Day 9 Chef for A Day – Exploring the Inca City of Cusco
Roll up your sleeves for a flavorful introduction into Peruvian cooking. Begin with a tour of San Pedro market with our chef to pick up fresh produce and return for a two-hour hands-on class. Learn how to prepare an entry of Ceviche and main plate of Lomo Saltado. Then try the light dish prepared with your own hands.
After a light lunch, we will start the tour of the historical Inca city of Cusco. This four-hour tour offers a unique blend of Incan and colonial architecture, archaeology, history and culture. Our tour takes place in downtown Cusco (3,350m/10,990ft), with visits to the Cathedral in the Plaza de Armas with its outstanding collection of colonial art; considered the best repository of colonial art from the Cusco school. Then stroll the cobble stoned streets to Qoricancha, Temple of the Sun, a spiritual center of the Inca Empire. We will drive above Cusco for a visit of the immense Sacred Temple of Sacsayhuaman. Since 1944 an annual theatrical representation of Inti Raymi is held on June 24 in Sacsayhuaman. Continue to the Inca sites of Qenqo, Puca Pucara (Red Fort), and Tambomachay where fountains built by the Incas capture the waters of a natural spring. Return to Cusco. In the early evening walk to the Belmond Monasterio Hotel to feast on a decadent three-course dinner in El Tupay Restaurant. Return to your hotel.
Hotel in Cusco
Breakfast and lunch included

Day 9 Chef for A Day – Exploring the Inca City of Cusco
Roll up your sleeves for a flavorful introduction into Peruvian cooking. Begin with a tour of San Pedro market with our chef to pick up fresh produce and return for a two-hour hands-on class. Learn how to prepare an entry of Ceviche and main plate of Lomo Saltado. Then try the light dish prepared with your own hands.
After a light lunch, we will start the tour of the historical Inca city of Cusco. This four-hour tour offers a unique blend of Incan and colonial architecture, archaeology, history and culture. Our tour takes place in downtown Cusco (3,350m/10,990ft), with visits to the Cathedral in the Plaza de Armas with its outstanding collection of colonial art; considered the best repository of colonial art from the Cusco school. Then stroll the cobble stoned streets to Qoricancha, Temple of the Sun, a spiritual center of the Inca Empire. We will drive above Cusco for a visit of the immense Sacred Temple of Sacsayhuaman. Since 1944 an annual theatrical representation of Inti Raymi is held on June 24 in Sacsayhuaman. Continue to the Inca sites of Qenqo, Puca Pucara (Red Fort), and Tambomachay where fountains built by the Incas capture the waters of a natural spring. Return to Cusco. In the early evening walk to the Belmond Monasterio Hotel to feast on a decadent three-course dinner in El Tupay Restaurant. Return to your hotel.
Hotel in Cusco
Breakfast and lunch included

Day 9 Chef for A Day – Exploring the Inca City of Cusco
Roll up your sleeves for a flavorful introduction into Peruvian cooking. Begin with a tour of San Pedro market with our chef to pick up fresh produce and return for a two-hour hands-on class. Learn how to prepare an entry of Ceviche and main plate of Lomo Saltado. Then try the light dish prepared with your own hands.
After a light lunch, we will start the tour of the historical Inca city of Cusco. This four-hour tour offers a unique blend of Incan and colonial architecture, archaeology, history and culture. Our tour takes place in downtown Cusco (3,350m/10,990ft), with visits to the Cathedral in the Plaza de Armas with its outstanding collection of colonial art; considered the best repository of colonial art from the Cusco school. Then stroll the cobble stoned streets to Qoricancha, Temple of the Sun, a spiritual center of the Inca Empire. We will drive above Cusco for a visit of the immense Sacred Temple of Sacsayhuaman. Since 1944 an annual theatrical representation of Inti Raymi is held on June 24 in Sacsayhuaman. Continue to the Inca sites of Qenqo, Puca Pucara (Red Fort), and Tambomachay where fountains built by the Incas capture the waters of a natural spring. Return to Cusco. In the early evening walk to the Belmond Monasterio Hotel to feast on a decadent three-course dinner in El Tupay Restaurant. Return to your hotel.
Hotel in Cusco
Breakfast and lunch included