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Created: PERU ADVENTURE
Last update: 21 Aug 2018
COLCA CANYON TREKKING TOUR 2 DAYS - 1 NIGHT
| Activity type: | Trekking |
| Activity level: | Moderate |
| Availability: |
1 May 2020 - 30 Jan 2021 |
| Duration: | 2 Day(s) / Tour with flexible start dates |
| Price: | from $120 / Negotiable |
Full description
The Second Deepest Canyon In The World
Colca canyon is the second deepest canyon in our planet, double deep Grand Canyon of United States. Is located in the middle of two highest volcanoes Coropuna (6377M) and Ampato (6380M), this canyon is most famous place to visit by the tourist from every where in world, wonderful area to see the rich cultural remains, comes from 1400 years ago, immense varieties of flora and fauna, snow ranges, green valleys, old and colony town, mighty rivers crossing the Andes, thousand of pre Inca terraces, friendly and charm settlers live in this part of Peru. Here is our field work arranging everything what we mentioned before, we are happy showing to the visitors every place and old costumes lazy by our old cultures. We have traditional tours and new alternatives to explorer an extra mile in this great canyon.
Price includes
- English-Speaking guide
- Private transportation with personal driver
- Shared transport up to 15 or 19 people
- Meals according trek itinerary
- Tea time (hot drink, biscuit, popcorn and more)
- Camping gear (Tent & mats under request only)
- Room with private bath and hot shower facilities
- Entrance to Colca canyon as known as “Boleto Turistico” 70 soles or $25 USD per person (Obligatory) - This is unique entrance to canyon even if you don't stop at "Mirador Cruz Del Condor". The entrance is valid to visit entire canyon but not for hot spring or additional service.
- An emergency horse to ride on the last day
- Horse to carry food and personal trekking gear
- Horsemen to help and care the horses/mules
- Drinking water /snack during the trekking time
- Food and lodging for our camp staff
- First aid kit for participants and our camp staff
- Pre-talk trek
- Entrance to hot spring in Chivay
- Headlamp and trekking poles
Not included in price
- Travel insurance
- No mentioned food (last day lunch)
- Sleeping bag (can be hired from us for $8 USD per day)
- Personal horse to ride can be hired for $35 USD per day (Group & Semi-private Service only)
- Entrance to hot spring "LA CALERA" in Chivay - This cost $6 USD per person for Group & Semi-Private Service
- Flight, bus and train tickets reservations
- Tip for guide and camp staff
- Headlamps and trekking poles (Group & Semi-private Service only) - They can be hired from our office of Arequipa
- Phone calls
- Additional tour bus transfer from Colca canyon to Puno - This cost $50 USD per person can be booked with us at booking time
Guide
50 years, Peru
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Mountaineering, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Backcountry Skiing
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More than 22 years of adventure experience in the tourism industry within Peru - Mountaneering, MT Biking, 4x4 Off-Roading, White Water River Tours, Trekking/Camping and Multi-Day Adventure Expeditions.
For more information about customized trip e-mail me at peruadventurestours@hotmail.com or WhatApp +51 973842688
Location
Peru, Chivay, Arequipa
Day 1
AREQUIPA -CHIVAY - MIRADOR CRUZ DEL CONDOR - COLCA CANYON
At 3AM pick-up from your hotel in Arequipa; orientation about our trek and journey of 4 hours to the second deepest Canyon in the world - The travel takes you through volcanoes and snow-peaks of Arequipa region.
At 7AM arrive to Chivay (3600M) to get breakfast and then continue by bus along the Colca valley with some stops to get nice pictures of terraces on left and right bank of the canyon - Around 9AM arrive to "Mirador Cruz Del Condor" to watch the Andean Condor's - Luckily you can see many or just few flying around, but depending of the season they can be flying over the canyon.
At 10AM we arrive to the trailhead to start the trek in the canyon - The downhill trail offer great view of Colca valley, remote villages located in the left rim of the canyon - We descend for about 4 hours to the Colca River (2160M), a descent of 1300 meters. We will cross to the other side of the canyon and begin our ascent upward.
Around 1:30PM we arrive to the lodge and resting place in San Juan de Chuccho village (2300 meters above sea level). Here you will get a delicious and energetic lunch.
At 2:30PM after our lunch we continue hiking for approximately four hours, crossing small villages (Malata and Cosñirhua), going up hills, over 2600M above sea level and down again to our next destination called Sangalle/Oasis, where we`ll find a nice place to spend the night with bamboo bungalows, pretty swimming pools between palm trees, surrounded by the Colca River (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner and Family Lodge or Camping).
Day 2
COLCA CANYON - CABANACONDE TOWN - CRUZ DEL CONDOR VIEWPOINT
This day you need to wake up at 4AM to begin the ascent of three hours to the left rim of Colca Canyon, to Cabanaconde (3280M). This day we walk up 1050M for the last hard and steep trail of our excursion.
8AM - 10AM will be the breakfast and then travel by semi-private transport for about 30 minutes to the Condor's Cross lookout (2nd chance), the transport also stops in other viewpoints and small and typical towns along the Colca Valley, located in the right part of the canyon - Around 11:15AM OPTIONAL visit to the Hot Springs and enjoy for about 1hr (15 soles entrance per person).
At 12:30PM transfer to Chivay to enjoy lunch (Excluded) - The lunch offers you great variety of local dishes, deserts, drinks for about $10 USD and travel back for about 4 hours to Arequipa or you can connect with another transport from Chivay to Puno (Additional $50 USD per person) for about 7HRS and you will be drop off at the main plaza and end of service (Breakfast).
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