The 15 Best Market Tours in Peru

1.Peruvian Cooking Class, Cocktails & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 512 reviews · 4 hours · from $67Our pick

Start at San Pedro Market with Chef Jesus or another English-speaking chef, tasting local produce, cheese, bread, chocolate, and fruit. Then walk to a clean central studio to make two pisco cocktails, cebiche, causa limeña, quinoa tamal, and picarones. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and alcohol-free options are available.

“Great experience, chef was awesome and very insightful to work with. Shopping in San Pedro market was very cool and all the dishes we made were great.”

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2.Pisac Indian Market and Ollantaytambo Fortress with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 395 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $84

Spend about 10 hours exploring Pisac Market and Ollantaytambo from Cusco. Your bilingual guide leads you through Inca sites, local craft stalls, and the Temple of the Sun, with buffet lunch and hotel transfers included. Guides such as Adriel, Carla, Luis, and Alex have earned praise for clear history and friendly help.

“Travel in a comfortable bus, excellent guide very knowledgeable an funny. Love every minute of this tour. Lunch place was gorgeous. I have no regrets!! Love it!”

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3.Historic Center Street Food, Market, and Eateries Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 216 reviews · 4 hours · from $69

Spend four hours walking Lima’s historic center with guides such as Marcos, Aura, Valeria, and Sheyla. Taste anticuchos, churros, picarones, chicharrón sandwiches, market fruit, and chilcanos while visiting Chinatown, Mercado Central, Plaza Mayor, and colonial landmarks.

“Absolutely fantastic! Valeria was amazing! Food was soooo good!”

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4.Cooking class and market tour with a local chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 186 reviews · 4 hours · from $57Top rated

Chef Ronal leads a four-hour visit to Cusco’s San Pedro Market and a hands-on Peruvian cooking class. Taste local fruits and cheeses, prepare rocoto relleno, causa rellena, ceviche or lomo saltado, and mix a Pisco-based drink. Vegetarian and allergy-friendly adaptations are available.

“Great food and instructor. He helped me a lot with my elevation sickness, and was knowledgeable for cooking and the market. Very fun!”

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5.Cusco City Sightseeing, San Pedro Market, Cathedral and Qorikancha Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 139 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $59

Spend an afternoon tracing Cusco from San Cristóbal Plaza to San Pedro Market, Qorikancha, San Blas, Hatun Rumiyoc Street, and the Cathedral. A bilingual English-Spanish guide leads the way, with hotel pickup from select hotels and entrance fees to the two main monuments included.

“I had just landed and was on my own and this Cusco tour with Viajes Pacifico was a perfect way to start out my trip and get the lay of the land. The guides explanation of Cusco's history was wonderful and the sites even more so! Beautiful place and fabulous tour guide!!!!!”

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6.Market Tour, Tasting of 35 Fruits, and 4-Course Peruvian Cooking Class in Lima

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $125

Start at Surquillo Market at 9:00 a.m. for a 50-minute tour of Peruvian produce, seafood, meats, herbs, roots, and quinoa. Then ride to SkyKitchen in Miraflores, taste 35 fruits, make a pisco sour, and prepare a four-course lunch in a group of 12 or fewer.

“Well, I didn’t have the option for 10 stars, but that’s how I would rate our experience with Christian. What a high quality, up scale, informative, and fun time. The market tour and fruit tasting was exceptional, don’t skip that part. Then the cooking and eating adventure was just fun and delicious. I would recommend this tour to anyone who loves food, fun, and learning about a different culture. Fabulous experience.”

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7.Belen Market and La Venecia Loretana Tour With A Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $50

Join local guide Marlon Ashanga for a 2.5-hour visit to Belén Market and La Venecia Loretana. Ride a motokar, sample Amazonian fruits and foods, learn about medicines and crafts, then travel by boat past floating and stilted homes in Belén.

“Very knowledgeable showed us all the special placed and items fascinating place. Tuk tuk driver very good”

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8.#1 Rated Cooking Classes with Local Market Tour & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $66

Start at Lima’s Mercado Nro. 1 de Surquillo with guides such as Camila or Dasha, tasting fruits, cheese, herbs, and other Peruvian foods before a hands-on class. You’ll prepare causa and ceviche, enjoy a pisco cocktail and two-course meal, and leave with recipes and a certificate.

“The market tour and cooking class with Camila was excellent! Visiting the market first was such a great way to get to know about Peru's huge variety of fruits and vegetables, see the range of meats, herbs and foods for sale, and get to sample some too! Camila's knowledge was amazing and she was friendly and helpful when we made Causa and ceviche back at the bar. A great way to spend an afternoon, eat some great food and learn about Peruvian cuisine. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone.”

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9.Private Cooking + Market with Maido’s Former Creative Chef (+trasportation)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100

Meet Chef Hector Aguilar, Maido’s former creative chef, in Miraflores for a private Peruvian cooking class. Visit the Huaca Pucllana area, prepare a five-dish menu, make Pisco Sours, taste fruit, and leave with recipes and video tutorials.

“Hector is absolutely awesome. We have had the best day today trying lots of Peruvian food and Pisco sours. Hector has lots of anecdotes about his previous time in Australia, and around the world. I would thoroughly recommend this tour. Be sure to follow the directions and you will find the cooking school pretty easily.”

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10.Vegan Peruvian Cooking Class Cocktails and Local Market in Cusco

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $69

Start at San Pedro Market, then cook ceviche, causa limeña, and quinoa tamales at a central Cusco studio with chefs such as Jorge or Jesus. You’ll also make two cocktails, receive recipes, and get help with allergies or dietary restrictions.

“It was a highlight of our Peru trip. It was such a fun vibe! As a vegan it was great to learn how to make Peruvian dishes!”

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11.Belen Market & Floating City 2-3 Hour Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 38 reviews · 2h 30m · from $40Best value

Join Kelwin's Amazon Adventures for a private 150-minute tour of Belen Market and Iquitos' floating city. Walk six blocks from the boulevard, browse jungle foods and handmade goods, then ride a traditional boat through waterways lined with floating homes. English and Spanish guiding is available.

“The Market and the floating city tour were both great, informative and a real feast for the eyes. Kelwin was knowledgeable and very personable.”

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12.Peruvian Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 19 reviews · from $65

Start at Cusco’s San Pedro Market, where your English or Spanish-speaking chef introduces local fruits and ingredients. Back in the kitchen, learn pisco basics, prepare ceviche, soup, lomo saltado, or ají de gallina, then sit down for lunch. Chef Ronald may lead your class.

“Had an amazing time, chef Ronald was the best!”

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13.Food Tour on Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Walk from Jr. Cusco 400 through Barrios Altos, Chinatown, and Lima’s Central Market with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Taste ceviche, anticuchos, picarones, lucuma, siu mai, pan con chicharrón, and more. Giovanna has led especially warm, informative tours, and food is included.

“it ended up as a private tour, Giovanna was very friendly, knowledgeable and keen to share everything she knows. it's was very easy and comfortable to spend 2 hours with her while she showed me around and explained about the different foods I tasted. I highly recommend this tour for an introduction to Lima & street food.”

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14.Full Day Lima: Local Market+ CityTour+ Barranco & Miraflores

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 6 hours · from $149

Spend six hours with a private guide exploring Lima’s markets, tasting local fruit, visiting Huaca Pucllana and the historic center, then seeing Barranco and Miraflores. Guides speak English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Quechua. Jordan is one guide praised for his warm, thoughtful storytelling.

“J ai vraiment adoré cette journée avec Jordan un guide passionné par la culture, l histoire du Pérou. Je recommande à 1000% il nous a appris et montré l essentielle et surtout un VRAI savoir! Bravo Jordan tu m a fais aimé Lima et son histoire. Si un jour je reviens a Lima c est avec toi. Merci Ps : j ai détesté les catacombes car aucun respect pour les morts exposés en "art et déco" quelle honte ! et même un puits avec des restes humains déposés en cercle pour faire joli et qqs pièces de monnaies que les touristes jettes?? Ou est l intérêt culturel?”

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15.Market Tour and Cooking Class with Pisco Sour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2h 30m · from $59

Meet your English-speaking guide outside the Holiday Inn Lima Miraflores, visit Surquillo Market, taste four unusual fruits, then cook ceviche, causa rellena, and pisco sour with a chef and bartender. Shayla may guide the class, translating tips and Peruvian food stories for a group of up to 10.

“We loved the walk in the market before the cooking class. The restaurant venue for the class was perfect. We enjoyed the drink and two items were prepared. It was fun and delicious. Our best tour of the trip.”

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