Walking tour in the Historic Center of Arequipa

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An excellent walking tour with an expert guide to get to know the city for 2 hours. (IMPORTANT: IT IS MANDATORY TO ADD A TIP TO THE GUIDE TO COVER MANY OF THE OPERATING COSTS)

Highlights

  • We will know the History of the main Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
  • Architectural beauties such as Cloisters of the Company
  • Alpaca World and its small zoo of Camelids like Llama
  • View of the Volcanoes from El Puente Grau
  • San Lazaro Neighborhood

Description

We will meet in the Santa Catalina Street #204, located near the main square of arms of Arequipa, (only 1 block, The guide will be easily recognized because he/she will have an umbrella in his/her hand) ) we will begin with our guide to walk and first get to know the main square, its traditional arches and portals that surround it, then we will visit the cloisters of the Company, architectural beauty, then we will visit Many charming landscapes near the city center, a number of old mansions and old city gardens, then we walk by a strategic point where we will observe the volcanoes for example the Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu, then we will walk to Mundo Alpaca where we find the old breeding farm for camelids such as Llamas, Alpacas, Suri and Vicuñas, optionally we can buy fabrics from this same fiber. Then Visit the San Lazaro Neighborhood, the first town where was founded the White City. We finish in the center, near to the Plaza de Armas, during the tour according to prior coordination we can enter with an extra cost to the Santa Catalina Convent or other museums such as the Juanita mummy (There are also other representative ones in the city) paying a separate cost and hiring internal guides. We do everything on foot, being amazed by the landscapes that we can see. (aprox 2 hours totall duration). For last time booking Do not hesitate to write to us, have a good trip. IMPORTANT: The cost of this tour is low because you only pay for reservations, then at the end of the tour you must pay a voluntary tip to the guide who will help us cover operating expenses such as the service to the guide and especially the payment of maintenance to the places we visit. Even so, adding the payment for this reservation along with the tip to the guide will result in a minimum payment for everything you can see on this tour, which you will enjoy a lot by knowing a lot of the Arequipa History.

Includes

Professional Guide Walking Tour Permanent care Entrance to the places of visit

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Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

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