Colca Canyon Tour

Informaciones generales

Destino
Arequipa, Peru

Detalles del programa

Day 1:

Leaving the city via Yura, you will enter Pampa Cañahuas Reserve, an extensive plain where you can see vicuñas, the indigenous Andean camelid that is a national symbol. Then go to Vizcachani, Pampas de Toccra, up to the crater of the Chucura volcano and on to Los Andes Viewpoint at Patapampa (4800 m.a.s.l.), where the volcanoes surrounding Arequipa can be seen. Lunch will be served in the village of Chivay and in the afternoon you can rest in the hotel or visit the thermal springs at La Calera (not included).



Day 2:

After having a delicious breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Condor´s Cross to see the Colca Valley (the second deepest canyon in the world, with more than 4 kilometers at its deepest part) followed by an astonishing sight: the great and majestic condor flying only a few meters away. On the way back to Chivay you will pass through the villages of Pinchollo, Maca, Achoma, Yanque and the view points at Antahuilque and Choquetico. Then you return to Arequipa after lunch.



Duration

Two days



Start/opening time

8am-8.30am



End or closing time

4pm-5pm (second day)



Languages

English and Spanish.

Redeem information
Voucher type: No needed
Voucherless. You don’t need to bring any voucher (digital or printed)!

Location
Starting point:
Pick-up at hotels in Arequipa Downtown and hotels located in Chivay (Casa Andina and Pozo del cielo) and outside Chivay (Colca Lodge, Casitas del Colca, Eco Inn, Collahua and Aranwa).

End point: Same as starting point

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide

Requirements
Pregnant women and people with heart problems are not allowed to take part in this activity. In order to book this service the following information is required: complete names, date of birth, passport number, nationality, language, and the hotel where passenger will be staying.