VIP Best Wildlife Tour in Cusco Official Cochahuasi Sanctuary®

A beautiful experience, recommended for those who love animals. They have a variety of rescued animals, which you can observe up close and even feed. The guide is very well prepared to provide you with all the information about the Sanctuary and each of its inhabitants. There are souvenir and food shops; the one I liked the most was the one outside the main entrance, where you can feed the llamas. They are 100% original products, and by purchasing, you help the cause. You can also make donations or volunteer.

Enjoyed learning about the animals! Our guide was very knowledgeable about the animals on site and we had the opportunity to feed some of them.

We love seeing animals, and wanted to support the work the sanctuary does. Some amazing collections of animals we never see in Australia. Description says three hour experience but was 1 1/2 hr. Guide on site did good job but took us from exhibit to exhibit, then handed us to manager who finished last few exhibits as they push you out the door to section across from carpark where you get to feed an assortment of alpacas and lamas and visit a very small run down gift shop where you can buy items to help support the sanctuary. BUT inside the sanctuary is a small cafe with coffee refreshments etc and a larger gift shop with 3 x the selection of goods to buy. When we asked if we could go back to this area, there was phone calls and clear reluctance to allow us back in. Response we got us that these stores are retail stores and proceeds from there do not go to sanctuary. So they rent out space then do everything they can to keep you away from there so they can’t raise funds to pay the rent that does go to the sanctuary. Could not even spend last 30 min just walking back past the enclosures and birds that are sitting in common areas. It’s a circuit and they want you in and out.

Really easy to book with great communication. The sanctuary itself is wonderful, one of the best experiences we had in Peru.

We got to see a wide variety of animals up close. The sanctuary is doing great work rescuing animals from traffickers and poachers. We had a great experience.

A really special place! I’d recommend it to anyone traveling to Cusco, you get to see so many native animals up close and personal. We got to feed the parrots, tortoises, Andean deer, alpaca, and llamas! Loved also seeing pumas, spectacled bears, the flying of the condors, porcupines, and monkeys. Each animal had their own backstory as to why they needed rehabilitation, very touching. I do wish they gave a bit more time for photos but overall an amazing experience. You also have the opportunity to makes some stops with the driver along the way if you want- we stop for some street food and outside saqsaywaman. If you already plan to go there, would be the perfect built in drop off.

What a great place to see the work they are doing to help these creatures.

I had the best time doing the VIP tour with Manuel. He was so informative on all the residents and shared their interesting back stories. You can tell that all of the animals are so well taken care of and loved. My favourite part of the experience was feeding the alpacas and llamas. I had the privelege of naming one of their new baby alpacas- Caramelo! Overall an amazing experience and transportation was included with our ticket.

Your was informative and goes to a good cause! The pickup and drop off were smooth with the driver giving a great overview of the sanctuary.

I had a great time with the designated driver! He was lovely, and was a very safe and secure driver. The tour of the place where they rescue animals was very short and quite rushed. I wanted to know about all the work they do and how they introduce the animals back in the wild. But the tourguide thought I was more interested in feeding the animals. Anyway it's a great job they do, and they deserve all credit for doing it. Because the price is quite low, I still think it's worth it. the ride there was absolutely breathtaking beautiful.