Colca by Bus 2 Days
Day 1 Arequipa – Chivay
The Colca Tour 2 days and 1 night starts from Arequipa at 07:45, we will pick you up from your hotel with our transport. After 2 hours we will cross the National Reserve of Vicuñas (Salinas and Aguada Blanca) where our transport make some stops along the way then we could enjoy the Misti Volcano, over there we will drink coca tea to avoid altitude sickness then we will continue in our transport and we will climb until 4,900 masl, and from there we will appreciate the view of all the volcanoes of the area, like Misti, Chachani, and Ampato (the mountain where Mummy Juanita was found), after we can see mountains like Sabancaya, Halka Halka, Chucura and more. We will continue with our transport and we arrive to Chivay at 13:30 (the capital of Colca/Caylloma region), we will have lunch in a traditional restaurant, then you will have 30 minutes of free time to explore the área, after this we will visit the Calera Hot Springs, dinner and then we go to our hotel choosen in Chivay.
Day 2 Chivay – “Cruz Del Condor” – Arequipa
After a delicious breakfast we’ll take our transport and we go to the Cruz del Condor, this will take us about 2 hours driving. On the way, we’ll stop to take pictures of the villages on the other side of the canyon, like Coporaque, Ichupampa and Lari, finally we will arrive to Cruz del Condor main point to see the condors as well we could appreciate the Colca Canyon and the impressive Condor fly, after this we will return to Chivay to have lunch, After having lunch, in Chivay, we will return to Arequipa arriving at 17:00
The prices will depend on Which hostal you want to sleep:
- Hostal Los Portales US$50.00
- La Pascana Hotel US$55.00
- Colca Inn Hotel US$60.00