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 Tour
Description: The
city of Arequipa brings to many things to mind: impressive
architecture, incomparable cuisine, breathtaking views, and
if nothing else, excellent weather all year long. Visiting
this city, with its houses and colonial churches and walking
its streets bring the adventure of discovering that small
piece of living history, waiting for you.
Three times deeper than the Colorado Canyon, the Colca
Canyon bears not only a breathtaking scenic beauty, but is
home to two of the most authentic communities in the Andes:
The Collaguas and the Cabanas. These people have adapted to
life in this remote altitude in such a way that visiting
them a feeling of time travel.
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Day 1
- Thursday Arequipa / At
leisure
AM or PM - Our
services will begin upon your arrival at the airport of Arequipa.
Our local
representatives will be waiting for outside the customs area of the
airport to assist you and provide the transfer to
Hotel Casa Andina Arequipa (or similar). Check
in at the hotel and the remainder of the day at leisure.
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EVE -
Overnight at the hotel.
(No meals)
Day 2 -
Friday
Arequipa - Colca Canyon
/ Planetarium and Observatory Session
AM - After breakfast
you will be picked up from your hotel to start the
trip through the town of Yura and the National Reserve of Salinas /
Aguada Blanca and Pampa Cañahuas. On the way we will spot several
species of birds in their natural habitat, as well as the South
American camels, the Vicunhas and Llamas. We will make a stop in
Patahuasi to freshen up and enjoy a coca infusion, and later keep
going to the town of Chivay.
PM -
Depending on the schedule, we may have lunch in town or have a
picnic enjoying the beautiful scenery from one of the natural
viewing spots of the zone. Later in the afternoon, after checking in
at hotel
Casa Andina Colca (or similar), we recommend you a visit La Calera, where you can
enjoy an invigorating bath in the hot spring waters or just spend a
delightful afternoon in the hotel.
EVE -
After dinner, you will enjoy the performance
“Colca: Deep Canyon, Deep Sky” in the Planetarium and
Observatory; this performance include projecting constellations in
the Planetarium dome, as well as observing the stars of Colca’s sky
through a professional telescope. Visitors can learn how the ancient
inhabitants of the Andes interpreted the night sky according to
their myths and beliefs. The observations are possible depending on
weather. Overnight at the lodge.
(B, L, D.)
Day 3 - Saturday
Colca Canyon - Arequipa / Condor Cross
- Chivay
AM - Very early,
we will start the trip to Cruz del Condor (Condor Cross), which will
allow us to enjoy a spectacular view of one of the deepest canyons
in the world, and with luck, have a chance to take pictures of the
biggest and most impressive flying bird in the Andes, the majestic
Condor. Depending on the schedule, we could make a stop in the town
of Pinchollo, the only still inhabited pre-Inca town, and the Maca
town, with its beautiful craft market and colonial church.
PM - We will
have lunch in Chivay and later we will continue with the ride to
Arequipa where we check in at the
Hotel Casa Andina Arequipa (or similar) and enjoy the rest of the
day exploring the city at leisure.
EVE - Overnight at the hotel in Arequipa
(B, L.)
Day 4 -
Sunday
Arequipa / City tour -
Santa Catalina Convent & Juanita Mummy
AM -
After breakfast we
will visit the “White City” including the Santa Catalina Convent, a
beautiful 16th century citadel still in use, in the style
of Spanish cities of that time. The Main Square, with its three
portals, the Iglesia de La Compañia de Jesus (Church of the Company
of Jesus) which is a beautiful sample of the Peruvian and Spanish
baroque art from the 17th century, along with the multi
colorful paintings of the San Ignacio’s Dome, known as the Sistine
Chapel of America. Continuing with the trip, we will see the typical
districts of Cayma and Yanahuara, a nice overlook, and its church.
Before going to the airport for our flight back to Lima, we will
visit the Santuarios Andinos museum, with its main exhibit, the
frozen mummy found high on the Arequipan Andes not so long ago,
featured in National Geographic.
PM -
Transfer out to the airport and end of services.
(B)
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