CUSCO
Cusco’s best days out.
The 13 most popular cooking classes & food tours in Cusco. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and the operator behind each.
Cusco food lovers, this class mixes San Pedro Market shopping, pisco cocktail-making, three classic dishes, and picarones, led by Chef Jesus.
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4-hour Cusco market tour and cooking class with local chef Ronal. Shop fruits and cheeses, cook rocoto, causa, ceviche or lomo, plus pisco.
Learn Belgian-style chocolate in Cusco with premium organic Chuncho cacao. Make pralines and mendiants, plus hot chocolate and ganache.
“David is an enthusiastic instructor. We loved the chocolates we made and the hot chocolate was delicious.”
A private 3-hour Cusco food tour with locals, 10 tastings, market bites, Qorikancha sights, and vegetarian options—one guide, your pace.
“This is a fantastic food experience. We did it on our first full day so that we could get used to the elevation and learn about the city. Angelo was friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Great price, great food, great experience.”
A private Cusco cooking class that mixes Andean tamales, uchucuta pepper sauce, chicha tasting, and classic dishes with pisco cocktails.
“Great experience with kid and grandparents. We went for the 10am English class and it was perfect for lunch. We made two delicious courses and cocktails. We learned so much about Perus agriculture and food. Chef Fernando was great with kids - he played kids music, had mocktails and assisted them with cooking. Highly highly…”
4-hour vegan Peruvian cooking class in Cusco with a San Pedro market visit, three plant-based dishes, and two pisco cocktails.
“My husband and I had a blast in our cooking class with Chef Jorge! We enjoyed the market tour, sampling and learning about various local foods like different varieties of passion fruit and a traditional Peruvian bread. For the cooking portion of class, we really enjoyed making the drinks (pisco sour and chicha morada), as…”
Cusco cooking class by ChocoMuseo: shop San Pedro Market, make ceviche and pisco sour, then enjoy a Peruvian dinner with recipes.
“Super fun class! I couldn’t believe how fast the 2 hours went because it was so interesting and yummy. Wonderful to have chocolate to bring home!”
A 150-minute Cusco chocolate workshop making Belgian pralines and mendiants with top organic Chuncho cacao, plus hot chocolate.
“Event was cancelled a few hours after we booked and haven’t received a refund yet.”
Shop San Pedro ingredients, learn Peruvian cooking with Chef Ronald, and eat your creations plus a pisco sour tasting in Cusco.
“Had an amazing time, chef Ronald was the best!”
Taste Cusco by cooking a 4-course Peruvian meal at ChocoMuseo: market ingredients, ceviche, pisco sour making, and chocolate fruit dessert.
“The market shop and the recipes were fantastic. Learnt handy knife skills and loved it. Thankyou for fabulous evening and delicious food.”
90-minute Cusco street-food walk with night views, emolientes, anticuchos, picarones, and sweet tastings. Guided tastings for $50.
“Interesting experience with a good variety of street food that filled our tummies. Alex, our guide explained everything in detail and was patient. We were glad to have this experience otherwise we would not know what street food to try and what they were. Thank you”
Make Cusco chocolate truffles at Limbus: learn the process, roll and coat 20 truffles, sip hot chocolate, and take them home.
“It was so much fun to learn about the process of making truffles and chocolate in general. We had the best time! Erika explained everything perfectly❤️”
In Cusco, make bean-to-bar chocolate from cacao to your own organic bar, grinding on an Aztec-style metate and tasting Maya drinks.
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