Private experience

Your guide will pick you up from the hotel in Cusco or Valle and we will head to Pongobamba by car. Upon arrival, your hosts will greet you and show you to your accommodation.

The women will then demonstrate their natural techniques for cleaning alpaca wool, spinning thread, dyeing with native plants, and weaving traditional textiles. They will share how these complex patterns are not written down but passed from generation to generation through oral tradition and hands-on practice. These designs reflect the community’s rich culture and deep connection to nature—zigzags and triangles, for example, symbolize the Andes mountains. The natural dyes used also carry symbolic meaning, tied to the landscape around them.

At midday, enjoy a homemade lunch prepared with local, organic ingredients.
The afternoon is yours to relax or explore. You may choose to walk through the fields, rest at your own pace, or visit the nearby town of Chinchero and its ancient inka palace by car or on foot.

In the evening, gather with your hosts for a cozy get-together filled with stories, myths, and legends about Lake Piuray, accompanied by music, singing, and warm drinks. Don’t hesitate to ask your hosts to teach you a few words in Quechua!

Overnight stay with a local family in Pongobamba.

Early risers can enjoy the sunrise over the Andes, take a stroll through the fields, and absorb a moment of peace—a reflection of the “beautiful life” your hosts have shared with you.

After a delicious homemade breakfast, we say goodbye to our hosts and continue on to the Sacred Valley or Cusco.

If you wish to extend your experience (which we strongly recommend), you may opt for a guided walk to a scenic viewpoint accompanied by the community’s llamas, a coca leaf reading, a traditional pago a la tierra (offering to the Earth), or a workshop on local crops and medicinal herbs.

Sulpayki Kusi Kawsay!, Thank you, Kusi Kausay!