Tourist Package Arequipa, Colca and Sillar 4 days and 3 nights

PRICE

$ 129.00

04 Days / 03 Nights

Price per person based on 02 people minimum

INCLUDES:

• 02 nights accommodation in Arequipa
• 01 Night accommodation in Chivay
• Airport – Hotel – Airport Transfers
• City Tour Mirabus (without tickets)
• Colca Tour (without tickets)
• Sillar Route (without tickets)
• Continental breakfast day 2, 3 and 4
• Transportation and guidance during all tours

DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Feed not mentioned
• Countryside Tour Tickets Optional:
• Entrance to the Carmen Alto Viewpoint S/. 5.00
• Entrance to the Sabandía Mill S/. 10.00
• Entrance to the Founder's Mansion S/. 15.00
• Entrance to the Colca Canyon:
  • Tourist from Europe/USA: S/. 70.00
  • Latin American Tourist: S/. 40.00
  • Peruvian Tourist: S/. 20.00
• Hot Springs Admission (S/.15.00) Optional
• Entrance to the ashlar quarries:
  • Añashuayco: S/. 5.00
  • Shingles: S/. 5.00

CITY TOUR POR AREQUIPA, CAÑON DEL COLCA Y RUTA DEL SILLAR

DETAILED ITINERARY:

DÍA 01: CHECK IN – CITY TOUR MIRABUS

At an appropriate time, transfer from the Airport to your respective Hotel.

02:00pm – We begin our tour on the “Panoramic Bus”. Our first stop will be the Yanahuara district where you can appreciate the portals that have various engravings and its Church, which is very traditional. Then we head to the Cayma district towards the Mirador de Carmen Alto, from there you can see the terraces of the place. Later we will move to Incalpaca where there is a small mini zoo where you will be able to appreciate the 04 South American camelids that are the Alpaca, the Vicuña, the Llama and the Guanaco. Next we went to the Founder's Mansion, a mansion where important relics of our history are housed. Our last stop will be the Sabandia Mill, which has been operating for many years until today; There they can also carry out recreational activities such as horseback riding, ATVs, etc. At the end of the tour we will leave you near the historic center.

Overnight

DÍA 02: CAÑÓN DEL COLCA

08:00am to 08:30am – Pick up from hotels in the center of Arequipa.

08:30am - We begin our trip to one of the deepest and most beautiful canyons in the world. Our trip lasts approximately 4 hours to reach the main town of Chivay, making tourist stops along the way. We will pass through the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, where we can see the vicuñas, the main camelid that lives in the area, after which we will visit Patahuasi to take a the traditional Coca Mate, a traditional drink essential for altitude sickness (soroche). Later we will make a small stop at the Bofedales de Toccra where we will observe a large number of Alpacas grazing freely in the area. A mandatory stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest point of the road that reaches 4800 meters above sea level, from where we will appreciate a large part of the western mountain range, from this point we begin the descent towards the town of Chivay arriving in approximately 40 minutes.

Buffet lunch in Chivay. Then we will settle in our respective hotels. During the afternoon we can enjoy a relaxing bath in the Thermal Waters whose thermo-medicinal waters range between 35º C to 40º C in temperature in the pools.

At night it is optional to participate in a dinner show. Overnight.

DÍA 03: MIRADOR DE LA CRUZ DEL CONDOR

After breakfast we will move to the Mirador de la Cruz del Cóndor, which is 01 hour away, an observation point of the Colca Canyon and, if possible, appreciate the spectacular flight of the Condor. . At this point we will spend an average of 45 minutes to be able to observe the beauty of the valley.

On the way back we will stop at the viewpoints in the area from where we will observe the impressive Andenería del Valle and in the town of Maca, where we will see its church and optionally taste local drinks such as Colca Sour, made from local products.

Buffet Lunch.

01:00pm – We begin our return journey towards the city of Arequipa. If on the first day of our tour we did not know any point on the way to Chivay, on the return we can make a stop to be able to meet all the tourist stops, depending on the weather and the group.

04:30pm – We will arrive at the city of Arequipa, and we will leave you near the Plaza de Armas.

DÍA 04: RUTA DEL SILLAR - CHECK OUT

08:30am – 09:00am – In this period of time we pick up from the hotels located in the center of Arequipa.

We begin our journey towards the Sillar Route, which is a tourist route with a lot of history and living culture, where we visit quarries and areas where the ashlar originated. The first point we will stop at will be the Añashuayco Quarry; which we will arrive in approximately 45 minutes. It is currently in operation, the stonemasons carry out their work very early; In the place we can see an immense canyon with cliffs (ignimbrite walls) that are several meters high, formed by the extraction for the formation of the Ashlars. At this point we will tell you the history of ashlar, its production and the use that has always been given to it. In this quarry you can see a Megacarving of the Church of the Company of Jesus made by the stonemasons themselves. We can also visit one of them so that they can explain to us what their daily work is like and they can make us experiment by cutting one of their stone blocks ourselves.

Next we will move to the Quebrada de Culebrillas, which is 30 minutes away from Añashuayco. Arriving at this point we will take a walk of approximately 20 minutes into the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters. As we enter it, the walls of the canyon increase in height. At the end of the walk we will be able to see petroglyphs with descendants of the Wari culture more than a thousand years ago. Before returning to the city we will observe the Apachetas, which are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude towards nature and also an attraction of good luck which cause a mystical sensation.

11:30am - We will begin the return journey to the city of Arequipa.

12:30pm – We will arrive at the center of Arequipa and we will leave you very close to the Plaza de Armas.

At the indicated time, transfer from your Hotel to the Airport. End of our services.