3-Day Colca Canyon Trek from Arequipa, Two Nights Inside
From €81 per person
See availability →A 3-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa: condors at the viewpoint, two nights inside the canyon, Sangalle Oasis, and an end in Arequipa or Puno.
The 3-day Colca Canyon trek from Arequipa is a proper hike, with two nights spent down in a canyon among the deepest on Earth. A professional guide speaking Spanish and English leads the way and shares what grows around the path.
Day one begins very early with the drive to Chivay and breakfast, then the condor viewpoints, at 3,800 meters. From Pampas de San Miguel, at 3,300 meters, the trail descends about 4.6 miles in around three hours to San Juan de Chuccho at 2,400 meters. Over lunch the guide talks about the fruit trees and healing plants of the area, and the night is spent there.
The second day is a walk of about 2.5 miles up and down, through the traditional village of Cosñirhua with pre-Inca ruins and Malata with its old Spanish church. It ends at the Sangalle Oasis, at 2,225 meters, with a pool for a swim and a second night.
On day three, a climb of 2.5 miles, about three hours, leads to Cabanaconde and breakfast. The transport stops at the Antahuilque viewpoint, in Maca and at the Yanque hot springs (optional), then Chivay. From there choose the regular bus to Puno or return to Arequipa across the Pampa Cañahuas reserve, home of alpacas, vicuñas and llamas.
- Hotel pick-up in Arequipa
- Guide, two nights of accommodation and the meals of the trek, which in the basic version are paid on the spot