AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON
Trip Summary
Explore Arequipa, the second largest city in Peru, during four dreamy days. Visit its colonial style downtown and beautiful churches, as well as the pampas outside the city, creating amazing sceneries. Be amazed by the flight of the condor at the Colca Valley and admire the native camelids of the Andes.
Travel Details
DAY BY DAY AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON 3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS
Day 1 | Arequipa – City tour & Santa Catalina Monastery
This Tour starts at the Main Square, next to the magnificent Arequipa’s Cathedral built during the XVII century. Santa Catalina Monastery, and Iglesia de la Compañia de Jesus(1590) visit. To end the day, visit the districts of Yanahuara and Carmen Alto, and have a panoramic view of Arequipa’s countryside.
Day 2 | Arequipa – chivay
Start the day with a good breakfast at the hotel.
7:30 to 8:00 am The mobility goes through the different hotels to start our trip to one of the deepest canyons in the world, taking the Yura highway, bordering the Nevado Chachani towards Pampa Cañahuas ( Aguada Blanca and Salinas National Reserve) habitat of the beautiful South American camelids, the vicuñas. In the bofedales of Tocra we will be able to appreciate a variety of migratory birds, among which are the flamingos. We will pass through the crater of an extinct volcano (Chucura). We will stop at the viewpoint of the volcanoes , which is also the highest area of the road (4,800 masl) from where we will appreciate a large part of the western mountain range.
1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Approximately, arrival in Chivay, Installation in the hotel
Buffet lunch
17:00 In the afternoon we will enjoy the thermal baths in La Calera whose thermo-medicinal waters oscillate between 35º to 38º Celsius degrees of temperature in the pools.
20:00 Dinner accompanied by a folkloric show.
Day 3 | Colca – Visit La cruz del condor – Arequipa
06:30 am We will go to the viewpoint of the Cruz del Condor , strategic point of observation of the canyon and the spectacular flight of the condor. On the way back we will stop in the towns of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque ; They have beautiful colonial churches, as well as the Choquetico and Antahuilque viewpoints, from where we will observe the impressive terraces of the valley, the tombs and pre-Inca models.
Buffet lunch
13:30 Return to the city of Arequipa
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Arrival to the city of Arequipa.
From US$299.99 per person
The AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON tours can leave any of the week, the whole year.
IMPORTANT:
As price depends on each passenger choices, please contact us to send you an updated price based on your specific request. Please send us the following information and we will respond within 24 hours with your updated price.
- Number of people in your party
- Private or Group Tour
- Adding options: if you like to add day tours, extra days, meals, etc
- Have a special request (ie: wheelchair, children, senior, walking stick etc)
Notice that PayPal charges a fee of 5% which we ask the client to cover since it’s due to the use of its service. this taxs is just for online deposits.
Please, after your payment, send us the transfer number to reserva@mytourinperu.com; only after that, we’ll be able to confirm your deposit and reservation.
WHAT IS INCLUDED FOR AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON TOUR?
- Pick up at your hotel.
- Expert leadership / guides & support personnel for all listed tours.
- Private transportation to visit all Important sites.
- Ticket and activities.
- Taxes.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED FOR AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON TOUR?
- Hotels.
- International and domestic airfares, usually quoted separately
- Excess baggage charges
- Medical immunizations
- Insurance of any kind: mandatory evacuation insurance; suggested cancellation insurance, interruption, baggage loss, damage and delay
- Tipping & Gratuities (Guides $4 per person per day / Drivers $1 per person per day)
- Items of a personal nature (clothing, sodas, liquor, snacks, laundry, etc.)
- Visas. Please be advised that some citizens other than Canadians and US may need visa to travel to Peru. Please advise us of your nationality to help you or check with the Peruvian Consulate.
WHAT TO BRING FOR AREQUIPA AND COLCA CANYON TOUR?
- Warm jacket and rain jacket
- Hat
- Water
- Sun protection
- Some money for souvenirs
- If you are a student, take your student ID card for some discount.
- Photo or Original Passport
TYPE OF TOURS
All of our tours are offered in both Group and Private services; however, as we like to maintain control of the quality of our tours, even our group tours include PRIVATE transfers. This is important, as when you get picked up; you will go directly to your hotel without having to drive around the city to drop off other people in their hotels. Transportation is just for you.
MIXED GROUP/PRIVATE
Destinations Tours: Private Transfers + Group Cultural Tours
Special Interest Tours: Private Transfers + Private Special Interest Activities + Group Cultural Tours
All PRIVATE
Destinations Tours: Private Transfers + Private Cultural Tours
Special Interest Tours: Private Transfers + Private Special interest Activities + Private Cultural Tours
ACCOMMODATIONS
We offer all level of accommodations. When creating an itinerary it would be important to know which your preferred level of accommodation is. Please be sure that at all levels our recommended hotels offer great service and nice comfortable rooms. Our team has personally tried all our recommended hotels.
2-Start hotels typically offers basic accommodations and amenities for travelers on a budget. The rooms are usually simple and functional, with standard furnishings and basic facilities such as a bed, a private bathroom, and air conditioning or heating.
MODERATE
3-star Superior: These are 3-star that should really be considered has 4-star Hotels. Nice location, great rooms and charming decoration. Excellent service, with restaurant, room service, business centre, laundry, etc. Buffet breakfast. Best value. Perect for someone looking for an inexpensive option and still have some superior services.
4-star Hotels: Good location, very nice rooms, great decoration and excellent service. This hotel includes more services such as room service, business center, laundry, spas, more room features, etc. Some have gourmet restaurants. Buffet breakfast. Perfect for someone looking for some luxury and special services and do not need a 5-star option.
LUXURY
4-star Suites: Some 4-star hotels have suites that offer the same room features of a 5-star option. Perfect for someone looking to upgrade from a 4-star standard room and get more space and features.
5-star Hotel: What you usually imagine a 5-star hotel is. Great location, luxury accommodations and excellent service. Gourmet restaurants, spas, room service, business center, etc. Perfect for someone looking for a 5-star service but do not need the 5-star Deluxe option.
FLIGHTS
DOMESTIC TICKETS
Lima/Arequipa/Juliaca: From US $ 300.00 per person. This is an example price, since prices depends on the airline, date and time of booking.
