COLCA CANYON FULL DAY

Itinerary:

cayon colca 1 dayAt 03:00 a.m. we lleave Arequipa driving for 3 and a half hours towards Chivay; The capital of the Colca Canyon on north west direcction behind snow-covered Chachani. Breakfast in chivay.

Then we continue driving for 2 more hrs towards the most visited point “ the Cross of the Condor” here we are able to see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor.

  1. The area presents beautiful tipical towns, like Yanque & Maca, colonial churches, gently people with tipical needlework dresses, hundreds of pre inca terraces still in use with andean growings like corn, quinua, kiwicha among others.
  2. Hot springs of la calera. optionally
  3. After Lunch we come back to Arequipa; on the way we stop at the highest pass: the view point of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa (4,800 m. - 15,000 ft.). Later we will see wild vicuñas, alpacas & llamas in Pampa Cañahuas national reserve, some birds like flamingoes, ibis, andean gooze, ducks, andean eagle "Kara Kara". (18:00 hrs. approx. Back in Arequipa).

TOUR INCLUDES

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE
  • Tourist trasnport
  • Bilingual guide.
  • Continental breakfast.

 
  • Meals (lunch
  • Entry to the hot springs.
  • Touristic ticket Cruz del Condor S/ 35.00 (to improve the road to Chivay).