Colca Full Day

Colca Full Day

The Colca Canyon is one of the deepest in the world and a popular hiking destination. It is located in southern Peru, next to the Colca River, famous among rafting enthusiasts. In this valley inhabits the enormous Andean condor, which can be seen from several viewpoints, such as Cruz del Cóndor. It is an area with green landscapes and several remote traditional villages where the cultivation on terraces of the Incas is practiced.

Itinerary

Colca Full Day

Route Duration: 15 hours

• Peaje Patahuasi
• Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reservation
• Chivay

Chivay / Arequipa

Operates: 02:30 to 03:00 AM we start the ADVENTURE TOUR IN COLCA 01 DAY with the pick up of the passengers in the different hotels, to start the trip through Yura. The trip will be made directly to the condor cross, stopping only for breakfast. 08:30 approximately we will arrive at the Cruz del Condor from where we can appreciate one of the deepest canyons in the world and where the sanctuary of the condor is located. On the way back we will stop in the towns of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque that have beautiful colonial churches; as well as in the Miradores de Antahuilque and Choquetico from where we can observe the pre-Inca tombs and models and the beautiful landscape of the Colca with its impressive andenería. 11:30 In Chivay we will go to the thermal baths. 12:30 Lunch in Chivay and return to Arequipa 13:30 approx. On the way back we will stop at the viewpoint of the volcanoes (highest point 4,910msnm), in the Tocra bofedales where you can see the diversity of wild birds, herds of alpacas and llamas; In Pampa Cañahuas we will see tropillas de vicuñas (part of the Aguada Blanca and Salinas National Reserve) the beautiful South American camelid possessing one of the finest fibers in the world. 17:00 approx. Arrival to Arequipa.