Arequipa and Colca Canyon
DAY 01: RECEPTION AND TRANSFER CITY TOUR AND MONASTERY OF SANTA CATALINA (HALF DAY)
- Reception at the airport and transfer to your designated hotel
- 13:00 Contact at your hotel by your guide and start the tour.
- During the tour you will visit 03 archaeological groups outside the city, such as Sacsayhuamán, Qenqo, Tambomachay.
- Returning to the city you will visit the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha and the Cathedral Basilica of Cusco.
- Finishing the visit return to your hotel.
DAY 02: TRIP FROM AREQUIPA TO THE TOWN OF CHIVAY
- Contact in your hotel, and start the trip in tourist mobility.
- First stop is the Pampas Cañahuas Reserve, which is 3,000 meters above sea level, where groups of Vicuñas and Alpacas can be seen.
- We continue to Vizcachani, until we reach the Mirador de los Andes, located at 4850 meters above sea level.
- Then we will descend to the picturesque town of Chivay, where you will be accommodated in the designated hotel.
- You will have lunch in a typical restaurant of the area.
- Later we will visit the famous thermal baths of La Calera, a paradisiacal place, surrounded by beautiful mountains and thermal waters, propitious for a relaxing bath. (Optional).
DAY 03 : VISIT TO THE CROSS OF THE CONDOR – RETURN TO AREQUIPA
- 06:00 hours, we leave in the direction of the Cruz del Condor.
- We will stop at key points, where we can appreciate spectacular views of the canyon.
- After 2 hours we will arrive at the famous Cruz del Condor, here we will have more than an hour to admire the natural beauty of the canyon, and observe the majestic flight of the Condor.
- Later we will return to Chivay.
- In the town of Chivay we will make our last stop for lunch.
- Finally you will board the bus to the city of Arequipa or Puno.
- Arriving transfer to your hotel to rest.
