Treks in the Amazing Colca Canyon 3D / 2N Cusco Peru

Itinerary

Day 1

We will begin this adventure by picking up the passengers from their hotels at 6:00am, to take a public bus to Cabanaconde (approx. 6 hours). Here we will have lunch in a local restaurant Then we will begin our walk and arrive at the pampa San Miguel where we will have an impressive view of the fabulous Colca Canyon Then we will descend for approximately three and a half hours walking arriving at the first community of San Juan de Chuccho (2,200m), descending approximately 1357m to the River Colca.

We will explore the surroundings and then carry on walking an hour and a half more to the next community of Cosnirhua (2,450m). Here we can enjoy our free time and shower with water naturally heated by the sun, as this place does not have electricity. Here we can rest, have dinner and spend our first night in comfortable cabins.

Day 2

We will get up at the time decided by the guide and before having breakfast we will visit the surrounding countryside where we will see different types of crops as well as fruit orchards, We will after visit the nearby school, where you can teach the children and share your travellers' tales with them also visiting the hospital in a precarious construction zone.
We will return to have breakfast and then continue our walk and visit another annexes and communities, such the Malata annex (2,450m), a place which stands out as the only annex with a 17th century church which still retains its colonial characteristics.

In this community we will meet people who speak Quechua, and after an hour and a half of walking we will arrive at the place where we will make our second camp, Sangalle (1,230m). Here we will enjoy a pool of 24 degrees centigrade and go for a walk around the surroundings. We will have lunch here and then continue our walk (approx 3 hours) uphill to the town of Cabanaconde, where we will spend the night in basic accommodation with private bathrooms and hot water. Later we will go for a short walk and then have dinner in a local restaurant.

Day 3

We will get up at 6:00am to have our peruvian Andean breakfast then we will go to Cruz Del Condor reserve where we can see the Condor, considered to be a sacred bird and worshipped by the Incas. Here we can appreciate the fabulous and elegant flight of the condor, as well as the depth of the canyon.

After this wonderful spectacle we will take a local bus to Chivay, the most important town in the length of the valley. Then we will take a taxi to the medicinal thermal baths of La Calera (35 degrees centigrade) in which we can relax our muscles in natural water. Later we will return to Chivay and have lunch in a time previously coordinated with the group. We will return by public bus to the white city of Arequipa, arriving at approximately 4.30pm ending our service.

Included

• Transfer from the hotel to the bus (station–hotel)
• Public transport
• Accommodation in cabin
• 1 night of hostel (cabanaconde)
• Professional bilingual guide
• 2 Food, 2 breakfast, 2 lunches, 2diners
• Cook
• Tent and dining tent
• Cooking equipment
• First aid kit and oxygen supply
• Entrance fees

Not Included

• Entrance to the hot spring pool
• Any extras is specified in this program