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Cusco Animal Sanctuary: Cochahuasi
5.0
28 Ratings
Cusco
Experience the transformative power of compassion at our wildlife sanctuary, a haven for endangered species. Witness the resilience and gratitude of gentle souls, forging extraordinary bonds between humans and animals.
Experience the transformative power of compassion at our wildlife sanctuary, a haven for endangered species. Witness the resilience and gratitude of gentle souls, forging extraordinary bonds between humans and animals.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cochahuasi Animal Sanctuary - In the morning, a vehicle will collect you from your hostel or Airbnb location, or alternatively at the designated gathering spot, to transport you to the sanctuary. We promise a distinctive and memorable experience. You’ll spend a delightful day among indigenous animals from the highlands and rainforest regions….
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Cochahuasi Animal Sanctuary - In the morning, a vehicle will collect you from your hostel or Airbnb location, or alternatively at the designated gathering spot, to transport you to the sanctuary. We promise a distinctive and memorable experience. You’ll spend a delightful day among indigenous animals from the highlands and rainforest regions. You’ll encounter in their habitats: monkeys, macaws, turtles, deer, pampas cats, alpacas, bears, wild felines, foxes, condors, and more. Our aim is to support and impart knowledge about our mission, which focuses on education. Hence, we extend an invitation to educational institutions and the general populace to instill in youngsters the importance of respecting our natural world and its creatures. We aspire to release some of these animals back into their natural environments. Interacting with the animals is an experience you won’t forget. Following the excursion, guests will enjoy some leisure time as this tour is exclusively for them, and we offer flexible return transportation to their lodgings or to Cusco’s central plaza.
At the conclusion of the tour, visitors will find a shop offering alpaca products, where 50% of the proceeds benefit the animals and the other 50% go to the local farming communities near the sanctuary. These sales help maintain the sanctuary’s operations, as we do not receive governmental aid.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Alfalfa and food for llamas
- Private transportation
- Alfalfa and food for llamas
Additional Information
Step into our revered animal refuge, a haven where kindness melds with profound sentiment, imprinting a lasting impact on every guest’s spirit. As you enter our refuge, you become engulfed in an orchestra of affection and understanding. Experience the calm creatures that have found tranquility and protection on this blessed estate. Their pure looks echo…
Step into our revered animal refuge, a haven where kindness melds with profound sentiment, imprinting a lasting impact on every guest’s spirit. As you enter our refuge, you become engulfed in an orchestra of affection and understanding. Experience the calm creatures that have found tranquility and protection on this blessed estate. Their pure looks echo tales of tenacity and steadfast thankfulness. Every visit bestows an altering encounter, cultivating a deep bond with the majesty of these conscious creatures. Embark on this hallowed voyage of empathy, where souls are moved, and the exceptional ties between humans and animals are eternally sealed.
Location
Selina Cusco Saphi
Calle Saphy
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(28 Ratings)
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Edwardbarramaretazo
Aug 31, 2024
Amazing experience. - What an amazing sanctuary! Thanks for the unforgettable experience and for the great mission. I recommend this place to anybody.
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Poppyvilla144
Aug 30, 2024
An amazing experience, well informed guides - This place is just amazing! It was so cool being able to see the animals of Peru but not in a zoo. This lovely place helps rehabilitate hurt or trafficked animals and releases them back into the wild when possible. Do yourself a favor, support this amazing Sanctuary and you enjoy yourself so much!
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Chris
Aug 27, 2024
Fantastic experience with a great tour guide - Wish I could rate higher than 5 stars! This tour was fantastic and I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in animals native to south America. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a VIP tour through the whole sanctuary. We were able to spend time at each animal enclosure and interact with quite a few of them including, llamas, alpacas, parrots, macaws. If you came to Peru or Cusco hoping to have an alpaca for llama experience, this is the tour for you.
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Lesa_m
Aug 23, 2024
Animal sanctuary, what a nice experience - We loved it! What a great experience and a nice thing that his sanctuary is doing :)
Also our guide knew so much and answered our questions
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Rachelee_g
Aug 9, 2024
Awes especially for animal and/or nature lovers! - Great experience with my 12 year old son. We helped feed some of the animals and learned about each of their stories that led to being rescued by the sanctuary. Every animal had a name and is provided specialized care based on their own personalities and needs. We would love to go back and visit again if we ever return to Peru.
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Heidi_r
Jul 30, 2024
Highly recommend the guided tour of CochahuasI animal shelter! - What an amazing experience! We throughly enjoyed the private, guided tour and getting to see and interact with all the animals at Cochahuasi. We learned a lot about the animals and the important work the shelter does. Getting to feed and interact with the monkeys was awesome and we loved the whole experience and all the animals we got to meet. The experience exceeded our expectations and I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the area.
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Jimmy
Jul 17, 2024
The Best place for visita local animal from peru and ethical interacción - BOOK THIS TOUR! If you love animals, beautiful scenery, and want a truly magical experience, I promise you will not find a better addition to your trip than this. We had the opportunity to interact with so many beautiful animals (llamas, alpacas, condors, monkeys, parrots, etc.), all of which are taken such good care of by the team. Albert was lovely to spend the day with, as he is so knowledgeable about all of the animals. The creatures chose to stay there, as they have the ability to roam freely and receive the highest level of care they could imagine. I’m so thankful for the highlight of our stay in Cusco!
Also, if you visit the gift shop, your purchase contributes to the care of rescued animals.
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Darryl_t
May 31, 2024
Amazing experience - We absolutely loved this experience. We were originally scheduled to go to Rainbow Mountain but I was unable to due to altitude sickness. I did not want the day to go to waste so we opted to do this experience. We had a private taxi to the wildlife sanctuary where we had a personal guided tour throughout the enclosures. There was a lot more animals than I was expecting and seeing the sanctuary’s rehabilitative efforts in person was quite inspiring and felt really good. We got to interact with multiple animals and at the end walked through their gift shop. It was much less expensive than anywhere in the city and part of the proceeds go to the conservation efforts. We then were given a private taxi ride back to our accommodation. 10/10 would absolutely recommend this experience.
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Ofri_lahav
May 27, 2024
Incredible VIP tour in the shelter - We did the tour with the guide Jhonncito and it was amazing!
He explained about all the different animals and let us feed and pet them.
It's a shelter for Peruvian animals so the money goes for helping them and releasing them to the wild.
Highly recommend!!
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Timothy_t
Aug 13, 2024
Fun Time - Fun time, but some hiccups. It was amazing seeing various exotic animals like condors, vicuñas, and spider monkeys. The only issue was the transportation. The driver was confused on where the meeting place was and arrived like 30 min late.
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