TOUR COLCA CANYON AND CLIMB TO MOUNT CHACHANI

Around 8am we will meet in your hotel of Arequipa and then start our daily private or shared guided tour to the second deepest canyon in the world, driving on the left side of Chachani mountain (6070m), continue going up to 4200m, is a Natural Reserve of Salinas and Aguada Blanca, is the nature habitat for the Vicuñas, one of South American camelidos, groups of Llamas, Alpacas, small lake (Bofedales), highlands views (Pata Pampa 4850m), snow caps and volcanoes, will stop every place to get short break getting pictures from all each place you like.

At 1pm we will arrive in Chivay town, located over 3600m, there you can choose any restaurant to get your lunch - Then we will supply the room according the selected hotel to leave your personal things/items and then transfer to La Calera thermal pools (45°C) and enjoy the outdoor or indoor pools until 6pm - The entrance to hot spring is not included in the tour price ($6 USD each) - Also here you can get massages for reasonable price.

At 7pm everyone (Private Service & Backpacker Service staying in Chivay) will meet the tour guide in the lobby of the hotel and then transfer to the planetarium Maria Reiche, this is located at Casa Andina Hotel (Chivay). We invite you to immerse in the mysteries of the Colca Valley sky and enjoy the performance Colca deep Canyon, deep sky. You can learn how the ancient inhabitants of the Andes interpreted the night sky according to their myths and beliefs. The performances include projecting constellations in the Planetarium dome as well as observing the stars of Colca`s sky through a professional telescope.

After the Planetarium you will transfer to selected restaurant to have your dinner (excluded) accompanied with life Andean music show.

BACKPACKER SERVICE (Join group/shared transport): After lunch (excluded) the participants will have free time to rest until 4pm and then transfer to the thermal pools located 5 minutes driving from Chivay on the northeast (upper canyon). If you don’t like to visit the thermal pools you can walk around by yourself, the area is safety and easy to know where you are going.

PRIVATE SERVICE (Private guide/van): This service is the perfect option for people like to enjoy much more the canyon. The PERU ADVENTURE TOURS guides recommend departing from Arequipa early as possible (6am) and arrive to the canyon before thousands of tourist appears when they take the backpacker service.

This option offer you 2 hours maximum of trekking around the canyon, we recommend to do the trekking before lunch, according the weather condition and if the location of the hotel permit. If you choose the hotel out Chivay you need to consider the time we spend to get there.

OPTIONAL: Before or after lunch you can combine horseback riding or downhill bike trip around the canyon. Those activities need to be confirmed at booking time.

This tour activity is dedicated just for participants chose the hotel to stay in Chivay and Private VIP Service only because each activity demands around 3 hours.

COLCA ZIP LINING $50 USD Per Person

Experience the newest extreme adventure over 4000 feet on the Colca River - This trip takes around 1 hour including safety instructions and equipped - This tour can be booked one day before in our local office of Arequipa.

HORSEBACK RIDING TOUR $95 USD Per Person

This tour Includes nice ride around the canyon, through full agriculture terraces and the little town of Yanque. This tour enquires two participants minimum.

DONWHILL MOUNTAIN BIKE TOUR $55 USD Per Person

The downhill MTB version can be done from Patapampa lookout (4850 m.a.s.l) to Chivay (3400 m.a.s.l). This is pure donwhill on asphalt road or you can try some single track along the ancestral path. This is great MT bike option is available for beginner and advanced bikers wanting to enjoy amazing views on Andes towards the Colca canyon.

At 6AM is the breakfast and travel 2 hours on our transportation to the famous Condor Cross, at this place is possible to appreciate the fly of Condors or sometimes seating on the big rocks, two hours spending looking this amazing and biggest bird in the world, also there are many villages at the deep part of this spectacular Canyon.

At 10AM we drive back to Chivay, stopping on the way back getting nice views of the river and Colca valley, colony churches, handicraft markets, green villages on the both banks of the canyon and local's people working the ancient's pre Incas terraces.

Around 12M arrive to Chivay to have lunch (excluded) and then free time for personal activities as visit the local handicraft market, etc.

Free afternoon to walk around or optional visit the thermal baths for second time – Overnight at this town, in same hotell. Dinner is not included (B).

At 8AM will be breakfast served on the hotel and then transfer by private van or public bus (according your request) to Patawasi (4200M), this travel takes 3 hours to the point where we will meet the second team to climb the Misti volcano (porter, mountain guide and 4x4). From Patawasi will use our 4x4 to the reach the base of Misti, on way we stop in the national reserve of Aguada Blanca and Salinas, where it is possible to observe the wonderful animals called Vicuñas, Guanacos, Eagles, Viscachas, Deer and sometimes Condors. Living at 4000 meters above sea level, they are protected species by the government and all the communities surrounding the reserve and Chachani Mountain.

After cross the National Reserve of Aguada Blanca And Salinas, continue of Off Road tour on serpentine road we get 5000M in our 4x4. After packing our camping and climbing gear and then 2 hours hike on the stony path up to the base camp, located at 5400M named Asufrero. Set up tents and nice view of sunset over mountainous and volcanic range. Hot dinner and spend the night in four season tents under starry sky (B - L - D).

At 2 or 4AM wake-up time depending on how is the weather and after a hot energetic breakfast we start the climb to the summit. If Chachani is completely covered by the snow, we take all our necessary climbing equipment. From the base camp to Chachani summit (6070M) takes between 4 - 6 hours doing slow steps and battling with the altitude. After reaching the top, there we stay for a nice time getting spectacular views of the landscapes of Coropuna, Ampato, Hualca Hualca, Sabancaya, Misti, Ubinas, etc.

After the stay at the top of Chachani, we go back down, two hours approximately to our base camp, packing all the camping equipment and continue going down to our private 4WD to fix everything in.

At 1pm come back to Arequipa and around 4PM drop off in your hotel in Arequipa and end of this amazing experience (B - L).