Not just for tea lovers! This Peruvian tea experience illustrates agrotourism by letting us take part in the interesting process of tea production.
Participating in this experience means that you will get the chance to visit a long-term tea plantation and learn about the leaf harvest activity and the history of this beverage. You’re cup of tea will never taste the same again!
During our workshop, you can actively engage in the processing of tea and additional products, that are part of our tea recipes. Afterwards, you will taste a unique type of tea, whose recipe has been passed on as a family tradition through four generations. The family is still dedicated to this work and generously involves 60 other families, that provide the locally cultivated raw ingredients. At the end of this experience, you will observe the transformation process of tea and learn all about its organoleptic characteristics.
This experience starts at 9 am in the Tea House Cusco, and ends at around 12 am. It’s good to highlight the fact this Tea House is located approx. 4 hours from Cusco. Please have a look at the map below to see the exact location or look at our FAQs on how to get here. We kindly ask that you arrange your own private transportation, as this service is not provided for this particular tour. Thank you for your understanding.
Of course you could decide to stay somewhere nearby, before and/or after this wonderful tea experience. However, we believe that combining the tea experience with our beloved Coffee Route is the best way to add value to the Huayopata Valley excursion. Please have a look at our 4 days, 3 nights suggestion called The Route of Goodies to Machu Picchu! By choosing this tour, you can relax and enjoy the experience without the stress of driving yourself.
This experience is offered by a small-scale, family-owned company with social responsibility: Its aim is to generate socio-economic growth for the 63 local tea-producing families. Many of them depend solely on their production as their primary source of income.
Moreover, the production process is mainly manual work, especially the harvest. No big machinery is involved, which means no emissions are generated.
We kindly request that you arrange your own private transportation for this tour, as we do not provide this service for this specific tour. Thank you for your understanding.
When having your own (rental) car or a private driver: it’s easy, you just have to head North-west from Cuzco in the direction of Quillabamba. The Tea House is located right next to the highway and any navigator will take you there. Consider at least 4 hours in your time budget when coming from Cuzco, but we recommend some extra time for sightseeing stops, as well as toilet stops, buying snacks, etc.
Once there and when the time to visit the plantations comes, you will have to drive yourself one more time for about 10 minutes (round trip).
Great question! The plantations are about a 10-minute drive from the tea house, which is why we recommend using private transportation. Occasionally, Germán (Alcira’s partner) may be available to drive you in his small pickup truck for a small tip. However, please don’t rely on this option, as he may not always be available.
Thank you for your understanding!
In the way to the District of Huayopata, you will have to pass over the Abra Málaga (mountain pass) of 4.300 meters.
No, they don’t (or very little). So far however, most of our travelers do not opt for an optional translator, since apart from the additional cost that might change the experience. Alcira and her partner Germán are very used to having guests that don’t speak Spanish and their Spanish is easy to understand for those who speak other Latin languages.
Of course, learning Spanish beforehand is always a good idea! Use an app like Duolingo to learn the basics before leaving and enhance your experience whilst traveling.
No, there are no additional costs associated with the Peruvian tea experience.
However, if you would like Germán to drive you to the plantations in his little truck instead of driving yourself, please agree on the price in advance and enjoy the ride.
It will depend on the day, as Alcira receives up to 8 people daily. But most chances are that you/your group will be the only one(s) during that day. The alternative scenario is that you might have to share the experience with few others, but this is not limiting in any way.
The temperatures are normally warm, but the weather can change at any moment as it is influenced by the lower jungle and the high mountains. The Peruvian tea experience is not available during rainy season.
Production includes black, green and white tea. Red tea, matcha and Oolong are not produced here.
The products are organic, but they do not count with certification yet.
For questions about booking a tour, prices, preparation for your trip, health and safety or other themes, please check our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you can’t find your question & answer, email us and we’ll add it!
I am the third generation of a family dedicated to the production of tea, winner of the national award Entrepreneur Woman of the Cusco Region 2017, and part of several networks of entrepreneurs.
The countryside and all that it produces is my sacred place. I have been receiving tourists from all over the world for 14 years now and I am very happy to share my knowledge with everyone.
In 2019, I started working with Impactful Travel (formerly known as RESPONSible Travel Peru) because I have always valued companies that share the same philosophy of life and of contribution to native communities, that value the work of farm-families and that besides offering quality in their services also have a social commitment.
We had a great time with German [Alcira’s partner]. Talking tea and drinking tea. We had such an authentic experience with German and we not change it.
