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Full Day Colca Canyon Adventure: Experience Andean Landscapes and Culture from Arequipa
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32 Ratings
Arequipa
Embark on a full day adventure to Colca Canyon from Arequipa. Explore Andean landscapes, immerse in local culture, and witness one of the world’s deepest canyons.
Embark on a full day adventure to Colca Canyon from Arequipa. Explore Andean landscapes, immerse in local culture, and witness one of the world’s deepest canyons.
Duration:
16 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Historic Centre of Arequipa - Please be ready by 2:30am. Between 2:30am and 3:00am, we will begin picking up guests from their hotels in Arequipa City. We will then start our journey to the Colca Canyon.
- Chivay - After a 3-hour direct drive, we will arrive in Chivay town in the Colca Valley, where we will stop for breakfast.
- **Plaza de…
- Historic Centre of Arequipa - Please be ready by 2:30am. Between 2:30am and 3:00am, we will begin picking up guests from their hotels in Arequipa City. We will then start our journey to the Colca Canyon.
- Chivay - After a 3-hour direct drive, we will arrive in Chivay town in the Colca Valley, where we will stop for breakfast.
- Plaza de Armas - We will visit this small village.
- Iglesia Santa Ana - We will visit this small village and its beautiful church.
- Mirador Cruz del Condor - After the previous visits, we will continue driving towards the most visited point, the “Cross of the Condor” or “Mirador Cruz del Condor” in Spanish. Here, we can see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor. We will spend approximately 1.5 hours here. Then, we will visit the area that features beautiful typical towns like Yanque and Maca, colonial churches, friendly people in traditional needlework dresses, and hundreds of pre-Inca terraces still in use for growing Andean crops like corn, quinoa, and kiwicha, among others.
- Colca Canyon - We will stop at each touristic viewpoint.
- Hot Springs Chacapi - We will stop at the hot springs to enjoy the pools, which are between 30 to 35 degrees Celsius.
- Plaza de Armas de Chivay - We will have a lunch stop for about 40 minutes. Lunch is not included in the price and is optional.
- Abra Patapampa - We will stop at the highest viewpoint, known as the Volcanoes Viewpoint.
- Patahuasi - We will pass through the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, where we can see alpacas, llamas, vicuñas, and migratory birds such as flamingos.
- Plaza de Armas - At approximately 6:00pm, we will return to Arequipa City. The tour will end with a drop-off in the city center.
What's Included
- Professional Official English guide
- Shared tourist transport
- Hotel pickup included
- Breakfast provided
- Professional Official English guide
- Shared tourist transport
- Hotel pickup included
- Breakfast provided
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees to the Colca canyon USD19 *Mandatory
- Entrance fees to the Hot Spring USD5 *optional
- Lunch
- Drinks
- Entrance fees to the Colca canyon USD19 *Mandatory
- Entrance fees to the Hot Spring USD5 *optional
- Lunch
- Drinks
Additional Information
Join this full day trip to Colca Canyon leaving early in the morning from your hotel including tourist transportation and and official English tour guide.
If you do not have much time and you want to know the spectacular Colca Valley this one of the the best option.
*Enjoy impressive Andean landscapes live culture and know one the deepest canyon in the…
Join this full day trip to Colca Canyon leaving early in the morning from your hotel including tourist transportation and and official English tour guide.
If you do not have much time and you want to know the spectacular Colca Valley this one of the the best option.
*Enjoy impressive Andean landscapes live culture and know one the deepest canyon in the world.
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Warm clothes
- Sun protect
Location
Historic Centre of Arequipa
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.9
(32 Ratings)
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Stay35938809299
Mar 20, 2024
We saw a condor! - The weather was cloudy and there was some fog, but the guide managed to move the bus while looking at the sky so we could see the condors, so we were able to see them at a place that wasn't a viewpoint.
thank you very much. It was a very fulfilling tour.
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Ellen_m
Mar 15, 2024
Great tour, really... - Great tour, really enjoyable day. The tour guide was brilliant. He had each stop perfectly timed. I have no critisism for this tour and would 100% encourage people to go on it.
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Henry_w
Oct 2, 2023
Judy was a great guide - Judy was a great guide. Answering all questions and providing useful info of the areas we passed. Trip wise the van was completely full and not bad. But other tour companies had better roomy vans. Over all very good experience
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M7861hnjustinc
May 16, 2022
Better then expected - Beat my expectations, thought it'd be much worse but was definitely worth it for how cheap it is. Better then expected.
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Brian_m
Jul 9, 2021
Great day trip - Great trip with local history of the colca canyon and the local people with a few encounters of wildlife, and incredible landscapes
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Mark_h
May 26, 2024
Flight of the Condors - It is a very long day but seeing those large birds soaring makes it worthwhile. Unfortunately the bus was uncomfortable, it was hot and the seating was difficult. Seats reclined way back and it was a bit of agony in the back
Our guide Judith was great! Knowledgeable, funny, engaging and super helpful. She knows so much and shared about the geography, the history, the developments and the changes
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Alexander_c
Apr 25, 2023
The guide was excellent... - The guide was excellent in his explanation of each area we saw, history of the region and the condors. I did not give five stars only because of the drop off. After picking us up at 3:00 am at our hotel they drop you off at 6:00 pm at a central drop off. If would have been nice to know that we had to find our way back to our hotel after a 16 hour day
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Cosconstantinou1
Oct 27, 2019
Full day trip to Colca Canyon - An ok trip but a few too many stops to buy local trader’s gifts. Also the optional thermal baths looked uninviting so we gave that a miss. The breakfast was average at best and the optional buffet lunch was expensive for what was provided. Nice to see the canyon and condors though.
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Yvonne28f
Nov 17, 2019
Don't book this tour - This was a no go! Way too far in a crappy bus for only two viewpoints. The tourguide spoke mostly Spanish so half of the time we had no clue what was going on. We had to pay €25 pp to get into Chivay and lunch was not cheap either.
Someone had to throw up in the van and we also felt sick ourselves. Not worth it.
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Footprints675236
Oct 25, 2019
Total ripoff - They made us be ready at 2:30 am but didn't bother to pick us up until 3:15 am (great time to be waiting for 45 mins). To my surprise, after that they only had two minuscule seats in the back where my legs wouldn't fit with fantastic views to the side of the van. On top of that, the tour is mainly the guide taking you from one rip-off to next: pay for a pic with an alpaca, buy these "handcrafted" stuff, try this "unique" typical juice for 5 bucks. The cherry leaston top was the last stop before lunch, where you could "choose" between spending 50 bucks for a lousy zipline
or 15 bucks to bath in some hot springs. If you were not interested in either, you had to wait for an hour in the sun. At least, the rest of the group had great views to the canyon while on the road, but we spent the whole day alternating watching the side of the van with dealing with their extortions. Please choose a different company, because the condor's flight is really a sight to behold and you shouldn't miss it.
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