Arequipa in 6 Days / 5 Nights

PICK UP FROM AIRPORT OR TERRAPUERTO /HOTEL

Schedule: 09:00 a.m./14:00 p.m.

We will pick you up from the hotels in the center of Arequipa to start our tour.

We will visit the District of Yanahuara where we can observe the infrastructure of the portals and church and we will know a little of the history of this district and we can take pictures in the famous Portals of Yanahuara with the background of the Misti volcano.

Then we go to the Mirador de Carmen Alto where you can appreciate the terraces of the district and also the three volcanoes that we have in Arequipa; Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu.

Then we move to the Incalpaca Mini Zoo, the entrance is free and we can appreciate the four South American camelids (Llama, Alpaca, Vicuña and Guanaco).

Our next stop is the Mansion of the Founder or Casona Villa; it is a colonial mansion, now converted into a museum, which contains important relics of the history of the city of Arequipa. Admission is optional but recommended given the historical richness it houses.

We will also visit the Sabandia Mill, which houses a working water mill and a mini-zoological museum. If you wish to stay outside you can find optional activities such as:

• Horseback riding.
• ATV ride.
• Zipline.

In this place you can enjoy typical Arequipa food.

Then we will visit the Menelic Museum where we will meet the most famous bull of Arequipa for the great amount of medals he won; then we will return to the center of the city of Arequipa and we will leave you very close to the main square.

01 NIGHT IN AREQUIPA

We start picking you up from your corresponding hotels in the center of Arequipa at 07:30 a.m.

First we will take the road to Yura and enter the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca where we can appreciate one of the animals protected by this reserve, the vicuña, which belongs to the family of South American camelids.

Also nearby is the village of Patahuasi where we recommend taking the traditional Inca Mate, a traditional drink essential for altitude sickness (soroche) because it contains 3 natural herbs Coca Leaf, Muña and Chachacoma.

We will also make a brief stop at the Bofedales de Toccra where we will observe large numbers of Alpacas feeding freely in the area.

Another mandatory stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest point of the road that reaches 4900 m.a.s.l. from where we will appreciate the volcanic chain belonging to the western mountain range, after this place we begin to descend for about 40 min. approx. to reach the town of Chivay.

13:00 p.m. - We will arrive to Chivay to enjoy a delicious traditional lunch.

Then we will settle in our corresponding hotels to then visit the thermal baths very good for the skin and bones. These baths are thermo medicinal and highly recommended.

For dinner we will enjoy a folkloric show with typical dances of the area.

01 NIGHT IN CHIVAY

We will have breakfast in our corresponding hotels, then we will move to the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor, which is 35 minutes away, at this point we can observe the depth of the canyon and the spectacular flight of the Condor.

In this place we will be an average of 45 minutes.

On the way back we will have different stops in the viewpoints of the area from where we will observe the impressive pre-Inca terraces of the valley. We will also visit the colonial towns of Yanque and the town of Maca, where we will observe its colonial churches and the typical dances of the area. We will be able to taste local drinks such as the Colca Sour, made with local products.

12:30 p.m. - We will have lunch in Chivay and return to the city of Arequipa.

17:30 p.m. - We will arrive in the city of Arequipa and drop you off near the main square.

01 NIGHT IN AREQUIPA

06:00 a.m. We start the pick up from your hotels in the center of the city.

07:30 a.m. Our first visit will be at the Mirador de los Volcanes in the district of Chiguata; which we will arrive in an average of 45 minutes; where we will have our breakfast.

We will be able to observe the representative volcanoes of the city of Arequipa. Later we will be arriving to the town of Chiguata and we will visit its main square where the traditional church of Espiritu Santo is located. In this place we will enjoy a traditional breakfast of the area.

Then we will continue with our journey and we will make a stop in the Alto Simbral (4200 m.a.s.l.) where we will be able to observe plants of the zone as the Queñua, Yareta, Tola, etc.

10:00 a.m. - Continuing our tour we will arrive at the Salinas Lagoon where we will make different stops for the observation of flamingos, parihuanas, water mirrors (from January to March), sighting of vicuñas, llamas and alpacas (all year round). In dry season (April to December) we will visit the salt extraction centers where imagination is essential to take spectacular pictures.

11:00 a.m. - Then we will go to the Lojen Minivolcano and its hot springs to enjoy a relaxing bath.

We will visit the Uzuña dam located in the district of Polobaya in Arequipa. In this place we can enjoy the natural landscape, activities such as:

• Boat ride or kayak.

14:00 p.m. We will pass through the district of Characato where we will have our lunch.

17:00 p.m. - Arrival to the city and we will leave you near the Plaza de Armas.

01 NIGHT IN AREQUIPA

06:00 a.m. We will start the tour picking up each passenger from their hotels to take the road to Yura and leave the city of Arequipa.

As first point we will visit the village of Pampa de arrieros where we will find one of the old train stations, very important in colonial times, we will take a short walk to see its church and old buildings.

Second point of the route we will enter the Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca we will visit the viewpoint of vicuñas, this animal is protected by the state and belongs to the family of camelids.

As a third point we will visit Patahuasi, here we can have breakfast and we recommend that you try the Inca mate has 3 herbs such as coca leaf, muña and chachacoma, very good for the altitude, we will also observe the castles of Patahuasi, which are natural formations where if you are a good observer, you can recognize a toad in the stone forest.

As a fourth point we will go to the town of Imata adjacent to Puno, the mobility will leave us at a point where we will start the walk down a ravine and walk along the river bank to reach the waterfall of Pillone and then visit the stone forest of Imata also considered an energy point and appreciate different figures in the rocks that were formed by erosive forces such as wind and rain.

17:00 p.m. We will arrive to the city of Arequipa, and we will leave you near the main square.

01 NIGHT IN AREQUIPA

08:30 a.m. - During this time we will pick you up from the hotels located in the center of Arequipa.

09:00 a.m. - We start our tour to the Sillar Route which is a tourist route with a lot of history and living culture, where we visit quarries and areas where the sillar originated.

The first point where we will stop will be the Añashuayco Quarry; which we will arrive in 45 minutes approx. It is currently in exploitation, the quarrymen perform their work from very early; in the place we can appreciate a huge canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the ashlars. At this point we will tell you the history of the ashlar, the elaboration and the use that has always been given to it. In this quarry you will be able to appreciate a Megatallado of the Church of the Company of Jesus made by the stonemasons themselves.

Then we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 30 minutes away from Añashuayco. Arriving at this point we will make a walk of approximately 20 minutes inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters, while we go into the same the walls of the canyon are increasing in height. At the end of the walk we will be able to observe petroglyphs made by the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago.

Returning to the city we will observe the Apachetas which are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude to nature.

11:30 a.m. - We will start the return trip to the city of Arequipa.

13:00 p.m. - We will arrive to the center of Arequipa and we will leave you near the main square.

PRICES SPECIFIED PER PERSON.
(Prices based on double or matrimonial rooms).

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