3-day classic colca canyon experience

This trip takes you from Arequipa on a 3-day adventure through one of Peru's most outstanding natural wonders, Colca Canyon.

As the second biggest canyon in the world, twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, this is an unmissable destination while travelling in south Peru. It's filled with varied landscapes, colonial villages, stepped terraces, ancient civilisations, and is one of the best places in all of South America to see the emblematic condor.

During your 3 days here you'll take in incredible views, visit traditional villages and communities, bathe in hot springs, and take a hike to Cruz del Condor, where with luck you'll get to see condors gliding on the thermals of the huge mountain surroundings.

This trip includes an English-speaking guide and 2 nights with breakfast in Hotel Mamayacchi in the village of Chivay.

Immerse yourself in the rich culture and natural wonder of this region with True Peru Travel.

Itinerary:

Day 1

7.30am pick-up from Arequipa hotel

Visit to National Reserve of Agua Blanca and Salinas

Visit to Pata Wasi Andean community

Lunch at El Chino

Visit to Pata Pampa to observe volcanoes Ampato, Sabancaya, Hualca-Hualca, Misti, and the Cordillera Chila

Visit to the market of Chivay

Visit to Chivay hot springs

Return to hotel in Chivay

Day 2

Cruz del Condor to observe condors

1 hour walk through Colca Canyon

Visit to traditional village Pinchollo and the Antahuilque viewpoint to observe 1500-year-old terraces of the pre-Inca Collaguas

Visit to the lookout point Choquetico with its hanging tombs

Visits to the Andean villages of Maca and Yanque

Horse riding or biking (for an additional fee)

Return to hotel in Chivay

Day3

Visit to home of a Coporaque villager. Depending on the season and day of the week, you can help to work in the fields, to herd animals, or to prepare the land for sowing or harvest

12pm return to Chivay for lunch

Transport to Arequipa, arriving at around 5pm

All meals included