This 4-day tour departs from your hotel in Arequipa and will take you to see Cotahuasi Canyon one of the depeest canyon in the world.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Meals (3 dinner, 4 lunch, 3 breakfast)
✔ Local guide
✔ 01 night with a local family - in the canyon
✔ Bus or van
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off from the hotel in Arequipa
✔ 2 nights - Bassic hostel in Cotahuasi
✖ Extra expenses (water, snacks, gratitudes)
✖ Breakfast day 1 and, dinner day 4
✖ Clothing and everything related for trekking
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 pick up from all hotels that are in the center area of Arequipa - Downtown
Itinerary
DAY 1. Arequipa to Cotahuasi with some stops
1
Canon de Cotahuasi
06:00 Departure from Arequipa to Cotahuasi with a little stop in Petroglifos
de Toro Muerto
12:00 Lunch in Chuquibamba
Throughout the trip we will make several stops at the viewpoints and points to appreciate
the snowy mountains.
15:00 we will arrive to Cotahuasi.
Dinner &
Overnight
Duration: 10 days
3
Petroglifos de Toro Muerto
We visit the majes valley
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Corire
We pass by this valley
DAY 2 Cotahuasi - Ruins Huana - Quechualla
1
Cotahuasi Canyon
DAY 2 Cotahuasi - Ruins Huana - Quechualla
Deepest part of the Canyon' Lodging and breakfast at 6:30am. We'll take our private transport to the deepest part of the canyon for 2-hour to the small
town of Mayo; there will begin a hike up a trail Quechualla 8 kilometers (approx. 4hours).
The tour is crossed by 3 bridges and view. Archaeological Remains of Huaña with pre-Inca hanging tombs and numerous terraces. Forest characteristic for its giant cacticactus 8 meters high and longirostro bat habitat. Observe the Inca Trail, stretches of Capac Nan, strategic road network that linked the coast with the capital of the Empire. Arrival Quechualla (1700 m.s.n.m.) appreciate streets and typical houses and diversity of fruit plants organic production (pacay, cherimoya, lucuma, grapes, tuna, etc.) that visitors can pick and taste from the tree. Typical lunch. Time to enjoy some wine tasting and pisco, appropriate and pleasing to tacar variety of organic wines and Pisco. Dinner and overnight in home-Quechualla.
Duration: 10 hours
2
We get in the deepest part of the Canyon
Duration: 12 hours
DAY 3. Quechualla - Waterfall Sipia - Cotahuasi
1
Cotahuasi Canyon
Breakfast in Quechualla and return to Cotahuasi on the same path until May, then by our transport to Cotahuasi, with a stop at the waterfall Sipia spectacular attraction, emblem of the canyon. Arrival in Cotahuasi having visited the Valle de Piro. Enjoy some time for lunch in Cotahuasi. After visit the Ecomuseum of vegetables and city tour in Cotahuasi, which highlight the narrow streets and adobe houses with gabled roofs and shop for souvenirs. In the afternoon Cotahuasi - Taurisma - Hot Springs Luicho – Ride After Lunch we are going to drive to the northern part of Cotahuasi Canyon to visit the countryside and the traditional village of Taurisma. We will cross a suspension bridge to see a forest of broom and other plants area located alongside the river Cotahuasi, then visit the town of Taurisma and its main square where we see four cedar trees over 300 years old, then we return along the same bridge to take a local mobility. Relaxing in the Thermo medicinal waters Luicho, 38°C to 40°C, soothing, healing properties conducive for relaxation. In the afternoon enjoy a ride from the thermal baths to the town of Antabamba, for about 2-hour at 360°. We will appreciate beautiful landscapes formed by the Cotahuasi river, mountains, fields, herbs and more, once you reached the people of Antabamba visit and taste a snack prepared with natural local produce. Return in Cotahuasi at 7:00pm dinner and overnight.
Duration: 12 hours
2
We enjoy at the hot springs
Duration: 30 minutes
DAY 4. Back in Arequipa
1
Arequipa
After breakfast we are going back to Arequipa with some stops.
We will be there at 4pm approximately in Arequipa city.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional info
• 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 at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• Comfortable walking shoes and everything related for trekking are recommended
• Trekking backpack
• Flight light
