Day 1. - Arequipa.
Once at the airport you will have a transfer to your hotel in Arequipa. We will visit the Huasacache property that offers an interesting colonial construction, utensils and an old mill. After we will go to restaurant to try the region typical dishes well known for the predominance of the garlic ans spices.

Day 2. - Arequipa.
We will have a very busy day. First we will go the Santa Catalina Convent, established in 1579 and open to the public in 1970, after that we will walk just a few blocks to go to tha city Cathedral, our next stop will be at the “New Ice Mommies Museum”, that has several mommies recently discovered in the mountains near to Arequipa, after visiting these places we will to another good restaurant for a well deserved lunch, after lunch our bus will drive to the Colca valley (the deepest ravine in the world) on the way to the valley we will appreciate vicuñas

which look like pale gold that often are mixed with the domestic llamas. For the next 2 nights we will stay at the basic, confortable and clean countryside house builded in the inca terraces. The food served at the inca terraces has a great reputation


Day 3. - Valle de Colca.

This day we will have an early trek to the Condor observation point, we can see the Colca river at almost 4000 feet down, we will be able to visit the pre inca terrace, we aill also visit the Maca and Yanque towns where the has not have any changes since the last century. The afternoon will be free for the alternative activities like horse back riding, an opcional ride around the archaeological sites, swimming in the river or the hot bath at the countryside house resort, we will spend the night at the house.

Day 4. - Colca Arequipa.
Today we will visit the Corporaque and Chivay Cities which has native markets that offer a big art works arsenal and variety of sweaters and ponchos with bright colors, after our visit to this cities we will return to Arequipa, we are going to stop in an alpaca wool factory, we will have more time to walk around the city, go shopping or just relax at the hotel.

Day 5. - Arequipa-Lima or other destination
We will transfer you to the airport to take the flight to Lima or some other destiny according to your decision

 
   

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