Colca Canyon Full-Day Tour with Breakfast and Maca Village
From €21 per person
See availability →A Colca Canyon full-day tour from Arequipa with hotel pick-up, breakfast in Chivay, condor watching at Cruz del Cóndor and a stop in the village of Maca.
The Colca Canyon full-day tour fits the whole valley into a single, very long day. You are collected at a hotel in central Arequipa in the early hours and return in the evening, so be ready for a day mostly spent on the road and at viewpoints.
After around three hours of driving, the group stops in Chivay for breakfast. The road then continues for an hour to the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, where you spend around 45 minutes watching the canyon and the flight of the condor. On the way back, you stop at lookouts over the valley's terraced slopes and in the village of Maca, to see its church and, if you like, try a local drink such as the Colca Sour.
- Cruz del Cóndor, for the canyon and the condors
- Optional soak in the thermal pools of Yanque, with water between 35°C and 38°C
- Maca, a traditional village with its church
- The Volcanoes Viewpoint, the highest point of the route at 4,800 metres, and the Toccra wetlands with grazing alpacas
Lunch is a stop in Chivay, paid separately, and the drive home passes the snow-capped Chachani and Pampa Cañahuas, where vicuñas roam. You are dropped close to the Plaza de Armas. Transport, a bilingual guide (English and Spanish) and breakfast are included. The compulsory park ticket and the optional hot springs entrance are extra, and a transfer from Chivay to Puno can be arranged separately.