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AREQUIPA – COLCA – SILLAR ROUTE (4 days)

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With this 4-day, 3-night tourist package with Great Trip World, enjoy Arequipa and its destinations. Get to know the Colca Canyon, the Sillar Route, the Cruz del Condor Campiña Viewpoint and the historic center of Arequipa with our City Tour.


Price per person

From: USD 118.00

Schedules
  • 6:00 AM a 3:00 PM
Duration

4 days and 3 nights


OUR SERVICES INCLUDE/DON’T INCLUDE:

  • 03 Nights of 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).
  • Breakfast day 2, 3 and 4.
  • Transportation and guidance during all tours.

  • Food not mentioned.
  • Optional Countryside Tour Tickets:
  • Entrance to the Mirador de Carmen Alto 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.
  • Explanation tip for stonemasons (voluntary amount) – RUTA DEL SILLAR.


RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY DAY:

  • Light, warm clothing.
  • Bottle of water, fruits or snack.
  • Medium backpack with necessary things.
  • Photographic camera.
  • Sunscreen and cap.
  • Comfortable and flat shoes.
  • Cash for purchases.
  • Sunglasses.

PRICES:

Price based on 2 people in a double or matrimonial room until December 31, 2024.

  • Option 1: With a 2-star Hotel in Arequipa and Colca:
    • Adult: US$118 per person.
    • Child (6 to 12 years): US$111 per person.
    • Infant (0 to 5 years): No fee.
  • Option 2: With Hotel XIMA CRISMA in Arequipa and XIMA COLCA TREK LODGE in COLCA or Similar:
    • Adult: US$159.per person.
    • Child (6 to 12 years): US$152 per person.
    • Infant (0 to 5 years): No fee.

NOTE: Prices are not valid for holidays, Easter, national holidays, New Year's, some holidays and long weekends.


ITINERARY:

FIRST DAY: PRIVATE AND GROUP: CHECK INN – CITY TOUR MIRABUS.

At the indicated time, transfer from the bus station or Airport to the Hotel in private service. In the afternoon 04:00h. 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. Finishing the tour we will leave you near the historic center. Overnight.

SECOND DAY: IN A GROUP: AREQUIPA – COLCA CANYON.

After breakfast at the Hotel, 08:00h. to 08:30 a.m. Pickup from your Hotel in Arequipa. 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 National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, where we can appreciate the vicuñas, the main camelid that lives in the area, after which we will visit Patahuasi very close by to drink the traditional coca tea, a traditional drink essential for altitude sickness. (mountain sickness). Later we will make a small stop at the Toccra Bofedales 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 on 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 Hot Springs 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.

THIRD DAY: IN A GROUP: CROSS DEL CONDOR VIEWPOINT - AREQUIPA

06:00 Breakfast at the Hotel and pick up from the Hotel at 06:30 to go to the Cruz del Condor viewpoint, a strategic observation point of the canyon and the spectacular flight of the condor. On the way back we will stop in the towns of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque; which have beautiful colonial churches, as well as the Chocotico and Antahuilque viewpoints, from where we will observe the impressive terraces of the valley, the tombs and pre-Inca models. Lunch (on behalf of pax). 13:00 Return to the city of Arequipa.

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Arrival in the city of Arequipa. Night accommodation in Arequipa.

FOURTH DAY: PRIVATE AND GROUP: SILLAR ROUTE – CHECK OUT

08:30am – 09:00am – In this period of time we pick up from your Hotel in 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 inside 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.


GENERAL CONDITIONS:

  • Prices not valid for long holidays: Easter, national holidays, Christmas, New Year. Consult with reservas@greattriptitikaka.com.
  • Prices include VAT, if the client wants a receipt or invoice, it will be provided without adding any amount.
  • Prices are expressed in soles, they are per person. If the customer wishes to make the payment in dollars, the exchange rate in effect on the day of purchase will be applied.
  • Check-in time at Hotels is from noon, and check-out time from 10:00 am.
  • MINORS: Children under 4 years old have a 100% discount on the price.

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