Arequipa: 3-Day Colca Canyon and Sillar Quarries Tour

Discover the Colca Canyon and the Sillar Quarries on a 3-day tour from Arequipa. Visit the Salinas and Aguada Blanca Reserve, see the Andean condor, and learn about the Achoma community.
Discover the best of Arequipa on a 3-day tour. Visit the Sillar Quarries, see the Colca Canyon, and enjoy the thermal baths. Learn about the local culture and traditions and see the Andean condor.

Day 1: Transfer In - Sillar Route Visit
Get picked up from the airport and transferred to your hotel. At 2:00 PM, start with the first tour visiting the Sillar quarries.

Day 2: Arequipa - Salinas and Aguada Blanca Reserve - Achoma
Take the route of the volcanoes, going up the slopes of the Chachani volcano, with a great view of the Misti volcano and the Picchu Picchu. Pass through the vicuña reserve of Pampa Cañahuas, a high Andean habitat where they live and are protected.

The highest point of the journey will reach 4,900 meters above sea level at the Patapampa pass, from where you can see the active Sabancaya volcano. Descend to the Colca Valley. Arrive at the town of Achoma for lunch in a countryside restaurant.

Here, along with the Achoma community, have activities with the family hosting you this afternoon, such as the ceremony of paying homage to Mother Earth or "Pachamama," planting, and participation in the typical Colca Valley dance, the Wititi. After the activities, head to the thermal baths for a relaxing moment.

Day 3: Chivay - Colca Valley - Cruz del Condor - Arequipa
After breakfast at your hotel, start the journey towards Cruz del Condor. On the way, visit the town of Yanque to appreciate its main square. Then, enjoy a tour of the Colca Valley to closely observe its imposing cultivation terraces, its native flora and fauna, and its pre-Hispanic heritage.

Arrive at Cruz del Condor, a strategic point to observe the majesty of the Colca Canyon and the flight of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), the largest non-marine bird on the planet, named cultural and natural heritage of South America.

On the way back, visit the Huayra Punko viewpoint in Pinchollo, and then the Antahuilque viewpoint, to observe some models, enchanted lagoons - according to legend, inhabited by mermaids - and pre-Inca hanging tombs. The next stop is in Maca, a small and picturesque village.

Lunch will be held at a restaurant in Chivay, before you begin the return to the city of Arequipa.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.