2-Day Colca Canyon Including Source of the Great Amazon River

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2-Day Colca Canyon Including Source of the Great Amazon River

This a wonderfall tour is a combination between the Colca Canyon the great source of the Amazon river and the National Park Of Salinas and aguas blanca. We will see: Lamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas ,birds on Tojra Pampa

The Amazon River is one of the rivers with the largest content of water in the world with average content of 219000m ²/s of water; it is responsible for one fifth of all the water in the oceanThe origin of the Amazon River is found in the region of Arequipa in the Colca Valley, near to the snow-capped Mismi Mountain. The snow-capped Mismi Mountain has an altitude of 5593 m.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arequipa - Colca Canyon

Stop At: Colca Canyon, Peru
Pick up starts 02:30h until 3:05h wait us ready at 02:30h.
We will pick you up then we will drive from Arequipa for 3 hours towards Chivay; the capital of the Colca Canyon on North West direction behind snow-covered Chachani.
We will arrive to Yanque village there we have Breakfast.

Then we continue driving for 1 and half more towards 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 Condors.

The area presents beautiful typical towns, like Yanque & Maca, colonial churches, gently people with typical needlework dresses, hundreds of pre Inca terraces still in use with Andean growing like corn, quinoa, kiwicha among others. In addition, we will visit the hot spring pools for that there we stop about 45 minutes.

Next we will visit Chivay town for lunch and After Lunch.

After lunch, we will drop of you at the hostel in Chivay and you will have free afternoon for acclimatization.

Night in Chivay
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Plaza de Armas de Chivay, Chivay Peru
Day 1 We will have free afternoon here
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: La Calera Thermal Waters, Chivay Peru
Day 1 you will have free afternoon you could visit by your own this attraction to enjoy in the hot springs
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Overnight in Chivay (standart hotel **)

Day 2: Chivay village -The great source of the Amazon River -Chivay-Arequipa

Stop At: Nevado De Mismi, Andes, Chila Mountain Range, Arequipa Peru
05:00h After breakfast Pick up from the hotel.

(For Carhuasanta – 01 hour Walk in this day)

We leave from Chivay in private transport to the place called Carhuasanta (5,000 masl) in 03 hours we are going to be there Throughout the tour the landscape impresses us with lagoons, high Andean birds, Alpaca llamas and flora.

Also small flocks, where families are dedicated to raising their llamas and alpacas. Carhuasanta is where the crystalline waters flow from a wall of rocks, and it is one of the origins of the great Amazon River and that it will flow into the Atlantic Ocean crossing along the Andean mountain range.

12:00h we will be in Chivay if only visit the source so you will have enough time to have lunch.

13:15h Pick up to come back to Arequipa; on the way, we stop at the highest viewpoint of the Volcanoes and snow covered mountains in Patapampa. Later we will see wild vicuñas, alpacas & llamas some birds at the national reserve.
18:00h Get back in Arequipa
Drof off:Citycenter
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:

No accommodation included on this day.

Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"Not recommended for pregnant travelers"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"



Start Time: 02:30 AM
Duration: 2 Days
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
We pick up from the hotels in Arequipa centre (pick up start at 02:30am)

Cancellations and refunds: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Included

  • Hotel night
  • Shared tourist bus or van
  • Bilingual tour guide
  • Breakfast day 2
  • 2x Breakfast
  • Accommodation included: 1 night

Not Included

  • Entrance fee to Canyon (National Park) usd 19 p/p
  • Lunch and dinner (optional)
  • Ticket to the Hot spring usd 5 p/p (optional)

Facilities


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