Arequipa Food Tour: Ancestral Cuisine & City Tour

📍 Arequipa, Peru

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Arequipa Food Tour: Ancestral Cuisine & City Tour

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Duration4 hours

FitnessEasy

CancellationFree cancellation 24h before start time

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Overview

During this Arequipa walking food tour, you will sample more than 15 Peruvian foods and drinks that are typical of Arequipa and its region. You will even have the opportunity to interact with some of our local hosts to learn how to cook guinea pig and alpaca, as well learning all the ins and outs of preparing ocopa with a "batán". You will learn about all the historical and cultural details behind each dish and drink that you will have the chance to taste during the tour. Along the way, you will discover the beautiful historic centre of Arequipa, as well as Yanahuara and the beautiful views of the Misti volcano. Your guide will take you to a variety of places filled with locals. It's a walking food tour, with 5 to 10 mins of walking between each food stop, but to make this even more interesting and dynamic, we threw some art, architecture, sightseeing and a visit to a picanteria into the mix. A chicha and pisco-tasting session is also on the list! We aim to make this food tour truly memorable.

Why you'll love it

🔹 Food is a love language

A dish is rarely just a dish - it represents a culture’s relationship with its environment — what grows here, what the seasons allow, what has been passed down and what is slowly disappearing. It is an expression of love and a source of joy. Learning to cook some local dishes is one of the most direct ways to understand a place.

🔹 Support local communities

This experience let you into the Peruvian gastronomy culture through authentic culinary experiences while supporting local small businesses and communities.

What you will be doing

Arequipa street walk

While strolling through the beautiful streets of Arequipa, you will visit a mix of trendy and more traditional places. The first stop is the iconic San Camilo market. The tour includes an ample variety of tasty bites and drinks that are present in most of Arequipa's to-taste lists, such as guinea pig and alpaca. With this food tour in Arequipa, not only will you get a great overview of the local gastronomy, but you will also get to visit the city.

Discover stories behind flavours

Aside from discovering new flavours, another important component of this Arequipa food tour is to discover the story, the cultural background, and the current context associated with each bite

Things to know

AccessibilityChildren friendly

Fitness levelEasy

Tour languageEnglish | Spanish

Licence requiredNone

Please let us know if you have any dietary requirement

Inclusions and Exclusions

✅ Included

Tour guide

❌ Not included

Pick up and drop off transport
Gratuities

Where we'll meet

Meet up/Pick up location: Calle San Camilo 207, 04001 Arequipa, PE

Instruction: If you didn't choose pick-up, we will meet at the Front door of building Compartamos Financiera

ReturnThis trip returns to meeting point.

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