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2 Day - Colca Canyon and Condor Tour from Arequipa, Peru - Group Service
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2 Day - Colca Canyon and Condor Tour from Arequipa, Peru - Group Service
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2 Day - Colca Canyon and Condor Tour from Arequipa, Peru - Group Service
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Highlights
The Colca Valley is an area of astounding scenic beauty, with giant Andean terraces and a deep canyon that reaches a depth of 3140 meters. The Colca Canyon tour will take you through high Andean plateaus, reaching at one point a high pass of 4800 meters, which offers fine views of the Volcanoes of Arequipa.
Along the way visitors can see herds of Vicuñas (a wild relative of Llamas and Alpacas) and various types of birds, of which stand out the giant hummingbird, eagles, gooses and the mighty Andean Condor.
Itinerary
AREQUIPA – PAMPA CANAHUAS NATIONAL RESERVE – COPORAQUE
Arequipa
Admission Ticket FreeWe will depart at 7:30 am from Arequipa, driving 160 km to the town of Chivay, capital of the Province of Caylloma. At the beginning of our excursion we will enjoy the majestic views of the Misti, Chachani and PichuPichu volcanoes before approaching the National Reserve of “Pampa Cañahuas”,Tocra
Admission Ticket Freeour transportation will make a short stop to observe the wild Vicuñas (one of the 4 types of American camels) in its natural habitat. At this point we will be about 3,400 meters above sea level. Moving on we will arrive to “Pata Wasi” (Pata=high Wasi=home), an Andean community at the opposite border of the reserve. Here you might enjoy the natural formation of rocks and the view to the backside of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes. To prevent altitude sickness we will have an original Andean “Mate de Coca” drink or another hot drink in a rustic restaurant on the road (service of bathrooms are here available). Continuing on the road we will pass “Tocra”, a high plain at more than 4,500 meters, where we will observe lakes with migrant birds and get pictures of the “Antiplano” with its Llamas and Guanacos. The highest point of our tour will be “Pata Pampa” (Pata=high, Pampa=land) located at 4,820 meters, where we’ll observe the volcanoes Ampato, Sabancaya, Hualca-Hualca, Mismi (the source of the Amazon River), and the “Cordillera de Chila”. When we are getting close to the town of Chivay (3,651 meters) we will start to wonder at the spectacular multicolor view of the terraces of the Colca valley.Coporaque
Admission Ticket FreeWe keep our drive until Coporaque town and visit the Lodge La Casa de Mamayacchi, where we will have our lunch (cost of lunch is not included in program). After lunch your guide will invite you to a short walk through Coporaque and its surroundings (this walk takes around 1 hour and is optional) We’ll come back to our transportation and visit a natural “hot springs” , where we will enjoy a relaxing bath (entrance fee and personal towels to the baths are not included). After this exciting day we will bring you to your hotel or lodge.- AccommodationsCasa Andina Standard Colca or similar
CRUZ DEL CONDOR VIEW POINT – CHIVAY.
Mirador Cruz del Condor
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe’ll have our breakfast very early in the morning and leave to the famous “Cruz del Condor” point. Arrive to to view point and time enough to have an enjoyable view of the deep of the Canyon and if the weather permits; majestic pictures of the flight of the Condors.Chivay
4 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter a coordinated time, our guide will take you for a short walk near the Canyon (1 hour aprox.) On the way back to Chivay we’re going to visit the traditional village of Pinchollo and the “Antahuilque viewpoint”, where wonderful 1,500 year old terraces, constructed by the Collaguas, a culture well before the Incas’ time, can be observed. We also will make a stop at the look-out point of “Choquetico” with its hanging tombs “Tumbas colgantes“, and take a look to the litomaqueta, a model of the canyon terraces carved in a rock. We will continue visiting Maca, an Andean community that experienced an earthquake in November of 1991 and the village of Yanque with the most beautiful church in the valley. Lunch in Chivay town (Cost of Lunch is not included in program) and return to Arequipa city. Option with extra charge: Transfer from Chivay to Puno city on Lake Titicaca.- Food And DrinksBreakfast
What's included
INCLUDED
1 Breakfast
Pick up/drop off to your hotel at Arequipa
1 night hotel accommodation
Breakfast
Tourist transportation
NOT INCLUDED
Tips
Entrances to the Hot Springs
Single Supplement fee $56.00
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Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Minimum age is 10 years
Location
Address
Arequipa, Peru
Provider
Valencia Travel Agency S.a.c.
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