Choose from a variety of Arequipa tours to explore the magnificently preserved Spanish Colonial “old city,” explore the surrounding rolling green hills and rugged volcanic slopes, and venture to the world’s deepest canyons.
Located 629 miles (1011km) from Peru’s capital, Lima, Arequipa is Peru’s second largest city with a population of more than 800,000 people. UNESCO in 2000 declared the historic center a World Heritage Site.
Clearly visible from the main plaza behind the magnificent cathedral is the conical peak of El Misti Volcano, rising majestically in the distance. It is flanked to the north by the craggier and higher Chachani volcano and to the south by the lower peak of Pichu Pichu.
Known as the “Ciudad Blanca” or “White City” for the pearly ashlar stones used to erect many of its historic buildings, Arequipa also offers numerous trekking opportunities and is a gateway into the Colca or the Cotahuasi, the world’s two deepest canyons.
Cotahuasi is the deepest, fairly remote, and a favorite destination for hard core adventure seekers of extreme hiking and white water rafting.
Colca Canyon Tours from Arequipa
The Colca Canyon is the world’s second deepest, and tours from Arequipa are very accessible. It is ringed by pre-Inca agricultural terraces carved into the steep slopes, and circled overhead by majestic condors soaring on the thermals. Colca Canyon tours will take through charming indigenous communities where you can enjoy traditional food and soak in natural hot springs.
Arequipa City
For centuries, the “White City” has served as an intellectual bastion and cradle of Peruvian art and literature. (Nobel Laureate author Mario Vargas Llosa is one of its native sons.) The churches and museums are top attractions when touring Arequipa. Priests, artists and scholars are no strangers to the more earthly delights, and Arequipa is renowned for its distinctive and delicious cuisine.
Colca Canyon Tour 4 Days
Includes:
- Three night in the hotels of your choice in Arequipa
- Transport from and to airport
- English-speaking guides
- City Tour with Santa Catalina Convent
- Colca Canyon overnight excursion
- Entrance fees
Arequipa 3 Days
Includes:
- Two nights in the hotels of your choice
- Transport from and to airport
- English-speaking guides
- City Tour with Santa Catalina Convent
- Countryside excursion
- Entrance fees
Arequipa 2 Days
Includes:
- One night in the hotel of your choice
- Transport from and to airport
- English-speaking guides
- City Tour with Santa Catalina Convent
- Entrance fees
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