TREKKING IN THE COLCA CANYON (2 DAYS 1 NIGHT)

TREKKING IN THE COLCA CANYON (2 DAYS 1 NIGHT)

Day 1:

The guide of the travel agency will pick you up early in the morning at 03:00 am and you will travel from Arequipa to Cabanaconde in a touristic bus. After two hours driving, we will have the oportunity to see the sunrise on the mountains. The highest point on our trip is in a place called Patampampa which is located at 4,950 meters above sea level.

There we will stop for some minutes to take pictures of the different volcanoes that can be seen clearly from the area and afterwards we will descend 30 kilometers in order to arrive to Chivay in order to have breakfast.Before getting into Chivay, the van will stop in a check point where a touristic ticket should be payed. The entrance fee is 35 soles per person.

After breakfast we will continue with our trip to Colca Canyon and on the way we are going to see the beautiful landscapes of Colca Valley or as it was called by Mario Vargas Llosa,the Valley of Marvels.After an hour trip we will arrive to the Condor Cross approximately at 08:30 am and there we will have one hour to see the andean condor which is one of the biggest birds in flight around the world.


The trip continues to Cabanaconde which is 30 minutes away from the Condor Cross.
Our Trekking starts in Pampa San Miguel which is a place close to the edge of the canyon and it will last aproximatedly 4 hours.The views on the way are very impressive and the views of the Canyon here are wider totally different from those we had at the Condor Cross.

Villages like Malata, Cosñirwa, Tapay and San Juan de Chuccho can be seen clearly on the way. Sangalle "oasis" is one of the most well-know places inside the Colca Canyon which is known by them as Oasis.After the descent we will stay in San Juan de Chuccho "Colca Garden"Lunch is included in the program to and after lunch we continue hiking for aproximatedly three hours in order to reach Sangalle (Oasis).

On the way we will see the following villages:Cosñirwa,Malata, surrounded by a beautiful scenery.

Once in Sangalle we stayed in "Paraiso Lodge" and you will have free time to enjoy the accommodations of the `place such as the pools,etc.
Dinner will be at 07:00pm and that is program of the first day.

Day 2.- We get up at 04:00 am ,04:30 breakfast and the departure is at 05:00am in the morning.After three or four hours hiking we arrive to Cabanaconde where we will take the bus which is going to take you to Chivay and on the way you will stop in Antahuilque.

Maca village,Chivay and then to the hot springs wher we will have a relaxing one hour bath there.

We come back to Chivay for lunch and after lunch we come back to Arequipa to be arriving aproximatedly at 05:30 pm.On the way you will stop in the highest point called Patapampa (4,950mts) and on the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguda Blanca in order to see the southamerican cameloids.

The program includes:

-Entrance fee to the National Reserve Colca Canyon (35 soles)
-transportation
-accomodation
-guide
-all meals included, except lunch in Chivay the second day.

The program doesn´t include

-Entrance fee to the hot spring in Chivay (10.00soles)
-Buffet lunch in Chivay
-Tips.

Tour price:155 soles.

You need to bring

-Sun block, hat or cap and sun glasses
-Camera small backpack
-Mineral water (you can buy in all villages) snacks
-Heat torch/flashlight
-Money in soles
-Swimming Customs.
-Towels
-Insects Repellent
-Personal medications.
-Hiking stick(s).

-Note : sleeping back is not important

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llahuar (colca canyon 2 days 1 night)

"LLAHUAR"

COLCA CANYON 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT

Day 1: A private bus picks you up from your hotel arround 6:30 a.m. The bus takes you on the road north of panamerican to Yura heading towards the Valley of the Colca sgts villages: chivay yanque , achoma , maca, pinchollo, cabanaconde and paclla (LLAHUAR). This road, a trip of 7 to 8 hours towards the first part is asphalted until yanque village and half the rest of sand road.

The 7 or 8 hours trip is not direct, but highlighted with stops at the most important places. The first stop will be at the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca and Salinas at 4,150 meters about sea level , a place where you can observe the famous vicuñas and the other side of the volcanoes of Arequipa.

The second stop will be at the Police station where a passengers list will be given to them and after that you continue until the third stop, the restaurant El Chino, where you can use the bathrooms, drink a coca tea – good for stomach and altitude – and a place where you can appreciate the stone wood formations.

The fourth part is a place where you can see llamas and alpacas, domesticated by the man, andean birt in the heights. The fifth stop is on the highest point called Patapampa 4,910 meters above sea level. Here is where you can observe 8 volcanoes forming a circle of fire. After there you descent until the main town Chivay to have lunch.

After lunch you will continue enjoying the nice view along the road to visit the sgts. villages .,yanque ,achoma ,maca ,pinchollo you will stop in the cross of the condor you will appreciate the narrow part of colca canyon you have 20 minute free.

Then you continue and you arrive to cabanaconde villagewhich is 3,360 meters above sea level, There you stop for 10 minute to buy something to drink in the shop. After you will continue one hour driving to descend into colca canyon to appreciate the view of colca canyon when you arrive to the bridge (paclla).


Then we can see the geyser for 10 minutes then we continue driving until we reach the last bus stop then we pack and start the hiking for 20 minutes descending to cross the bridge to llahuar lodge. It is located at 2,080 meters above sea level rest.

It has rustic cabins and Free afternoon to enjoy the hot springs, where you can bathe in the pools with a water temperature of 35 to 36 degrees Celsius . You return to your cabins to spend the night .

Day 2: At 6:00am we have breakfast to leave around 6:30am to start the walk uphill. The walk will take about 20 or 30 minutes to the place where our transport left us the day before in direction to Cabanaconde-Condor Cross there we will be able to watch the flight of the condors. This is optional because if we see condors on the first day we might continue with the following visits.

On this day we do something different to the other tourist companies. Our return trip will not be by the same road we came but we will continue driving until we take the "Panamerica Sur " highway and in our way we will see the town of Huambo where we will observe to twin dwarf volcanoes (those are prolongations of the Valley of the Volcanoes)

Then we will raise up to 4 200 meters over the sea and then descend until the desert of Atacama (just a few meters over the sea level) in the Peruvian south where we would be able to appreciate how man could have made this desert (one of the driest in the world)fertile since we find agricultural products like chili papas and cattles with milk-product cows turning that place in along the road we passed Pedregal and la Joya we arrive to arequipa at 3:00 3:30 p.m

Included:
English-Speaking Tourist Guide
Private Transportation
Entrance to colca canyon:
Full Meals
accommodation in (LLAHUAR LODGE):
Fishing Entrance free to hot springs

Not included:
Cold drinks
Tips
Important This tour can be applied only to particular services.

PRICES:
2 persons: US$ 290.00 P.P
3-4 persons: US$ 250.00 P.P
5-6 persons: US$ 170.00 P.Pis a private transport ( 4 x 4 )

07-10-13 persons U$$ 120.00 P.P is the small bus or mini buss


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MISTI VOLCANO DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING/ HALF DAY

Suitable for all abilities.

We can pick you up from you hotel at 08:00 am or 2:00 pm depending on what is best for you. We then travel for approximately 2 hours up the south side of the Volcano Misti. This side of Misti is green and lush with flowers in the rainy season. In the dry season, it has an abundance of small cactus and grasses and butterflies.

We drive up a dirt track to an altitude of 3400 meters where your guide will explain about the active volcano Misti and the local flora and fauna. Also s/he will give tips on how best to ride of the terrain and get used to the bikes.

There is a dirt track that runs back down to Arequipa and there are a mixture of routes we can take. We can just stick to the track or we can off road through the cacti and boulders. Or do a mixture of both. For more adventurous people riding off the trail is brilliant as we can pick our own paths and it is quite an adrenalin rush as the jumping possibilities are plentiful around the gullies, boulders, rocks and small canyons.

Not to mention trying to avoid the cacti!. This downhill route takes about 2 hours and we finish off riding down a smooth road into a large green valley with a stream beside us.
There are opportunities to extend this trip around and cycle in amongst the brickworks on the outskirts of the city which is an interesting detour on a single-track route or to cycle down into the city via the suburb of Jesus which is also fascinating.

We will end our adventure back at your hotels via our 4 x 4s. This trip takes a total of 4 to 5 hours.

INCLUDED:

Private Four wheel Drive + English Speaking Mountain Bike Guide + TREK Mountain Bikes + Gloves + Helmet + Snack + First-Aid Kit + Oxygen + Repair Kit/Parts + T-shirt.
Price
$...... US Dollars per person

Minimum
2 participants
Maximum
10 participants
Students
10% discount with valid International Student card
SAE Members
10% discount with South American Explorers Club card
Departures
Daily departures are available along the year

Trekking Colca Canyon 3 days/ 2 night

TREKKING IN THE COLCA CANYON (3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS)

Day 1:

The guide of the travel agency will pick you up early in the morning at 03:00 am and you will travel from Arequipa to Cabanaconde in a touristic bus. After two hours driving, we will have the oportunity to see the sunrise on the mountains. The highest point on our trip is in a place called Patampampa which is located at 4,950 meters above sea level.


There we will stop for some minutes to take pictures of the different volcanoes that can be seen clearly from the area and afterwards we will descend 30 kilometers in order to arrive to Chivay in order to have breakfast.Before getting into Chivay, the van will stop in a check point where a touristic ticket should be payed. The entrance fee is 35 soles per person.

After breakfast we will continue with our trip to Colca Canyon and on the way we are going to see the beautiful landscapes of Colca Valley or as it was called by Mario Vargas Llosa,the Valley of Marvels.


After an hour trip we will arrive to the Condor Cross approximately at 08:30 am and there we will have one hour to see the andean condor which is one of the biggest birds in flight around the world.


The trip continues to Cabanaconde which is 30 minutes away from the Condor Cross.
Our Trekking starts in Pampa San Miguel which is a place close to the edge of the canyon and it will last aproximatedly 4 hours.The views on the way are very impressive and the views of the Canyon here are wider totally different from those we had at the Condor Cross.


Villages like Malata, Cosñirwa, Tapay and San Juan de Chuccho can be seen clearly on the way. Sangalle "oasis" is one of the most well-know places inside the Colca Canyon which is known by them as Oasis.After the descent we will stay in San Juan de Chuccho “Colca Gardens" Camping Lunch is included in the program to and after lunch you will have the rest of the day free to explore the surrounding of the area.


At night we will have dinner together, sat around a fire and enjoying the contact with nature.

Day 2:

Good Morning Colca Canyon! Breakfast is at 07:00 in the morning and at 07:30 we will depart to Cosñirhua and Malata . The main activity is fruit cultivation and agriculture so after 4 hours we will arrive to Oasis located in Sangalle area.


We spend the night in Paraiso Lodge which is one of the best in the area and we can enjoy the accomodations of the lodge such as the swimming pool there,etc.
Lunch will be at 01:00 pm and dinner is at 06:30pm. Both are included in the program.


Day 3:

Wake up call will be early in the morning (04:00 am) and the walk back to Cabanaconde starts at 05:00 am before the sunrise in order to avoid strong dehydration. The walk is uphill and it will take us aproximatedly 4 hours to arrive to Cabanaconde and breakfast will be provided there.


The touristic bus will depart from Cabanaconde at 10:00 am and it will take us to Chivay. On the way the bus will stop in Antahuilque where the views of the preinca terraces is incredible. After that we go directly to Chivay in order to enjoy the healing properties of the hot springs in Chivay.After one hour we come back to Chivay in order to have lunch.

Afterwards we continue with our trip back to Arequipa and on the way we will stop to see the andean cameloids (lamas,alpacas,vicuñas) in the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca. The arrival to Arequipa is aproximatedly at 07:00pm.

The program includes:

-Entrance fee to the National Reserve Colca Canyon (35 soles)
-transportation

-accomodation
-local guide
-all meals included, except lunch in Chivay the third day.

The program doesn´t include

-Entrance fee to the hot spring in Chivay (10.00soles)
-Buffet lunch in Chivay
-Tips.

Tour price:185 soles.


You need to bring

-Sun block, hat or cap and sun glasses
-Camera small backpack
-Mineral water (you can buy in all villages) snacks
-Heat torch/flashlight
-Money in soles
-Swimming Customs.

-Towels

-Insects Repellent

-Personal medications.

-Hiking stick(s).

-Note : sleeping back is not important


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Climbing Misti volcano 2 days/1night

CLIMBING MISTI VOLCANO (2DAYS/1NIGHT)

Misti volcano (5825m) has a symmetrical cone of considerable scenic beauty and it is located in southern part of Peru near Arequipa city which is the second largest city in the country.

El Misti is a Quechua name, means the Lord because of its majestic shape.

Misti volcano is 5825m and lies between Chachani volcano (6075m) and Pichu Pichu volcano(5669m), these impressive volcanoes are located northeast of Arequipa and they are visible almost all year-round, especially during winter (April-December).Misti has been active several times since historic records began.

The last strong eruption of Misti is thought to have occurred between 1438 and 1471. Many other eruptions have been reported since the mid-15th century which affected Inca inhabitants living near the volcano. The last eruption of this volcano was in 1870. Also the archaeologist found several Inca mummies near the crater. Most of the city's colonial buildings were constructed from El Misti's white volcanic tuff (ashlar)).

MISTI VOLCANO ITINERARY

DAY 1: AREQUIPA - CHIGUATA - MISTI BASE CAMP (4600M)

At 8am we pick you up at hotel and will travel 1 1/2 hours in our four wheeled drive van to the base of the volcano. We arrive at the West part of Misti volcano´s base.

The arrival to Los Pastores (3400 meters above sea level) will be at 10:00am aprox which is the maximum point for our four wheeled begins there.

It takes six to eight hours to the get the Eagles Nest base camp (4600 meters above sea level). This is a hard day as we walk up the sandy and slippery trail. You need to be in good physical condition and acclimatized to the altitude.At 5pm arrival to our base camp, energetic dinner, set-up our tents and rest.

DAY 2: MISTI BASE CAMP (4600M) - ATTACK THE SUMMIT OF MISTI VOLCANO - DOWNHILL - AREQUIPA

After an early and healthy breakfast at 02:00am, we start to climb to the summit of the volcano. After five to six hours, we enter the snow area, depending on the season, and adjust our climbing equipment (crampons + ice axe - Snow season only).

We will carry only what is needed for cold windy conditions, something to drink, some energy food, a first-aid kit and our mountain gear.

The time of ascent will depend on the physical condition and acclimatization of each climber. This day we need to follow a vertical ascent (hard and freezing), to reach the cross at the summit (5825m).

If the time allows it we can descend into the mayor crater from where is possible to see volcano activity or have a short walk over the top and around the biggest crater of this volcano

There is time for pictures and enjoying the landscape of all the highest mountains in this volcanic chain. At 10am we come back to our base camp. This will take approximately one hour.At 11:00am we arrive to the Base Camp, we pack the camping gear and descend to find our transportation waiting for us at the base of the volcano.At 01:00pm transfer back to Arequipa driving one and a half hours.

MISTI VOLCANO CLIMBING INCLUDES

Experienced Mountain English-Speaking guide
Private four wheel drive (4x4) from Arequipa up to 4200m
Camping Equipment (Four seasons mountain tent and mattresses,mountain jackets,gloves,pants,flashlight)
Cooking gear
Climbing Equipment such as crampons, ice axe and rope, only if there is snow on the top
Meals on the Mountain ( - 1 hot dinner - 1 hot breakfast)
Communication system, guides climb with their mobile phones
Tents and food for our camp staff

Not included

Alcoholic drinks
Drinking water
Extra batteries for your headlamp
Breakfast on the first day/snacks
Tips for guide and camp staff

Climbing boots

RAIN SEASON
December to March. Some days blue sky with good conditions to climb.

BEST TIME TO CLIMB THE MISTI VOLCANO
April to December, on the rain season same days are with good weather (blue sky) permiting to climb this volcano. before to book your tour please see the weather report.

ADVICE FOR CLIMBERS
To have good acclimatization, good physical conditions and good quality winter clothes. One day before all the climbers will have meeting with the mountain guide at our office or in the hotel, who will give a BRIEFING about this climb and also you can check the quality of the climb gear will be used on the mountain.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING/CARRY

Backpack 70Lt minimum
Sleeping bag -10ºC
Windproof jacket
Headlamp with plenty of batteries
Strong comfortable and waterproof boots
One complete change of clothing
Sweater and thermal pants and every thing you can have to be warm
5lt of water per person minimum
Hat or cap and sun block to be protected from the strong sun
Toilet paper
Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits, etc
Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
Sunglass is strongly recommended to protect your eyes from the snow and sun
Your personal medications

PORTER will cost $70 USD per 2 days, to carry your personal items. You will need to carry with you a daypack with your Camera, bottle of water, snacks, a fleece or something warm and a poncho in case of rain (unlikely in Dry season but as a precaution) and anything you will need before lunch as porters do not walk alongside you. Your bag will be waiting for you in your tent at campsites. Please note there are fines if you give an excess of 18 kgs so try to underpack rather than overpack. You can hire a porter from Arequipa to carry your pack over the base camp.CONTACT US For more information about the tour or you request a new date to departure for this tour, please contact us....

Tour price $ 70 uss dollars (pool service)

Private service (150US)

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Chachani 2 days/ 1 night

With an altitude of 6075 meters, this snow-capped volcano is 3 hours triving away from Arequipa and only be reached with a 4WD car. Its name means “skirt” in Quechua and it is divided into three parts:

Angel: 5825 metres.
Fátima 5900 metres
Chachani: 6075 metres

Day 1: We leave from Arequipa at 8:30am and after 3 hours driving we arrive to the national reserve of aguada blanca.There you can see the vicuñas and huanacos ,viscachas and flora fauna of the area.Then we drive up to the first base camp( 5,000 meters).

Then we packed all our mountain gear and we continue going up until we reach the highest second base camp at 02:00pm aproximatedly.The rest of the day is free for you.In the afternoon we have dinner together. That is the end of the first day program.

Day 2: Wake up call is early in the morning: 02:00am. Then we have breakfast and at 02:30 we start with the ascension to Chachani passing by the following peaks. Angel, Fátima and then finally we reach the highest peak which is call Chachani (6,075 mts).

We will arrive there aproximatedly at 08:00 am and that depends much on our physical condition.Then we return to the base camp to pick up all our equipment and it will take us 3 hours and a half aproximatedly.Return to Arequipa aproximatedly at 03:00pm.

Note; Recomendation in this tour you have to prepares before: you stay in good condition : fisical, sicologic good aclimatated

The tour includes:

-transportation (4x4 wheel car)

-mountain clothes (jackets,pants,gloves,etc)

-1 pick-axe

-1 dinner,1 breakfast.

-mountain climbing guide.

-tents,sleeping bag,headlight,crampons.

The tour doesnt include:

-mountain boots.

-walking sticks.

-drinks.

-others.

Tour price $ 90 uss dollars
Minimun 3 paxs

Private: Tour price $ 210 uss dollars
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