- Type: Tour
- Duration: 2D/1N
- Distance: ..km
- Season: All year
- Departure: Daily
- Group Size: 1 people
The Colca canyon, located northeast of Arequipa in the province of Caylloma, includes the districts of Callalli and Huambo, covering the foothills of the great Chachani.
Colca canyon Tours is considered one of the deepest in the world, surpassing in some cases the 4000 meters of depth in the town of Canco. It is 165 km from Arequipa and 40 km from Chivay.
It has a varied flora and fauna, from which you can observe animals such as: vicuñas, alpacas, vizcachas, etc. typical of this sector of the Peruvian Andes and from the Mirador de la Cruz del Condor, every visitor can enjoy the magnificent flight of the condors.
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Day 1: Arequipa - Chivay
Departure Chachani behind, where it will go through the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, which is inhabited by migratory birds and is also the beautiful Vicuñas territory with tan fur, wool being the most face of the world.
Throughout the journey can also be llamas, alpacas, and plants such as Yareta, Tola used in bakeries in the city of Arequipa.
Then we pass the highest point of the journey called Patapampa located about 4800 meters from here you can see part of the snow capped mountains and Ampato, Sabancaya Hualca Hualca usually this area is always foggy, rainy and often Snow is a viewpoint often very beautiful, also with little luck you can see some Vizcachas running from rock to rock.
It passes through the crater of a dead volcano and finally arrive at Chivay.
Lunch.
Installation in the hotel. In the afternoon will go to the hot springs of La Calera, which has medicinal water pools down from a mountain located next to it.
Day 2: Chivay - Cruz del Condor
Very early (6:30) exit on the left bank of the Colca River to the Mirador de La Cruz del Condor, here seen from the depth of the canyon that goes winding as the depth of the canyon is 1,200 meters, also can see the Flight of the Condor.
In return we will visit the typical villages of Yanque, Maca, Pinchollo and "Piedras model" pre-Inca tombs pendants, and can take pictures with beautiful costumes of each location, the incredible amount of pre-Inca Andenería grown even as Pope, Corn, Quinoa, Amaranth, olluco, among others.
Lunch. Return to Arequipa or from Chivay we can also reach the Peruvian highlands where Lake Titicaca is located. Arrival to the city at 6:30 pm.
Includes:
- Profesional Guide
- Private transport
- Meals
- Entrance to Cruz del Condor
- Hotel
Not Includes:
- Entrance to the hot springs of La Calera
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