Community visit
For all - only Spanish
from S/. 120
Sustainable tourism
Description
Recommendations
Time
Cost
Description
Visit a rural community and join one family to experience Andean tradition and culture.
We leave Cusco in the morning and after a 1.5 hours drive we reach the Amaru community, in the surroundings of Pisac. After a typical Andean welcome, the family will serve a restoring breakfast before starting with the day’s activities, which mainly include:
- learning about Andean textiles and their production with a weaver (natural dyeing, spinning, weaving…)
- exploring seasonal crops and discovering medicinal herbs
- share a meal and meal preparation in a traditional, rural kitchen
- learning some quechua words!
The family speaks Quechua and Spanish!
We will leave the community at about 3:00-3:30 pm and reach Cusco by 6:00 pm.
Recommendations
- Comfortable shoes and clothing
- Water bottle and snacks as necessary
- Sun hat and sunscreen
- Rain coat or poncho
- Dress in layers
- If you wish to purchase hand-made textiles, bring between cash (bracelets S/. 5 to 10, cushion covers S/. 50 to 70, scarf S/. 180 to 300)
- Don’t forget your camera!
Time
The tour starts at:
from 7:30 am
Duration: 10 hours approx.
Cost
S/120 (PEN) per person
Included:
- 2 home cooked meals (breakfast and lunch)
- activities with the family
- one small gift
Not included:
- transportation (S/180-200 for the whole day)
- English translation (on request only)
