Day 1:  

 

After breakfast in your hotel you will be picked up and we will leave at 8.30 to Chivay. Our first stop is the reserve located at an altitude of 3900 meters called Salinas y Aguada Blanca also known as Pampa Cañahuas. Then we take the route to the Colca Canyon. The second stop is in a restaurant called Chinitos located at 4000 meters altitude. Here we can use the toilets and drink coca tea. Furthermore, you can see the Misti and Picchu Chachani from the back and see the rock formations in the form of trees. Then we continue to the Toccra plateau. Here we see lagoons and streams fed by water bubbling up underground. Furthermore, we see llamas, alpacas and typical birds from the Andes. The fourth stop is a viewing tower called Pata Pampa. It is located at an altitude of 4900 meters and is the highest point of the entire trip where we see 8 volcanoes situated in a circle of fire, as it were. From here we descend to Chivay, the main town of the Colca Canyon. Chivay is located at an altitude of 3650 meters. Arriving in Chivay we have lunch (not included in the price) and around three o'clock we leave for the picturesque village called Coporaque and we walk (if  desired, on the other hand by bus) for two hours on this side of the valley with beautiful views after which we finally arrive at the hot springs of La Calera. After the hot springs we return to the hotel where you also spend the night.

​

Overnight stay in Chivay: 3 star Hotel

​

Day 2:  

 

After having eaten our breakfast, we drive to Cruz del Condor where we arrive to a short walk at the viewpoint where we can observe the flight of the Condor. After enjoying the Colca Canyon and the flight of the Condor, we drive back to Chivay. On the route we will make some stops in different villages and interesting places. The first stop is the village of Pinchollo. The second stop on the lookout Huayra Punko, where we enjoy a beautiful view over the Colca Canyon. The third stop is the Antahuilque lookout where you can see the terraces in the shape of an amphitheatre and its ponds in the mysterious Colca Canyon.  The fourth stop will be a visit to the city of Maca. The optional fifth stop is the village of Yanque with the most beautiful church in the Colca Canyon. Back in Chivay we will have lunch. After lunch in the afternoon (not included) you are free and you have the opportunity to walk to the viewpoint Achachigua, or to rent mountain bikes or perhaps make a trip on horseback.

 

Overnight stay in Chivay: 3 star Hotel

Day 3:

 

In the morning you are free, around noon, after lunch, we drive back to Arequipa, or if desired on to Puno (extra costs).