Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Extended stays and custom trips: If you would like to extend your homestay, please contact us at tours@awamaki.org. We can create custom itineraries based on your interests. We can also arrange extended stays in the villages for an immersive and unique travel experience.
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Bring hiking boots or sturdy shoes for mud
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If you need transportation from Cusco to Ollantatyambo, please contact us at tours@awamaki.org
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Bring refillable water bottle
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
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Take part in a two-day, one-night Quechua cultural immersion with Awamaki’s Andean Overnight program spent with our newest cooperative of women in Huilloc Alto. During your stay you will participate in weaving lessons, spend quality time with local families during meals, learn about medicinal plants, go on an Andean lake hike with a chance to see alpacas and llamas, and finally take part in an ofrenda ceremony. Receive one-on-one weaving lessons with women from the Huilloc Alto cooperative who will give you a step-by-step introduction to preparing yarn, dying yarn, back strap weaving methods and will individually help you make bracelets to take home.
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Typical Andean dinner, including appetizer/soup, main entree, native Andean herbal tea, Day 1
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Snacks
Lunch
Private textile market
Typical Andean Lunch, including soup or salad and main course, Day 1
Coffee and/or Tea
Typical Andean Breakfast, Day 2
Round trip transportation to the community from Ollantaytambo
Private homestay with members of your traveling group
Weaving lesson
Hotel pickup and/or dropoff
Train station pickup and/or drop off
Transportation to Ollantaytambo from other cities, such as Cusco
Meeting Points
Departure
La Esquina
meeting point at Cafe La Esquina
Return
Andean Overnight
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Take part in a two-day, one-night Quechua cultural immersion with Awamaki’s Andean Overnight program spent with our newest cooperative of women in Huilloc Alto. During your stay you will participate in weaving lessons, spend quality time with local families during meals, learn about medicinal plants, go on an Andean lake hike with a chance to see alpacas and llamas, and finally take part in an ofrenda ceremony. Receive one-on-one weaving lessons with women from the Huilloc Alto cooperative who will give you a step-by-step introduction to preparing yarn, dying yarn, back strap weaving methods and will individually help you make bracelets to take home.
Meeting Points
Departure
La Esquina
meeting point at Cafe La Esquina
Return
Highlights
2 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 days
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Typical Andean dinner, including appetizer/soup, main entree, native Andean herbal tea, Day 1
Bottled water
English speaking guide
Snacks
Lunch
Private textile market
Typical Andean Lunch, including soup or salad and main course, Day 1
Coffee and/or Tea
Typical Andean Breakfast, Day 2
Round trip transportation to the community from Ollantaytambo
Private homestay with members of your traveling group
Weaving lesson
Hotel pickup and/or dropoff
Train station pickup and/or drop off
Transportation to Ollantaytambo from other cities, such as Cusco
