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If you have little time to get to know Arequipa this tour is special for you.

Highlights

• Get to know Arequia in 3 days
• Get to know the Colca Canyon
• Discover the Sillar route

Description

Day 1 City Tour and city tour of Arequipa This is the ideal tour to visit the surroundings of the white city of Arequipa. Departures: 9:15 am / 11:00 am / 2:00 pm. Duration: 4 hours. Departure is from the main square of the city 3 blocks away. We will visit the Mirador de Yanahuara, the Mirador de Carmen Alto, the camelid factory and minizootic in Incalpaca, the Founder's Mansion and the Sabandía Mill. We will make brief stops at each point mentioned, in addition to taking pictures from a panoramic view on the first floor of the mirabus of places such as Goyeneche Palace, Tingo spa and Cayma square in conjunction with the San Lazaro district. Return to Arequipa. Day 2 Colca Canyon Full day 3:00 am. Pick up of the passengers from the hotels in the city centre. 3 hours in tourist transport to the Colca. 6:00 am. Short stop for breakfast near the village of Chivay. 7:30 am. Entrance to the viewpoint of the Cruz del Condor, where we will be able to appreciate the flight of the condor and the wonderful views of the depth of the canyon and the surrounding valley called the charm of the Colca Valley. 10:00 am. Visit of the surrounding villages like Maca and beautiful natural viewpoints like Wayrapunko, Antahuillque. 11:30 am. Visit of the thermal baths. 12:30 pm. Lunch time. 1:30 pm. Return to the city making brief stops on the way such as Patapampa to see the volcanoes, part of the National Reserve of Salinas and Patahuasi, the back of Misti. 5:00 pm. Arrival to the city of Arequipa. End of our services this day, leaving the travellers only one block away from the main square of the city, in general lines close to all the hotels. Day 3 Tour of the Sillar Route Departures: 8:30 am. or 2:00 pm. Duration: 4 hours. For this activity, we will leave the city centre towards the Añashuayco ravine, where we will enter to see megatallados and the stonemasons themselves explain to us the origin of this volcanic stone, as well as their way of working it, which due to its composition can only be done in an artisan way. Then we will enter by the Culebrillas road, a small canyon formed by sediments of this stone, whose origins are at the foot of the Chachani volcano. On this road, besides appreciating the beauty of the landscape, we will observe some geoglyphs in the form of 'culebrillas'. After that we return to the city centre, leaving the travellers only one block away from the main square. End of the service.

Includes

Pick up from the hotel in the city centre. Tourist transport in panoramic bus for the City Tour. Tourist transport for 19 passengers in the Colca and 'Ruta del sillar'. Professional bilingual guide for all tours.

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund