Market Tours · PERU
Every trip has one free morning too few. These 15 peru market tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Meet Chef Jesus at San Pedro Market, then walk to a cooking studio for ceviche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, picarones, and two pisco cocktails. The class is in English, limited to 10 people, and offers vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and nonalcoholic options.
“It was a great introduction to peruvian cuisine! Market tour was lovely and chef Jorge was great”
Spend about 10 hours in the Sacred Valley, visiting Pisac’s craft market and Ollantaytambo’s massive Temple of the Sun. A bilingual guide, buffet lunch, transport, and hotel pickup are included. Choose carefully between the ticket-inclusive and ticket-excluded options.
“This tour was very informative and punctual. The lunch buffet was wonderful, and all the sites were incredible to see. If you are looking for an easy way to see several locations around Cusco with one easy tour, I recommend!”
Join Marcos, Aura, Valeria, or another English-speaking guide for four hours of Lima history and street food. You’ll visit Mercado Central, Chinatown, Plaza Mayor, and local eateries while tasting anticuchos, chilcano, churros, picarones, fruit, and other Peruvian favorites.
“We really enjoyed the tour! It was the perfect mix of trying foods and learning some history and culture. The places we went to were ones we never would have found on our own and all the foods were delicious. Our guide Marcos was very knowledgeable and helpful! The only thing I would have changed is that the tour is heavy on dessert foods. We had small portions of the savory foods and then had a big churro & full picaron (donut). I would have maybe had a full tamal and shared a churro. But if you love sweets you will be happy, and of course everything was tasty!”
Join Cusco-born Chef Ronal for a four-hour visit to San Pedro Market and hands-on Peruvian cooking class. Taste local fruit and cheese, prepare rocoto relleno, causa, ceviche or lomo saltado, and choose a pisco cocktail or fruit drink. Vegetarian and allergy-friendly adaptations are available.
“The cooking class was an amazing experience! We booked the morning class and were the only two, so we had a private lesson. The market was not as crowded in the morning as in the afternoon and the variety of fruits, vegetables, meat, herbs and other stuff was extraordinary! In the class we first tried various fruits which were delicious because they were ripe and fresh. Then we could adapt our meals to individual preferences. As a beginner you get really good tips for cutting and your way around in the kitchen. Our chef Ronal was great. He was very open, interested, friendly and explained everything very well. He always…”
Spend about three and a half hours exploring Cusco by van and on foot. Visit San Pedro Market, Qorikancha, San Blas, Hatun Rumiyoc Street, Plaza de Armas, and the Cathedral with a bilingual guide. Select hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with groups capped at 15.
“Tour was good and the guide was very knowledgeable.”
Spend about 4.5 hours tasting ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, dim sum, chicharrón sandwiches, exotic fruit, and more while walking through central Lima. Guides such as Arturo, Yoced, and Joseph add food, culture, and colonial history, including a visit to San Francisco’s catacombs.
“Yocedd took us into the market to places we would not have found on our own and have us, literally, a taste of every day life in Lima as well as excellent insights into the challenges anne the promise of Lima.”
Meet certified guide Bruce at Lima’s Central Market for a 3.5-hour walk through local food and culture. Taste lucuma juice, ceviche, dim sum, anticuchos, picarones, and more while learning about Chinese-Peruvian cooking and Lima’s old neighborhoods.
“Bruce is a brilliant tour guide! Go in with an open mind and an empty stomach and you'll have an amazing time!”
Meet your guide at Surquillo Market at 9 a.m. for a 50-minute food walk, then ride to SkyKitchen in Miraflores. Taste 35 fruits, learn about Andean ingredients, make a pisco sour, and cook a four-course Peruvian lunch in a group of 12 or fewer. Vegetarian and vegan options require advance notice.
“This was an exceptional tour from the local markets to the kitchen's rooftop terrace overlooking the city. We were especially grateful that the chefs created a vegan version of their cooking class! Thank you for being a highlight of our trip!”
Join Kelwin of Kelwin’s Amazon Adventures for a private 150-minute walk through Belen Market and boat ride through Iquitos’ floating city. Expect jungle foods, river products, handmade goods, traditional medicine, and clear English or Spanish guidance. Meet on the Boulevard, with limited hotel pickup.
“Absolutely fantastic tour. We learnt a lot about the area and he took us through all of the markets. Kelwin is an amazing host i would 100% recommend this tour”
Meet at the fountain, explore San Pedro Market with an English or Spanish-speaking chef, and learn about local produce and pisco. Back at the cooking school, prepare ceviche, soup, lomo saltado, or ají de gallina, then sit down to your own lunch. Chef Ronald may lead your class.
“Had an amazing time, chef Ronald was the best!”
Start at Jr. Cusco 400 with an English or Spanish guide, then follow Lima’s flavors through Barrios Altos, Chinatown, Central Market, Chinitos, and Bolivarsito. Taste ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, lucuma, and more. Giovanna has led the tour with warmth and clear local insight.
“Lovely tour with our knowledgable and friendly guide. All of the sites/visits were above expectation and kept high quality all the way through. A great tour for understanding the local culture through food.”
Start with local fruit and market life, then trace Lima from pre-Inca Huaca Pucllana through colonial plazas, San Francisco’s catacombs, Barranco, and Miraflores. Private transport, hotel pickup, guide, tickets, snacks, and lunch time are included. Jordan may be your guide.
“J ai vraiment adoré cette journée avec Jordan un guide passionné par la culture, l histoire du Pérou. Je recommande à 1000% il nous a appris et montré l essentielle et surtout un VRAI savoir! Bravo Jordan tu m a fais aimé Lima et son histoire. Si un jour je reviens a Lima c est avec toi. Merci Ps : j ai détesté les catacombes car aucun respect pour les morts exposés en "art et déco" quelle honte ! et même un puits avec des restes humains déposés en cercle pour faire joli et qqs pièces de monnaies que les touristes jettes?? Ou est l intérêt culturel?”
Meet your guide at Surquillo Market Nro 1 for a 50-minute ingredient tour, then move to a small-group kitchen for 35-plus fruit samples and a hands-on four-course Peruvian meal. You will prepare and eat each course, with a pisco sour, juice, and water included.
Meet your English-speaking guide outside the Holiday Inn Lima Miraflores for a 2.5-hour visit to Surquillo Market and cooking class. Sample four fruits, prepare ceviche and causa rellena with a local chef, mix a pisco sour, and finish with a Peruvian dessert.
“We loved the walk in the market before the cooking class. The restaurant venue for the class was perfect. We enjoyed the drink and two items were prepared. It was fun and delicious. Our best tour of the trip.”
Walk from Coricancha to Cusco Cathedral and San Pedro Market with a private English or Spanish-speaking guide. You’ll see an Inca sun temple turned convent, colonial art and architecture, Cusco’s main square, and a local market filled with products from across the region.
Pick a kind of market, or the hour of the day you want to be standing in one.
