What you’ll do
Day 1: Fly to Peru
Board your international flight to Lima
Meet your Tour Director at the destination airport
Day 2: Lima • Arequipa
Fly to Arequipa
Participate in a soccer activity with locals
Day 3: Arequipa • Colca Valley
Today's Theme: Peruvian Symbolism
Explore the importance of symbolism in Peruvian culture and build the language confidence to interact with local artisans
Visit the Santa Catalina Monastery with a local guide
Participate in a local artisan workshop, where you will:
Learn how to weave Peruvian patterns
Make chicha morada, an authentic Peruvian sweet corn drink
Practice your language skills through guided reflection activities
Travel to Colca Valley
Day 4: Colca Valley
Today's Theme: Incan Traditions
Visit Colca Canyon with a local guide
Stop for a photo at Mirador Cruz del Cóndor
Participate in an interactive language lesson on Peru's indigenous past before experiencing the daily life of rural Peruvians
Enjoy lunch cooked in a traditional Peruvian earth oven called pachamanca
Explore Colca Canyon on your own
Visit a local farm, where you will:
Learn how to milk cows
See how yogurt and cheese is made—and taste some, too
Participate in a “pago”—a shaman ritual led by a local storyteller
Practice your language skills through guided reflection activities
Day 5: Colca Valley • Puno • Lake Titicaca
Travel to Puno
Travel by boat to the Luquina community
Experience a Luquina community welcome
Share a home-cooked dinner with a local family
Day 6: Lake Titicaca
Today's Theme: Culinary traditions
Stay in a local family guesthouse and experience daily life in Peru
Practice food-related vocabulary in an interactive language lesson
Participate in a Peruvian cooking class
Enjoy kayaking on Lake Titicaca
Practice your language skills through guided reflection activities
Share a home-cooked dinner with a local family
Day 7: Lake Titicaca
Today's Theme: Community and Social entrepreneurship
Learn how rural communities are adapting to a modern world from the locals living in it
Participate in a Luquina community scavenger hunt
Practice your language skills through guided reflection activities
Day 8: Lake Titicaca • Floating Islands • Puno
Today's Theme: Art
Master art-related terms during an interactive language lesson
Take an excursion to Lake Titicaca, where you will:
Enjoy a boat ride on Lake Titicaca
Visit Taquile Island, where you’ll walk historic pre-Inca pathways
Take part in a weaving demonstration at a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Visit a local community on the Uros floating islands
Practice your language skills through guided reflection activities
Day 9: Puno • Lima • Depart for home
Tour the Sillustani archeological site with an expert local guide
Travel to Juliaca
Fly to Lima
Explore Lima on your own
Board your flight home from Lima
Day 10: Arrive home




