Chachani Volcano Tour from Arequipa: Two-Day Ascent and Camp
From €161 per person
See availability →A Chachani volcano tour from Arequipa over two days: a 4x4 to Pampa Cañahuas, a night in tents at 5,200 m and a pre-dawn climb to the summit.
This Chachani volcano tour from Arequipa is a serious mountain outing: two days, a night in a tent and a summit climb. Chachani is one of the volcanoes that watch over the city, and it is also where the sillar, the white volcanic stone of Arequipa's churches, is quarried.
On day one a 4x4 picks you up at your hotel and drives to Pampa Cañahuas, behind the volcano. After a briefing from the guide, you walk for two hours up gentle slopes to the base camp at 5,200 metres above sea level. There you put up the tents and eat a meal of soup followed by pasta or tinned food. Tea comes at nightfall, then sleep.
The climb starts in the middle of the night on day two, after a warm breakfast. If the weather allows, you reach the summit at around dawn and have free time to look at the surrounding volcanoes, from Coropuna and snow-capped Ampato to Hualca Hualca, Misti, Ubinas and the still-active Sabancaya. You then go down to base camp, with several rest stops, and the 4x4 takes you back to Arequipa.
- Hotel pick-up and 4x4 transport, a guide in English and Spanish
- One night in tents, lunch on day one and breakfast on day two
- Not included: poles, shoes, backpacks and snacks
The tour can be cancelled in extreme weather, with a full refund. It is not suitable for pregnant women, wheelchair users, people over 60 or people with heart or back problems.