Best Community-based tourism: Cusco – Peru
Community-based tourism is a type of tourism where local communities invite tourists into their communities, giving them insight into their culture and daily lives. It is a form of sustainable tourism that allows travellers to connect closely to the local community they visit.
In Cusco, this experience allows greater interaction with the Andean communities. You will learn about the various products of the Incas, learn how textiles and metal objects are made, about the 3000 different types of potatoes, how to cook delicious Andean meals, and participate in the dyeing process of the wool, pottery, silverware and much more. All this while each member of the excursion is dressed in the colourful Andean clothing provided by the members of the community.