7:30am/8:00am or 8:30am pick up from your hotel in Arequipa (2325 m.s.l.). We will take the highway to Yura, first passing through Pampa de Arrieros and Pampa Canahuas where we will see vicuñas, llamas, alpacas, and migratory birds along the way. We will continue to Viscachani where you will enjoy some Coca tea to help with the altitude. From here we will continue the trip viewing tokras, ponds, wetlands, and perhaps some flamingos and ibis.
We also stop in PATAHUASI, where you will have your special tea from high land
Finally, we’ll arrive at Patapampa Pass (4900 m.s.l.), the highest point on our journey, and known as the volcano viewpoint. From here we’ll see a chain of volcanoes that include Hualcahualca, Sabancalla, and Ampato, the famous volcano where the Inca mummy Juanita (viewable in Arequipa) was sacrificed over 500 years ago.
From Patapampa Pass we will descend to the town of Chivay (3646 m.s.l.), the capital of the Colca Canyon region, where you will have lunch in the afternoon you will take your private transport to travel to tuti or Ichupampa or Canocota Village,
On the way our transport will stop in some viewpoints before to get Ichupampa
Our transport will stop in some view point
We spend the night in a homestay
We do some activities with the family
SECOND DAY
An early (6:00am) breakfast in the homestay. After breakfast, We take our PRIVATE TRANSPORT and we’ll set off for Cruz del Condor (about 80 minutes driving) considered the best viewpoint to truly appreciate the vast expanse of Colca Canyon and also the prime location for condor viewing.
Afterwards, on our journey back to Chivay we’ll see archeological sites, pre-Inca farming terraces, and stop at other Colca Canyon lookout points. We’ll pass through the towns of Pinchollo, Maca, and Achoma, and then stop in Yanque to see some typical churches, artisan markets, and view the typical dress of the region.
We will go to the hot spring in CHIVAY (Countryside)
After that We have lunch back in Chivay before departing for Arequipa. We’ll arrive in Arequipa 5:00pm.
