Colca Canyon Condor Viewpoint Tour Ending in Arequipa
From €22 per person
See availability →A Colca Canyon condor viewpoint tour from Chivay with an optional canyon-rim hike, thermal baths and a return to Arequipa after about eleven hours.
This Colca Canyon condor viewpoint tour begins in Chivay, with a pick-up early in the morning, from your hotel or the village's main meeting point. The first pause is quick: the Antahuilque lookout, where crop fields and pre-Hispanic terraces cover the slope and the shape of the canyon becomes easy to read.
At the canyon itself there is time to walk. An optional hike of one hour along the rim gives the best views into its depth, and with luck condors pass overhead. Condors are most often seen from May through October, with an 80% chance. During the wet months they show up less, yet the snow-capped mountains make up for it.
The afternoon is more relaxed:
- One hour in the village thermal baths, with 38-degree medicinal water
- Back in Chivay, free time for lunch, paid separately
- On the road to Arequipa, short stops at a volcano observatory, the highest point of the route and the reserve, where llamas, alpacas and vicuñas graze
The tour includes the transport, a certified guide, personal assistance, first aid gear and a map of the area, in English and Spanish. The day is long, about eleven hours, and ends in Arequipa. Wheelchair users, visually impaired people, anyone over 80 and anyone afraid of heights should choose another tour.