$ 315.09

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Duration

2 days 1 night

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before the trip

Language

Spanish

Min. Passengers

2 passengers

With this tour you will visit the Colca Canyon. And you will also visit the place where the Amazon River, the longest in the world, originates.

Departure place

Starting point: We will pick you up from your Hotel or the coordinated place
End of the tour: In the historic center of Arequipa or in the coordinated place
Days of operation: from Monday to Sunday

Itinerary

Day 1

Colca Canyon - Chivay

02:30 We will pick you up and then we will travel from Arequipa for 3 hours to Chivay; the capital of the Colca Canyon heading northwest behind snow-covered Chachani.
We will arrive at the town of Yanque there we will have breakfast. Then we continue driving for 1 and a half more to the most visited point "La Cruz" del Cóndor here, we can see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor.
The area presents beautiful typical towns, such as Yanque and Maca, colonial churches, gently people with typical sewing dresses, hundreds of pre-Inca terraces that are still used with Andean crops such as corn, quinoa, kiwicha, among others.
In addition, we will visit the hot spring pools that the entrance fee is additional for which we have 45 minutes free.
Then we will visit the city of Chivay for lunch.
After lunch, we will drop you off at your hotel in this town of Chivay and you will have the afternoon free for acclimatization.
Night in Chivay.

Day 2

The great source of the Amazon River - Arequipa

very early breakfast
5:00 am Pick up from the hostel. (To Carhuasanta - 01 hour walk on this day)
We will leave Chivay in private transport to the place called Carhuasanta (5,000 masl) in a time of 02:30 hours. We will be there throughout the tour, the landscape impresses us with lagoons, Andean birds, alpaca llamas and flora.
Also small flocks, where families dedicate themselves to raising their llamas and alpacas. Carhuasanta is where crystal clear waters flow from a wall of rocks, and it is one of the origins of the great Amazon River which will flow into the Atlantic Ocean crossing along the Andes mountain range.
12:00 We will be back in Chivay if you only visit the source (Carhuasanta) and there will be enough time for lunch.
13:15 Pick up to return to Arequipa; Along the way, we will stop at the highest pass: the viewpoint of the volcanoes and snow-capped mountains at Patapampa (4,800m - 15,000ft).
Later we will see wild vicuñas, alpacas and llamas in the Pampa Cañahuas national reserve, some birds such as flamingos, ibis, Andean gooze, ducks, Andean eagle "Kara Kara". (18:00 hrs. Approx. Back to Arequipa.)
We recommend that you bring a warm jacket for the night, bring sunscreen for the day, accessories for the hot springs, cash to pay for lunch and the entrance fee.
End of the tour: In the historic center of the city of Arequipa or at your hotel

Includes