Colca Canyon 2days including visit to Chocolaqa ¨stone forest¨

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Arequipa Colca Canyon Chivay⌄

   02:30 Pick up from your hotel in Arequipa We will travel from Arequipa for 3 hours to Chivay village; The capital of the Colca Canyon in a northwesterly direction behind Misti and Chachani covered in snow. We will arrive at the town of Yanque there we will have breakfast. Then we continue driving for 1 hour and a half to the most visited point "La Cruz del Condor" cross of condor viewpoint we can see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condors. The area features beautiful typical towns, such as Yanque and Maca, colonial churches, gently people with typical sewing dresses, hundreds of pre-Inca terraces that are still used with Andean crops such as corn, quinoa, kiwicha, among others. In addition, we will visit the thermal water pools that the entrance fee is additional for which we have 45 free minutes. Then we will visit the city of Chivay for lunch. Later we will leave you at the hotel and you will have free afternoon for acclimatization. Overnight in Chivay.

   We will have a litle stop at this quiet village to have breakfast

   "La Cruz del condor" cross of condor viewpoint we can see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor. Entrance fee USD 21 p/p *Mandatory

   Little stop

   Little stop

   Then we will visit the city of Chivay for lunch. After lunch, we will leave you at the hotel in this town of Chivay and you will have the free afternoon for acclimatization. Overnight.

   Meals: Breakfast

   Overnight: Overnight at standart hotel *** Twin or double room

2. 2Chivay to Chocolaqa stone forest 4500 m.a.s.l. - Arequipa⌄

   Very early breakfast 05:00 Depart to more adventures to continuing discovering in this second day Depart from Chivay for 3 hours on the Chivay-Tuti-Sibayo-Callalli-Tisco route. The route is along a track and trail road with a panoramic view of the Andes. Lagoons, mountains, herds of alpacas. We arrive at the place called CHOCOLAQA, an impressive geological formation based on volcanic smell. To appreciate the different capricious formations we start a 2-3 hour walk, capturing unique views of the place. Later we return to the Arequipa city with some stops at the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve. 19:00 End of the tour in the historic city center or at the your hotel.

   Pass

   Pass

   Pass

   Distrit of Tisco

   Getting here is our goal on this second day, we will have to hike for approximately 2 to 3 hours. For this we must have our energies well charged. The views are magnificen are unmissable.

   Later; Return to the city of Arequipa with some stops at the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve.

   19:00 approximately Back in Arequipa

   Meals: Breakfast