Cusco Food Walking Tour & Central Market
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Cusco, Peru
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the rich history of Cusco and its lively culinary scene on this guided tour. Stroll through the historic downtown, discover famous landmarks, and stop by San Pedro Market to taste genuine Peruvian cuisine. Treat yourself with a regional dishes, fresh juices, and Andean treats while discovering the city's culture and traditions.
- Taste traditional Peruvian dishes and fresh juices
- Enjoy a mix of history, culture, and gastronomy
- Discover Cusco’s historic landmarks with a guide
- Visit San Pedro Market for an authentic local experience
Sample Menu
Starter
Tamales
Main
Adobo de cerdo Cusqueño
Dessert
Traditional Coffee & pastries
Main
Papa rellena
Dessert
Fruit Festival at Central Market
Dessert
Exotic juice
Dessert
Artisanal Ice Cream
What's Included
- Food tasting
- Professional guide
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Plaza RegocijoF2M9+5X2, Cusco 08002, Peru
The meeting point is the water fountain located at the central part of Plaza Kusipata (also known as Plaza Regocijo)
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Centro Historico De Cusco
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Mercado Central de San Pedro
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- If you have any meal restriction, please let us know at the time you book the tour
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Travelers consistently praise guides for their deep knowledge of Cusco’s history, Incan culture, and local cuisine, providing engaging and accommodating explanations that enhance cultural understanding. Food offerings stand out for their variety, generous portions, and authentic flavors, with extensive tastings of local fruits and traditional dishes enriching the experience. The combination of immersive culinary samples and informative commentary creates a well-rounded cultural and gastronomic tour.
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Very fun and educational experience! My guide, Fabricio, is a local with deep knowledge of history, culture and the local market. His English is perfect and he also patiently helped me practice Spanish. Throughout our waking tour he discussed history, architecture and culture as we passed through the streets and plazas. His love for the city, country and culture were evident. I learned a lot about traditional foods and their history - including the ancient art of making freeze dried potatoes. The food tour was more authentic and hyper local than any I have taken. Among the foods we sampled, my favorite part was watching Fabricio choose fruit at the market, then going to a stall where a lovely woman washed and prepared it for us to eat, using advanced knife skills that I would never be nimble enough to use l, then savoring the flavors from highest to lowest altitude fruits. Papas rellenos and tamales from a 101 year old family business were also authentic and delicious. The picarones ruinas - a donut like dessert with pumpkin- was wonderful but I was too full to finish it! Afterwards we saw many other landmarks on the way back to our starting point.
Fabrizio was very knowledgeable, friendly and the food was great. We tried foods we would have never found on our own.
Guide was friendly and showed us around many different places around the historical city center and the San Pedro Market.
We were able to try a ton of different foods and visiting the market was a highlight. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Cusco.
Fabrizio was a wonderful tour guide! He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the city and Incan empire. He also had great explanations and stories for each food item we tried. The highlight was definitely the market visit and the fruit portion. We got to try so many local fruits straight from the vendors. This was an amazing way to see Cusco, learn its history, and try Peruvian cuisine!
Informative and delicious tour, enjoyed trying different foods of Cusco and our guide was very knowledgeable
This was such a great way to explore Cusco while getting acclimated to the elevation! The food was great and the tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable. Definitely book this food tour!
Great experience- Knowledgeable and experienced guide, great overview of Cusco and local/regional foods, excellent market visit- a side of the city we would not have seen otherwise.
A wonderful 4 hours with Fabrizio learning about Cusco, its history and Peruvian food. Learnt so much and tasted so much food! Just a wonderful day out I recommend to anyone interested in Cusco and Peruvian food. Thank you Fabrizio xx
This was a fun food tour and a great way to learn about native foods and cuisines of Peru! The tour guide was very knowledgeable and made sure everyone understood the importance of different foods during the tour.
Our guide was very helpful and accommodating. I was struggling with several altitude sickness and he tried his best to meet my needs. We had some tasty food and went to the market. We had lots of tastes at the market too. I highly recommend this tour.
This was a wonderful tour with our guide (Fabeitzio). The tour consisted of learning about Cusco while sampling various bites around town and then ending in the market. Everything was delicious. We don't normally do these things, but this one was excellent.
We love a walking food tour when we first get to a new city. We’ve done many and this was a good one. Delicious and informative. Highly recommend. A great way to spend a few hours.
Great tour! Food and history. Plenty of info from our guide and lots of food tastings, we were stuffed. And it was FUN! Do it!!
Had a really great time with Fabricio; he showed us a lot about the history of Cusco and some nice local food places including the market. Would highly recommend!
What a pleasant food tour. It was simple, not rushed, and overall a great experience! I got to try lots of different exotic fruits, cheeses, local peruvian/chinese mix food (chifa), excellent pastries, local coffee, ice cream and tamales. The pace was very pleasant and I had such an enjoyable experience!
Thankful that we did this tour with Fabricio. Not only did we try some great food, dessert and fruits, he also gave us an historical overview of the Inca culture. Recommend to everyone! You’d be full afterwards. Thanks Fabricio!
San Pedro Market sampling fruits and cheese. Introduced to a tamales stall vendor that was outstanding. Good tour.
A must do
Fabrizio is excellent guide and took a lot of time to explain the history of Cusco and take us to amazing food stops to try the traditional food
Be hungry and be gastronomically adventurous. You will stop for tastings many times. Listen to the guide explain the origins of the foods.
Great experience! I was taken around as mentioned in the itinerary and tasted lots of different foods, and they were delicious. I wish I remembered my tour guide's name, but he was really knowledgeable and very accommodating. For example - he knew I had already tried some food, and decided to have me try something different instead! I thought that was kind of him. He taught and showed me a lot of Cusco's history, which was awesome. I totally recommend this for anyone visiting Cusco for the first time!!!
The Cusco food tour was great! Our guide was very, very good. We tasted traditional Peruvian food and he explained not only what we were eating, but also the history of the dishes. The visit to the central market was amazing! All the food was delicious and we were stuffed by the time the tour was over. We had a great time!
Fantastic tour . Amazing experience. Fabrizio was great and knowledgeable. Tasted a variety of food and saw the amazing food market
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour which included a historical overview while walking from food stop to food stop. We especially enjoyed Francisco and his knowledge of the San Pedro Market. A fantastic way to get to know Cusco while sampling local and delicious food. We highly recommend!
If you're traveling solo and expect a group activity, bear in mind that if no one else signs up, the activity won't be canceled, they won't let you know, and it will be an evening of just you and the guide, almost like a date. I had a good time though, but wasn't really what I expected.
It was very informative and interesting and at an easy stroll. My guide, Amado spoke excellent English and was able to answer a range of questions which I appreciated.
An amazing mix of food and history, he went the extra mile to make sure we got to try as much as possible while accommodating food restrictions. This tour focuses on local foods made by local vendors. Fully recommend, the best food tour we’ve ever had!
Fabrisio was a great guide that took us to delish local spots. He gave us a great overview of the city and history. The market was especially fun, including an extensive exotic fruit tasting!
Fabrizo was a great guide. He provided a great overview of the city pointing out many of the historical sites. It was a great mixture of history, culture and food. I would recommend this tour for anyone wanting an overview of the city and cuisine. We had plenty of food and it was well worth the price we paid.
The tour guide gave us great history on the culture. Food tasting was great Well worth the money. 5 stars
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