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Sacred Valley Textile Workshop – Dyeing & Weaving in Cusco

By Peru Private Tours
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €129 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

You don't watch. You create.

This isn't a demonstration — it's full immersion. Dye your own yarn using ancestral plant-based techniques. Weave your own textile on a traditional backstrap loom. Leave with something you made, not something you bought.

Learn from the best.
Ruth Pimentel is Peru's only Indigenous master weaver awarded by UNESCO. You'll work alongside her and her family — the real guardians of this living tradition.

The only experience of its kind in Cusco.
No other tour offers this level of hands-on access with an UNESCO-honored weaver. This is as authentic as it gets.

Trusted at the highest level.
We were honoured to host Jean-Bernard Münch, President of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, who experienced this workshop first-hand.

Travel with purpose.
Every visit directly supports local artisans and reinforces the value of their ancestral craft. Your participation helps keep this tradition alive.

Activity location

  • Qaytu Peru
    • 08120, Calca, Cuzco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Qaytu Peru
    • 08120, Calca, Cuzco, Peru

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Sacred Valley Textile Workshop – Dyeing & Weaving in Cusco
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€129.36 x 2 Adults€258.72
Total
Price is €258.72
Until Sat, 14 Mar

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private transport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    All the materials to do the worshop are included, once we finish our activity you will be able to take home what ever you made
  • What's includedWhat's included
    herb teas are included
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch will be served in a family style and we will share it with the artisans in the workshop

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

A Private Weaving Experience with Ruth Pimentel Peru's Only UNESCO-Awarded Indigenous Master Weaver Begin at our private atelier nestled in the hills near Cusco, where Ruth Pimentel — celebrated guardian of Peru's living textile heritage — welcomes you personally. Over a warm introduction, your host will share Ruth's remarkable lineage, her UNESCO recognition, and the centuries-old Andean traditions her work preserves through our social-impact initiative. Then, the loom is yours. Guided by Ruth and other master weavers from Parobamba, you'll select seasonal botanicals, hand-dye premium baby-alpaca yarn using ancestral techniques, and learn the meditative art of backstrap weaving — the same method passed down through generations of Andean women. Your bespoke creation is finished on-site, presented in elegant packaging with a signed provenance card — a one-of-a-kind piece to carry home.

Location

Activity location

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    Qaytu Peru
    • 08120, Calca, Cuzco, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Qaytu Peru
    • 08120, Calca, Cuzco, Peru

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