REVIEWS · PERU
Every trip has one free evening too few. These 10 food tours in Peru justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Walk through Barranco with an English-speaking guide such as Marcos, Valeria, David, or Aura, stopping at local restaurants, a bakery, bar, and café. Watch ceviche, lomo saltado, and pisco sour take shape, taste Peruvian specialties, and learn how food reflects Peru’s many cultures.
“Annie was a wonderful host, very friendly and knowledgeable.”
Walk Lima’s historic center for four hours with guides such as Marcos, Aura, or Valeria, stopping for anticuchos, churros, picarones, chilcanos, market fruit, and chifa flavors. You’ll see the Plaza Mayor, Cathedral, San Francisco Basilica, and Chinatown. The tour is in English and includes food and drinks.
“Aura was an amazing guide and the food and drinks were heavenly. The churros were out of this world.”
Join Liat for a 10-hour food and culture tour from Urubamba. Taste market and street foods, visit Ollantaytambo, drink chicha in a local chicheria, and share a festive meal with an indigenous family in Huilloc. Cusco transfers cost extra.
“Amazing experience, beyond food, culture and more, Liat brings her passion in to the tour, she is funny, friendly, and giving her all to the group, taking care of everyone and every detail”
Spend about 4.5 hours tasting ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, siu mae, churros, and more while exploring Barrios Altos, Chinatown, Central Market, San Francisco catacombs, and Lima’s main plazas. Guides may include Arturo, Yoced, Yocedd, Yosed, or Joseph.
“Best experience ever. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about his culture and history. The food was delicious and included street foods. Spent over 6 hours with him and would highly recommend him.”
Spend about 2 hours and 37 minutes walking central Arequipa with a small group of up to 10. Paolo, Jorge, or Johan Paolo may guide you through Mundo Alpaca, the UNESCO center, Fundo El Fierro, and a rooftop viewpoint, with tea, chocolate, and snacks included.
“Super journée passé avec Jorge. Il connaît bien la ville et vous en présente toute les choses principales à voir. Les aliments et boissons présentées lors de la visite sont vraiment bons et valent le détour. Une bonne introduction à Arequipa que je recommande de faire dès le premier jour pour avoir une bonne vue d'ensemble de la ville.”
Spend about three hours walking Cusco with a private local guide such as Angelo, Fabrizio, or Harry. Taste market juice, corn and cheese, potato dishes, empanadas, ceviche, pisco sour, pork, coffee, and pastries while visiting San Pedro Market, Qorikancha, La Merced, and other city sights.
“Our guide Angelo is well spoken and interesting. I will give him credit that he's very knowledgeable about the culture and he did interact. There were 5 of us in this tour. 1st Stop: Each of us had Jugueria (juice)-mixed with tomato(sacha tomate) /pineapple /orange juice. 2nd Stop: We sampled 2 kinds of passion fruits-one is sweet and the other one kinda sour. Good try! We had to share using 1 spoon. 3rd Stop: free chocolate samples from the market vendor that they sampled before you buy (those little round choco). 4th Stop: While walking to go to Copacabana for the empanada-he bought a toasted FABA beans on the street.…”
Meet Chef Jesus or Chef Jorge at San Pedro Market, then walk to a central Cusco studio to prepare vegan ceviche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, and two cocktails. The four-hour class includes market ingredients, equipment, recipes, and alcohol-free options for guests under 18.
“Chef Jesus was wonderful. The market tour was fascinating and the food we made was really good. Pretty good cocktails too! Overall I highly recommend this class. If I’m ever back I’ll definitely do it again.”
Join a live English or Spanish guide, such as Claudia, Chris, Michael, or Yezi, for a four-hour Lima food walk. Expect ceviche, fruit, churros, Chinese-Peruvian snacks, chicha morada, local cheeses, olives, and pisco, with history along the way.
“Miguel was a wonderful guide. Mix of both history and food culture made our tour an unforgettable experience.”
Start at 5:30 pm with a chef or guide from Marcelo Batata Cooking Classes. Taste restaurant dishes, Pisco pairings, anticuchos, picarones, and other Peruvian favorites while learning about Cusco’s food and culture. Groups are limited to eight and return to the meeting point.
“Christina was an amazing host and guide. She was very passionate about the history and culture behind the food and that made it a great experience. The food and drinks, both in the restaurant and on the street were amazing!”
Spend four hours with a bilingual guide such as Miguel or Jonathan, starting with Peruvian coffee in Miraflores and riding the Metropolitano into central Lima. Sample Chinese-Peruvian bites, chicha morada, papa a la huancaina, churros, and Pisco Sour around Mercado Central and Plaza Mayor.
“Excellent tour! I happened to be the only one who booked the tour and Miguel made kr extremely interesting”
Pick a stall, a market hall or a table.
