Arequipa & the Colca Valley 4 Days 3 N

Arequipa & the Colca Valley
4 Days 3 Nights

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The city of Arequipa, known as "The White City” for many of its buildings made with a white volcanic stone named "sillar", is not only the gateway to the scenic Colca Valley and its deep canyon but a beautiful city with unique cultural sites and lovely surroundings worth to be visited. It has extraordinary lovely weather most of the year with much sunshine, low humidity, and a pleasant temperature.

Itinerary

Yanahuara lookout

Cathedral tower with Misti Volcano on the backdrop

The Sabandia Mill

Yanahuara lookout

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Day 01 Arequipa

AM Arrive at the airport in Arequipa*.
Transfer to the hotel of your choice**.
PM Arequipa city tour: See the main square, the cathedral, as well as Baroque-style colonial churches and mansions found in Arequipa's historic centre, Visit 16th-Century Santa Catalina Monastery and the Yanahuara lookout for views of the Misti, the Chachani, and Pichu Pichu volcanoes.
Dinner at Zig Zag Restaurant***.
Overnight.

Day 02 Arequipa-Colca Valley

Breakfast at the hotel in Arequipa.
Four-hour drive over Andean plain to the village of Chivay, gateway to the Colca Valley and Canyon.
On the way to Chivay, you will pass through "The Valley of the Volcanoes" and the Salinas/Aguada Blanca National Reserve where up to four Andean camelids species may be found and just as well deers, foxes, wildcats, flamingos among others.
Check-in at the hotel of your choice** in Chivay.
PM Optional visit to the nearby "La Calera" hot springs, well-known for their therapeutic properties.
Overnight.

Day 03 Colca Valley-Arequipa

Breakfast at the hotel in Chivay early in the morning.
AM Colca Valley and Canyon Tour: To begin with this guided tour, you will be taken to the "Condor Cross", the unsurpassed viewpoint over the Colca Canyon where you will have the highest chance to spot the majestic Andean condors. You will also have the chance to see amazing agricultural terraces that predate the Inka Period and visit 17th Century colonial villages inhabited by the descendants of the ancient Cabana and Collahua peoples. During the whole length of the tour, you will enjoy some of the most stunning natural landscapes in Peru.
PM Return to Arequipa. Transfer to your hotel.
Overnight.

Day 04 Arequipa

The Valley of the Volcanoes

Salinas-Aguada Blanca National Reserve

Waiting for the condor's performance

The Valley of the Volcanoes

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Breakfast at the hotel in Arequipa.
AM Arequipa countryside tour,. First stop will be at the Sachaca Lookout from where you can have an extraordinary view of the city and its mountaiscape, including the sentinel volcanoes. Next, you will visit the Founder's Mansion originally built in the 16th Century, and finally, you will stop by the the 400-year-old Sabandía Stone Mill, powered by a neighborin waterfall and made entirely of sillar (volcanic stone). Here you will see the traditional method of grinding grains as it was done centuries past.
PM Transfer to the airport in order to board the flight to you nrxt destination.

Notice:

*Transfer-in/out from/to Arequipa airport, bus station, or from a specific place indicated at the time of booking.

**See hotel choices for this tour below.

***There are several set menu options from where you may choose at the time of booking this tour.

Prices per person (USD)

Double/Triple Occupancy

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Single Occupancy

Includes:

2 nights in Arequipa and 1 in Coca Valley.
All tours as described in the itinerary with English-speaking guides.
Overland transportation and entrance fees
Breakfast at all hotels.

Does not Include:

Airfare, train or busfare.
Lunch or dinner or food or beverages (unless otherwise specified)
Airport taxes, baggage fees, or related charges.
Tips
Additional tours or services other than those that are specified on this itinerary.