Salinas Lagoon Tour from Arequipa with Logen Hot Spring
From €22 per person
See availability →A Salinas Lagoon tour from Arequipa through the Aguada Blanca reserve: salt flat, vicuñas, flamingos, the Logen hot spring and views of three volcanoes.
The Salinas Lagoon tour from Arequipa is a full-day excursion into the Salinas and Aguada Blanca reserve, with salt, camelids and a hot spring along the way. The guide speaks English and Spanish, and tourist transport picks you up from centrally located hotels.
The route begins in Chihuata, a village with terraces. A viewpoint follows, for the volcano trio that watches over Arequipa: Chachani, Misti and Pichu Pichu. Near Pichu Pichu the road passes queñua and yareta trees.
At the Salinas lagoon and its salt flat there is a walk and an introduction to the salt mines of the reserve. Llamas, alpacas and vicuñas live in the area, and flamingos number among its high-altitude birds. The trip also stops at the Logen hot spring, with its mini-volcano, to learn how the springs are used. Then comes a lunch stop and the return to Arequipa.
- The salt flat and the lagoon
- Camelids and flamingos in the reserve
- The Logen mini-volcano
Breakfast, lunch and the entrance tickets to the salt flat and Logen are paid separately. The tour is not suited to people with altitude sickness.