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Colca Canyon by bus 2 days, 1 night

Price depends on which hostel you choose (from basic to 3 star hotel.
Hostal Portales 2:
Hostal Portales 1:
Hostal Pascana:
Hostal Colca Inn:
Hotel Cocal Llaqta 3*:

US$ 42
US$ 46
US$ 50
US$ 62
US$ 84

Day 1: Arequipa Chivay

A private bus will pick you up from your hotel between 8am and 8.30a.m taking roughly four hours to the Colca Canyon.
The first stop will be at Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, a place where you can see the famous vicuas.
Second stop is in a restaurant where you can take this opportunity to use the bathrooms and drink a cup of coca tea
(good for altitude sickness). The third stop will be in vizcachani where you can see llamas and alpacas domesticated by
the Andean people. The fourth stop is on the highest point called Patapampa located 4800 meters above sea level.
Here is where we observe 8 volcanoes forming a circle of fire. From there you will descend to the main town Chivay to
have lunch and be dropped off at your hotel. You have time after lunch to visit the market of Chivay, relax in your hostel
or do our optional walk. In the afternoon you will visit the CALERA hot springs. We will then return to our hostel in
Chivay where we will have the opportunity to visit some local peas.
Day 2: Chivay Cruz del Condor Arequipa
After a 6am breakfast we will leave the hostel and head to the Condor Cross where we can observe the Colca Canyon
and the flight of the Condor. You will also have the opportunity to do a walk for approx 1 hours. From Chivay it is
approx one hour and a half driving. Youll stay there about 1 hour. Taking the same road back to Chivay, you visit the
Colca towns Yanque, with its beautiful church and Maca with its interesting geological problem, the lookout points
Huayrapunko a complete view of the terraces and the mysterious lagoons of the valley Quehuisha ice melts
originated from the Amazons. Finally we will arrive to Chivay, where we will have lunch in the afternoon we will come
back to Arequipa, arriving approximately 5pm.
Included
Tourist bus
1 night accommodation
Tour guide (English or Spanish
1 breakfast
Not Included
Other meals: 2 buffet lunches approx s/20 each, 1 buffet dinner approx s/20
Entrance for hot springs s/10
Tourist Ticket s/70
Packing List
Sun cream
Sun hat
Walking shoes for the hikes (optional)
Clothes to project against the cold (nights) also clothes for hot weather during day.
swimming clothes and towel for the hot springs
For more information or bookings write to cusco_tourdesk@lokihostel.com

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working together with local people and guides to produce the best quality tours for fair prices.

For more information or bookings write to cusco_tourdesk@lokihostel.com