Itinerary
3:20 a.m.: Pick up from your hotel in Arequipa. After a three-hour drive, we will arrive in Chivay around 6:00 a.m. for a light breakfast with local specialities.
Then, we will head to the Cruz del Condor viewpoint, where we will spend an hour enjoying the views of the Colca Canyon and watching condors in flight.
We will continue visiting viewpoints such as Wayrapunko and Antahuilque, where we will admire hanging tombs and pre-Inca and Inca terraces. Afterwards, we will have time to relax in the thermal baths of Chacapi (45 minutes), or, if you prefer, you can practice zip-lining or kayaking.
Around 12:00 p.m., we will return to Chivay for lunch. Then, we will visit the Mirador de los Volcanes to contemplate the Chila mountain range and the Ampato and Hualca Hualca Hualca snow-capped peaks.
We will cross the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, admiring the silhouettes of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes before returning to Arequipa, where we will conclude the excursion around 5:30 p.m..
Pick up
Included for hotels within 1 kilometre of the Plaza de Armas. If your hotel is outside this area, you will have to be at 2:40 a.m. at the Plaza de Armas.