Sacred Valley Textile Workshop – Dyeing & Weaving in Cusco
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
You don't watch. You create. This isn't a demonstration — it's full immersion. Dye your own yarn using ancestral plant-based techniques. Weave your own textile on a traditional backstrap loom. Leave with something you made, not something you bought. Learn from the best. Ruth Pimentel is Peru's only Indigenous master weaver awarded by UNESCO. You'll work alongside her and her family — the real guardians of this living tradition. The only experience of its kind in Cusco. No other tour offers this level of hands-on access with an UNESCO-honored weaver. This is as authentic as it gets. Trusted at the highest level. We were honored to host Jean-Bernard Münch, President of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, who experienced this workshop firsthand. Travel with purpose. Every visit directly supports local artisans and reinforces the value of their ancestral craft. Your participation helps keep this tradition alive.
Inclusions
What's included
- Master artisan instruction in traditional backstrap weaving
- Professional bilingual guide (English and Spanish)
- Complimentary herbal tea or coffee
- Lunch will be served in a family style and we will share it with the artisans in the workshop
- Take-home hand-dyed yarn and completed woven creation
- All raw workshop materials (wool, botanicals, and tools)
What's not
- Gratuities for weavers, guides, and drivers
- Personal purchases from the artisan workshop shop
- Pickups outside designated Cusco and Sacred Valley zones
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Peru Private Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Cusco
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 4460 experiences we list in Cusco.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 217 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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