Colca Canyon 1 Day

Colca Canyon 1 Day

OVERVIEW

 

Visit the second deepest canyon in the world. This full day tour allows you to see all the main viewpoints of the Colca Canyon, as well as the famous condor birds. During this tour, you’ll have the chance to see pre-Inca terraces along the valley, and take photos with llamas and alpacas. You will also have the option to enjoy the natural hot springs in a nearby town.

 

  • Enjoy discovering Colca Canyon with one of the most reliable operators in Arequipa
  • Excellent local and bilingual guides with knowledge on the landscape and wildlife
  • Marvel at the beautiful condors in their natural habitat and in flight
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Day 1:

 

We will pick up between 3:00 to 3:30 from your respective hotels on our private buses to go to Chivay town, in that place we have to pay de tourist ticket after that we go directly to the traditional village of Achoma where we will have breakfast and immediately headed to Cruz del Cóndor.

Cruz del Condor viewpoint where we can appreciate the spectacular Flight of the Condors and the Depth of the Colca Canyon for 1 hour, during the tour we will observe the beautiful landscape of the canyon that mixes with the vegetation and the typical characters of the area.

From the return to Chivay, we will have some stops in the most outstanding viewpoints of the zone like the Mysterious Lagoons of Antahuilque.

Choquetico hanging tombs, we will enter the traditional town of Maca where we will know its colonial church – Santa Ana de Maca considered the most beautiful of the Colca Valley.

Then we will continue to the town of Yanque, we will arrive here at about 11:00 am. Here we can enjoy the relaxing medicinal 38ºC hot spring, and we will stay here for about 1 hour. (OPTIONAL)

Afterward, you will have the option to eat a buffet lunch in Chivay or this is optional.

Returning to the City of Arequipa we will make stops in the most outstanding points such as; Patapampa 4910 m.s.n.m (Volcanoes Viewpoint), from here we can see 3 different volcanoes such as Hualcahualca, Sabancaya, and Ampato and the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca where you will appreciate the South American camelids like vicuñas, llamas, and alpacas.

At around 5:30 pm we will arrive back to Arequipa, and drop you off at your hotel.

INCLUDED

  • Private transport
  • Breakfast
  • Travel professional guide.
  • Hotel/hostel pick-up and drop-off

NOT INCLUDED

  • Colca touristic ticket:
    Foreigners 70 soles
    South American 40 soles
  • Nationals 20 soles
  • Entrance to the Thermal Baths (Chivay – 15 soles)
  • Lunch (Chivay) or drinks

WHAT TO BRING FOR THIS TOUR?

  • Bring a small bag only
  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses
  • Hat
  • Cámara
  • Warm Jacket
  • Local money

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