Day 1: Fly to Peru
Meet your Tour Director at the airportDay 2: Lima • Arequipa
Fly from Lima to Arequipa
Participate in a soccer activity with locals
Day 3: Arequipa • Colca Valley
Today's Theme: Peruvian Symbolism
Explore the importance of symbolism in Peruvian culture and build the language confidence to interact with local artisans
Visit the Santa Catalina Monastery with a local guide
Travel to the Colca Valley
Participate in a local artisan workshop, where you will:
- Learn how to weave Peruvian patterns
- Make chicha morada, an authentic Peruvian sweet corn drink
Day 4: Colca Valley
Today's Theme: Incan Traditions
Participate in an interactive language lesson on Peru's indigenous past before experiencing the daily life of rural Peruvians
Visit Colca Canyon
Enjoy lunch cooked in a traditional Peruvian earth oven called pachamanca
Explore Colca Canyon on your own
Visit a local farm, where you will:
- Learn how to milk cows
- See how yogurt and cheese is made—and taste some, too
Participate in a “pago”—a shaman ritual led by a local storyteller
Day 5: Colca Valley • Puno • Lake Titicaca
Travel to Puno, then take a boat to the Luquina community on Lake Titicaca
Experience a Luquina community welcome
Day 6: Lake Titicaca
Stay in a local family guesthouse and experience daily life in Peru
Today's Theme: Culinary traditions
Practice food-related vocabulary in an interactive language lesson
Participate in a Peruvian cooking class
Enjoy kayaking on Lake Titicaca
Say goodbye to the Luquina community with an evening celebration
Stay in a local family guesthouse and experience daily life in Peru
Day 7: Lake Titicaca
Today's Theme: Community and social entrepreneurship
Learn how rural communities are adapting to a modern world from the locals living in it
Participate in a Luquina community scavenger hunt
Say goodbye to the Luquina community with an evening celebration
Day 8: Luquina • Floating Islands • Puno
Today's Theme: Art
Master art-related terms during an interactive language lesson
Take part in a weaving demonstration at a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Say goodbye to the Luquina community with an evening celebration
Return to Puno
Day 9: Puno • Lima • Depart for home
Tour the Sillustani archeological site with an expert local guide
Fly to Lima
Explore Lima on your own
Day 10: Arrive home
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Day 10: Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu • Cuzco
Travel by train to Aguas Calientes
Tour Machu Picchu with an expert local guide
Return by train to the Sacred Valley
Travel to Cuzco
Day 11: Cuzco • Lima • Depart for home
Travel to Cuzco
Fly to Lima
Visit the Choco Museo and participate in a chocolate workshop
Explore Lima on your own
Day 12: Arrive home
