Service and Language Immersion in Peru

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9 days

Lima, Cuzco, Sacsayhuamán, Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes – Estimated 5 Service Hours

Familiarize yourself with life in Peru, the third largest country in South America, through hands-on service projects and authentic interactions with locals. Every day you’ll build your confidence in Spanish through morning language lessons and in conversations with people from the area. As you work together with locals on a series of small community-based service projects, you’ll be immersed in the culture, expanding your fluency, and experiencing life as the Peruvians do. And, you’ll return home with a better understanding of what meaningful service means to you in an interconnected world.

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Day 1: Fly to Peru

Meet your Tour Director at the airport

Day 2: Lima • Cuzco

Fly to Cuzco

Tour the Sacsayhuaman Fortress with an expert local guide

Day 3: Cuzco

As communities evolve, so do their needs. We’ll work closely with area non-profits and community members to better understand local challenges, while mixing in language lessons to foster authentic interactions with people in the community. Here’s a glimpse at what a typical day might look like.

Each morning, you’ll take part in a language lesson led by your local Program Director.
Spend afternoons putting your language skills to use during your service project with locals. Past projects have included planting community gardens and building pathways.
Take part in cultural activities like cooking classes and learning how Peruvian farms operate to further your interaction with locals.
Evenings are a chance to reflect, discuss events as a group, draw connections between the day’s work and relevant global issues, and continue practicing your Spanish.

Travel via Chinchero and Urubamba to the Sacred Valley

Enjoy a weaving demonstration in Umasbamba

Learn about Peruvian pottery at the Pablo Seminario ceramics workshop in Urubamba

Day 4: Sacred Valley • Service Project

Day 5: Sacred Valley • Service Project

Participate in a cooking class

Continue your Service Learning project

Day 6: Sacred Valley • Machu Picchu

Travel by train to Aguas Calientes

Tour Machu Picchu with an expert local guide

Return by train to the Sacred Valley

Day 7: Sacred Valley • Cuzco

As communities evolve, so do their needs. We’ll work closely with area non-profits and community members to better understand local challenges, while mixing in language lessons to foster authentic interactions with people in the community. Here’s a glimpse at what a typical day might look like.

Each morning, you’ll take part in a language lesson led by your local Program Director.
Spend afternoons putting your language skills to use during your service project with locals. Past projects have included planting community gardens and building pathways.
Take part in cultural activities like cooking classes and learning how Peruvian farms operate to further your interaction with locals.
Evenings are a chance to reflect, discuss events as a group, draw connections between the day’s work and relevant global issues, and continue practicing your Spanish.

Travel via Pisac to Cuzco

Explore Pisac Market on your own

Stop for a photo at Mirador de Cuzco

Participate in a scavenger hunt

Day 8: 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 9: Arrive home