Arequipa's fine Spanish colonial buildings and churches, then travel through the altiplano landscape, past extinct volcanoes and herds of vicuña to the canyon. Experiencing the beauty of one of the deepest canyon in the world. The Colca Canyon and Valley, its wonderful landscapes and beautiful flora and fauna will surround you. Arequipa is the main gate to the Colca Canyon, one of the most extraordinary destinations in Peru. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon and the best place in South America to see giant condors. The Colca Canyon, with more than 1 kilometer from cliff-edge to river bottom therefore considered the deepest in the world, has pictoresque pre-inca terracing, magnificent scenery and friendly Indian villages with traditionally dressed peasants.
Day 1: Arrival to Arequipa & City Tour in the “White City”
Day 2: Arequipa-Colca Valley
Day 3: Colca Valley Condors's Cross-Arequipa
Day 4: Transfer to Airport
Welcome to Arequipa! Arrival in Arequipa, reception and transfer to the selected hotel. and you can take the morning to rest and acclimatize to the altitude. In the afternoon, City Tour in the “White City”, you will visit Santa Catalina Convent, La Compania Cloisters and Main square.
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* Prices are per person based on double room; hotel room upgrade may be available upon request; subject to availability.
*Please note that the prices above are dependant on a group of at least 4 passengers. Prices for smaller groups may increase slightly - please ask your travel agent for more information. With lower prices, the Tours include places on the smallest and most comfortable group excursions available, designed to meet each individual’s requirements.
**If you wish all tours exclusively personal and private, transportation in private, please ask your travel agent for more information about them.
Extra day in Arequipa:
We recommended you that you can remain a day more in the beautiful white city and to be able to enjoy the environs of the city, lookouts and its people.
Hotels | Price per person |
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Comfort | $47 |
Superior | $86 |
Luxury | $105 |
Price per person per night USD in double occupancy, breakfast included.
Juanita Mummy Museum:
We have this visit in two parts. The beginning is the video, you can see all the explanations about those Incas young people percents to the mountains goddess, this video is 30 min, after the video you have the visit to the museum with a local guide that you can observe all the decoration around Juanita tomb. Ampato, Juanita is the Inca mummy of a girl who lived more than 500 years ago. The frozen state of the mummy permitted tests to be run on the organs that revealed new insights into Inca health and nutrition during the reign of the Sapa Inca Pachacuti. Juanita is the best-preserved mummy on the world.
Departure | Duration | Cost per person aprox. |
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Daily Departure - 9:15 A.M. aprox. - 5:15 P.M. aprox. |
1 1/2 hrs. aprox. |
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Countryside Tour Arequipa:
You will visit the lookout points in the surroundings of the city, for example the Yanahuara lookout -point with its arcs made out of volcanic stone ( sillar ), the Carmen Alto lookout point where you can observe the beautiful Chilina valley, the Iron bridge designed by Eiffel for the purpose of the rail road, the Sachaca lookout-point to overview the immense country side of Arequipa, the Mansión del Fundador, the colonial house of the founder of Arequipa, the Mill of Sabandía to mill the produced grains of the area, because agriculture was always important in the region.
Departure | Duration | Cost per person aprox. |
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Daily Departure - 8:30 A.M. aprox. |
3 ½ hrs. aprox. |
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Countryside Tour Arequipa By Horse:
We go by bus to Carmen Alto area. From this point we start to ride on the horse back, our horse will bring us over Chilinas valley, located along the Chili river, the beautiful landscape of Carmen Alto with its pre-Inca terraces all of them for the local agriculture, make it a nice view according with the many colors of the different crops, the possibilities to watch those spectacular bulls that the local traditional farmers own for the tradition bulls fighting, the volcanoes around the city like: Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu.
Departure | Duration | Cost per person aprox. |
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Daily Departure - 9:15 A.M. aprox. |
3:30 hrs. aprox. |
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Countryside Tour Arequipa By Bike:
We go by Bike from the mean square to the lookout point of Yanahuara with its nice and represent stone arches, from this place we go to Carmen Alto area for the excellent view of this small valley between Misti and Chachani volcanoes, the third place is the Huasacache valley in this place you can see inside the colonial house of the person who founded Arequipa city, 30 more minutes brings you to the nice Sabandias mill and enjoy the view of its land escape, here in Sabandia we have many pre-Inca terraces all of them for the local agriculture, make it a nice view according with the many colors of the different crops, the chances are so many herre to see those spectacular bulls that the local traditional farmers own for the tradition bull fight, the volcanoes around the city like: Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu., will be with us most of the way, it is a relaxing and nice tour.
Departure | Duration | Cost per person aprox. |
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Daily Departure - 9:15 A.M. aprox. |
3:30 hrs. aprox. |
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Reality Tour Peru-Arequipa:
In this tour he takes you to places that not only shows you the beautiful things of Peru but also how Peruvians survive in their country. The tour explains everything a tourist needs to know and meet from another culture. You will visit for example the place where sillar (volcanic stone) is extracted in a traditional way, to used it later for the construction of houses. You will also go the shantytowns and experience the way of life of the poor people of the area: visiting their traditional and nice local cemetery, a wawawasi or children care home, a comedor popular or common dining room (see how the mothers cook to take food to their family). At the end we visit the local market where you can taste local fruit, and finally a primary state school.
Departure | Duration | Cost per person aprox. |
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Daily Departure - 9:15 A.M. aprox. - 2:45 P.M. aprox. |
3 1/2 hrs. aprox. |
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Note: This tour is NOT FOR PROFIT. The profit of this tour is used at the end of the year to buy necessary material for the comedores populares and necessary materials. Some of the money is also destined to purchasing gifts for the children at the Wawawasis.