2-day classic colca canyon experience
take in one of peru's most incredible natural wonders
If you like, you have the option to pay 60% today and the remainder when you arrive in Peru. Please note that all bookings are subject to an additional 5% payment fee.
Some displayed prices are based on group bookings, prices may increase for smaller groups or solo travellers, click Book Now to see exact pricing. If minimum group number is not met, please contact us for a quote.
We can upgrade most hotels on request. Again, please contact us for more information.
All bookings with True Peru Travel include a free walking tour of Cusco with one of our professional, multi-lingual guides.
2-day classis colca canyon experience from $140 / per person
Cusco/Sacred Valley, Nazca, Lima, Ica/Huacachina
History & Culture, Desert/Coast, City to City
This trip is an ideal way of experiencing the mystery and wonder of the Nazca Lines while travelling from Cusco to Lima.
The Nazca Lines are known to have been created between 500BC and 500AD, but it is still unknown who created them and what their purpose was. This UNESCO World Heritage Site spans an area of around 50km2, so the only way to properly appreciate it is from the air. After arriving by bus from Cusco, you'll take to the skies where you'll have the perfect vantage point to take in an incredible array of lines and pictures, including animals up to 200 metres in length such as a hummingbird, a condor, and a spider.
After you're flight, you'll head to the pre-Inca cemetery of Chauchilla where you'll visit the burial sites of the old Nazca people, many of the tombs still containing mummies. Next, you'll visit a Nazca ceramics workshop where you'll learn about the pottery traditions that have been carried on from ancient times. After lunch (not included), you'll take an afternoon bus to Lima and be in the capital for 11pm.
We recommend you to book your flight in advance, especially in high season, don't miss out on the chance to witness this mysterious piece of Andean heritage from a bird's eye view!
itinerary
Day 1
7.30am pick-up from Arequipa
4 hour bus journey through Colca Canyon
Visit to National Reserve of Aguada Blanca and Salinas to observe volcanoes
Visit to National Reserve of “Pampa Cañahuas to observe vicuñas
Visit to Andean community of Pata Wasi
Stops at Tocra and Pata Pampi viewing points
Arrival in town of Chivay for lunch and rest
30-minute walk to bathe in hot springs
Return to hotel Mamayacchiin Chivay for dinner and sleep
Day 2
Breakfast in hotel
Trip to Cruz del Condor to observe condors
1 hour walk through canyon
Visit to village of Pinchollo
Visits to Antahuilque and Choquetico viewpoints
Visits to villages of Maca and Yanque
Lunch in Chivay
Return to Arequipa (approx 5pm arrival)
Children under 12 years get a discount of 20%
GP047