ITINERARY
DAY 01:
07:30am to 08:00am – Pick up from downtown Arequipa hotels.
08:00am – We start our trip to one of the deepest and most beautiful canyons in the world. Our point of our point of operations will be the town of Chivay, which we will reach in approximately 04 hours, counting all the tourist stops. tourist stops. As first point we will pass by Pampa Cañahuas, where we will be able to appreciate the vicuñas that live in this area.
After that we will visit Patahuasi to drink the traditional “Mate de coca” (coca tea), an indispensable traditional drink for altitude sickness, traditional drink indispensable for altitude sickness (soroche). Then we will make a short stop also in We will also stop at the Bofedales de Toccra where we will observe a large number of Alpacas grazing freely in the area.
A mandatory stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest point of the road that reaches 4800 m.a.s.l., from where we will be able to appreciate a great part of the from where we will appreciate a great part of the western mountain range, from this point we will only need 40 minutes to get to the town of Chivay.
to the town of Chivay.
12:30pm – We will arrive to Chivay to enjoy a delicious lunch (to be paid by the client). After lunch we will After lunch we will settle into our respective hotels. During the afternoon we will enjoy a relaxing bath in the hot springs (optional entrance fee). in the hot springs (optional entrance fee to be paid by the client) whose thermo-medicinal waters range between 35o C to 38o C temperature in the pools.
For dinner (payment by the client) we will enjoy a folkloric show with typical dances of the area.
Overnight in Chivay.
DAY 02:
Breakfast. After breakfast we will go to the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor, which is located 30 minutes away. minutes away, it is the observation point of the Colca Canyon and the spectacular flight of the Condor. At this We will spend an average of 45 minutes at this point to observe the beauty of the Colca Canyon.
On the way back we will stop at the viewpoints of the area from where we will observe the impressive Andenería del Valle and in the town of Macarena. and in the village of Maca, where we will see its church and optional taste of drinks of the area as the Colca Sour, made from local products.
12:00pm – Lunch in Chivay (to be paid by the client).
01:00pm – We will return to the city of Arequipa. If the first day of our tour we did not know any point to go to Chivay, on the way back we will be able to make a stop in order to complete all the tourist stops, depending on the weather and the depending on the weather and the group.
05:00pm – We will arrive to the city of Arequipa, and we will leave you near the main square.
