TURISMO COLCA GARDEN E.I.R.L.

Turismo  Colca Garden E.I.R.L Arequipa-Peru

“The best choice in Trekking tours in the Colca Canyon”

About us:

Trekking in the Colca canyon was established solidly in 2004 in Arequipa Peru, (Colca Canyon) I’m binning local tour guide by a group of experienced Andean professional second Polish expedition We fawn the dipped part of Colca canyon 4,200 meters dip Native tour guide. Mr. Marcial was born in the heart of Colca canyon. And small Village San Juan de Chuccho, (inside of Colca canyon) is located in Arequipa region Peru. Marcial has Moved to Arequipa looking for better opportunities, has worked for several travel agencies,  for 11 year experience as a trekking guide in the Colca canyon, in  Arequipa. 5 years tour guide climbing to Chachani, Ampato, Coropuna, Mismi and Misti Volcano.  He has worked in sales and booking manager, later as still tour guide, and he opened a tourist travel agency called ‘COLCA GARDEN E.I.R.L. CON Nº RUC. 20539394909’ it was created to offer different tours and giving better services in the Colca canyon.

  

We believe that our dynamic knowledge helps us to organize tours that give visitors a unique experience in Peru. We want you to take as much pleasure in our beautiful country as we do due to our passion for the culture and people; we believe we make this possible. We believe that we have the advantage, being based in the country, of being able to give you the insider's tour in addition to being excellent value for money We are sustainable tours operators in the Colca canyon Arequipa region - Peru, our aim is to provide you can unforgettable service using our native knowledge and local people as team. We arrange a variety of tours in and around Arequipa and Colca canyon. We also offer tour Packages Colca Canyon Tours, Rock climbing, Volcano Climbing, Rafting, Trekking, experiential Tour and Volunteer work in Cabanaconde-Arequipa-Peru. 

The principles of: Tourist travel Agency ‘COLCA GARDEN E.I.R.L.’ Colca - Arequipa - Peru is very clear. Deliver an unfailingly high level of service paired with an equally high regard for ecological concerns, and a product that combines technology and quality with best value for our clients; in organising our tours we have incorporated the universal principles of tourism; protect the environment and benefit the local communities and its culture. With this purpose we recruit and train local staff that who knows, understand, feel and respect the places and the people. Helping the local Community, providing opportunities for local people is vital in ensuring that tourism benefits the community, improve life standards and give opportunities to people. We employ local staff and pay them fair, legal wages. We ensure that our treatment of staff abides by legal requirements. We use locally-owned transportation and accommodation.

Responsible Tourism, Conserving the environment:

The beautiful environment and diversity from Colca canyon Arequipa - Peru is awe-inspiring – we want to keep it that way…On all our tours, we have a clean-up policy that must be respected by all our team – ‘take out what you take in’, We use propane to cook meals on our treks, We ensure local water is kept clean by avoiding using pollutants in streams or springs, We limit deforestation - we do not make open fires and discourage others from doing so. We avoid activities which threaten wildlife or which may be potentially damaging to our natural

Our stuff

All our Tour Guides are Native from Colca canyon Cabanaconde, Caylloma Arequipa highly-experienced, knowledgeable; we speak Quechua and Spanish and fluent English. Some of us also escort groups of tourists in Peru and attend courses on first aid, rescue, high altitude sickness, we explain about traditions, customs, flora and fauna, we you’ll have history, culture and archaeology to tell you.

RELY: Was born in small village in the Colca valley Pincholo community town, after school went to the institution in Yanque and got tours m degree in 4 years. He has  8  years of experience, has worked as a local guide in the tours in the Colca canyon, in office, and later as a professional tour guide, he also speaks quechua, Spanish and fluent English..

REYNALDO: He has trekked the Inca Trail and other routes for more than 10 years and escorted groups throughout Peru and Bolivia. His charm and passion for his culture brings it alive and his specialty is the Inca Empire. He is fluent in English, having lived in the United States for a year, and has a Professional tour guide degree.

ROLANDO: Native from Colca canyon Cabanaconde Spanish and English speaking guide, born in small community of Cabanaconde. Moved to Arequipa   looking for better opportunities, has worked for several travel agencies,  as a local guide in the colca canyon, sales and booking  and later as a professional tour guide, he know 'what works and what doesn't'.  He knows many shortcuts to unknown trails, ¡ you’ll have a history to tell!

NORMA: She loves traditional tours in the Colca canyon, in Arequipa region, working for more than 4 years she has discovered the best way to lead happy group, she is a passionate in Andean culture. Tradition and history, She is nice a friendly, happy guide in Colca Canyon.

LUZMERY: She loves traditional tours in the Colca canyon, in Arequipa region, working for more than 4 years she has discovered the best way to lead happy group, she is a passionate in Andean culture. Tradition and history, She is nice a friendly, happy guide from Coporaque village (Colca canyon)

ROLANDITO: Was born in small village in the Colca valley Pincholo community town, after school went to the institution in Yanque and got tours m degree in 4 years. He has  8  years of experience, has worked as a local guide in the tours in the Colca canyon, in office, and later as a professional tour guide, he also speaks quechua, Spanish and fluent English..

	WALTER: He has trekked the Colca Canyon and Misti Climbing and other routes for more than 08 years and escorted groups throughout to Puno and Cusco Peru and Bolivia. His charm and passion for his culture brings it alive and his specialty is the Inca Empire. He is fluent in English, having lived in the United States for a year, and has a Professional tour guide degree.
	FRANK: He has Climbing the Chachani Misti Ampato Coropuna and joins Colca Canyon and Volcanoe Andahua Valley and other routes for more than 05 years and escorted groups throughout. His charm and passion for his culture brings it alive and his specialty is the Inca Empire. He is fluent in English, having lived in the United States for a year, and has a Professional tour guide degree.

MARCIAL: Sr: Marcial were born in the heart of Colca canyon. An small Village. San Juan de Chuccho, (inside of Colca canyon) is located in Arequipa region Peru. Marcial has Moved to Arequipa looking for better opportunities, has worked for several travel agencies, for 11 year experience.

As a trekking guide in the Colca canyon, in Arequipa 10 years tour guide climbing to Chachani, Ampato, Coropuna, Mismi and Misti Volcano. Has work in sales and booking manager, later as still tour guide, and aperture the tourist travel agency COLCA GARDEN E.I.R.L. for many tours in the Colca canyon to offer different option and better services in the Colca canyon. He know 'what works and what doesn't.

TOUR COLCA 2 DAYS PRIVATE OR SIC SERVICE

T0UR COLCA 2 DAYS PRIVATE OR SIC SERVICE

Departure 8 a.m

Pick up from hotel

Back 5 p.m.

Included: guide, entrance and transport

WHAT TO BRING?

-sun block, sunglasses, repellent, tennis shoes, swimming suit, summer and winter clothes

IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE MOUNTAIN BIKE AND RIDE HORSE ACTIVITIES

Day 1: A private bus picks you up from your hotel arround 8 a.m. The bus takes you on the road to Yura heading towards the Valley of the Colca. This road, a trip of 4 hours towards your first night destiny, is half asphalted and half of sand. The 4 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, 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 in the heights. The fifth stop is on the highest point called Patapampa 4800 meters above sea level. Here is where you can observe 8 volcanoes forming a circle of fire. From there, you descent until the main town Chivay to have lunch and to rest in your hotel.

You have time off after lunch, visit the market of Chivay, rest or stay in the hotel( if you go to colca lodge hotel after lunch you go to the hotel and enjoy its hot pool, coordinate with the local guide for the time to pick you up the second day for the rest of the tour)

In the afternoon you visit the hot springs of LA CALERA, where you can bathe in one of the pools with water temperature of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius and in the source 80 degrees Celsius. You return to your hotel at night and optional you visit some folkloric peñas in the town of Chivay.

Day 2: After breakfast at 6.00 TO 6:30 am you leave to the Condor Cross, where you can observe the Canyon of the Colca and the flight of the Condor. From Chivay it is approximately one hour and a half driving.

You’ll 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 you arrive in Chivay, where you’ll have lunch and after that you return to Arequipa, approximately at 17.00 pm.

BIKING + TREKKING IN THE COLCA CANYON 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHT

Trekking + biking in the Colca Canyon llahuar- fure- oasis 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 opportunity 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 you 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 before getting into Chivay, the van will stop in a check point where a touristic ticket should be payee. The entrance free is 35 soles per person after 5 minute driving we arrive in the restaurant in order to have a breakfast

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 08:00am and there we will have one hour to see the Andean condor which is one of the biggest birds in flight around the world.

Altitude of condor cross of 3,780meters at 8:45am where your guide will explain about the Colca Canyon , Andean condor 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 biking. Our Downhill starts at 09:00am from the condor cross, to cabanaconde and continue to llahuar which is 3 hours away, from the Condor Cross.

The road which is a place close to the edge of the canyon and it will last approximately 3 hours. The views on the way are very impressive and the views of the Canyon here are is narrow and totally different from those we had at the Condor Cross.

Along the road you will see the flora and fauna, Inca terraces, small village, green vegetation and lush with flowers in the rainy season. In the dry season, it has an abundance of bird and different species of cactus, grasses and butterflies.

For more adventure in biking the trail is brilliant and it is quite an adrenalin down as the jumping, rocks and nice viewpoint when we descending into of colca canyon.

This downhill route takes about 3 hours and we finish off riding down a smooth road into the colca canyon. (Llahuar). Lunch is included in the program to and after lunch we continue hiking for approximately three hours in order to reach Fure village.

On the way we will see the following village. Llatica surrounded by beautiful scenery along the way and Huaruro River.

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

Day 2:
Wake up call will be early in the morning (05:00 am) and the walk one hour to see the waterfall and come back to Fure breakfast is at 07:00 in the morning after breakfast you will continue to sangalle ( oasis ). The walk is flat and it will take us approximately 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 accommodations 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 approximately 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 view of the Pre Inca 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 camels (lamas, alpacas and vicuñas) in the National Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca. The arrival to Arequipa is approximately at 07:00pm.

The program includes:

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

-Mountain Bike + Gloves + Helmet + Repair Kit/Parts

-Entrance free to the hot spring in llahuar
-Transportation

-Accommodation
-Official tour 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

-Snack, drink, others.

-Tips.

Tour price: S/210. 00 Nuevo soles.

Viaje de estudios 2011 cañon del colca

Viaje de estudios 2011

Arequipa cañon del colca oasis

Primer dia: Arequipa chivay calera

Hora de salida 07:00 am del colegio:( ……………………… ) con dirección a chivay, en el trayecto Arequipa chivay visitaremos los siguientes lugares :

Reserva nacional de salinas aguada blanca donde podrán apreciar las vicuñas y la parte posterior de los volcanes .Misti ,chachani y pichu pichu.

Patahuasi donde veremos una formación de rocas se le denomina : (Tobas Volcánicas) fue una formación a base de herocion del viento, (Bosque de Piedras) .

Tocra Pampa: ahí podremos apreciar las alpacas y llamas y aves andinas

Patapampa , punto mas alto 4,910 SNM . Punto de donde se aprecia una parte de la cordillera chila y la ubicacion de los sgtes: volcanes Mismi Hualca Hualca, Sabancaya, Ampato, Ubinas, Chocura, Chachani y Misti

Llegada a Chivay aprocximadamente alas 12:00m. Almuerzo buffet después partiremos con dirección a las aguas termo medicinales de la calera donde podremos estar por 2 horas refrescándonos, retorno a Chivay, hotel (la posada del colca)***. 7:00 pm cena c/. peña sho folclore

Segundo día: Chivay cañon del colca (cóndor) Cabanaconde Oasis

Desayuno 6:00 am partimos directo al mirador de huayra-punko uno de los mejores miradores que se puede divisar los pueblos y andenes del valle del co parte mas estrecha del cañón del colca.

Después continuamos hacilca , 8:00am llegamos ala cruz del cóndor , donde nos quedaremos por 1 horas, punto donde podremos ver el vuelo majestuoso de los cóndores la profundidad y laa Cabanaconde , almuerzo temprano alas 10:30am después del almuerzo empezamos a descender una caminata de tres horas aproximadamente 1,200 metros de desnivel, 8 kilometros caminando llegamos ha sangalle (oasis ).

Un lugar turístico bonito el( Paraiso lodge) es un albergue con piscina agua temperada donde se bañaran y disfrutar del lugar después de la caminata 6:30pm cena y fogata por la noche.

Tercer dia: enpezamos a caminar alas 5:00am de regreso al pueblo de Cabanaconde por 3 horas llegamos 9:00 am desayuno y retornamos en nuestro bus Chivay Arequipa.

Visitamos los Sgtes. Miradores de Antahuilque, Choquetico, pueblo de Maca , visita a el pueblo de Yanque almuerzo Buffet en Chivay retorno a la cuidad de Arequipa .

El tour incluye:

• Guía oficial de turismo
• Alimentación completa 3 almuerzos (2 buffet) 2 cenas y 2 desayunos
• Transporte turístico
• Hotel en Chivay con baño privado agua caliente
• Hospedaje en sangalle piscina incluye (paraíso)
• Boleto turístico
• Entradas a los baños termales de la calera
• Discoteca opcional fogata

POR CADA 20 ALUMNOS UNO VA LIBERADO

COSTO DEL TOUR: S/210.00 uevos soles p.alumno

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