Colca Canyon Trekking Tour, 2 Days with Return Options
From €54 per person
See availability →This Colca Canyon trekking tour covers two days: Condor's Cross, a descent to the canyon floor, a night at Sangalle and a climb to Cabanaconde, then Arequipa or Puno.
A Colca Canyon trekking tour of two days gives you the depth of one of the world's deepest canyons on foot. After an early pick-up in Arequipa and a three-hour drive with a breakfast stop at Chivay, you reach Condor's Cross (3,800 m) to watch the condors fly.
From the Pampas of San Miguel (3,300 m) you hike along the canyon floor for 4.6 miles, about three hours, to San Juan de Chuccho and lunch. The trek goes on through Cosñirhua and Malata for 2.5 more miles, about 2.5 hours, to Sangalle (2,225 m), an oasis with a pool and dinner, and basic accommodation for the night.
Next morning a 2.5-mile climb of around three hours, with the sunrise on the slope, leads up to Cabanaconde (3,230 m). The way back to Chivay includes:
- The Antahuilque viewpoint, over Andean terraces and the Colca Valley
- A panoramic visit to the colonial church of Maca
- The hot springs of Yanque
After an optional lunch in Chivay you can choose the return: an optional regular bus to Puno, or the road to Arequipa past the Pampa Cañahuas reserve, home to llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos, with a drop-off two blocks from the Plaza de Armas. Entry tickets, the last lunch, gratuities and toilet paper for Sangalle are not included. Children under 15, pregnant women and people over 60 are not catered for: the trek is not suitable for them.