Day 1. We'll pick you up from your hotel in Arequipa between 3:00 and 3:30 AM to head to the Colca Canyon. Along the way, we'll stop in the town of Chivay, where we'll have breakfast and then continue to the Condor Cross vantage point. At the Condor Cross, we'll stop for about 1 hour to enjoy the flight of the condor and the view offered by this beautiful vantage point.
At this vantage point, our local guide will be waiting for us with a 4x4 vehicle that will take us very close to the Infiernillo Geyser (Pinchollo Geyser), which is located at an altitude of 4,400 metres. Here, we'll admire the beautiful landscape that this place offers and the stunning view of this first geyser. We'll spend about 30 minutes here. Continuing with the tour, we'll start a 1.5-hour hike to the Fuye Geyser. This hike involves an uphill climb of approximately 200 metres. During the hike, we'll enjoy beautiful scenery and spot many cows and wild horses. We may also see condors searching for food in the mountains. After the hike, we'll arrive at the Fuye Geyser. This place is magical, as it's a small valley of geysers, with several geysers in the form of cauldrons boiling in the ground. Here, we'll have a Pisco Sour toast and then head back to the first geyser, which is an hour's hike away.
Once we reach the first geyser, we'll get into our van to head to a restaurant located at a natural vantage point at the top of Colca Canyon, where we'll have lunch with a panoramic view of the canyon's depths. After lunch, we'll take a 15-minute drive in the van to the village of Cabanaconde, where we'll check into our hotel in this traditional village. Once in Cabanaconde, we'll have the afternoon free. After dinner, we'll go to bed.
Day 2.- At 7:00 a.m., we'll have breakfast and then head to the Achachihua vantage point, from where we'll enjoy a panoramic view of the canyon and also a view of the Sangalle Oasis. Next to this vantage point are the ruins of a pre-Inca village. Here, we'll see the ruins of this village and the wall that surrounds it. We'll then return to the village of Cabanaconde to board the tourist bus that will take us back to Arequipa. On the way from Cabanaconde to Arequipa, we will stop at the Antahuilque vantage point to admire the scenery of the Colca Valley. We will also stop at the Chacapi hot springs for an hour to enjoy their thermal waters. In Chivay, we will stop for lunch, and then we will stop at the Mirador de los Volcanes (Volcanoes Vantage Point) to see the volcanic chain of southern Peru. We will then continue our journey until we reach Arequipa. The tour ends at 5:30 p.m., two blocks from Arequipa's main square.
