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Arequipa: 3 Day PRIVATE BIKING TOUR TO COLCA CANYON
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Feel the thrill of cycling from the Andes to the bottom of the Colca Canyon
- Discover the capricious morphology of the canyon, a masterpiece of nature
- Enjoy the freedom of cycling through rolling hills covered with endemic flora
- Explore colonial towns and marvel at the ancient culture of the region
- Savour the world-renowned gastronomy of the Colca Canyon
Activity location
- Arequipa
- Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Arequipa
- Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
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Arequipa: 3 Day PRIVATE BIKING TOUR TO COLCA CANYON
- 3d
Activity duration is 3 days 3d - English
What's included, what's not
- Briefing one day before the excursion begins
What's included What's included - Professional Mountain Bike Tour Guide (English / Spanish)
What's included What's included - Half Suspension Bicycles (hydraulic brake disc)
What's included What's included - Comfortable Helmet
What's included What's included - Windproof gloves
What's included What's included - Protective equipment (knee and elbow pads)
What's included What's included - Camping gear (Tent & mats under request only)
What's included What's included - Oxygen and First aid kit for all participants
What's included What's included - Water during the bike ride
What's included What's included - Snack during the bike ride
What's included What's included - Professional Driver
What's included What's included - Pick up from the hotel, bus station or airport
What's included What's included - 1 Night in a 3 stars hotel
What's included What's included - 1 Night family home stay (Private bathroom /hot shower)
What's included What's included - Private vehicle
What's included What's included - Meals: (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners)
What's included What's included - Vegetarian food - Available)
What's included What's included - Entrance ticket to the Colca canyon
What's included What's included - Travel accident Insurance
What's excluded What's excluded - Alcoholic drinks
What's excluded What's excluded - Hotel in Arequipa
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal items such as Insect repellent, sun cream, toiletries etc.
What's excluded What's excluded - Service charge
What's excluded What's excluded
Know before you book
- Not suitable for: People who can't ride a bike, People with back problems, Pregnant women
What you can expect
FIRST DAY
AREQUIPA | VICUÑA NATIONAL RESERVE | STARTING POINT 4910 metres | COLCA VALLEY
7:00 am, We pick you up from your hotel then we head the northwest of Arequipa city following the interoceanic road that borders Chachani a huge mountain, 2 hours later we enter to the Vicuña National Reserve here we stop to enjoy this beautiful scenery, take pictures and learn about the life and behaviour of non-domesticated camelids then keep going gradually higher to observe more wildlife species later on, we reach the place to start our biking tour.
Before we go our tour guide will give you a safety explanation about the operation of the bicycle system, so that everybody can have a good performance during ride.
We start on a asphalt route but only if you want and have some experience we enter to the unpaved road later we will come back to the asphalt, today we descent for about 1300 metres, going through grasslands, alpaca corrals, river springs, just enjoy the beautiful contrast of the mountains and the valley, stop to rehydrate yourself and take pictures, after a long downhill we enter to the Colca valley to have a traditional lunch then, we continue along the left bank of the river, get surprice with the beautifull Inca terraces built along the valley, the scenary is just amazing, today we bike up to the thermal baths to relax ourselves later on, we transfer you to the hotel to rest, today dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
SECOND DAY
COLCA VALLEY | CONDORS AREA | PALLCCA | hot springs
7:00 am we go to the Cóndors area, during the journey we stop to observe this amazing valley transformed by ancient cultures, get a nice impresion of every aspect that changed since colonial times, after we enjoy the flight of the condors and get the best view of the Canyon we start bikig, the terrain is mostly unpaved today we descent for about 1700 metres exploring this capricious morphology, stop to photograph it, rest and drink then continue during 2 or 3 hours till we get to Pallca where we enjoy lunch, the afternoon is free to rest and relax at hot springs dinner will be served at 7:00 pm.
THIRD DAY
PALLCA | HUAMBO | PEDREGAL | AREQUIPA
5:30 am we have Breakfast then 1 hour 30 min later we reach the first high pass to start riding the bicycles on a serpent road till we get Huambo the last village of the región, here we put the bicycles on a caravan to continue to the next stage, today the nature offers great views of the other side of the canyon this area is very remote not touristic at all with very desertict environment.
later on, we pass through very small twin volcanoes no higher than 300 metres we get to Querque where the last descent begins, this time we ride our bicycles towards the coastal desert for about 2.5 to 3 hrs. enjoy it as much as you can, later at the indicated time we finish this exiting tour, we pack up everything to go for a late lunch. then we take the Panamerican highway to return to Arequipa city arriving around 8:00 - 9:00 pm.
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- Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru
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- Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru