Spanish Immersion Trip: Peru

Overview

Watch your students’ Spanish skills reach a new level while they develop a deep understanding of new cultures and vastly different ways of life on our Spanish trip in 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 complete this Peru tour with a visit to Machu Picchu!

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Impacted

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

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. After students get out of their comfort zone and interact with locals in the bustling and colourful local market. An evening meal follows in the center and we enjoy our first expert-led reflection session. We then stay overnight in Cusco.

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

Students get their 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. We then stay overnight in the community with local families.

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

Today we head into the surrounding Andean fields, helping the community cultivate crops and delicious vegetables. As a real treat, students 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 myths and legends of Sacred Valley. We then stay overnight in the community with local families.

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

One of the most magical experiences visiting Peru is the train journey winding through towering Andean mountains to Aguas Calientes. Here students explore the colorful markets, enjoy a traditional dinner and have an early night before tomorrow’s trip to one of the 7 Wonders of the World. We then stay overnight in Aguas Calientes.

Day 6: Machu Picchu visit (Aguas Calientes)

There’s a reason Machu Picchu has been billed as one of the most spectacular and unmissable travel experiences on the planet. Our local guides bring to life this ancient Inca city on a walking tour. After, students enjoy a beautiful hike to Aguas Calientes and a train journey back to Cusco. We then enjoy an evening meal and overnight in Cusco.

Day 7: Indigenous weaving workshop (Sacred Valley)

Today students 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 enjoy a home-cooked meal with the community before an inspiring reflection session back in Cusco. We relax with an overnight 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

Locations visited: Cusco, Pisac, Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu
Date: Anytime
Cost: From $799 per person (price depends on group size)
Teachers: Teachers travel for free
Language: Spanish
Different destination in mind? Check out our other Spanish immersion trips in Latin America.

On this Spanish Peru trip, students will:

Enhance their Spanish communication skills with people from Cusco and different native 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 native 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 (this is 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.