.:Marlon's Travel:. Arequipa Trips

	Duration:	02 DAYS/ 01 NIGHT


	TOUR DESCRIPTION
	This is a great trek, recommended for those who want to see the Colca Canyon from the inside and who have a basic level of fitness. Spectacular views, soaring condors, remote villages and pre-Incan terraces feature in this trip, which is a must for those visiting south Peru.



	ITINERARY
	DAY 01: AREQUIPA TO COTAHUASI
	We take the local bus from Arequipa at 2:00 am and after about 3 ½ hours arrive at Chivay, from where it is a further two hours to Cabanconde, at the edge of the canyon. We have breakfast around 8:00 am and then start trekking. We stop at the rim of the canyon to appreciate the spectacular views, then begin the zig-zag descent to the river. On the other side of the bridge in San Juan de Chuccho we have lunch and some welcome relaxation. We carry on walking on the other side of the canyon, passing through idyllic countryside and the remote villages of Coshñirgua and Malata, before descending to the Oasis, where we stay the night in bamboo bungalows. There’s a chance to go swimming in the pool here, with a water temperature of about 23 degrees Celcius.

	DAY 02:
	Around 3:00 am the following morning we get up and start the climb up the canyon, by torch and starlight (such a climb is fiercely hot by day). Those who are feeling very tired have the option of making the ascent by mule. Breakfast of pancakes with jam or scrambled eggs at the Valle de Fuego hostel tastes delicious after the walk. We then take another local bus for 30 minutes to the Cruz del Condor. Here it is usually possible to witness the flight of condors, as they rise on the thermals out of the canyon around 9:00 am. We catch the bus again and stop in Chivay for lunch and the opportunity for a relaxing 20-minute dip in the hot pools there. Arrival back in Arequipa is between 4:00 and 6:00 pm.


	End of Our Services

PRICE per person:

* min. 2 participants, max 10 participants. Pool Service.
Available discounts: SAE: US$ 10.00 (valid South American Explorers Club membership card required).

INCLUDED

* Professional guide (English - Spanish).
* Meals ( Vegetarian food available on request).
* 2 nights of lodging.
* Horse for emergency.
* Cookers and kitchen equipment.
* PrivateTransportation (round trip).
* First-aid kit.
* Entrance fee.

NOT INCLUDED

* Sleeping bag
* Tipping money.
* The hot springs entrance.

YOU SHOULD BRING:

* Sleeping bag
* Small Ligth Backpack
* Trekking shoes
* Water bottle
* Flash light,
* hat
* Personal Clothing
* Insect repellent
* Day pack
* Toilet paper
* some pocket money
* camera with extra rolls
* Sandals
* Swimming cloth
* Sunglasses.

TRADITIONAL AREQUIPA 04 days/ 03 nights
AREQUIPA AND COUNTRYSIDE 03 days/ 02 nights
TREKKING INTO THE COLCA CANYON 02 days/ 01 night
TREKKING INTO THE COLCACANYON 03 days/ 02 nights
THE MAJESTIC COLCA CANYON 05 days/ 04 nights
TREKKING TO LLAHUAR 03 days/ 02 nights
HIKING AND TREKKING COTAHUASI CANYON 04 days/ 03 nights
CLIMBING AND CLIMB TO MISTI VOLCANO 02 days / 01 night
CLIMBING AND CLIMB TO CHACHANI VOLCANO 02 days / 01 night
CLIMBING COROPUNA SNOWCAPPED MOUNTAIN 04 days/ 03 nights