Colca Canyon (2 days)

Let’s experience how moving are the places around Arequipa with this Colca Canyon panoramic tour for 2 days and 1 night, in which we will appreciate the beauty of the geographical nature as its characteristic flora and fauna.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arequipa – Chivay

• Hotel pickup to begin the tour from Arequipa.
• We will take the Yura Road towards Pampa Cañahuas.
• We will pass by the Tocra Wetlands, watching the camelids and the birds that inhabit the place.
• We will go on by the Chucura Volcano, now extinct, making a stop in the volcanoes' viewpoint, at 4,800 meters high.
• At 2:00 pm we will reach Chivay, where we will get installed in our basic hostel and have time for lunch (not included).
• During the afternoon, we will be able to enjoy the thermal baths of La Calera (not included).
• At night, we will have dinner with a folk show, and then we will rest.

Day 2: Chivay – Cruz del Cóndor – Chivay – Arequipa

• We will have our breakfast early in the morning so then we can go to the Cruz del Cóndor.
• In that place, we will have a privileged view of the canyon and we will be witnesses of the flight of the condor.
• In our way back, we will pass by the towns of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque, where we will see its colonial churches.
• Also, we will be in the Choquetico and Antahuilque viewpoints, from where it is possible to see the pre-Incan graves, models and platforms of the valley.
• After lunch (not included), we will go back to Arequipa.