Top Peru Cocktail Tastings in 2026

Instead of just dining out at restaurants, personalize your Peruvian culinary experience with a cooking and cocktail-making class held in a local chef's home. Master the art of making tartare and ceviche so you can impress people back home, and taste up to 17 different pisco flavors to create the classic national cocktail.

Go beyond the restaurants, and enjoy a more hands-on way to learn about Peruvian cuisine, thanks to this small-group cooking class in Lima. Hosted by a chef guide, learn to make a 4-course meal of traditional dishes—such as ceviche, causa, and lomo saltado—and practice your mixology skills with a pisco sour lesson. Then, sit down to savor your tasting-menu-style meal, and walk away with new culinary skills and insider knowledge.

Get hands-on experience preparing some of Peru’s most iconic dishes and shopping at a local market during this Lima cooking class. First stop by the market to pick out fresh meat and produce, discovering the incredible diversity of ingredients in Peruvian cuisine. Then head to the kitchen choosing to prepare a choice of fish, chicken, beef or vegetarian dish like ‘Ceviche’ learning the necessary steps in fun, relaxed atmosphere. Your cooking excursion also includes round-trip hotel transport (for most areas of Lima), professional chef instructor, snacks and either lunch or dinner.

Master the professional techniques for creating the perfect ceviche, pisco sour, and other Peruvian classics during a small-group cooking class led by a former star chef at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Under the careful guidance of your expert instructor, you’ll prepare a traditional 3-course meal. Possible dishes include lomo saltado, aji de gallina, and shrimp causa.

Miraflores can be explored through a private walking culinary experience led by Chef Alejandro Urbina. At Mercado Nro 1 de Surquillo, sample fresh fruit and learn how Peruvian ingredients and traditions shape local cuisine. The half-day experience includes tastings of pan con chicharron, chicha morada, ceviche, and lomo saltado, plus an interactive ceviche preparation and a Pisco Sour crafted in front of you. Lunch, snacks, and alcoholic beverages are included as you finish with a traditional dessert and Peruvian coffee.

Make it to Machupicchu in time to witness the sunset and sunrise on day three. Trek the Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu, crossing the Inti Punku or Sungate. Take a quarry trek to Ollantaytmabo to explore the hidden landscapes of the Andes. Walk with expert guides and camp with camping gear for educational purposes.

The Marcahuasi stone forest is often overlooked by visitors, but this mystical site shouldn't be missed by anyone with an interest in nature or history—and this private guided tour from Lima will show you why. Discover monolithic stone forms, unobstructed vista points, and tucked-away attractions far from any crowds as you explore off the beaten path and delve into Peruvian lore.

Fly over the mysterious Nazca Lines, cruise to the Ballestas Islands and race down Huacachina's giant dunes: three bucket-list experiences in 2 days, with a night in the desert oasis in between! DAY 1: our luxury Peru Hop bus, with FREE Starlink Wi-Fi, heads south. Enjoy a speedboat tour of the Ballestas Islands, Peru's "Mini-Galápagos", a guided pisco tasting at a vineyard, and a dune buggy and sandboarding session with a sunset toast. Then relax in the oasis after dark. DAY 2 is your Nazca day: your host sees you onto a 7:00 AM private shuttle for a scenic flight over the giant geoglyphs. After free time in Nazca, the shuttle takes you back to Huacachina and the Peru Hop bus to Lima. Onboard local Peruvian hosts who will share stories about life in Peru you won’t find in guidebooks. Have a Once In A Lifetime adventure with the best rated travel company in Peru (30,000+ 5-star reviews on Tripadvisor and Google). Don't Be a Typical Tourist… Discover the Real Peru with Peru Hop!

Discover the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu on this 2-day tour. Visit key sites such as Pisac, Urubamba, and Ollantaytambo and discover their individual archaeological sites with your guide. Spend the night at Aguas Calientes, the village at the base of Machu Picchu, and rest up before exploring the famous Inca citadel the next day.

Get a taste for Peru’s high-alpine scenery and ancient Inca customs during this full-day hike to Lake Humantay from Cusco. Ascend to this scenic body of water located at 13,779 feet (4,200 meters), learning about its sacred place in Inca mythology during your climb. An included buffet lunch back at base camp is an added bonus.

If you have only a limited time in Cusco, make sure that you see all of the most-important landmarks by booking this 4-day, small-group tour. You'll visit all of Cusco's must-see attractions, including Sacsayhuaman; explore the Andean villages of the Sacred Valley; and explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Machu Picchu.

Discover the secrets of Peruvian cuisine in a hands-on cooking class in Miraflores, Lima. Learn to prepare three iconic dishes: Amazonian-inspired cebiche, causa limeña, and lomo saltado, guided by a professional chef. Complete your culinary experience with traditional Peruvian cocktails, including the famous Pisco Sour, and enjoy a delicious journey through Peru’s flavors, culture, and culinary traditions.