PERU
The trips worth crossing Peru for.
The 15 most popular workshops in Peru. The ones travellers rate highest, with prices, how long they take and who runs them.
San Pedro Market and hands-on Cusco cooking class: make ceviche, causa, quinoa tamal, craft pisco cocktails, and finish with picarones.
Most Popular“It was amazing the food, the atmosphere, the people and our tour guide were phenomenal. It’s definitely an experience I would recommend for everyone.”
Four hours of San Pedro market browsing and hands-on Peruvian cooking in Cusco, with pisco cocktails and your choice of lomo saltado or ceviche.
“Ronal was fantastic! Learnt so much about cooking, Cusco and the markets. His recommendations and tips have been so helpful. Thank you!”
Inca Rail First Class to Machu Picchu adds observatory views, guided ruins entry, and three-course meals with drinks in a small-group ride.
“I am writing to tell you that this is the worst operation I have ever seen.”
Hands-on Cusco textile workshop at Andean Colors. Clean and dye wool, spin and weave, make a bracelet or bookmark, then lunch and alpacas.
“This was such an amazing experience. Marco and the rest of the staff were so friendly, fun and knowledgeable. The experience is held in the most beautiful location. We did it with our 8, 9 and 11 year olds and they all loved it. The team helped them were needed and they managed to participate…”
Hands-on Cusco Sacred Valley textile workshop with Ruth Pimentel: natural dyeing, alpaca yarn, backstrap weaving, and a full included meal.
“A full day interactive class that deeply immerses the participant into the culture of the people from the Patabamba community via textile. This experience was much more than just textile. Our facilitator Nayda and the ladies, Marilus, Ruth, and Selena, who shared their knowledge were welcoming, informative, helpful, genuine, and kind. In addition, the setting…”
Beginner surf lesson in Lima with patient coaching, all gear included, and time-efficient 90-minute sessions plus classic Lima culture stops.
“Enjoyed the experience. Instructors were very knowledgable and felt completely safe with them. My 11 year old daughter loved it and I felt she was in safe hands and I trusted them with her safety. Instructors all catered to my comfort level and made sure we knew what we were doing before heading out on…”
Lima’s Surquillo Market meets SkyKitchen cooking class: 35+ fruit tasting, Andean ingredients, and a hands-on 4-course lunch.
“This was an exceptional tour from the local markets to the kitchen's rooftop terrace overlooking the city. We were especially grateful that the chefs created a vegan version of their cooking class! Thank you for being a highlight of our trip!”
Make Belgian-style pralines and mendiants with 100% organic Chuncho cacao in Cusco, guided by friendly pros with take-home chocolate.
“A last minute activity the night before we left Cusco! What fun we had! What a view ! What beautiful food at the restaurant after the CACAO CHOCOLATE making experience. A delightful, sassy and fun chocolate making teacher! They have other activities which are fun! Defiantly worth doing! The whole building has a vibe as…”
Surquillo market tour and hands-on Lima cooking class with a 2-course meal and pisco cocktail. Small group, pickup included.
“The market tour and cooking class with Camila was excellent! Visiting the market first was such a great way to get to know about Peru's huge variety of fruits and vegetables, see the range of meats, herbs and foods for sale, and get to sample some too! Camila's knowledge was amazing and she was friendly…”
Miraflores ceviche and pisco class: taste exotic fruits, learn 10 pisco flavors, cook tuna tartar and Lima ceviche, shake a pisco sour.
“Amazing cooking class in Lima! We made delicious ceviche and pisco sours, guided by friendly and skilled instructors. The chevice was made with fresh fish caught that morning. The highlight was their homemade infused piscos, adding an authentic and unique touch to the experience. Highly recommend! After the course they even recommended some things to…”
Private Andean cooking class in Cusco with a chef, private market stop, tamales, uchucuta sauce, chicha tasting, and Peruvian cocktails.
“Great experience with kid and grandparents. We went for the 10am English class and it was perfect for lunch. We made two delicious courses and cocktails. We learned so much about Perus agriculture and food. Chef Fernando was great with kids - he played kids music, had mocktails and assisted them with cooking. Highly highly…”
Hands-on Pisco Sour class at Casa Intrepid in Cusco. Taste multiple piscos, learn to shake it right, small group, carbon-neutral.
“It was informative and entertaining!! Had a great time!”
Vegan Peruvian cooking class in Cusco with a San Pedro Market visit and 2 cocktails, including 100% plant-based ceviche, causa, tamal.
“My husband and I had a blast in our cooking class with Chef Jorge! We enjoyed the market tour, sampling and learning about various local foods like different varieties of passion fruit and a traditional Peruvian bread. For the cooking portion of class, we really enjoyed making the drinks (pisco sour and chicha morada), as…”
Lima surf lesson with Tubos Surf School: 1.5 hours of coaching, board and wetsuit rental, guided waves in Barranco, $65.
“Meine Kinder hatten unglaublich viel Spaß. Ich würde sofort wieder buchen. Unglaublich netter Guide.”
ChocoMuseo’s Cusco cooking class starts at San Pedro market, then you cook ceviche, toast pisco sours, and eat dinner.
“Super fun class! I couldn’t believe how fast the 2 hours went because it was so interesting and yummy. Wonderful to have chocolate to bring home!”
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