Arequipa Walking and Tasting Tour: Historic Explorations with Pisco, Local Fruits, and Frozen Cheese

Experience a unique walking and tasting tour in Arequipa, exploring its historic center, trying local fruits, and indulging in the famous Frozen Cheese dessert. Learn about the city’s history and enjoy a Pisco tasting. Available in Spanish, English, and French.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plaza Campo Redondo - Traditional neighborhood of Arequipa, the first place where the conquerors settled upon their arrival in the area.
  • San Francisco Plaza, Church and Monastery - Before arriving at this place we pass by the Santa Catalina Convent and the street of the same name, in the Plaza de San Francisco we appreciate the imposing…
What's Included
  • Pisco tasting
  • Traditional dessert
  • Local fruits
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
  • Carbonated beverages
  • entrance tickets
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This visit combines a walking tour through the historic center of Arequipa, learning about its history, some of its most important tourist places, and combining it at the end with the tasting and explanation of our national distillate, Pisco. We also tasted some local fruits and our emblematic dessert, Frozen Cheese. A different way to get to know…

Location
Plaza Campo Redondo
We will meet in the Plaza del Barrio de San Lazaro. WSP +51 958 269 361
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nicole
Apr 24, 2025
Amazing time!!!! - This tasting tour in Arequipa was honestly one of our favorite parts of our whole trip. We had José as our guide and he was so great. He was super knowledgeable, fun, and just made the whole experience awesome. Our first day in Arequipa we felt a little aimless and not really sure where to go or what to do. Doing this tour early on was a great decision because José gave us such a great feel for the city, took us to places we never would’ve found on our own, and gave us experiences we wouldnt have had without him, like where to actually stop in the market and what to try that we wouldn’t have known about otherwise. He shared so much cool info, gave great recs for where to go back later, and made us feel way more connected to the city. It totally changed how we spent the rest of our time there, and we went back to a lot of the places he recommended. At the end, we had a pisco tasting that was so much fun as well. It was a really great time all around and definitely a highlight of our trip. Highly highly recommend!
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Barbara
Apr 23, 2025
This tour is well worth it - The Guia José is amazing, had a lot of property to talk about aspects of the history of arequipa, as well as about local cuisine, architecture and customs. The tour lasted more than 3 hours and was not boring, my favorite part was to try various local fruits and the traditional ice cream cheese in the market. I highly recommend
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Garywv275rs
Apr 22, 2025
Ariquipa tasting tour. - The was varied and we visited areas of Ariquipa which we would have known. Daniel our guide was knowledgeable and made the trip fun. Would recommend to anyone visiting Ariquipa.
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Bkktrav1
Apr 17, 2025
Good introduction to the Arequipa historical area. - Our tour guide Jose informed us of the history of Arequipa and introduced us to various areas of the city which may be of interest to tourists. We spent some time in the market trying drinks and tasting fruits as well as hand made Queso Helado. Delicious. Our final stop was tasting three different brands and strengths of Pisco. Overall a good introduction to Arequipa and Peruvian fruits and drinks.
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Daniela
Apr 14, 2025
Unmissable - I think this tour is essential especially to start your days in Arequipa. In addition to knowing by walk all the historic center and typical places, it generates a very good conversation of city history and other interesting topics. And it ends with a successful Peruvian pisco tasting. I thank my guide for such a pleasant walk.
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Stelioh1
Apr 5, 2025
Best walking tour (+tasting) - Since we're travelling for a couple of months and do not want a basic walking tour like in every other city, we chose this tour since it's a combination of sights & food. Luckily it was the right choice. Jorge showed us for more than 3.5h around Arequipa with big knowledge and we tasted soooo much stuff! We can recommend the tour if you want a personal tour by certified guides. Thanks!
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Joseph
Mar 13, 2025
Great experience - Jose is so personable and knowledgeable. He really listens and adjusts his trip to your needs. We were a little tired from our travels and he was very accommodating.
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Florence
Mar 8, 2025
Great tour of Arequipa with Jorge - We highly enjoyed this tour with Jorge and would recommend to anyone staying in Arequipa! We learnt a lot about the history and architecture of the city. We also ate some delicious Peruvian snacks and fruit and finished the tour with a great Pisco tasting experience.
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Marieha1498ks
Mar 6, 2025
Very interesting and delicious tour!!! - We would 100% recommend this tour to everyone visiting Arequipa. We had a private tour with José because we were the only ones who booked the tour and it was just amazing. He first showed us around the city centre and explained a lot about the history and architecture of Arequipa. We ended the tour with a walk around the market and José asked us which fruits we did not know and which ones we wanted to try. Our last stop was a Pisco tasting which was also perfect and very informative!! Overall great tour and even greater guide :))
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Madisonbz9111pf
Feb 23, 2025
Amazing Tour! - The best tour ever!! José was very informative and able to answer all of our questions. We learned a lot about the culture of Peru and Arequipa and we had a fantastic time!
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From $12
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).