COLCA CANYON TREKKING 2 DAYS

The Colca Canyon, located to the North of the City of Arequipa, with an enormous valley with beautiful natural landscapes, innumerable terraces that date from times pre colombinas, and a river called itself, located to a depth of 3140 meters. A trip in bus to the of Colca took it through beautiful Andean landscapes high, crossing opens of 4800 meters, of where you will be able to observe beautiful views of the valley of volcanos.

ITINERARY

Day 01: Arequipa – San Juan de Chuccho – Village Sangalle.

We will depart at 03:30 am from Arequipa, bus and the guide is going to Cabanaconde in the Colca Canyon, which is about a 6 hour drive from Arequipa. On the way we stop for breakfast after that we continue to la Cruz del Condor which is the best place to watch the Canyon and the famous Andean Condor birds. From here, another 20 minutes by bus to start our trek downhill for approximately 3 or 4 hours to San Juan de Chuccho, we will have lunch and later we continue our hike to the small towns of Cosñirhua and Malata. Then, it is time to start hiking even further into the Canyon, this time into the deepest part of our trek to reach Sangalle. Here you can enjoy the warm swimming pool to relax after a long day’s hiking. We will arrive to Sangalle at approximately 17:00 pm. We will have dinner and sleepover in bungalows near the Oasis. (B.L.D.)

Day 02: Village Sangalle – Cabanaconde – Chivay - Arequipa.

This day we will wake up very early to start the trek climbing up until Cabanaconde town. This part of the trek can provide spectacular views as we trek during the sunrise. We will have breakfast in Cabanaconde. From here, we will head to Chivay. On the way, we will have great view of pre-inca terraces, some archaeological ruins and colonial towns amongst others views. We arrive to chivay at the hot spring and you will enjoy a typical local lunch if you wish. In the afternoon, we will have transportation back to Arequipa. (B.)