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
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
