Arequipa Food Tour: Sample Traditional Peruvian Dishes and Learn about Their Cultural Significance

Sample more than 14 Peruvian flavors that are typical from Arequipa. Interact with some of our local hosts and discover how to prepare alpaca and cuy, as well as learning ocopa making with a “batán”. Hear all the historical and cultural details behind each dish and drink that you will have the chance to taste during this 4-hour Arequipa food tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mercado San Camilo - Savor regional fruits and explore the San Camilo market to uncover some of the area’s most iconic ingredients.
  • Plaza de Armas - Explore Arequipa’s central square and its lively architecture. A great introduction to the city’s history.
  • Yanahuara - Conclude with a tasting of rocoto relleno, pastel de papa, and queso helado, while enjoying the views of the Misti volcano in Yanahuara.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
  • Pick up and drop off
  • 18% tax - can be exonerated by sending passport number, country of issue + entry date for every pax
Additional Information
  • Can’t cater to travelers who are vegetarians or vegans
  • Please note guides will not be providing their service in multiple languages simultaneously. Make sure you book the right tour/language
  • Pick up and drop off is not included. Private tours with transportation can be booked on the Exquisito Perú website.
  • Wear a hat, sunscreen and bring water
Location
C. San Camilo 207
Calle San Camilo
The guide will be waiting for you right next to the door of the Compartamos Financiera building, which is facing San Camilo Market's main entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Ecki_1968
Jul 28, 2024
Exciting insights into Peruvian cuisine - Great city tour with Karolina. The spots were all very well selected and offered delicious and varied insights into Peruvian cuisine. Karo speaks excellent English, is super nice and can answer any questions. We enjoyed the 4 hours very much.
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Chodo
Jul 27, 2024
Great Eating And Walking Tour of Arequipa! - What a wonderful introduction to the delicious foods of Arequipa, Peru. We also got a great history lesson and introduction to some of the key sites in Arequipa. Our guide, Carolina, was fantastic. Her deep knowledge of Peruvian cooking, as well as the history of the place was really interesting. I have a food allergy and she was incredibly sensitve to the situation and handled it very well. Thank you, Carolina! All of the food was delicious and so plentiful. We started at the market, tasting some of the typical tropical fruit for Peru, but not for us Americans. We also checked out the traditional herbs, used to cure illnesses, and similar items. There were a lot! We ate at 3 restaurants, in different sections of town, each of which had wonderful food. And wonderful locations/ views. None of the dishes were ones that I had encountered before. Then we topped it all off (and it was a lot!) with queso helado. That translates to cheese ice cream, but to me it tasted like a very sweet but tasty eggnog. She's also plugged into the "everyday" life of the places we walked, as well as some of the foods we ate. We saw a girl in her quinceaneros dress taking photos in Yanahuara plaza and she explained that. We passed a popular sports and fitness club, which led to an interesting discussion about it and the population of Arequipa. We had a wonderful afternoon and I highly recommend this tour!
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Restobarlima
Jul 10, 2024
Amazing experience! - We loved this tour! It was the best way to visit Arequipa and discover new flavors in Peru. We've done a lot of food tours in the past, but this one was simply the best! It was very well organized, and we got a wonderful tour guide - ask for Carolina!
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Jades1733
May 29, 2024
Food city tour arequipa - Thank you so much for this amazing experience! We tasted flavours that we never tasted before. We also saw a large part of the city during the food tour! The explanations were very interesting and complete. We already did a lot of city tours, but this one really excels!! 😊
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Julienbv4699dg
May 6, 2024
Great tasty experience - Tasty food, fun and knowledgeable guide. This food tour combines food and history perfectly. You get to discover dishes you never heard about while touring the city of Arequipa. The market at the start was also impressive. Memorable experience!
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Simonby7735ih
Aug 29, 2023
One of the best tour ever - This was one of the best tour we ever took. We got to visit places that we would have never found on our own, and get a very unique perspective into typical Andean dishes and drinks. Of course, everything was very tasty. Our guide was very welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable. It was worth it… I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Arequipa…. Good mix of food and sightseeing
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