Colca Canyon Arequipa Tour 2 days / 1 night

Pick up from your Hotel in Arequipa between 07:45 – 08:00 am if you are in the central area. We begin our trip to one of the deepest Canyons of the world, taking the highway from Yura, bordering the snow-covered Chachani mountain towards Cañahuas Pampas. We stop for coca leaf tea at the Aguada Blanca National Park, the habitat of the beautiful South American camelids, the vicuñas, alpacas, Waris, and llamas. At Tocra Lake we will be able to appreciate a variety of migratory birds, sometimes flamencos. We will pass the crater of an extinct volcano (Chucura) and then stop at the famous volcano’s panoramic viewpoint, at a high 4.800 meters above sea level. From here we will appreciate a great part of the western mountain range, where you can truly appreciate the Pre-Inca farming Terraces/platforms known as “Andenerias”. At approximately 13:30, Arrival at Chivay and stop for Lunch (not included).

At 15:00, our private transport will transfer us towards the colorful town “Pueblito” of Coporaque, from where we will initiate a walk of approximately 2 hours, to enjoy the beautiful landscapes and nature of this side of the valley; as well as a pre-Inca cemetery located in the skirts of a mountain. You will notice that this region was intensively populated by Andean communities.

At 17:00, on return from the walk you have the opportunity to enjoy the thermal baths in the lime kiln whose thermo-medicinals waters oscillate between 35º to 38º degrees Celsius in the swimming pools. At 20:00 Hrs dinner accompanied by a folkloric show; be ready for the Peru Andean dances.