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15 Best Cusco Cooking Classes

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1.Peruvian Cooking Class Cocktails and Market in Cusco

Explore Cusco’s flavors with a hands-on cooking class, market tour, and cocktails. Learn to make authentic Peruvian dishes and drinks for an immersive experience.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“I really enjoyed this cooking class! Jorge was friendly and very passionate about his job. I look forward to making my own pisco sour at home!”

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2.Cusco Cooking Classes and San Pedro Market Tour

Discover authentic Peruvian flavors with a 4-hour hands-on cooking class in Cusco, including a market tour, traditional dishes, and cultural insights.

★ 5.0

“Mauricio is extremely interactive and this was a very fun experience. The traditional cerviche was my favorite, wished I ate more of it before we moved onto the next courses.”

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3.Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

Discover authentic Peruvian flavors with a cooking class, market tour, and cocktails in Cusco. Learn local recipes, explore San Pedro Market, and enjoy delicious food.

★ 4.9

“This was a great experience. Learning about Peruvian gastronomy and all of its difference influences was really interesting. The food and cocktails got to make were 10/10! And our lovely chef Jorge was amazing! Highly recommend booking this experience!”

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4.Fully hands-on High End Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Guided Visit

Discover authentic Peruvian cuisine with a hands-on cooking class and San Pedro Market tour in Cusco. Learn from professional chefs and create a gourmet meal.

★ 5.0

“This cooking class was a truly unique and memorable experience! Chef Luigi was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about Peruvian cuisine. Visiting the San Pedro Market was fascinating—we learned so much about local ingredients and their cultural significance. Back in the kitchen, the class was…”

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5.Hands-on Peruvian Cooking Class & San Pedro Market Visit in Cusco

Discover Cusco’s flavors with a hands-on Peruvian cooking class and market tour. Learn to make authentic dishes with a local chef in just 4 hours.

★ 5.0

“This was so much fun and an incredible experience. The market tour in the beginning was interesting, educational, and super cool. Then the cocktail we made was absolutely delicious, the dinner was spectacular, and I loved the dessert too. Our guide was friendly, helpful, and…”

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6.Bean to Bar Chocolate Workshop in ChocoMuseo Cusco

Experience Cusco’s cacao roots firsthand with this hands-on bean-to-bar chocolate workshop. Learn, create, and savor your own chocolates in 2 hours.

★ 5.0

“We had such a fantastic experience at this chocolate-making class in Cusco. Honestly, it was so much better than expected. We learned so much about the history of chocolate in South America, from its ancient roots to how it’s prepared today, and it was presented…”

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7.Peruvian Cooking Class and Local Market in Cusco

Discover Cusco’s flavors with a 4-hour guided market tour and cooking class. Learn traditional Peruvian dishes, taste local drinks, and enjoy a hands-on culinary experience.

★ 5.0

“The chef is very willing to prepare a menu that will agree with your needs. He had delicious things prepared for all of us”

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8.Local Market and Peruvian Cooking Class with Pisco Sour in Cusco

Experience Cusco's vibrant San Pedro Market, learn authentic Peruvian cuisine, craft Pisco Sours, and enjoy a personalized cooking class for $59.

★ 5.0

“Great explanation of Peruvian products, both history and usage, by chef Dael in the vibrant central market. Followed by a great time cooking a 3 course meal together. Food was both beautiful and delicious. What a lovely way to spend a morning in Cusco.”

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9.Market Tour & Traditional Peruvian Cooking Class in Cusco

Discover Cusco's flavors with a guided market tour and hands-on Peruvian cooking class, perfect for food lovers seeking authentic local cuisine.

★ 5.0

“Great experience! Our host was a wonderful guide and teacher! We had a choice of two entries, two side dishes and two cocktails from which to choose. The Pisco Sour was the best we had ever had! Our host took us to the market and…”

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10.Traditional Peruvian Cooking Class and Market Tour in Cusco

Discover Cusco’s vibrant markets and learn to cook authentic Peruvian dishes with a private, hands-on class led by a knowledgeable chef — full of flavor and culture.

★ 5.0

“Fantastic class and instructor! There were 5 of us in the class. Everything went smoothly. We learned so much about native and regional fruits, vegetables, and cheeses while we were at the market. And we learned about other ingredients and pisco while we cooked.”

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11.Group Cooking Class at Marcelo Batata in Cusco

Experience authentic Peruvian cuisine hands-on with a small-group cooking class in Cusco. Learn, cook, and taste with expert chefs for an unforgettable cultural journey.

★ 5.0

“Wonderful way to spend an afternoon in Cusco. We made ceviche and lomo saltado as well as several pisco drinks. Very nice introduction to peruvian cuisine. Good demonstration of how to select ingredients. Had a tasting of local fruits and varieties of pisco. Very entertaining…”

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12.Group Cooking Class in Cusco with Pisco Tasting

Join a small-group cooking class in Cusco to learn Peruvian dishes, taste Pisco, and enjoy a lively, hands-on culinary experience for $99.

★ 5.0

“This cooking experience exceeded our expectations. We learned about the food, cooked the food and had an extraordinary chef in addition to a training chef. The food was immaculate. We had a variety of starters and cooked two main courses. Take the class! You will…”

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13.Cooking Class and market tour with a local chef

Experience authentic Peruvian cuisine with a guided market tour and hands-on cooking class in Cusco. Learn local recipes, enjoy fresh ingredients, and cultural insights for $56.

★ 5.0

“Incredible cooking class with a competent chef, he took the time to explain all the different fruits we were seeing in the market. So far, one of the best activities I did in Cusco. Definetly recommend. Plus the food was DELICIOUS”

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14.Cusco Cooking Class – Bilingual 12:00 -1:30 pm

Join this authentic Cusco cooking class to make ceviche, lomo saltado, and a passion fruit Pisco cocktail, all in a friendly small-group setting.

★ 5.0

“Jose and his team gave us an amazing experience by showing us how to make Ceviche and other local dishes which were absolutely delicious! They even gave us some insights and history of Peruvian cuisine and made it super fun! Would highly recommend this experience…”

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15.Bilingual Cooking Class with Pisco Cocktail in Cusco

Discover the flavors of Cusco with a lively bilingual cooking class, learn to make ceviche, lomo saltado, and enjoy a Pisco Chilcano in a small group.

★ 5.0

“What a great cooking class! It was the perfect length and our chef was very knowledgeable and personable. The food turned out incredible! Using the wok was such a fun adventure! We absolutely loved this class.”

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More Cusco Cooking Classes

5.0Cusco Chocolate Workshop With The Best Organic Cacao in the World2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$45.00 5.0Chocolate Workshop in Cusco with Premium Organic Cacao2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)$45.00 5.0Private Andean Cooking Class, Pachamanca3 hours (approx.)$150.00 5.0Peruvian Vegan Cooking Class, cocktails, Local Market Tour Cusco4 hours (approx.)$69.00 5.0Vegan Peruvian Cooking Class Cocktails and Local Market in Cusco4 hours (approx.)$69.00 5.0Cooking Class: Lomo Saltado, Papa Huancaina & Pisco Sour in Cusco1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)$49.00 5.0Pete’s Peruvian Cooking Class3 hours (approx.)$52.00 5.0Market-to-Table Peruvian Cooking Class and Cocktail in Cusco3 hours (approx.)$52.00 5.0San Pedro Market Tour with Peruvian Cooking Class4 hours (approx.)$56.05 5.0Cusco Cooking Class by ChocoMuseo in Cusco4 hours (approx.)$54.06 4.5Cusco: Chocolate Workshop with the Best Local Organic Cacao2.5 hours$47 4.9Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class & Market Tour$65 4.5High-Vibe Peruvian Cooking Class in Sacred Valley5 hours (approx.)$80.00 4.7Cusco: 3-Hour Peruvian Cooking Class3 hours$49 5.0Cusco Cooking Class – Bilingual 6:00 7:30 pm1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)$40.00 4.31.5h Cusco Chocolate Workshop – Truffles & Hot Chocolate1.5 hours$37 5.0Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Workshop in ChocoMuseo Ollantaytambo2 hours (approx.)$33.79 5.0Market Tour and Gourmet Peruvian Cooking Lesson with a Professional in Urubamba4 hours (approx.)$140.00 5.0Short Peruvian Cooking Class – by Pete1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)$30.00 5.0Awamaki Cooking Class3 hours (approx.)$68.00 5.0Cusco: Bean to bar chocolate workshop$40 5.0Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class2 hours$75 5.0Cusco: Cooking Class and San Pedro Market Tour4 hours$63 5.0Cusco: Peruvian Cooking Class with Pisco Sour2.5 hours$78