Salinas Lagoon Day Trip: Volcano Views and Lojen Springs
From €40 per person
See availability →A Salinas Lagoon day trip from Arequipa to see flamingos, Andean volcanoes and the Chiguata viewpoints, then relax in the Lojen hot springs before heading back.
This Salinas Lagoon day trip leaves Arequipa for a high-altitude escape into a protected national reserve. A guide who speaks English and Spanish picks you up at your accommodation in the city centre and keeps the day moving through several stops.
After about 45 minutes you reach the Mirador de los Volcanes, in the district of Chiguata and a good place to pick out the region's volcanoes and take photos. In the plaza of Chiguata, beside the traditional Holy Spirit Church, you can sit down to a typical breakfast. An hour further on, Alto Simbral sits at 4,200 metres above sea level among native plants such as queñua, yareta and tola.
The Salinas Lagoon is a salty Andean lake at 4,300 metres, ringed by Misti, Ubinas and Pichu Pichu. You spend between one and one and a half hours here, stopping at different points to watch flamingos and the reflections on the water. Afterwards the group heads to the Lojen hot springs and the small volcano beside them for a bath, then returns to Chiguata for lunch before driving back to Arequipa. The day ends near the Plaza de Armas.
- Hotel pickup in the city centre and transport
- English and Spanish-speaking guide
Meals, the hot springs and the reserve ticket are not included.