DAY 01: AREQUIPA IN – CITY TOUR + SANTA CATALINA MONASTERY
Breakfast.
14:00 hrs Start of the tour of the White City of Arequipa, visiting the Plaza de Armas, which features a beautiful three-plate bronze fountain crowned with the figure of a 16th century soldier. Here, you will appreciate the Cathedral and the Cloisters of the Society of Jesus. Then, you will visit the Monastery of Santa Catalina, which was a cloistered center closed to the public for centuries, today, harmoniously restored and open, it allows you to appreciate what the city of Arequipa was like in the 17th century. You will see its streets, gardens, cloisters, rustic stone wash houses, ashlar walls and its art gallery, then you will move to the beautiful and green countryside of Carmen Alto and the Mirador de Yanahuara where you will have a privileged view of the city and volcanoes such as Misti, Pichu Pichu and Chachani.
Accommodation in Arequipa.
DAY 02: AREQUIPA – CHIVAY
Breakfast.
Pick up from the hotel and departure towards the Colca Valley by the Yura – Puno – Cuzco road, crossing part of the Salinas and Aguada Blanca national reserve, visiting Pampa Cañahuas where you can see vicuñas, the back of the Arequipa Volcanoes; then continue to Patahuasi, a stop to adapt to the altitude, where it is recommended to drink coca tea. We continue to Tocra to appreciate the flora and fauna of the region, then continue to Patapampa or viewpoint of the volcanoes at a maximum altitude of approximately 4800 meters above sea level. Arrival in Chivay, you will enjoy lunch (*at the passenger's expense) and check-in at the indicated hotel; in the afternoon we will visit the La Calera thermal baths; at night dinner (*at the passenger's expense) with a folkloric show, music and live dance. Accommodation in Chivay (Vita Colca, Tradición Colca or Colca Inn).
DAY 03: COLCA – CRUZ DEL CÓNDOR – AREQUIPA
Breakfast. Very early, you will head towards Cruz del Cóndor (41 km from Chivay); on the route there are stops such as in the town of Yanque, some viewpoints, in the town of Maca, the stops will be coordinated, these can be on the way there or on the way back. Arrival at the Cruz Del Cóndor viewpoint, from where you can see part of the depth of the canyon, and wait for the majestic flight of the condor, with an approximate stay of one hour. Return to Chivay, lunch (*at the passenger's expense) and direct return to Arequipa.
Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
DAY 04: SILLAR TOUR | AREQUIPA OUT
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 hrs We will begin our tour with a lot of history and living culture, where we will visit quarries and areas where the sillar originated. We will make a brief tourist stop in the main square of the Cayma District and you will appreciate the Plaza and its Church. Continuing, we will make another small stop at a viewpoint where we will have a view of the three volcanoes that we have in Arequipa: Misti, Chachani and Pichupichu. Then, we will arrive at the Añashuayco Quarry where we can appreciate the Quarry in operation, learn about the process of extraction of Sillar, carving and mega carving by the master stonemasons, we will continue with the route heading to the Quebrada de Culebrillas in this place we will take a 20-minute walk inside the small canyon that was formed by the passage of water, which has walls of 15 to 20 meters. As we continue walking, the walls increase in height reaching the end we will be able to observe Petrolíferos made by the Wasi Culture and reaching the end of our tour we will be able to observe the Apachetas which are stone formations placed one on top of the other that are a symbol of gratitude towards nature and also an attraction of good luck which cause a totally mystical sensation.
At the appropriate time transfer to the station/airport to return to the city of origin or continue with the trip.
END OF SERVICES
:strip_metadata()/https%3A%2F%2Ftr2storage.blob.core.windows.net%2Fagencylogos%2FPL1JugYnjdaZXwlFxN-DBnW0d4YTSPdu5c.png)