Awamaki Earth-Oven Lunch Package
- 4–6 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Travel to one of the rural Quechua villages in the high Andes mountains above Ollantaytambo and connect with artisan leaders there. The women will share their textile heritage, including spinning, dyeing and weaving on a backstrap loom. Try your hand at spinning on a drop spindle, and weave a bracelet with one of your artisan hosts. Enjoy a typical lunch of soup and a main course in one of the artisan’s homes. Enjoy a private textile market before you leave.
Inclusions
What's included
- Home-cooked lunch
- Lunch
- Transportation from and to Ollantaytambo
- English-speaking guide/ interpreter
- Weaving lesson and demonstrations
What's not
- Transportation to Ollantaytambo from other cities, such as Urubamba or Cusco
Itinerary
Visit the Awamaki store to see and shop ethically produced Andean crafts with contemporary style.
On your way to the Quechua village, you will drive through this spectacular mountain valley lined with ancient terraces, Inca ruins, and small farms and villages. Ascend into the Andes mountains alongside the picturesque Patacancha river, stopping at ruins and other sites of interest along the way. At the end, meet the weavers who will share their community, craft and culture.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Plaza de Armas in front of La Esquina café in Ollantaytambo
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Awamaki
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Warm clothing (layers)
- Rain jacket (just in case!)
- Comfortable shoes
How it compares in Cusco
- Its from-price is 20% below the median of the 4460 experiences we list in Cusco.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 882 of 4460.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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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