Chocolate and Coffee Tour
CUSCO – HUAYOPATA / MACHU PICCHU
02 DAYS/01 NIGHT
Chocolate lovers beware! You’ll never want to leave this place! You will experience a fusion of history with chocolate as you’ve never drunk it before. Great concept AND you can even make your own chocolate.
Live with a Peruvian family in their house and learn about chocolate, cacao, coffee and tea!
This tour gives you the chance to experience unique moments with local producers and their families.
The Peruvian producers will teach you everything about organic production and the cocoa, coffee, tea and other plants with the “Fair trade” seal.
Day 1
CUSCO CITY – HUAYOPATA VILLAGE (L, D)
Visit a cocoa plantation and learn how chocolate is made!
8:00 am: Private transportation from your hotel to Huayopata (house and land of Doña Julia).
12:30 pm: fresh fruit juice splash on the property of Julia.
1:00 pm: Lunch (Typical seasonal food of the region).
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Activities on the property. Depending on the season, you will:
* Visit the tea plantations and the factory.
* Visit coffee plantations and learn more about the process of making coffee.
* Discover and try exotic fruits in season.
5:30 pm: Family Moments with Julia. If you wish you can help to cook. Just ask Julia.
6:00 pm: Dinner and evening with the Julia’s family.
8:00 pm: With Julia and her husband, learn how to peel, roast and ground coffee. Prepare the coffee you will enjoy the next morning at breakfast.
9:00 pm: Night at the estate of Julia in rooms with private bathrooms and hot water.
Day 2
(B, L)
7:30 am: Breakfast with exceptional coffee.
8:00 am: Transportation (private) to Maranura (on the farm of Doña Rosa).
9:00 am: Activities:
* Discovering the cacao tree and its fruit.
* Learning about the harvest, the fermentation and the drying of cocoa beans.
* Toast and ground cacao beans.
* Preparing a hot chocolate with cocoa freshly grounded.
12:00: Transportation (private) to Santa Maria.
12:30 pm: Lunch in Santa Maria (Menu of the day).
Option 1: Return to Cusco
Delight with the beautiful landscapes along the way!
1:30 pm (Option with private transportation): Transport to your hotel in Cusco. Arrival around 6pm.
Option 2: Visit Machu Picchu!
Enjoy unforgettable landscapes during your way!
1:00 pm: Transportation (private) to hydropower.
3:00 pm: You have two options: Walking (2h30) from the Hydroelectric plant to Aguas Calientes beneath the railway or take the train.
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Arrival at your hotel in Aguas Calientes (standard room with private bath and hot water).
7:00 pm: Dinner in Aguas Calientes (not included).
More information on the hike from Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes:
The hike of 2-3 hours from Hydroelectric to Aguas Calientes is a nice flat nature hike near Machu Picchu.
You will be walking on a road near the rails of the train and the river. The landscapes are unforgettable!
Day 3
MACHU PICCHU TOUR
Visit the Misterious Lost City of the Incas!
If you choose to end your tour visiting Machupicchu, your last day will include:
5:45 am: Continental breakfast at your hotel.
6:15 am: Transportation (bus) to Machu Picchu. You can choose to walk (2h) to Machupicchu – in this case you have to leave the hotel at 4:30 am.
6:45 am: Guided tour of Machu Picchu.
9:45 am: Free time at Machupicchu. You may climb up to Huayna Picchu (extra payment and early booking required) at 7:00 am or 10:00 am.
12:30 pm: Transportation (bus) from Machupicchu to Aguas Calientes.
1:00 pm: Lunch in Aguas Calientes (not included).
2:55 pm: Transportation from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo. Sometimes the train at that time is not available and we have to add an extra fee to book another train at another time.
4:30 pm: Transport (public) from Ollantaytambo to the bus station in Cusco.
6:15 pm: Transportation (taxi) from the bus station to your hotel
More information about Julia and her family:
- Julia lives on her farm together with her husband and three children.
- Her property lies at an altitude of approx. 1500m and includes about 3 hectares of plantations (coffee, bananas, tea, mangos, passion fruits, mandarins, avocados, coca tea…).
More information about Rosa and her farm:
- On the cocoa plantation of Rosa Maranura you will learn the secrets of the tree Theobrama cocoa (also known as “food of the Gods “). With the cocoa beans you will prepare a delicious hot chocolate.
- Rosa has two types of cocoa trees on her property: the “chuncho” and the “híbrido”.