Colca Canyon Day Tour from Arequipa, Small Group
From €21 per person
See availability →A Colca Canyon day tour from Arequipa with a bilingual guide: the Volcano Viewpoint, Cruz del Cóndor, the church of Maca and a soak at the Chacapi hot springs.
A Colca Canyon day tour from Arequipa is long, so it starts in the dark hours of the night with a hotel pick-up and a drive towards Chivay. The first reward comes after about three hours at the Mirador de los Volcanes, the route's highest point at 4,910 metres above sea level, facing Ampato, Sabancaya and Hualca Hualca.
Breakfast comes next, then the town of Maca and its colonial church of Santa Ana, known for its carved ashlar stone. The valley stops follow: Wayra Punku and Antahuilque, and then the Cruz del Cóndor, where you have a free hour on the canyon's edge to watch for the Andean condor, if you are lucky, and to take photos. Along the road, artisans offer handmade souvenirs, and one more stop is for the Sancayo pisco sour.
- Mirador de los Volcanes and the Patapampa viewpoint
- Cruz del Cóndor, with an hour of free time
- Maca and its colonial church
- Chacapi hot springs in Yanque, with waters at 38°C
- Tocrapampa wetlands
The group is small, with up to 19 passengers, and the guide speaks English and Spanish. A continental breakfast is included, and a buffet lunch of traditional Andean dishes in Chivay comes with option 2. Bring a swimsuit and a towel for the springs. The Colca entry ticket, the hot springs entry and tips are extra. The return reaches Arequipa in the late afternoon.