Spanish immersion trip: Peru

Overview

Your students’ Spanish skills will reach a new level as they develop a deep understanding of new cultures and vastly different ways of life on our Spanish immersion trip to Peru.

Every student will engage with locals in Spanish during a life-changing Quechua cultural immersion.

They’ll explore sacred traditions, learn Andean cooking, discover a new sustainable community mindset, and finish up with a visit to Machu Picchu!

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Impacted

Your experiences

Cooking underground!

Taste world-class cuisine

Market challenge

Andean homestay

Sacred Valley train journey

Cusco city tour

Machu Picchu visit

Walk Inca ruins

Temple of the moon visit

Example Itinerary

Day 1: Arrivals & city tour (Cusco)

Your dedicated Kagumu tour guides will meet you at the arrivals gate at the airport before taking you to your hotel for check-in.

We’ll enjoy a guided tour of Cusco’s historical center before a typical Andean evening meal and an introduction to your Spanish Peru trip.

Day 2: Temple of the Moon & market challenge (Cusco)

Students get their first look at the fascinating Inca archeological sites surrounding Cusco with a visit to the Temple of the Moon. Afterward, students will leave their comfort zone and interact with locals in the colorful local market.

An evening meal follows in the center and we’ll enjoy our first expert-led reflection session. 

Day 3: Cultural immersion, sustainable house making (Pisac)

Students get their first taste of complete cultural immersion, meeting their new families in a traditional Andean Quechua community. After a traditional welcome, our ultra-friendly hosts will teach us about sustainable house building.

Students roll up their sleeves to help out before a home-cooked meal and group reflection. 

Day 4: Andean farming, Pachamanca & Ceramics (Pisac)

Today we head into the surrounding Andean fields, helping the community cultivate crops and delicious vegetables. For a unique treat, students will experience Pachamanca – a sacred way of cooking underground!

The full day of activities ends with a ceramics workshop and a bonfire with locals enchanting us with the myths and legends of the Sacred Valley. We’ll then stay overnight in the community with local families.

Day 5: Awe-inspiring train journey (Aguas Calientes)

One of the most magical experiences in Peru is the train journey that winds through the towering Andean mountains to Aguas Calientes.

Here students will explore the vibrant markets, enjoy a traditional dinner, and have an early night before tomorrow’s trip to one of the Seven Wonders of the World. 

Day 6: Machu Picchu visit (Aguas Calientes)

There’s a reason Machu Picchu is billed as one of the most spectacular and unmissable travel experiences on the planet. Our local guides will bring this ancient Inca city to life on a walking tour.

Afterward, students will take a beautiful hike to Aguas Calientes and a train journey back to Cusco, where we’ll enjoy an evening meal and an overnight stay. 

Day 7: Indigenous weaving workshop (Sacred Valley)

Today students will put their new language skills to the test as they interact with women from a Quechua community who will demonstrate traditional weaving techniques.

Students will learn how these women use native plants and even bugs to make bags, dresses, scarves, hats, and other beautiful garments. We’ll enjoy a home-cooked meal with the community before an inspiring reflection session back in Cusco.

Day 8: Departures (Cusco)

Students get to buy gifts and souvenirs for friends and family before we take you to the airport in plenty of time for your flight home.

Essential information

On this Spanish Peru trip, students will:

  • Enhance their Spanish communication skills with people from Cusco and different Quechua communities
  • Learn to talk about global issues with our inspirational team of leaders in group activities and reflection sessions
  • Develop a greater knowledge of the importance of preserving cultural heritage

  • All meals, activities, transport, hotels
  • Two local Spanish-speaking Kagumu guides
  • Post-trip impact report, focusing on your curriculum and our sustainability practices

  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Extra activities and food
  • Tips (optional)

Book this itinerary or tailor one to suit your curriculum by contacting us.

Fully Customizable

Remember we customize every itinerary to your curriculum. If you have a specifc academic focus in mind, allow us to tailor a trip for you.

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