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Colca Canyon Full Day
Highlights
The Colca Canyon is the world’s second-deepest canyon.- Visit this deep canyon studded with idyllic villages and mountainsides carved by ancient terraces.
- Visitors can explore the canyon on short day hikes or even trek to its floor
Itinerary
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Day 1
Colca Canyon Full Day
We start our trip very early, at 3:00 a.m., to go to Chivay, the most important town in the Colca Valley. Here we will enjoy breakfast, and then embark on a tour where we appreciate wonderful landscapes, pre-Inca terraces, as well as native flora and fauna, until we reach the Cruz del Cóndor to observe the majesty of the Colca Canyon from a strategic point, as well as the flight of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus).
On the way back, we will stop at the Huayra Punko viewpoint, in Pinchollo, and then at the Antahuilque viewpoint, in order to observe some models and pre-Inca hanging tombs. The next stop will be in Maca, a small and picturesque town in the region. We arrive towards the town of Achoma for our lunch in a country restaurant. In this place, together with the community of Achoma, we will have activities with the family that will host us this afternoon, such as: the ceremony of payment to the Pachamama or payment to the land, sowing and participation in the typical dance of the Colca el Wititi valley.
We will visit the hot springs, where you can bathe and relax with its thermo-medicinal properties. After that, we will enjoy lunch in the town of Chivay. Before returning to Arequipa, we end our trip through the Colca Valley with a stop at the impressive Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest part of our tour, and we will make another stop at the Tocra Bofedales, where we will spot South American camelids, birds like Andean ducks and flamingos.
The last stop will be in Patahuasi, to enjoy a panoramic view in front of the Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, with stone forests and curious rock formations.
Day 1
Colca Canyon Full Day
We start our trip very early, at 3:00 a.m., to go to Chivay, the most important town in the Colca Valley. Here we will enjoy breakfast, and then embark on a tour where we appreciate wonderful landscapes, pre-Inca terraces, as well as native flora and fauna, until we reach the Cruz del Cóndor to observe the majesty of the Colca Canyon from a strategic point, as well as the flight of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus).
On the way back, we will stop at the Huayra Punko viewpoint, in Pinchollo, and then at the Antahuilque viewpoint, in order to observe some models and pre-Inca hanging tombs. The next stop will be in Maca, a small and picturesque town in the region. We arrive towards the town of Achoma for our lunch in a country restaurant. In this place, together with the community of Achoma, we will have activities with the family that will host us this afternoon, such as: the ceremony of payment to the Pachamama or payment to the land, sowing and participation in the typical dance of the Colca el Wititi valley.
We will visit the hot springs, where you can bathe and relax with its thermo-medicinal properties. After that, we will enjoy lunch in the town of Chivay. Before returning to Arequipa, we end our trip through the Colca Valley with a stop at the impressive Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest part of our tour, and we will make another stop at the Tocra Bofedales, where we will spot South American camelids, birds like Andean ducks and flamingos.
The last stop will be in Patahuasi, to enjoy a panoramic view in front of the Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, with stone forests and curious rock formations.
Included services
Round trip transportation from Arequipa to the Colca Canyon.- Breakfast.
- Guide in English or Spanish.
- Traditional costumes.
- Typical drink.
Not included services
Lunch.- Entrance to the Colca Canyon (S/ 20.00 Peruvians - S/ 70.00 foreigners)
- Entrance to the Thermal Baths S/ 15.
What you need to know
- The tour is provided in shared service.
- Minimum of 02 travelers for the purchase.
- Pick up from hotels in the center of Arequipa.
- Wear comfortable clothing, shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, cap.
- Rate not valid for high season and National holidays. (Ask for the price if applicable).
- It is advisable to purchase travel insurance for your stay in the country.
- The service is subject to variation without prior notice, due to weather conditions (rain, bad weather, etc.), as well as any other event that does not allow the normal development of the service. Any cancellation for the reasons indicated, does not apply a refund, if you wish to withdraw before the end of the tour, neither does a refund apply.
- If you do not attend the day of the service, it will be considered a “No Show” with no claim or refund.
- How far is the Colca Valley from Arequipa?.
The Colca Valley is located 151km from the city of Arequipa, in a trip of approximately 3 hours you will reach the main town that is Chivay where you can find all the main services such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment centers and more.
- After making my visit to Colca, can I go directly to Puno?
If possible. Normally there are transports from tourist companies that have daily departures from Chivay to Puno, the departure is at 1:00 pm. We can help you with the purchase of tickets.
- How high is the Colca Valley?
The Colca Valley is located at an altitude of 3635 meters above sea level, however, on the way from Arequipa to Chivay you pass a high point that is Patapampa, also known as the Mirador de los Volcanes; This is at 4900 masl, it is the highest point of the entire trail.
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