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AREQUIPA: Classic Tour to the Colca Canyon 2 Days 1 night

By AREQUIPA EXPLORER Y ACTIVIDADES TURISTICAS
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$50 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Comfortable visit to the Colca Canyon
  • Charming town of Chivay where there are comfortable accommodation
  • Complete visit of the thermal baths in Chacapi
  • Visit Salinas National Reserve where camelids exist
  • Explore the Colca Valley and see the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint
Activity location
    • Arequipa
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Arequipa
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru

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AREQUIPA: Classic Tour to the Colca Canyon 2 Days 1 night
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d
    2d
  • English
Starting time: 7:30 AM
Price details
NZ$50.24 x 1 AdultNZ$50.24

Total
Price is NZ$50.24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick up from your Hotel in the centre of Arequipa.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tourist stops throughout the tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Tourist Transport for the entire tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional Spanish and English guide throughout the tour
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance to the Colca Canyon:
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Europe/USA: S/. 70.00
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Latin American: S/. 40.00
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Peruvian: S/. 20.00
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance to the Hot Springs: S/. 15.00. optional
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Accommodation in Colca (must be in the same Town Chivay but if is far, is neccesary pay extra by the transfers concept)

What you can expect

DAY 01:
07:30am to 08:00am - Pick up from hotels in the centre of Arequipa.
08:00am - We begin our trip to one of the deepest and most beautiful canyons in the world. Our point of operations will be the town of Chivay, which we will arrive in approximately 4 hours, counting all the tourist stops. As a first point, we will pass through the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, where we will be able to appreciate the vicuñas that live in this area. After that, we will visit Patahuasi to drink the traditional coca tea, a traditional drink that is essential for altitude sickness. Then we will also make a small stop at the Toccra Bofedales where we will observe a large number of Alpacas grazing freely in the area. A mandatory stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest point on the road that reaches 4,800 metres above sea level, from where we will appreciate a large part of the western mountain range, from this point it would only be 40 minutes to reach the town of Chivay.
12:30pm - We will arrive in Chivay to enjoy a delicious lunch (payment on behalf of the client). After lunch we will settle in our respective hotels. During the afternoon we can enjoy a relaxing bath in the Hot Springs (optional entry paid on behalf of the client) whose thermo-medicinal waters range between 35º C to 38º C in temperature in the pools.
For dinner (payment on behalf of the client) we can enjoy a folklore show with typical dances of the area.
Overnight in Chivay.
DAY 02:
Breakfast.
6:30 am After breakfast we will move to the Mirador de la Cruz del Cóndor, which is 30 minutes away, it is the observation point of the Colca Canyon and the spectacular flight of the Condor.

We will take this enchanting hike called Cruz del Cura, where we will enjoy all the beauty of the canyon as we walk towards the viewpoint for a period of 45 minutes. (It is an easy hike with a lovely landscape)

At this point we will spend an average of 45 minutes to observe the beauty of the Colca Canyon.
On the way back we will stop at the viewpoints in the area from where we will observe the impressive Andenería del Valle and in the town of Maca, where we will see its church and optionally taste local drinks such as the Colca Sour, made from local products. zone.
12:00pm - Lunch in Chivay. (payment on behalf of the client)
01:00pm – We will return fully towards the city of Arequipa. If on the first day of our tour we did not know any point on the way to Chivay, on the return we can make a stop to be able to meet all the tourist stops, depending on the weather and the group.
05:00pm – We will arrive at the city of Arequipa, and we will leave you near the main square.

IMPORTANT: IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE FINAL DESTINATION AND GO TO PUNO, ALL COORDINATION IS POSSIBLE DIRECT WITH THE AGENCY, AFTER VISIT THE 2 DAYS COLCA CANYON IS POSSIBLE CHANGE OF THE TRANSPORTE WITH DESTINATION TO PUNO OR ACCORDING THE COORDINATION OF THE AGENCY, for this is neccesary to pay a extra cost.

Location

Activity location
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    • Arequipa
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Arequipa
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru