Colca Canyon 3 Day Trek goes from Arequipa to Cabanaconde, descend to Chuccho (overnight). Day 2: hike to oasis. Day 3: hike up to Cabanaconde and drive to Arequipa.
To do Colca Canyon 3 Day Trek is highly recommended if you have plenty of time to enjoy on your own pace this 3 day trek. The trail is downhill, flat and uphill. Altitudes range from 1900 to 3300 meters above sea level. Generally very little acclimatization is necessary if you have spent time in Arequipa, Puno, or Cusco.
Your Tour Features
Tour Type Private
Tour Duration 3 Days
Pick-up time 3:00 AM
Drop-off time 5:30 PM
Pickup at Hotel
Meals Lunch
Entry tickets Included
Guide English Speaker
Transport Private
What You’ll Do
Colca Canyon 3 Day Trek is an early and long drive from Arequipa to Cabanaconde (6 hours) with stop in Chivay for breakfast, then after trek from Cabanaconde into the Canyon and overnight.
The third day you’ll return to Cabanaconde hiking up, drive back to Chivay to go to La Calera hot spring water and lunch. Finally in the afternoon you’ll be transferred to Arequipa with photo stops along the way.
Your Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arequipa to San Juan de Chuccho
3:00 am – Breakfast in Chivay and Condor cross
Leave Arequipa for Colca Canyon after hotel pick-up (between 3 and 3:30 am) then after 3 1/2 hours driving, we’ll stop in Chivay to enjoy breakfast.
Later, we continue driving to one of the most popular points of the canyon, “Condor’s Cross” (Mirador Cruz del Condor), where we stay for about 40 minutes to watch the Condors fly.
You will continue for another 20 minutes by private transport, then your trek downhill begins. You trek downhill from 3300 meters above sea level to reach the bottom which will take approximately 3 ½ hours, at an altitude of 2100 meters above sea level. You will have lunch, dinner and stay overnight in San Juan de Chuccho village which has a tropical climate with a lot of vegetation. The accommodations here are basic rooms.
Included:
- Arequipa to Cabanaconde private transport
- English speaking tour guide
- Breakfast in Chivay
- Entry tickets to Colca Canyon
- Lunches
- 01 night accommodation
- Dinner
Excluded:
- Extra expenses
- Alcoholic drinks, soda, bottled water
- Snacks
Day 2: San Juan de Chuccho to Malata to Oasis
08:00 am – Descending to Sangalle Village
After breakfast, you continue to the town of Cosñirhua to see the production of honey, which is made by the local people and taste the honey. It is possible to see archaeological ruins left by pre-Inca cultures around the area.
Going on, you reach the town of Malata and its old Spanish church design. Then, we descend to the deepest part of our trek to Sangalle Village at 1900 metres above sea level.
Dinner and overnight in bungalows.
Included:
- Breakfast
- English speaking tour guide
- Entry tickets to hot springs
- Lunches
- Dinners
- 01 Night accommodation
Excluded:
- Extra expenses
- Alcoholic drinks, soda, bottled water
Day 3: Cabanaconde to Arequipa
05:00 am – Trek to Cabanaconde
Trek uphill to Cabanaconde which will take approximately 3 hours. On arrival, you will have breakfast in Cabanaconde and then take your private transport to Chivay on the way back to Arequipa.
At approximately 12:00 pm, you will arrive in Chivay and head towards the hot springs.
In Chivay, you will have a typical lunch of the region and then head back to Arequipa.
On the way back, you descend from 4830 meters above sea level to 2325 meters above sea level passing through the National Reserve and Pampa Cañahuas, which is a habitat for the four kinds of South American camelids. (Llama, Alpaca, vicuña and guanaco). You’ll be dropped off at your hotel in Arequipa at around 5:30 pm.
Included:
- Breakfast in Cabanaconde
- Cabanaconde to Chivay private transport
- English speaking tour guide
- Entry tickets to La Calera hot springs
- Buffet lunches in Chivay (or nearby)
- Chivay to Arequipa private transport
- Drop-off at your hotel in Arequipa
Excluded:
- Extra expenses
- Alcoholic drinks, soda, bottled water
What to bring:
- Hat, cap
- Local currency cash
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Photocopy of passport and immigration card (TAM)
- Light backpack
- 1.5 to 2 litres of water for day 1 (if you need more you can buy it at the small shops at the villages BUT expensive)
- Sun cream (very important)
- Hats, sunglasses
- Trekking shoes or boots
- Waterproof rain jacket
- Warm layers, sweater or jacket (IMPORTANT) –Temperatures reach lows of -10 Celsius
- Shorts or pants for walking
- Swimming suit, sandals, towel – swimming pools in the oasis, and thermal baths in Chivay on the way back to Arequipa!
- Flashlight/ headtorch – Early trek out of the Canyon starts at 5am before sunrise (It is dark!)
- Basics like toilet paper, etc
- Snacks (Breakfast on the last day is AFTER the early morning hike out of the Canyon – bring enough snacks to fuel you up the climb!)
- Insects repellent
- Personal medications (if necessary)
- Hiking sticks (optional)
- Money
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