3-Day Tour of Arequipa City, Colca Canyon and Colca Valley
Highlights
Arequipa, Colca Canyon
bird, nature, rural
Group Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
Explore the highlights of Arequipa, including the Monastery of Santa Catalina, Mirador de Yanahuara Viewpoint and Carmen Alto, before heading to Colca Canyon. Visit the churches of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque villages, see pre-Inca tombs and models in and look for impressive terraces in Colca Valley. Also, stop at El Mirador de los volcanes and Los Bofedales de Toccra to enjoy birdwatching.
Itinerary
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Day 01: Arequipa
- In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to settle in, and in the afternoon, we will have a tour of the white city of Arequipa.
- We start our tour at the cathedral and visit the church and cloisters of the company, the Monastery of Santa Catalina, Mirador de Yanahuara (viewpoint and church), Carmen Alto, Sabandia Mill, pre-Inca terraces in Paucarpata and landscape road.
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Day 02: Colca Canyon - Colca Valley
- Our service starts at 03:00 am with the pick up from your hotel to start the trip to the Colca Canyon by the road via Yura. The trip will be made directly to the Cruz del Condor (approximately 5 hours), stopping only for breakfast at 06:30 am.
- After breakfast, we will arrive at one of the deepest canyons in the world, the Colca Canyon, where we will find the Cross of the Condor Viewing Point, a place to observe the spectacular flight of the Condor.
- Then we will stop in the villages of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque that have beautiful colonial churches, as well as in the viewpoints of Antahuilque and choquetico from where we will observe the pre-Inca tombs and models and the beautiful landscape of the Colca Valley with its impressive terraces.
- At 12:00 pm, we will arrive in Chivay and go to the Calera Thermal Baths (Optional), whose medicinal waters range between 35°C and 38°C.
- After a refreshing bath, at approximately 01:00 pm, we will have our lunch buffet in Chivay.
- On the way back we will stop at El Mirador de los volcanes (highest point 4,910 masl), Los Bofedales de Toccra (where you can see a diversity of wild birds), pampa Cañahuas where the Aguada Blanca y Salinas National Reserve is located, home of the vicuñas.
- At 06:00 pm, we will arrive in the city of Arequipa.
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Day 03: Departure
- After breakfast at the hotel, you will be taken to the airport 2 hours before your flight departure.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations within 24 hours before the tour -
Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price
Adult | |
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1 to 4 | /person |
Child | |
1 to 4 | /person |
This is a group tour |