Peru · Bird Watching

3-Day Arequipa and Colca Canyon Tour with Condor Viewing

3 Days Round trip from Arequipa Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Witness the spectacular flight of the condor at Cruz del Condor.
02 Explore Arequipa's landmarks, including the Monastery of Santa Catalina.
03 Visit Mirador de Yanahuara, Carmen Alto, and Sabandia Mill.
04 See the beautiful colonial churches of Pinchollo, Maca, and Yanque.
05 Admire pre-Inca tombs and impressive terraces in the Colca Valley.
06 Look out for wild birds at Los Bofedales de Toccra.
07 Spot vicuñas in the Aguada Blanca y Salinas National Reserve.
08 Take a dip in the medicinal waters of La Calera Thermal Baths (optional).

Explore the highlights of Arequipa, including the Monastery of Santa Catalina, Mirador de Yanahuara, Carmen Alto, and Sabandia Mill, before heading to Colca Canyon. Visit the colonial churches of Pinchollo, Maca, and Yanque, see pre-Inca tombs and models, and admire the impressive terraces of the Colca Valley. Also stop at El Mirador de los Volcanes and Los Bofedales de Toccra, where you can enjoy birdwatching.

After breakfast, we will arrive at one of the deepest canyons in the world, Colca Canyon, where we will visit the Cross of the Condor Viewing Point, a place to observe the spectacular flight of the condor.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Arequipa, Colca Canyon

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Arequipa City Tour

In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to settle in, and in the afternoon, we will enjoy a tour of the White City of Arequipa.
We will start at the cathedral and continue to the church and cloisters of the Company, the Monastery of Santa Catalina, Mirador de Yanahuara with its viewpoint and church, Carmen Alto, Sabandia Mill, the pre-Inca terraces of Paucarpata, and the landscape road.

Day 02

Colca Canyon and Colca Valley Excursion

Our service starts at 03:00 am with pickup from your hotel to begin the journey to Colca Canyon via Yura. The trip goes directly to Cruz del Condor, approximately 5 hours away, stopping only for breakfast at 06:30 am.
After breakfast, we will arrive at one of the deepest canyons in the world, Colca Canyon, where we will visit the Cross of the Condor Viewing Point, a place to observe the spectacular flight of the condor.
We will then stop in the villages of Pinchollo, Maca, and Yanque, which have beautiful colonial churches, as well as at the viewpoints of Antahuilque and Choquetico, from where we will observe pre-Inca tombs and models and the beautiful landscape of the Colca Valley with its impressive terraces.
At 12:00 pm, we will arrive in Chivay and go to the La Calera Thermal Baths (optional), whose medicinal waters range between 35°C and 38°C.
After a refreshing bath, at approximately 01:00 pm, we will enjoy a lunch buffet in Chivay.
On the way back, we will stop at El Mirador de los Volcanes, the highest point at 4,910 masl, Los Bofedales de Toccra, where you can see a diversity of wild birds, and Pampa Cañahuas, where the Aguada Blanca y Salinas National Reserve is located and is home to the vicuñas.
At 06:00 pm, we will arrive in the city of Arequipa.

Day 03