Puno – Colca – Arequipa

Physical Condition: Very good

Itinerary

Day 01: Puno – Colca

• Departure from Puno to the Colca Valley, one of the deepest of the world. Passing by Lagunillas, where you will see typical flora of the area, wild birds, sheep, vicuña and llama. Arrival to the Colca Valley.
• Visit the village of Chivay or enjoy La Calera thermo-medicinal baths for those overnighting in the village of Chivay (Kolping and Casa Andina). If you are overnighting in the Colca Lodge which is outside Chivay, the lodge has its own Hot Springs. Transfer to the hotel.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Hotel

Day 02: Colca

• Breakfast and departure to the “Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint”, the most strategic area to see the flight of the Condors’.
• You will visit the Colca Valley and the Tapay viewpoint, the pre-Inca tombs and stop in the villages of Pinchollo, Maca and Yanque.
• Return and overnight in hotel.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Hotel

Day 03: Colca – Arequipa

• Breakfast. Departure to Arequipa, passing by the Andean viewpoint and the highway of Chucura.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Hotel

Day 04: Arequipa

• Breakfast. City tour in Arequipa; visiting the Santa Catalina Convent, the most important in Peru, a walled citadel of more than 20,000m², which for four centuries served as the only physical world for several generations of Cloistered nuns.
• During the city tour you will visit the Church Cloisters of the Company, a tremendous collection of Domes, Arches, which can all be found in its galleries and Alters.
• Other places of interest are the Main Square, the Complex of San Francisco, which is comprised of a public square, two temples (the Church of San Francisco and the Temple of the Third Order), a convent and the Fierro Foundation (where there is a museum and a handicraft market). The Cathedral, located in the main square. The old cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1844. It was restored in 1868 by Arequipa-native Lucas Poblete in Neo-renaissance style with French influence, and it is considered to be one of the biggest in South America.
• Finally, the Spanish Colonial district of Yanahuara, 2 km from the city’s centre, consisting of narrow cobblestone streets and old white volcanic stone houses. From the viewpoint there is a magnificent view of the city of its three volcanoes: Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu.
• Transfer to airport.

Breackfast: Not Included Lunch: Not Included Dinner: Not Included Overnight: Not Included

INCLUDED

• Excursions as described in regular, transportation, entrances, specialised tour guide.
• Meals where stated (B=Breakfast / BL= Box lunch / L=Lunch / D=Dinner).
• Accommodation with breakfast.

NOT INCLUDED

• Services not specified in the programme, extras and tips.
• National flight tickets to/from Juliaca.