amount of time at each site and she was able to answer all of our questions.”
Nazca’s Cahuachi pyramids and textile visit from Nazca: guided desert history, views, and a short museum stop for $45.
“Alex was by far the best guide we had in over a month in Peru. He was so knowledgable about the history of the area and really easy to talk to. We were so glad we booked this tour. If you have time, visit the old cemetary with him as well. It's disturbing, heartbreaking and…”
Private Pisac ruins and an alpaca farm day trip from Cusco with a guide, great Sacred Valley views, and time in the market.
“Our guide and driver were fantastic!! We loved Patricia. She taught us so much about Peru and the Sacred Valley and the Incan culture. Thank you, Patricia”
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