Salinas Lagoon Tour from Arequipa with Flamingos and Hot Springs

This Salinas Lagoon tour from Arequipa heads up into the Salinas and Aguada Blanca National Reserve, a high Andean landscape of volcanoes, salt and wildlife. A bilingual guide travels with you from the pick-up in Arequipa, and the whole outing takes about seven and a half hours.

The first stop is the Chiguata Volcanoes Viewpoint, where Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu line up on the horizon. Next comes a stop for an Andean breakfast, followed by the lagoon itself. Andean flamingos, llamas and vicuñas live around its shores, and in the rainy months of January, February and March the water turns into a mirror for the sky and the mountains. You then visit the traditional salt extraction areas, with their vast white fields.

• Volcanoes Viewpoint with Misti, Chachani and Pichu Pichu
• Salinas Lagoon, with flamingos and vicuñas
• Salt flats, with their traditional extraction
• Optional hot springs: bring swimwear and a towel

The tour ends back in Arequipa near Plaza de Armas. Entrance to the reserve and to the hot springs is paid on the spot. It is not recommended for children under 6 or for people with altitude sickness.