Day 1: AREQUIPA / CHIVAY
Pick up 7:30 and at 08:00 am leave Arequipa towards north west directions behind snow-covered Chachani, Yura, small valley with thermal springs, see wild vicuñas in Pampa Cañahuas national reserve(4,500 masl/14,850 ft)., Alpacas & llamas in Tocra, some birds like flamingoes, ibis, Andean goose, ducks, Andean eagle "Kara Kara" view point of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa (4,800 m.)(15,000ft.), See the Ampato, Sabancaya, Walca Walca, etc.) Once reach Chivay Capital of the valley we will leave our things at the hotel. then have lunch .After lunch at 3:00pm the bus is going to pick us up ,then we will visit Coporaque town place where we will start hiking for approximately 2 hours we will enjoy watching the nature and beautiful landscapes, also we will see an pre-Inca Cementery . around 5:00 after hiking we will enjoy the hot spring at the Calera ,the water temperature range from 35º a 38º degree Celsius . at 8:00pm dinner with a folklore show.
Day 2: CHIVAY / COLCA CANYON
Early morning after breakfast we will leave toward the “cross of the condor“strategic viewpoint. Lookout and see the deep of the canyon & the flight of the Condor. Stone scale models, some pre Inca graves, when we will return we will see beautiful typical towns, like Yanque & Maca, colonial churches, gently people with typical needlework dresses, hundreds of pre Inca terraces still in use with Andean growing like corn, Quinua, Kiwicha (Amaranto), etc. we will have free Time to take lunch and then return to Arequipa. (18:00 approx. in Arequipa).
INCLUDED:
Transport, guide, Hostal, breakfast, entrance fee to the Valley
NOT INCLUDED :
2 lunch, 1 Dinner entrance to the hot springs.. |