Colca Canyon Day Tour
Pricing: $29 per person
Highlights
Start Time: 3:30 am
End Time: 5:45 pm
- Enjoy exploring Colca Canyon with one of the most reliable tour operators in Peru.
- Knowledgeable local English Spanish speaking tour guides.
- Marvel at the majestic Condors in their natural habitat and in flight.
- See pre-Inca terraces along the valley.
- Photo opportunities with llamas and alpacas.
- Enjoy natural hot springs in La Calera, Chivay
Colca Canyon Day Tour from Arequipa Itinerary
3:20 am pick-up from your hotel in Arequipa, Bus station (if traveling from Puno to Arequipa or arriving from coast cites).
6:00 am after driving approximately 3 hours through southern Peru (Arequipa to Colca Canyon), we'll arrive at the picturesque Andean village of Chivay. In this village, we'll have a light breakfast including various regional specialities.
With our batteries recharged, we'll head towards the Cruz del Condor viewpoint, located only 50 minutes from Chivay. We'll spend an hour at the viewpoint to contemplate the superb views of the Colca Canyon, considered to be one of the deepest in the world. This observation point is also perfect for spotting the flight of condors, a predominant species in the skies of this beautiful Andean region.
We'll continue the route by road and stop at many of the viewpoints in the area such as Wayrapunko and Antahuilque to continue admiring the views of the area, such as hanging tombs, lithomachs and terraces from pre-Inca and Inca times.
Afterwards we'll stop at the thermal baths of Chacapi, so that those who wish can soak in its curative waters.
12:00 pm we'll return to Chivay to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch. Enjoy! With your appetite satiated, we'll continue our route and stop at the Mirador de Los Volcanes, from where you'll be able to observe the Chila mountain range, the snow-capped peaks of Ampato and Hualca Hualca, the Sabancaya volcano or the Pichu Pichu volcano.
For those that wish to finish in Puno: On return to Chivay at 1pm, there will just be 15 minutes for lunch before departing to Puno. Arrival time in Puno is 7pm, and the drop off point is at Puno bus station (Terminal Terrestre).
We'll also cross the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, a majestic natural space around which we'll see the silhouettes of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes on the horizon.
5:30 pm finally, from the reserve we'll finally return to Arequipa, to end the excursion at late evening.
Pick-up place
Pick-up is included at hotels located within a radius of 1 kilometre from the Plaza de Armas in Arequipa. If your hotel is outside this area, you should arrive at 2:40 am at the meeting point in the Plaza de Armas.
Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off.
- Transport by bus.
- English speaking guide.
- Continental breakfast.
Excluded
- Lunch.
- Entry to Colca Canyon: S/ 70 (US$ 17.50).
- Optional entry to thermal baths: S/ 15 (US$ 3.80).
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