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A bird flying over a mountainous landscape. 1
A group of hikers on a mountain trail with steep cliffs and a valley below. 3
Terraced fields in a mountainous landscape. 4
A group of people sitting on a rocky hill with an eagle flying overhead. 5
By Tangol

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10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £55 per traveller
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 14h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Tour to one of the deepest canyon in the world
    • Learn about the local fauna and flora from professional guid
    • Visit the best place to see Andean Condor in South America
    • Get to know a Geopark recognised by UNESCO.
    • Enjoy a traditional lunch in the town of Chivay

Activity location

  • Colca Canyon
    • 4356 Las Peras
    • 15311, Lima, Arequipa, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru

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Full Day Colca Canyon Tour

  • Activity duration is 14 hours and 30 minutes14h 30m
    14h 30m
  • English
  • Food and drinks

Live Commentary in English and Spanish. Select this option for the group service tour.

Starting time: 03:00
Price details
£40.04 x 1 Traveller£40.04
Paid at activity£14.83
Total
Price is £54.87
Until Sat, 15 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of Colca Canyon
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Round trip transport from and to your Arequipa hotel
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Live tour commentary provided in Spanish and English
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's included
    First Aid Kit
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch at Chivay (between S/ 25.00 and S/ 35.OO per person)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fee of 70.00 soles (foreigner) and 40.00 soles (latinos), per person (payable local).
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fee of 15.00 soles for hot springs, per person (optional).
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • This activity is suitable for all ages
  • You must be able to walk in unpaved or uneven terrain
  • This activity is not wheelchair accessible
  • Round trip transport is available from most centrally located Arequipa hotels. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation
  • Please be ready and waiting in your hotel lobby 15 minutes prior to your scheduled pick-up time.
  • We Recommend Being In Good Physical Condition, As The Colca Canyon Has An Average Height Of 3400 M.A.S.L.
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Very early in the morning, and after picking you up from the hotel located in the city of Arequipa, we are going to start the Colca tour to the Valley of Colca. This amazing experience begins with a sightseeing tour to the National Reserve of Salinas y Aguada Blanca located at 4,000 metres above sea level. In this place we will admire vicuñas.

After a 4-hour of travel by road we will reach the town of Chivay. This amazing Andean village is located in the highest point of the canyon, and it has an altitude of 3,635 m.a.s.l. The tour continues to Cruz del Condor viewing points located at 4,700 metres above sea. Admires the Colca River at the bottom.

We will have the opportunity to admire incredible landscapes of the volcanoes. Also, we will see the amazing flight of the Condor in their natural habitat, a unique spectacle. The Condor is considered a South American Heritage, and is one of the biggest flying birds of the world.

We will visit different religious towns as Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque. We will visit the viewpoint of Antahuilque located 3,700 m.a.s.l. with amazing views to colourful lagoons and to the platforms of Choquetico.

Enjoy a lovely lunch at a local restaurant in Chivay (optional). Then, you will have the option to visit the hot springs (optional) with healing properties.

During our way back to Arequipa we are going to pass through the Chucura crater, and Patahuasi, a place where we can see birds, llamas and alpacas. We will visit the volcanoes viewpoint at 4,800 m.a.s.l., and here we will admire amazing views to the volcanoes of Misti, Sabancaya, Chachani, Ampato, among others.

To finish this long day tour visiting the Colca Canyon, we will back to Arequipa, to transferred you to the hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Colca Canyon
    • 4356 Las Peras
    • 15311, Lima, Arequipa, Peru

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Hotel Pickup
    • Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru