2-Day Colca Canyon Tour with Overnight in Chivay
From €80 per person
See availability →A 2-day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa with a night in Chivay: vicuñas, high-altitude viewpoints, thermal baths, a folklore dinner and condors at Cruz del Condor.
This 2-day Colca Canyon tour from Arequipa gives the valley room to breathe, with a night in Chivay in between. It suits nature lovers who would rather not squeeze the canyon into a single, rushed day.
Day one follows the road to Yura and across the Salinas and Aguada Blanca reserve, grazing land of wild vicuñas. You pass Patahuasi, where the guide recommends the traditional Mate Inca, then stop at the Toccra bofedales to see alpacas feeding freely. The highest point of the road, the Mirador de los Volcanes, lies near 4,900 metres above sea level, before the descent to Chivay and a traditional lunch. In the afternoon you reach your hotel and the thermal baths, and dinner comes with a folklore show of regional dances.
On day two, after breakfast, the tour drives about 35 minutes to the Cruz del Condor and spends around 45 minutes watching condors against the depth of the canyon. The way back stops at viewpoints over pre-Inca terraces, then at Yanque and Maca for their colonial churches and a taste of Colca Sour. After lunch in Chivay you return to Arequipa and are dropped near the main square.
- Transport, certified guide, hotel in Chivay and breakfast on day two
- Not included: lunches, dinners, valley entry and thermal baths