-*-The Colca Canyon offers travellers the opportunity to get up close and personal to countryside life in Peru.
-*-Spot soaring Andean condors, bathe in secret thermal baths, uncover jaw-dropping vistas, stay in an oasis, and hike along dusty roads for three days into the depths of one of the world’s deepest canyons!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Official tour guide
✔ 02 Nights overnight (albergue- local family with private bathroom)
✔ Meals (2 lunch, 2 dinner, 3 breakfast)
✔ Hotel pick up /city center drop-off
✔ Tourist Transport van/bus
✖ Entrance fee ticket Colca National Park direct pay USD 19.00p/p (mandatory)
✖ Entrance fee hot spring 5USD and last lunch (optional on the last day)
Pickup Locations
1. Hostal La Casona de Jerusalen
2. Casona Plaza Hotel AQP
3. Hotel Conde De Lemos Arequipa
4. Inti Punku Lodge Hostal
5. Hotel Asturias Gold
6. Hotel Yaravi
7. Posada del Condor
8. Bella AQP
9. San Francisco Inn
10. Mistica Boutique Hotel
11. Hostal El Sillar del Suizo
12. Diplomat Plaza Hotel
13. Palladium Hotel Boutique
14. Damelich Hostal
15. SOL-AQP
16. Casa de Blanquita
17. Meridian Posada
18. Tierra Mistica Arequipa
19. Casa Arequipa
20. Los Tambos Boutique Hotel
Additional Info: We are going to pick up if your hotel is in the downtown area.
The day before we will send a message with pick up details.
Itinerary
Arequipa - San Juan de Chuccho (into Colca Canyon)
1
Colca Canyon
Wait us ready in your hotel in Arequipa at 03:00 Our tour guide will pick you up.
Departure to the Colca Canyon stop in Chivay where we will have breakfast then head to the Cruz del Condor to see the majestic flight of the condors plus the deep of the Colca Canyon then we go to Cabanaconde town (Mirador de pampa San Miguel) there we have little stop and at 10:00am approximately start of the hiking heading towards the Colca Canyon depth of 3 ½ hours trek, we go down a trail path sign with zigzag curves and we arrive to San Juan de Chuccho village inside the canyon.
Lunch in San Juan de Chuccho (by your expences)
Free afternoon to relax.
Dinner (by your expences)
Overnight local family
04 hours of trekking in the day.
Duration: 12 hours
2
Mirador Cruz del Condor
We will spend 30 to 40 minutes to see the magestic flight of anden condors and the depth of one of the deepest canyons in the world. Colca Canyon!
Duration: 40 minutes
Hiking into Colca Canyon (Cosñirhua Malata villages)
1
Oasis Sangalle
After breakfast, We wilI start the hiking to Sangalle (oasis) we go through the villages of Cosñirhua, Malata to see their crops and their people the way is flat and down then will get in Sangalle (oasis) after 3 hours trek.
Lunch time
Free time to enjoy the fresh and rejuvenating pools in the lodge.
Dinner & overnight.
Duration: 12 hours
Oasis - Cabanaconde - Chivay - Arequipa
1
La Calera Thermal Waters
We begin the trail at 5am to the town of Cabanaconde, this hike takes about 3 hours (ascent) Arriving in Cabanaconde we will have breakfast then our bus/van will take us back to Chivay, on the way visit ing villages Maca and tourist viewpoints then visit the hot springs where we will have 30 to 40 minutes to enjoy the thermal baths which are pools of 30-35 degrees temperature then we will continuing to have time for lunch in Chivay village. Finally back to the Arequipa city with some stops on the way getting in Arequipa at 18:00 approximately. Between Chivay and Arequipa, we will do some stops in the way to see National Park, Volcanoes viewpoint and to see animals us Alpacas, birds and vicuñas.
03 hours of trekking in the day.
Duration: 12 hours
2
Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve
We pass by the national reserve we see herds of vicuñas and alpacas.
Duration: 2.5 hours
Additional info
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
