Pillones Waterfall Tour from Arequipa with Stone Forest

The Pillones Waterfall tour from Arequipa is a day in open country, far from the traffic of the city. The pick-up is early at your hotel in the historic centre, and a guide comes along in tourist transport.

The road leaves along the Yura highway beside the Chachani volcano and reaches the ghost town of Pampa de Arrieros, once a gateway for travellers in the days of the train. Then it crosses into the Aguada Blanca reserve and the Salinas area, with several stops to see vicuñas, llamas and guanacos and to view the volcanoes from a side you never see from Arequipa. A breakfast stop follows, at a restaurant, paid separately, or with a snack you bring from the city.

• The Pillones Waterfall, off the Arequipa-Puno highway, with rocks shaped by erosion and vizcachas jumping between them; you can walk down to the water with great care
• The Puruña Stone Forest, where you stop at the gate to see its odd rock formations
• Lunch at a restaurant before the drive back to the city

The tour ends in the historic centre of Arequipa. The entrance ticket and any meals not listed in the inclusions are paid separately.