The Colca Canyon Full Day Tour is a complete adventure in Arequipa, If you do not have as many days and you still want to enjoy the Condors flight over you, definitely is your best option. Will be extreme while marvellous.
Colca Canyon is the fourth deepest canyon in the world, the second in America, the imposing and enigmatic Colca Canyon has positioned itself as the third most visited destination in Peru, due to the variety of activities that can be done: Culture, Adventure and Nature.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Breakfast
✔ Professional tour guide
✔ Round Transport
✖ Colca tourist ticket (70 soles for foreigners, 40 soles for Latin Americans)
✖ Hot springs entry fee: 15.00 soles
✖ Lunch buffet service.
✖ Extra expenses
Pickup Locations
1. Hostal La Casona de Jerusalen
2. Hotel Orosheam Diplomat
3. Rosa Maria
4. Hostal Cristal de Luna
5. Damelich Hostal
6. Hotel Nala
7. Hotel Santino's
8. Hostal Los Balcones De Rivero
9. Catedral Boutique Hotel
10. Hotel San Agustin Posada del Monasterio
11. Colibri Dorado Qori Qente
12. Hotel Boutique Mansion Del Sol
13. Hotel Belier Arequipa
14. Hampton by Hilton Arequipa
15. Posada Toulouse Arequipa
16. D Perikos
17. Bianca's House
18. Hermes 205 Life Style
19. The Hotel 307
20. C. Dean Valdivia 120
Additional Info: Pick up is at the hotel lobby, wait 10 minutes before pick up. The guide will write or call you 15 minutes before pick up.
Itinerary
1
Yanque
The pick ups start from 3:00 to 3:30 a.m. from your hotel in the center of the city, to go to the Colca Valley.
After 3 hours approx. We will arrive at Yanque where we will have breakfast.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Colca Canyon
After breakfast we will continue our journey to the Cruz del Condor, nesting place of these birds that can measure up to 3 m with their wings outstretched. We will be able to visit the viewpoint and observe them in flight. Then, we will continue by vehicle through Choquetico, Maca and Antahuilque, viewpoint where we can appreciate the Colca Valley in all its splendor and the pre-Inca terraces that until today are used for planting grains and other crops.
Duration: 3 hours
3
Hot Springs Chacapi
Our next stop is the hot springs of Chacapi to relax for an hour. Afterwards, we will go again to Chivay, where we will stop for lunch at a tourist restaurant (S/ 40 per person).
Duration: 2 hours
4
Arequipa
After this, we will take our vehicle to start the return trip to Arequipa, but not before making a couple of stops at the Mirador de los Volcanes, located at 4800 altitude and from where you have a privileged view of the volcanoes.
We will also stop at the Pampa Cañahuas National Reserve, a wetland where you can see vicuñas and alpacas.
Finally we drive to the center of Arequipa, where our tour ends.
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
