AREQUIPA
Arequipa is called “White City” due to most of its buildings are made of volcanic stone called “sillar”. In this fertile and green valley dominated by the Misti volcano, Inca warriors decided to stay and build a city; century’s later, Spanish conquerors stayed in the same city.
Arequipa altitude is 2,335 meters above the sea level and the annual temperature average is 20º C (maximum of 24º C and minimum of 5º C) the rain time is from December to March.
AREQUIPA 2 Days – 1 Night
Day 01: Arequipa – City Tour
Reception at the airport or bus station, transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon a city tour visiting the “White City”, Santa Catalina Monastery, Main Square, Compañía Chunch and the suburbs of Cayma and Yanahuara with an interesting view of the Misti Volcano. Return to hotel.
Day 02: Arequipa
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for departure flight.
AREQUIPA 3 Days – 2 Nights
Day 01: Arequipa – City Tour
Reception at the airport or bus station, transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon a city tour visiting the “White City”, Santa Catalina Monastery, Main Square, Compañía Chunch and the suburbs of Cayma and Yanahuara with an interesting view of the Misti Volcano. Return to hotel.
Day 02: Arequipa – Countryside With Sabandia Mill
Visit the typical district of Paucarpata and Its pre Incas terraces, typical arequipenian countryside, the famous Sabandía Mill from XVII century (water Mill), baths of Tingo, and the Founder’s Mansion, large colonial house -like museum- of the founders of Arequipa “Manuel Garcí de Carbajal”
Day 03: Arequipa
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for departure flight.
AREQUIPA – COLCA CANYON 4 Days – 3 Nights
Day 01: Arequipa-City Tour
Reception at the airport or bus station, transfer to selected hotel. In the afternoon city tour visiting the “White City”, Santa Catalina Monastery, Main Square, Compañía Church and the suburbs of Cayma and Yanahuara with the view of the Misti Volcano. Return to hotel.
Day 02: Arequipa-Colca Canyon
Early departure to the Colca Canyon, along the Chachani Volcano, Pampa Cañahuas Vicuña’s National Reserve, we can make many stops to see the fauna of the zone, then continue to the Andes Balcony having a panoramic view of the volcanos. Arrive to Chivay for overnight, lunch included, visit to the Thermal Bath of La Calera. Return to the hotel, dinner.
Day 03: Colca Canyon-Arequipa
Early in the morning we visit the Condor Cross, place where we can see the profundity of the Colca Canyon, and if we are lucky we can see the flight of the Condor. Lunch in Chivay and return to Arequipa, transfer to the hotel.
Day 04: Arequipa – Departure
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for departure flight.