48 hours
2 languages
Mobile ticket

Highlights

Take part in a two-day, one-night Quechua cultural immersion with Awamaki’s Andean Overnight program spent with our newest cooperative of women in Huilloc Alto. During your stay you will participate in weaving lessons, spend quality time with local families during meals, learn about medicinal plants, go on an Andean lake hike with a chance to see alpacas and llamas, and finally take part in an ofrenda ceremony. Receive one-on-one weaving lessons with women from the Huilloc Alto cooperative who will give you a step-by-step introduction to preparing yarn, dying yarn, back strap weaving methods and will individually help you make bracelets to take home.

Inclusions

What's included

Typical Andean dinner, including appetizer/soup, main entree, native Andean herbal tea, Day 1
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Snacks
Lunch
Private textile market
Typical Andean Lunch, including soup or salad and main course, Day 1
Coffee and/or Tea
Typical Andean Breakfast, Day 2
Round trip transportation to the community from Ollantaytambo
Private homestay with members of your traveling group
Weaving lesson

What's not

Hotel pickup and/or dropoff
Train station pickup and/or drop off
Transportation to Ollantaytambo from other cities, such as Cusco

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

5.0

Ratings come from 6 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

Meeting point: meeting point at Cafe La Esquina
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size: Up to 16 travellers
Operated by: Awamaki

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Extended stays and custom trips: If you would like to extend your homestay We can create custom itineraries based on your interests. We can also arrange extended stays in the villages for an immersive and unique travel experience.
Bring hiking boots or sturdy shoes for mud
If you need transportation from Cusco to Ollantatyambo
Bring refillable water bottle
Scheduling requests: Sometimes we can accommodate late departure (11 am) departure times, or early return times (by 1pm). Please note your schedule request in the “special instructions” section when you book. We will contact you if we cannot accommodate your requests.

How it compares in Cusco

Its from-price is 56% above the median of the 4460 experiences we list in Cusco.
It is longer than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 1568 of 4460.

About Cusco

Cusco, the old Inca capital high in the Peruvian Andes, blends massive stone walls with colonial churches and is the gateway to Machu Picchu.

The Plaza de Armas is the heart of the city, framed by the cathedral and the Jesuit church of La Compañía. Inca stonework survives throughout the centre, most famously at the Qorikancha, the sun temple on which the Spanish built a monastery, and in the twelve-angled stone on Hatun Rumiyoc street. San Blas, the artisans' quarter, climbs steeply with workshops and cafés.

Top-ranked sights in Cusco: Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo Ruins.

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