Full Day Colca Canyon Tour: Experience Nature's Beauty and Local Gastronomy from Arequipa

Embark on a full-day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa and immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of nature. Witness the majestic flight of the Andean condor, explore stunning landscapes, and indulge in the delicious local gastronomy of the Colca Valley.

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Abra Patapampa - We start the excursion at 3:00 am, We go to Patapampa, where we will make a stop at the impressive Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest part of our tour at 4900 meters above sea level, from this point you will get great views of the mountain ranges that surround Arequipa and the Colca Valley.
  • Chivay - We headed to Chivay, located at 3630 meters above sea level; Here we will enjoy breakfast, and then embark on a tour where we will appreciate wonderful landscapes, pre-Inca terraces, as well as native flora and fauna.
  • Yanque - Visit the Town of Yanque, a traditional town, where we will observe the typical dance of the Colca Valley, the “Wititi” known as the dance of love, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
    In addition, you can visit the temple of La Santísima Concepción de Yanque, rebuilt in the 17th century.
  • Mirador Antahuilque - On the way back, we will stop at the Huayra Punko viewpoint, in Pinchollo, and then at the Antahuilque viewpoint, in order to observe some models and pre-Inca hanging tombs. Likewise, we will observe the pre-Inca terraces.
  • Mirador Cruz del Condor - We will arrive at the Cruz del Cóndor to observe the majesty of the Colca Canyon from a strategic point, as well as the flight of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), the largest non-marine bird on the planet, named cultural and natural heritage of South America.
  • Maca - The next stop will be in Maca, a small and picturesque town in the region, where we will taste the traditional Colca Sour drink.
  • Hot Springs Chacapi - We will visit the hot springs, where you can bathe and relax with its thermo-medicinal properties. Admission is S/15.00
  • Chivay - We will stop at a restaurant to enjoy a free buffet lunch. All food options are traditional dishes made from Andean products
  • Pampa de Toccra - We will make another stop at the Toccra Bofedales, where we will see camelids and birds such as Andean ducks and flamingos, as well as migratory birds.
  • Patahuasi - The last stop will be in Patahuasi, to enjoy a panoramic view in front of Misti and Chachani with stone forests and curious rock formations.
What's Included
  • Expert-led guided tour
  • Complimentary breakfast
  • Lunch included
  • Climate-controlled transportation
What's Not Included
  • Tourist Ticket: Peruvians: Foreigners: S/70.00; Latin Americans: S/ 40.00 and Peruvians S/ 20.00
  • Entrance to the thermal baths is S / 15.00
  • Extra expenses and tips
  • Taxi price outside the pick-up places is between S/15.00 to S/20.00
  • Tasting drink in Maca S/6.00
Additional Information

If you are looking for an exciting day trip in Arequipa that takes you off the beaten path through beautiful Andean landscapes, explore the Colca Canyon, one of the deepest in the world and appreciate the majestic flight of the Andean condor, also enjoy beautiful landscapes and diversity of flora and fauna such as llama, alpaca, vicuña and others in their natural habitat. Refresh yourself in its thermal pools, taste the gastronomy of the Colca Valley based on high Andean products.

  • Keep in mind that it is a tiring tour (from 3:00am to 5:30pm). If you have more time, our suggestion is that you take the tour for 2 days and 1 night.
  • Group tours are made up of different types of people, so physical conditions and ages may vary.
Location
Abra Patapampa
Carretera 1SE, 30 Kms south of Chivay
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Hernanagudelo
Jul 30, 2024
See condors I pay for the experience - The tour is worth seeing the condors. The food included was excellent, the attention and information from the guide was great. I think you can ignore the stop at the hot springs, of my group hardly anyone entered, besides because there are many people on the site
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Humbertom641
Jul 9, 2024
Wonderful and rich tour of stories - It was a wonderful experience, the tour is excellent rich in landscapes, the transport takes you to the hotel and leaves you near the gun square, very rich to visit the places like the valley of the COLCA and also the villages , recommend , the restaurant we have lunch is great , the very good food with local dishes too. The Guide Franco and the driver Jony are very attentive. The Guide stands out in the tranquility of passing the information from the always requested place - answering questions and checking with the group our wills and interactivity. I also remember the morning coffee at the hotel that we stopped very good too. Finally another excellent tour. Congratulations Franco and Viator
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Alexandra_b
Jul 6, 2024
Great tour with amazing views - We had a great tour with a super nice guide. During the tour we stopped at many great locations and Franko gave us interesting information and made sure we are all fine. Also the lunch was surprisingly good
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Cristobalm176
Jun 29, 2024
have in one day many experiences - I liked it very much, we have been lucky and we have seen the volcano erupting, 8-9 condors, picuñas, the truth is that it is very tight everything in a single day , but for those who do not have more time is the best option, Rosa Puma terrific, the best guide we could have , highly recommended this option
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Michael
Jun 28, 2024
Wonderful for a one day tour - Really lovely well thought out tour. For all we saw, it didn't feel rushed. The guide, Maria, was charming in two languages. If you can't hold the canyon, this is really the next next thing. A little walking, condors, hot baths, spots of interest, volcanos. Really great and I'm glad I did it.
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Jan_j
Jun 24, 2024
Excelent guide - All of it, condors, elevation of 5000m and an active vulcao. Mountainous terrain. Nice to see alpakka, vicunas etc
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Bishoptim
Jun 22, 2024
Great Tour! - The tour included everything promised. We were fortunate to be able to see over a dozen condors. The lunch was a fantastic buffet of many local dishes that exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide, Mike, was friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. I would definitely book this company again.
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Michael_d
Jul 9, 2024
Condors, guide, lunch all great, driving not so great - Saw lots of condors and our guide, Rosa, was great. The lunch buffet was also really good. It is just a really long day with lots of driving.
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Paula
Jun 23, 2024
A fun way to travel to Puno - Well organized, very nice landscapes and good Guides. The road is interesting but too focused to sell products and not necessarily just experience
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949jeanpierrez
Jul 31, 2024
Bad experience - The worst care of this travel agency towards its clients, from the beginning they do not lend themselves to help the tourist, they did not want to pick us up from our hotel and then they conditioned us that if they picked us up they would put us in the last seat, then we went as requested to the square of Arequipa, but the guide was an external person of the company and all spoiled left us, we arrived 5 minutes before the agreed time (2:55 am) and the miss in a hurry went to pick up other tourists, and we did not know what to do in the square at that time of night, taking care that we did not rob, we called the agency they did not know anything, after half an hour in the square I call myself the external guide of the agency and just said get on board quickly. I do not find this quality situation, even though we contracted 3 days with them. Too bad.
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