Full Trekking Colca Canyon

Day 1: Arequipa – San Juan de Chuccho

Pick up from hotels. We use a tourist bus and we go directly to Colca canyon, this takes 6 hours aprox. We arrive to the place where the Colca canyon is located “Cabanaconde”, here we are going to have lunch and after this, we’ll prepare ourselves for the trekking in to the Colca Canyon. We do the colca hike that is going to take about 4 hrs. We descend approximately 1,200 meters in to the canyon. The 1st. night we sleep in the Village San Juan de Chuccho in rustic cabins, from this village we will have a really nice view of this deep canyon Colca. Then we will have dinner, prepared by our guide and at last we go to sleep.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: San Juan – Sangalle (Oasis)

After breakfast we walk 2 hours to Sangalle (visiting the villages of Cosñirgua and Malata) You will appreciate very beautiful landscapes, ancient farming terraces to cultivate potatoes and other crops, snow- capped summits and a variety of flora and fauna. At 13:00 pm we descend again to the Colca River and arriving to the Oasis or Sangalle Valley to the deepest point of this trekking in the Colca Canyon and settle into our cabins of our chosen family or camping, relax at the swimming pool.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Oasis – Cabanaconde – Chivay – Arequipa

Next day after breakfast, we take the public bus to Cruz del Condor viewpoint, after one hour we continue in the next public bus (this buses are over crowded of locals) to the Calera (hot springs 39º degrees), another option we have is to visit the market, then lunch in a typical restaurant at Chivay. We take the next public bus in Chivay and arrive to Arequipa at 18:00pm, transfer to your hotel.
Remember please that this trip to Colca is drive hike and drive.
Meals: Breakfast

What you Need to Take:

Big back pack, travel towel, swimming suit, mosquito repellent, sun blocked, toilet paper, hiking boots, flash light, batteries, sun hat, sun glasses, coins (some change for drinks) a good book so you can read on your free time, rain jacket and a sleeping bag (optional).

What is Included:

• Transport Arequipa / Cabanaconde / Arequipa
• 3 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner
• All basic camping, cooking gears and dishes.
• First Aid kit.
• 2 nights in basic accommodation
• bilingual guide

What is not Included:

• Entrance fee to Colca Canyon 70 soles
• Horses or donkeys for personal ride or carry of personal equipment.
• Tips and extra expenses or services not describe.
• Bottles of Water, cookies, beers and alcoholic drinks.
• Thermal baths (La Calera) 15 soles
• Last lunch in Chivay

The price will be based on final travel dates and other custom preferences. Feel free to reach us via email at info@localhost or by calling us directly at +51 984411618.

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Type of Tours 

All of our tours are offered in both Group and Private services; however, as we like to maintain control of the quality of our tours, even our group tours include PRIVATE transfers.  This is important, as when you get picked up; you will go directly to your hotel without having to drive around the city to drop off other people in their hotels.  Transportation is just for you.

Accommodations 

We offer all level of accommodations.  When creating an itinerary it would be important to know which your preferred level of accommodation is.  Please be sure that at all levels our recommended hotels offer great service and nice comfortable rooms. Our team has personally tried all our recommended hotels.

We mostly work with accommodations that have availability for taking reservations in advance which include communities with home stays, B&B, guest houses, apartments to two and three star hotels as well as luxury all-inclusive facilities. We periodically inspect hotels we use for cleanliness, hygiene and safety to make sure that services are in line with pricing to guarantee customer satisfaction

STANDARD
A standard room is the cheapest in the hotel. The standard room has the basic amenities, usually a television, telephone, closet and private bathroom. Other offerings in the standard room depend on the hotel. For example, two-star hotels may offer little more than the basics. A five-star hotel’s standard room may have a Jacuzzi tub, flat-screen television, honor bar and designer interior decorating.

MODERATE
3-star Superior: These are 3-star that should really be considered has 4-star Hotels. Nice location, great rooms and charming decoration. Excellent service, with restaurant, room service, business centre, laundry, etc. Buffet breakfast. Best value. Perfect for someone looking for an inexpensive option and still have some superior services.
4-star Hotels: Good location, very nice rooms, great decoration and excellent service. This hotel includes more services such as room service, business center, laundry, spas, more room features, etc. Some have gourmet restaurants. Buffet breakfast. Perfect for someone looking for some luxury and special services and do not need a 5-star option.

LUXURY
4-star Suites: Some 4-star hotels have suites that offer the same room features of a 5-star option. Perfect for someone looking to upgrade from a 4-star standard room and get more space and features.
5-star Hotel: What you usually imagine a 5-star hotel is. Great location, luxury accommodations and excellent service. Gourmet restaurants, spas, room service, business center, etc. Perfect for someone looking for a 5-star service but do not need the 5-star Deluxe option.
5-star Deluxe: These 5-star deluxe hotels offer ultimate luxury with outstanding service, luxurious rooms with deluxe room features and “you ask-you will get” concierge service. Properties have privileged locations or particular history behind it. Gourmet restaurants and spas. Ideal for the luxurious traveler.

Trains 

Expedition: The least expensive tourist train, recently renovated offers nice seats and good train service.
Vistadome: A higher category of train service, with panoramic roof windows. It offers a snack and fashion show.
Hiram Bingham: Luxury train which offers lunch, tea-time and dinner service.
Andean Explorer: Train service from Cusco to Puno or Puno to Cusco. Departs only on certain days of the week, depending on the season.

Flights 

LOCAL AIRLINES
Peruvian Airlines: Peruvian owned airline that offer the least expensive prices but has few frequencies. Both Peruvian and Foreigners pay the same.
Star Peru: Peruvian owned airline. It flyes to many destinations and offers good value prices, but has few frequencies. Both Peruvian and Foreigners pay the same.

INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
Avianca Airlines: Central American owned airline that offers great service but few frequencies to Cusco. It is moderately expensive. It offers sale prices for Peruvian Residents ONLY that cannot be purchased by tourists.
Latam Peru: Chilean owned airline.  It offers great service and many frequencies to Cusco (almost 13 flights per day).  Prices are the highest on the market. It offers sale prices for Peruvian Residents ONLY that cannot be purchased by tourists.

DOMESTIC TICKETS
Lima/Cusco/Lima: From US$350.00 per person. This is an example price, since prices depends on the airline, date and time of booking.