Salinas Lagoon Tour from Arequipa by Minivan with Salt Flats
From €16 per person
See availability →A Salinas Lagoon tour from Arequipa in a comfortable minivan: volcano viewpoints, a mirror-like salt flat and a reserve where camelids and High Andean birds live.
The Salinas Lagoon tour from Arequipa trades the city for open High Andean country, with volcanoes on the horizon and water that doubles the sky. A Spanish and English guide travels with you in a comfortable minivan, picking you up at central hotels, and the outing takes about eight hours.
The road climbs through Chiguata, where there is a breakfast stop (breakfast is not included), and on to the Mirador de los Volcanes for a first long look at the peaks. Next comes the large salt flat of the Salinas Reserve, behind Pichu Pichu, where you can see how saltpeter is produced and take photographs in a wide, bright landscape.
- The Salinas Lagoon, where the still water and the salt flats create mirror reflections
- The High Andean camelid and bird reserve
- An optional stop at small thermal wells
The guide stays with the group throughout and the minivan brings you back to Arequipa in the early afternoon. The reserve's tourist ticket is not included, so plan for it separately.