Description

ITINERARY :

FIRST DAY : Arequipa – Chivay
At 08:00 a.m. Pick you up at your Hotel and departure from Arequipa ( 2325 m.a.s.l) towards north west direcction behind snow-covered Chachani; we see wild vicuñas, alpacas & llamas in Pampa Cañahuas national reserve, some birds like flamingoes, ibis, andean gooze, ducks, andean eagle “Kara Kara” view point of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa (4,800 m.a.s.l). Arrive in Chivay (3600 m.a.s.l), capital of the valley. Afternoon optional visit to the thermal springs & pools in La Calera 40ºC.
(Admission to the pools not included, about $ 6 per person).
Note: The opcional vist to La Calera Hot Springs is for passangers staying at Chivay only.

SECOND DAY : chivay – condor cross – Arequipa
Early morning after breakfast (06:00)leave for a full day excursion in the left shore, beautiful tipical towns, like Yanque & Maca, colonial churches, gently people with tipical needlework dresses, hundreds of pre inca terraces still in use with andean growings like corn, quinua, kiwicha among others. After a 2 hrs drinving we get the most visited point “ the cross of the condor” here we are able to see the depth of the canyon and the flight of the Condor. After lunch return to Arequipa . ( 17:00 hrs. approx. in Arequipa).

Included :

• Pick-up from hotel
• Tourist transport ( Round trip )
• 1 night accommodation in Chivay “La Estancia” (basic shared hostel)
• Official tourism guide (English or Spanish)
• Entrance Tickets
• 01 Breakfast in chivay