Top Cusco Desserts & Sweets

Rainbow Mountain may not be close to Cusco, but it's still possible to visit in just one day on this guided tour. This budget-friendly day trip option takes you to the spectacular summit of Rainbow Mountain on a full-day tour—a challenging trek enchanted by commentary from your guide.

Most tours take visitors to the Rainbow Mountain (Vinincunca) on foot but on this small-group tour from Cusco you'll save time by driving up in an ATV. That means that you'll arrive earlier than most and beat the crowds—perfect for taking photos. Your tour includes hotel pickup and breakfast and lunch in the town of Japura.

La montaña del Arcoíris de Perú se suele explorar en una caminata complicada que alcanza grandes altitudes. Ahórrese la caminata y llegue a la montaña con facilidad a bordo de un quad durante esta excursión para grupos pequeños. Pase más tiempo disfrutando del hermoso paisaje y la fauna y flora de la zona, y menos tiempo cansándose por la caminata.

Make your very own chocolate bar during a 2-hour workshop in the Sacred Valley. Head to the ChocoMuseo in Ollantaytambo and get a hands-on chocolate making experience from bean to bar. Learn about the history of cocoa in Peru and why the country is famous for its delicious chocolates. Prepare a number of different chocolate treats during the workshop and take home the fruits of your labor.

Peru’s Sacred Valley lies in the Andean Highlands—a landscape of rugged mountains, open plains, and soaring cliffs—and reaching the remote sites is a challenge. Choose a morning or afternoon half-day safari, and tackle the rough ground by powerful all-terrain quad bike. With your guide to lean the way, reach historic sites including Moray and Maras with ease, enjoy sweeping views across the Peruvian countryside, and learn of life here under Incan rule.

Discover the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu on this 2-day tour. Visit key sites such as Pisac, Urubamba, and Ollantaytambo and discover their individual archaeological sites with your guide. Spend the night at Aguas Calientes, the village at the base of Machu Picchu, and rest up before catching the sunrise at the famous Inca citadel the next day.

Los mercados de Cusco son lugares fascinantes para explorar, pero tendrá una experiencia mucho más rica en compañía de un guía que pueda ofrecer detalles sobre la gastronomía peruana. Esta actividad comienza en el mercado más antiguo de la ciudad, donde podrá probar las frutas, panes y quesos más populares, así como algunos postres. Después aprenderá a preparar tres platos peruanos con un chef local.

Learn to prepare high-end Peruvian cuisine from market to table alongside a professional chef with this Peruvian cooking class. After shopping at a local market with a food-loving guide, head to a colonial-style home to prepare a 3-course lunch or dinner featuring classic items like ceviche, Pisco sours, and quinoa cooked to perfection. Polish off your meal with fresh fruits and local coffee.

Snack and sightsee on this small-group Cusco street food tour limited to 10 people or fewer. Try favorite local dishes like papas (potatoes), meats, and sweets, and even chat with the street food vendors to learn more about their goods. Between bites, learn about Cusco history as you walk around the city.

Get a taste for Peru’s high-alpine scenery and ancient Inca customs during this full-day hike to Lake Humantay from Cusco. Ascend to this scenic body of water located at 13,779 feet (4,200 meters), learning about its sacred place in Inca mythology during your climb. An included buffet lunch back at base camp is an added bonus.

If you want to get off the beaten track, share an unique and authentic experience with a local family during your stay in Peru and if you love chocolate, then look no further than this tour! Share the life of local families who live in the jungle of Cusco! The families we will visit are members of local agricultural cooperatives and through these cooperatives they have been able to obtain organic and fair trade certification. During the tour, you will discover a Peruvian province (La Convencion) in the mountainous jungle that tourists rarely visit. Once there, you will be completely immersed in the life of the family, meeting the farmers, visiting the farm, picking and tasting local fruits. Afterwards, you will learn and experience for yourself the different steps of making a product that you frequently consume: chocolate. As a family, couple or small group, accompanied by the farmers, participate in all the traditional stages of cocoa production, from picking to tasting.

This tour is more special than the others because the farmer you will visit is a confirmed agronomic engineer that spent all his life studying fruits and has perfected his cocoa by modifying the genes of his fruits in order to combine the flavor of the Chuncho and increasing the size of it. He is also one of the only farmers to do all the processes himself and selling his own chocolate past. During the tour, you will discover a Peruvian province (La Convencion) in the mountainous jungle that tourists rarely visit. Afterwards, you will learn and experience for yourself the different steps of making a product that you frequently consume: chocolate. As a family, couple or small group, accompanied by the farmers, participate in all the traditional stages of cocoa production, from picking to tasting.