Racchi Ayllo Cooking Class and Weaving Day
From €134 per person
See availability →A Racchi Ayllo cooking class with a local chef, a short llama walk and a full introduction to Andean textiles, ending with a bracelet you weave yourself.
The day in Racchi Ayllo begins in the kitchen. The Racchi Ayllo cooking class is hands-on: an experienced chef shares traditional recipes, tips for seasoning each dish properly and ideas for cooking them again once you are home.
The reward comes next, when you sit down to taste what you helped prepare, with a view of the Andes and the Sacred Valley. A short walk with the llamas follows, a gentle way to settle the meal.
Back inside, the textile part of the day begins and covers the whole process, step by step:
- Washing the wool
- Spinning it into thread
- Dyeing it with natural colour sources from the Andes
- Weaving your own bracelet with ancestral techniques
Plan on a full day of around eight hours. Instructor, lunch, entrance, ingredients and all the materials for dyeing, spinning and the bracelet are included. Transport, snacks and bottled drinks are not, and the place does not suit wheelchairs or pets. A good fit for anyone who wants to cook, meet llamas and alpacas and take home something they made by hand.