Free food tour Cusco
Free food tour Cusco
If you want to learn how the most popular and delicious foods in Peru are prepared, come and join these free food tour in Cusco, where we prepare some typical dishes and desserts of the city. Read More
our gastronomic tour in the morning at 10 am and in the afternoon at 3.30 pm. Begin at our meeting point, zetas street 400 From here, we go to the local market in San Pedro to buy the supplies that we will need.
Before arriving to buy, we will cross various tourist sites such as; the mean square, the Cathedral, museums, san francisco square, regocijo square, etc., which we will explain briefly.
Then we will buy everything we need from the San Pedro market and we will go to the restaurant to explain the preparation of the dish, such as the causa limeña, trout ceviche, lomo saltado, etc. These meals will be chosen according to the menu of the day.
We will also teach them to prepare drinks like chicha morada, pisco sour, passion fruit pisco sour, etc. This itinerary is for a morning tour.
Important information about trout ceviche: This fish lives in the highlands of Peru’s Andes, such as Cusco, Puno, Cerro de Pasco, and Sierra de Lima, and it grows in rivers and lagoons up to 3,000 meters tall.
The gastronomic tour in the afternoon is different from the tour in the morning; in this tour, we will visit all the carts or small fast food stalls that are found in the streets, we will explain and taste the following foods: anticuchos of chicken, hearts, meat, etc.
We will also visit the small, sweet dessert stalls such as Picarones, Purple Porridge and a typical restaurant known as Ahja Wasy or Picantera, where you will taste the chicha de jora (an ancestral drink of the Inca culture).
Contact us and book this local food tour in Cusco!
- meeting point: zetas street 400
- duration: 2.5 hours
- language: english / spanish
- available hours: 10 a.m. and 3:30 pm.
- available days: monday to saturday
- sundays: not available – sorry!
- type of tour: cooking classes
- type of service: group
- minimum of participants: 10 people
- bring: hat, sunglasses, water, sunscreen
- includes: our best local guide,
- does not include: tips, food tastings (bring extra money)
- end of tour: two blocks from the main square of Cusco
- price: based on decent tips
The guide wears a green vest with this logo “Clover, look for the good luck logo” on the back of the vest
- san blas neighborhood
- temple of the sun “Qoricancha” (visit abroad)
- Cusco main square
- san pedro market (visit inside)
- san francisco square (Botanical
- garden of Medicinal Plants)
- regional historical museum (visit abroad)
- rejoicing square “cusipata”
- palace of the inca pachacutec (cusicancha)
- cooking classes in a restaurant
- Are you in a group of more than eight people?
- For groups of more than 8, book our private tour here.
- How to book the free tour?contact us directly at this number +51 932 394 164
- Does the free tour always leave?
- Yes, our tour always leaves. In the case of seeing protests or any inconvenience, we will inform you in advance.
- Can I cancel or modify my free food tour?
- No problem, let us know beforehand to modify or cancel your here
- 100% local operating agency
- Immediate reservation confirmation
24/7 customer service - Cusco’s physical address is in zetas street 400.
- Guides accredited by the Peruvian state