Arequipa City and Cuisine: A Cultural and Gastronomic Exploration in Peru

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Immerse yourself in the rich culture and gastronomy of Arequipa City in Peru. Explore the city’s history, legends, and traditions on a walking tour, while indulging in delicious Peruvian fusion dishes and local drinks. Discover the heart of Arequipa through its cuisine!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Mundo Alpaca Arequipa - It s a complex where you will understand the importance of the animals until today for South America especially Peru, so as why the fibers are appreciated. You will have an opportunity to look at hand made textiles with natural dyes used by Andean communities until today.

What's Included

Tea and coffee
Snacks

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Additional Information

This walking tour in downtown Arequipa offers a wonderful opportunity to learn about the local people and history. Participants will enjoy the city more through engaging anecdotes, legends, and traditions. Additionally, there will be a brief class on making a delicious pisco sour, along with sampling some tasty local drinks, snacks, and desserts,…

Location

Cl. San Francisco 308

Calle San Francisco

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Giuliacj1898pl

May 15, 2025

An Unforgettable Tour of Arequipa’s Highlights and Hidden Gems (In just few hours) - My boyfriend and I were visiting Arequipa for the first time and took a 2.5-hour tour to explore the city and try some delicious local food. Our guide, Angela, was incredibly knowledgeable, well-prepared about the history of Arequipa and also very kind and friendly. We had a fantastic time with her. In just a few hours, she showed us both the must-see highlights and some of the city’s hidden gems. She helped us to discover the city with lots of information we didn’t know about (historical facts, symbols, ideologies and many more). The tour ended on a beautiful rooftop with a stunning view, such a perfect way to wrap up the experience. We truly recommend the tour and with Angela you will definitely enjoy 😊

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Randall

May 14, 2025

Food and drinks tour with Paulo - Paulo was an enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guide of the main sites within four blocks of the main square. We visited several beautiful colonial homes (the exteriors and courtyards) and learned about how Rich Europeans lived in Arequipa in the 16th and 17th century. He also pointed out places we should visit during our stay and made restaurant recommendations. After a couple hours of walking, we had a small taste of some locally produced ice cream, a coffee, a baby pisco sour and a salteno. Overall, it exceeded my expectations.

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Grandtour10368620856

Apr 16, 2025

A great way to experience Arequipa in a short period of time - My husband and I had a great time in the center of Arequipa with Paolo today! He was very knowledgeable and the places he showed us were beautiful. The local empanadas we tried at the end of the tour were so delicious! We’d recommend this tour to anyone who visits this lovely city and doesn’t have much time but is curious to know what it’s about. Thank you !

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995yiyis

Apr 9, 2025

Nice experience - Our guide is very nice and patient. Not only we had chance to try some flavorful snacks, but also we were taken to some hardly known local spots. Great experience over all

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Roxanne_c

Apr 7, 2025

A fun walk through the city's heart! - Great opportunity to see and learn so much about the history, architecture, culture, food (great samples) and people. Jorge was very informative and comprehensive. Much appreciated tour!

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Scottnkathi

Feb 4, 2025

Great tour with Paolo! - We had a great tour with Paolo! Paolo was very knowledgeable, had a great (fun) personality and was extremely passionate about making sure we learned all about the history of the region and specifically about Arequipa. We also stopped to enjoy traditional chocolates (so good), a pisco sour, “Chicha de jora” (the quintessential South American native corn beer) and salteñas. Would highly recommend!!

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653bethanys

Nov 20, 2024

Highly recommend - Fantastic experience! Jorge was an excellent guide, and had interesting stories and details to tell about the city. The food was very tasty, and I went places that I would never have known about otherwise. I wish I were in the city longer! Highly recommend this tour.

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Leesj7609no

Nov 15, 2024

Great tour, great guide - We had a great time with Paolo on the walking tour. He was really informative and spoke fluent English. Paolo guided us to superb locations and had an in depth knowledge of the city. He made the tour fun and included stops for local cuisine and drinks. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Arequipa.

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Suzanne_g

Oct 13, 2024

Great coverage of Ariquepa! - Thank you Paola for a great tour of your beautiful city! Loved all the information and secret spots we got to enjoy!

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986j_r_myg

Sep 12, 2024

Nice introduction to Arequipa - Great day with Jorge. He knows the city well and presents all the main things to see. The food and beverages presented during the tour are really good and worth a visit. A good introduction to Arequipa that I recommend doing from day one to get a good overview of the city.

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From $25

up to 8 guests

1 - Adult