RESPONSIBLE JOURNEYS
Indigenous Community Based Tourism
One of our favourite themes.
Peru holds great cultural diversity and richness. All over the country, people still practice their traditional lifestyle, offering magnificent experiences to those travellers who decide to explore, from within, this other vision of the world and open up to other conceptual ideas of time, a new relationship with Mother Earth and its natural resources, thus generating a beautiful sharing energy.
There are currently several projects of International Cooperations, NGOs, state organizations, as well as those initiatives of the communities themselves, offering accommodation and services to tourists.
For us, the development of this kind of tourism, managed by and for the communities, is an outstanding alternative of development in Peru.
It is important that when you make your reservation for one of these trips, you bear in mind you are opening new and exciting ways to see the world (space) and time; thus, we recommend an open mentality to take in and absorb all this cultural richness, as well as flexibility and sense of humour to interact with communities.
In a great part of the communities that have opened themselves to welcome travellers, Spanish is spoken fluently. However, in some cases and for some people (specially the elderly) Quechua (or other native tongue in the case it is not a Quechua-speaking community) is the only way to communicate. Therefore, even though your Spanish may be perfect, it is always important to have an interpreter.
In addition, in most of the cases, you will live in the same conditions as the members of the community. This means that most of the lodging will be basic (they will definitely be comfortable and clean, but basic) and, in some cases, there won’t be enough hot water for long morning showers (which means you will use the valuable resource of water in a conscious way).
The families you’ll be staying with are eager to show you all their cultural richness and tradition and your collaboration with daily chores (agriculture, handicraft, cooking, apiculture, farming, breeding of South American camels, etc.) will be appreciated. Of course, it is also fair enough if you just want to contemplate the breathtaking landscape that surround these communities or perhaps hike around the area at your own pace.
If you have any doubt on the conditions of the infrastructure of the community or want more information about a particular community you would like to visit, please do not hesitate to contact us… we will be glad to help you clear those doubts!
Cusco
- Traditional and Organic Farming in Lamay (1D)
- Traditional weaving workshop in Amaru (1D)
- Pacchanta community potatoe farmers and Alpaca breeders from Apu Ausangate (2D/1N)
